Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-27
Red.Rngs.

BGd-Bugs.
Although it may not be "polite" to
"talk" about Bugs, especially in portions
af the country, where. with ordinary
cleanliness, they are almost unknown !;
yet, in this Cottonwood Country" where
every person is more or less annoyed by
them, it will not be improper to publish
the following experience of a House
wife with these interesting creatures,
from the .Agriculturist;
"Some say there is not a more proyok-
ing pest of the household, than the moth.
/ will except bedbugs. l suppose it is
hot polite to introduce such subject, and
three months ago, if any one had men
toned the creatures in my house, | should
have set him or her down for an ill-brad,
neglectful slattern for knowing anything
about them. Bugs, indeed no tidy
housekeeper was ever troubled with the
pest. They never darkened the sunshine
Of my house-such would have been my
Thoughts. Alas pride must have fall,
and mine has experienced a severe one.
] was as happy housekeeper, as com
Portable circumstances, c0ntenied dis.
position, an indulgent husband, good chill.
dren, and well kept house, could make
me; but my time of trial came at length
in this wise;
"See what a bargain l have brought
you" said my good man triumphantly, as
a cartman deposited at the door hand
some finished bedstead, Just purchased at
auction for. five dollars. l had always
been prejudiced against second hand fur
niture, believing the first wear of thing
the best, but this was of so neat a pat
tern and so very cheap l could not but
commend the purchase. 1t was forth
with placed in the children's room, who
rejoiced greatly in the change from the
the narrow bedstead they had outgrown,
and they inaugurated the change with a
high frolic when they first took possess
ion of its ample accommodations. l had
noticed some suspicious looking specks
about the joints, but took the precaution
of giving the pieces a thorough washing,
and thought no more Of the matter. A
week or so after this, was one morning
alarmed by singular eruption appear
ing upon the arms and necks of the chill
dren. | thought first of mosquito bites,
but it was too early in the season-it was
certainly not feas nor measles, what
could it be? That evening the mystery
was solved. Shortly after the children
had retired to their room / heard little
Mary exClaim, 30, sister see this dear
little tiny turtle, running all round on my
pillow, where did be come from 2" l went
in hastily, and looked. Ugh The bed
was swarming with bugs l removed
the clothes, searched diligently through
every hiding place, exterminated all that
| could find, put the children to bed, and
then went 10 my own room, and had
good crying SPELL
The next morning proposed to split
the vile bedstead and its contents into
kindling wood, but husband objected
"I'n get you some Lyons Powder" he |
said, "and you can soon rout them out"
Unwilling TO lose the price of the bed
stead, / consented, and the infall1ble |
powder was speedily applied to every crew
ice and crack where a varmint could hide |
There was no trouble that night, and |
praised the powder that had brought re-
lief. But the next day, as I sat sewing,
l felt something upon my neck, and al
most screamed as l laid my finger upon
one of the execrable insects. Upon ex-
animation | found that they had left the
bed, apparently from dislike of the pow
der, and were secreted in the cracks of
the floor and wall. "Try Costar's exter-
said my husband, when | re-
parted the progress the bugs bad made.
We did try "Costar's" apparently a
mixture of turpentine and some other in
gradients. If we could get drop upon
them, the bugs were killed, otherwise
they still babe US defiance. Next, man
invented bellows that was to puff his
into the cracks and upon the
insects. We tried that, but they cared
little for the puffs. .'-
"We1l suffocate them" said /. And 1
a roll of sulphur was procured, placed in
a secure vessel, set on fire in the room, i
and the doors and windows closed tight
ly. 1t took more than a week 10 get 4
rid Of the smell of sulphur, but the bugs
were not to be smoked out.
Finally, hit it. With sixpence worth
Of corrosive sublimate dissolved in whis-
key or rum, went carefully over and In
to every lurking place of the pests, ap-
plying II pretty literally with the feather
end of gull, and {; ;fter repeating a
dose a few lines at inter- ais of two
Or three weeks, l have conquered a
peace, and happiness has returned to our
dwelling. Il
Conolusion-If you are annoyed with
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