Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-05-23
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them would be attacked during thc

VI lieH Houlul Ue dtttcheu curing ln'
sselasonl---75for g as one falls, sick another j.
employed in his place, who, in turn, be
/ ing attacked. would in like manner give
way to,a fresh hand, And last year, at
taacks Of .aggue agyu yuela and fever We're more, thar
usually prevalent in the nely lyhboring parts
of the city. ,as ..f,e..sa., 3,
~ Here is encouragement-not discovery
or ProofE5but it is worth further trial, Al
any rate, Accordingly, the gardener i
now making ready to try the experiment
again this year, butwith variations. The
seeds are not to be planted quite as early
as in the first instance; and. in the next
place, there are 70 be two paintings, 50
that the last crop may be caught by the
ffrost, while yet the plants are towering
and. therefore, in full and vigorous
growth during the season of active decay
in the marshes. - I,
Suppose the fact should be established
that 2 hedge Of sun-howers between tho
dwellings of farmers and the ponds and
and marshes and pools, would generally
keep asgssie ssqi.e; and feyers away. 4 The discov-
cry that such simple contriyance would
constitute an impossible barrier to s.the
pestilence that walketh in darkness
would surely be an, achievement worth
recording gll ba9ysd Ls9cla 4 sri,
- 1t is scarcely necessary to observe that
the precautions to secure. a rank growth,
named above, would hardly be required
IN most Of the fertile districts in this
country where ague and fever prevails, ),
as the plant will flourish without the soil
being dressed ; and when it is one in the
ground it willremain for years-the seeds
falling out from the first crop remaining
in the ground till the next season.
II AT all events the cultivation of the sun
flower Is not difficult, and may be turned
to good account in other ways than the
one proposed by Lieut.. Maury. 3a
y A somewhat prevalent belief in all
parts of the country, that the growing
sun-fiower -exerts a sanitary influence
around dwellings. coupled to the appa-
rently successful experiment of Lieut..
Maury, would seem alone to warrant per-
sons interested in assisting him in the
development of his simple, though plau-
THE BACHELOR AND BABY.
"What shaU l do ?'' And the old
bachelor stamped about the sitting room
in perfect rage of doubt, looking first at
the babe in the little willow cradle, and
then at the busy French clock on the
mantel shelf. t a.4 agb I'D
AS sure as my name is Joseph
Phelps, that babe, that little, two fsted,
ge-lunged nephew of mine, is about
walking, and it wants one whole hour of
the time which its mother appointed for
her return. Whew | actually sweat,
aboutit What can 1 do with it
how can treat it to sugar what-d'ye
call ems, or hold it, or trot it, or any
thing with it ?" @a ~ $4,000
AT this juncture faint wall from the
baby-recephcle brought bachelor Joseph
to his taps. With an energy and alaerity
that would not i'll become husband and
baby-tender, lie commenced rocking the
cradle, sending the indignant baby into
perfect tremor of kicks and squalls.
Backwards and forwards, from one side
of the pillow TO the other, the round, red
face rolled the infant fists were clenched
with force that purpled them /; while
from the white, plump throat came a cry
that sent the bachelor wild with fear. '''
Again Joe looked at the clock. i'..- p.
"What in the deuce can / do ?" he ex-
claimed, viewing wofully the little inham
ed face before him.
He sat down in big chair before baby
spread double cradle quilt over his
knees, and with terror upon his face pro-
ceeded to take baby from the resting
place. He drew the young hopeful into
his lap, just as very neat old lady would
pick up pocket handkerchief, with his
thumbs and fingers. A fresh ycll from
the rosy mouth of baby was expression
of thanks as he commenced the neyer-out-
of-fashion baby-trot.
"It must be that something is pricking
him. Shoe shoe I" said Joe, commenc
ing search for the aggrava:ing pin that
was driving tie child into such rage.
But no pin was to be found, and he made
an attempt to turn baby over; but oh
the clumsiuess of his fngers--the litlie
eel-like form slid out of his lap to the
floor, sending forth a cry that was loud
er, clearer, deadlier, than before"
/" Lord save me I've broken It's neck =
the exclamation as he picked baby up