, 1865-07-03
THE PLAGUE or RATS,
Their EnoFmsk 1scease---Etcetefas OF Clyl-
li1ation--1hc Rat-Clteher, and
Hk Tseslisu,

The city is over-sun x7,h r,t.. t..v surrn M.
der our Sidewalks, End eto our ee1Is,.. Intrua,nv
INTO ou1 otdcse md bedrspuA md teep mn cnr ;,
t'ouA clatter with their <;supesiues inside tho
plbater1nR Of our wallis antAftIInpa AZ pioh+ n.
'tstsfs arc fn0 Of thea. especialIY sfler .
heavy rain. Along the Ling Of uur tocl. ,bev
ewa1z In untold numbers. e,.ry bun and eraus,y
has 2ts oWn special progeny. In the NEST uss.
kets, groceries snd saloons. thu ho high esrni.
vsl. They sre everywhere, IN Brh number. Al
to be positive nultance, AID thrcAen to he nnh.
lc calamity. They s1t Increasing, 10 =. surh IN
aiarnlrR ante ~ 10 psetgute IN The .not diatsnt
afflicted the EsyDn.ne-ths pileas Of It's: ''
which efo long will demnd dattenslon5rper1.
lively ~ the ming up Of TIE sesnoa slon,n. or
TIE pur,ncat.on Of the river. Bats may nofe Ia
they do good In the!f plaee) In c1t1ng mp the RT~
hate Which uncleaniT peopte viii tnrow afouin
thels p1em!st I. and taouEh Irea! nnnhela Of them
Irop< nE'e*, the ny1nG ones generally est the
deAu ones up out Q! the WaJ-A dead raj II never
see seen long unless fsesea. We ssy, they Do good
| everywhere, ~ in Chicago. We lose sight OF tho
good, IN yttW of the EVER present eElL The worst
off, f. that while eFe1J body u ala1ned At toe
TO care about getting rid Of them, not 70. want OF
the wish. bnt oecanse the taking of Of ono or
d9e .o ,e
msr. IN The esynrs ttste Inv rr mt tron Ma
hin, tut Tho moment he begins 10 deyelppe
hltn in prrai nnmbers. Under Inc runsr forI1 of
70. o.ernment-as when the people are r1ied ey sn
Autoe.rat. they roable them mildly: bnt wnen
Aha man hss prp,-rttstd 20 far in The sc1euce or
pyIt!lre as 10 b. come Deuoc ret he - orerrun
With Them. Rsts follow clTtltza1ou. md their
ntnbeEs hways keep pace With humin sd
aud Y1tios Mouo seem 10 kuxge.f IN tuea 1t Ieast
aompl,mentaEy to ourselves, though ii. express
nonm.y be dss :aste,al-shst the ras1s the exact
oi6er exr1e1ne in the animated ecale, and th1t by
very welt unte18' GOD natural Law, well esHAo-
lished in the equivalent ,ntensues Of the electric
euuAl.
BE ne. not, however, be afraid to ex.tsp.ts the
ve1m,n tp this aceouat; the whole.ale desrrue-
icpc tsep backward il civilization
kstn were unknown ,u Cntc,co I'LL brourht
hSrs e t6e sssn ,hnt afS Z 5,s
he 1e.f 1S4,: stne 1hrn thev hsye ',te1,l,e ~.
srr.,e., ,nd mui1,n1ied' The xoonen IA W.iF,
snn t1smes fnrr,sh .I mem ttth shnnt.n. sh.Iie1
1s.ncs !, r.s IN - nfsn tss, nnt,
,,nw ~. ave- e,rn.sf ,n 5.nee, nf hs,ne 800 ia
ont +, hen. Il Would T.. instructive cou:d wc
hSi,Ar ror,n ~ str ht r,Ys ,ne,ea ~ ths;r rsn
sns 1s'e' seaiaj.V .nnsi,rs. regid
md cut " aison.t Of s.a,n snd other sstsses e
rsctnGed ~ oT an ~ dofl.ps ~ ~
~. ~ 1honsana. of mti,nns. ~ -~'' ~ 3 NV
| TrxIn
n, n 1n,s 1ns Ys .,a
~ ~ !. ~ t,S ~ ~ ns s1s fhe ~. k,rs .c.,ea1.
srnted e nf Ibe inrcl nh r. ,sa esi,
ns PIT anoesgroIhnoa @ th 9no oeAonay nSlt fos
xas s, s,a. e = ,o,s.. ~ sJ soms "
s,s LIE W. ~ ees h.x r. auop.
= r. Ae!oauf y * tps a. ~, ,n4t o. tos
I11 49, e ~ s ~ sau sha1
~. as4 @ obHssrrnn r., W .'. c,,s ~ ,as uas1
Eefas' Inc oa.5 ~ 1elseua s ~ nv ~ easse Woola
ne 9n tas teq.e o. e3penee e M ceaL psf ~
psao oy .ae e.y woIso, .axI.uus nsa.nses "ess
Z, dn,3s,. e'''e oa'a' ol
sonnasnt a. xatn FIN n. u m5 81 Mps0p.e. snd @ svsn ths
aase safsn hs s hes mites " asaa aaa
o.seoscsy 'hst rat aksns 1s,, nake Sood sloses: a
leT sesfs sgo Ei;ana eonaf ~ neia ID re-
f. nas sy r. rnrre 1 2. sa ~ y. a.
syftr snn M tEs 1. - pIEn 1os Ms!3
~ ,ttsrt Tn"n IT,, y, ao"n ~ sys
vhose a1ar,cs + stimulated b ,ne odsF Of ps;
tcsttrred Iii over he cnnntIv. nnntreasp p'a ~
,San.s, 4. ~ rst. sre ,hns x.krn of senn.i " y,
e.sh 4 sas .Sss .oSns ri asS,as .ssif ii.
elevated 10 he dirntty Of science. and assorbs
| rs much attention md mikes as mnch moneY
chanee hande, rs The 60 called sports OF horse
fac1nr md dog pghtlnE.
| BJ the Tsy, tast ZANE science Of rating Ia
esteS % readers my not Be % unw,ilnc @ 20 ostaIa ~
tns1cht tno liz mysteries well til a. raj nit i.
