Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16
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UNCLE TEAzLE-FANNY. zi1s 1--f}l
Unele-N Now.a my dear Fanny, it is your
birthday. Let me see, how. old are YOU?
Not yet arrived at yearsof discretion, feh !?
Well, nv dear, here is little present for
You-al lttlesciehti instrument. Science
microscope, to study minute botany with
and entomology ias vtsslz sgo .5,5- :. 8
Fannyr10 Oh thank you, Unclel e.ssI9s ssio
Uncle-Entomology; science of insects.
you know. Minute entomology Of insects
not visible ;to the naked eye Mites in.
Fanny Nastys horrid athingsi 3ag&ioss q
Unele-WelL, If you like better, diminu-
tive water sinsects the, water flea and the
cyclOps-and such. But suppose you
would wish TO escheW mites Imean' not
FaunyLeh yes, pnclei 1 Fl si sas,ssas 2. ae
Uncle-Then you should examine your
cheese. With this you CAM, Other things
also, besides cheese. There is cheese-and
there are chignons. So g
Fanny Ghignonsa and ''cheese" sounds
Unciee-Yes,S my dear. Alliteration.-2.
But cheese and chignons have more in COM
bOns are ':.the cheese eh p - d. 90
F"nnyL They are the fashion, Uncle,
Uncle-Yee, they are. the fashion. So
were ..tr0ntsn ii my young days. Both
false hair. - Wise ladies then wore it
before; now they wear It behind. The
dandies of the day used, as they said, to
Fanny-Quiz?l hasa,7b sgi .g7is--I-.l : 80 80
Uncle-Yes.s It was one of their slang
words-derived from looking throngh an
eye-glass called a. quizzing glass; Meant
TO inspect as itoWene, and lridicule. Now,
their successors, the swells, quiz chignons.
But you can quiz your chfgnon yourself
with your microscope. g 5s nl2la = ,f.5r. :
Fanny1oWhy shodld 1, Uncle?
UncleTTo see II it contains any gre.
Fsnny-Gregarines! Law, I should think
they were prettyai5 @ o@iS, = = og
Uncle-No, my dears they are parasites.
Parasites of parasites. :i.a.s Es.'.51E go. 2.
Fauny-Now, nonsense, Uncle. I know
what q parasite IS 0ne who frequents
rich tables, and earns his welcome by fiat
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and smaller fieas to bite 'em. Those smaller
feas have lesser feas; and so vQd jgJfaitums', 2,
Fleas are parasites. But gregarines are
net feas.
Fanny should hope not. But what
are they, the9g guSSz S4A14S' 1SS -
Uncle-sLittle dark brown knots" my
hair, and mayae9en be distinguished by the
naked eye. These are gfegarines." They;
are the discovery of "a M. Lindemann, a
Russian ptofessor whose country has
doubtless afforded him a fine field for OBJ
servation in this branch of zqologya eos.sz
Fanny-ZOol0gys Unclef
Uncle-Yes. my dear, These little dark
brown knots are not inanimate objects.
Fannv-IJ0fif iises 'sss n 81 ..,iss4sl
Uncle-Tbeys sEhave most ignoble an an
cestry and habitation, being found in the
interior of f''= go ~ fsea.ss
Eanny-Whatf y fssi s3us3 -
Uncle-Neter mind. They are, as I said,
parasites of parasites. "a They are n0tae aeasi-
" destroyed. They resist the effects of
drying and even of boiling. Nothing, inI
short, but corrosive things that injure the
hair win Kill them; 90, So ~ loasla
abominable, DREADFUL disgusting, nasty
creaturesl
Uncle-Accordings tDEM. Lindemann, |
seventy-six per cent. of the false hair used
for chignons in Russia Is infested with
them. sessn8s 59glsf5 ssss ASA -
Fanny-Thafs enough, Uncle! 4
Uncle-In the conditions of a ballroom,
he says, they grow and multiply; fly about