: pfacs where TentemenC} 90 70 amn.e them
teivcs by watching dogs wc1sy 1ata, and bet theft
money i. 10 vhich dog can Kin 1hs gies,est nun.
hcr IL given time. ihe s.pttr IL i circolar en-
tlCsure ct perhaps ten feat diameter, boesded IN
10 the height ef about ysrd aruQnd II sIe "a III
rie.ur in s.yIe,sor The eoaveuisac
draws the h3ehc.t price; for tho back f.4ts ~ to
| twelve cent? are charged IN exhibition daTs
dxsn osa .na u Ts e. ss1t IT.
| Cd 1at 1rYYiefe are brought In apd d many bSrs
Of ts,s. Tsenty Tan ne erapted into tks pjs' ssd
dog u let aonn among ,hsm. II he b well
! ing . I1t between his teeth, Clves 1t one
Ehske (1onr professional dog never wastes
| it fu.fsnte,. srepe M another. snd "A ~
cs1cases @ L. on tae door. Tne1 ~ ns1 u b ;, % him.
Win phiiosophicai coo,ntfs Ind exnsdirinn' IA
rapidly Il this done nat as N anJ as one hundred
and Twelve rail have been knpwa 70 be ktiled ID
81 conr.s his rate Il pot sttained b1 Al, doc. :;
istIcentIonai, Anotaes lot l. h. y emnticS M n
mateh. oS.y btinr ataEed ia Isi.bs .onn. ~, me
! IN f 3 rrsnlt Tnose pefs ar. ,,anxt in1enshtS
nnncyJ37Est t. 4fHas.r5 :4,SzT.5-t: :.
p.t1e.iz.d ..rgsly y .als oIatsl el.s. ens noble:
~ NJ aase M ~ ussn unMtequeany " sesn asfe, net.
,es ~ " ponuos " aae stenE siko
or S99n"Soo; 90 s,,,. .oa .,., ,, ..., :,
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aat ~ IL ~ :: ~ ,,e.Sa. az ~ ~ M,aH .nsG tasa
| - fo :. M II. Ngiesso1 Nnose eatl.
Lers !. ~. - - -. s5pn!J .aGn: L. Me u Wo5oy o. me
~ 1hs .rnsl tts =. IN heeoms ~ IT,
y. .ne .nan.,!s. ~ ~ ~ =, .a.s,ta 80 ~ ros.esso7 ~
pssanE M 4a .,s. Eeauas ~. 80. ue
.s Ia. M VIZ .en.pt pa ue .as ~" NJ taApe
~ ~ ~ ,.-r - ~ 49,. ~ ~ ,S1, ~ sApIses
49,. e -, w.. aa ~ ~ $500 w - ~
ILL., mi X 1ha'EsS risrn. o h.eo 9t,ss ~ sna M
1t ~ ~ ~. ~ aEr LIZ, .E+sd ut
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tte.E ~ G-o,rs,,a ~ ~ 1ento % ~ a9 W.
rt ~ ~ tdues ,h..e ~ aofo r... - ~ ~ ~ -
- u ~, ~ - ,nant. -, IN. y, ~ - ~ =
nieht Hstfrr. ~, dceSs sre = ,hnsa ~ t,rko.. r. I
sra frre T,ssrrira 3.vctnns ~ h;t ~ teisnr IN.
~ ~ a. K, he fsTI. * -. 5na.. fo1 fIEe -.
LEI f,sttnr :. he IL thi-f ann esr1ra fhr h,o
! sThrst - The men who deenirsnIn ~ rnev nav
| .r1esT Ehen tnis n9ttn.fe nh = nf fheiy ishnr,
~ ~ frared n,r ref an eTr.ed,npiy ,rYo rtess
~ ntc.nir9 nnwr f6e ~ fsns,IS uI,h}p snmatn1ny =
| 1fke enan..ffr ii.n,fs. The fsn,dit1 9ifh whfrh
th1r ratrh yxis ~ sn1rrsinr Il /. IA ~
| memhered thaf thr x IL nne If H. rnnst Fl MI
a11msis se:dorn 7en'urtnr intn anYthtnc iike +
T~-s iirinns sffuatinn unjens hr ser; anoiner rai
1here before him, But The incsnp u of IT, ri
csicher is tural to thttemerpency nav Il ana hles
hin to f1ks ndysnf1rs Of fh1s yerT sr III IN liz
chn,acser Of SIT Rodens. The nlece Of iooftnr
slset to which We have before aorertcd I. pxc e
hh own reflection therein, Eltclesus uke, be.
Ecofea q other wndIons eontsiEances-bntels
c1nae dnsxn m ths nn,ntkv Tjct,m. and nnmerans
other eppl,snees Of which the outside world hAt
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