The Hillsborough recorder., 1869-05-26
sum NATRAL HISTORY.
BY JOSH DiLLINGs.


vf4 asg sis sgia .----- difo z sleS 'ss y 4
by JOSH BiLLINGs.
FLRAs.--The smallest animal of the brute
creation, and the most pesky, IL the IDEAS.
They are about the bigness ov an onion-
seed, and shine like a bran new shot. .s "
They spring from low places, and can
spring iurlher and faster than emmy of the
bug brntes. fssl; s.snsaaa - .<.s8 fnaE aaM
They bite WIS than the muskeetoze for
hey bite on run |; one flea will 60 aul oyer
q mans Suburbs. 10 Q minnits, and leave
him - freckled as the meazles.
IL is impossible to DO any thing we'll with
a flea on you, except sware. and feas amt
afraid Of that the only way Is to quit blz-
ness ov aui kinds and hunt for the flea. and
when you have found him he amt there.
This is one Of the flea my sleries, the fax
llty they have OF being entirely lost jist
as you have found them. fs- SNs
/ don't suppose there is ever killed, on
an average, during emmy one year.. more
than 10 fleas in the whole OF the United
States ov America, unless there is cas-
uaIty ov some kind--once 10 while thare
10 dog gets drowned sudden, and then
thare may be few fsas lost.
They are about az hard TO kill az fax
seed IL. and IL you don't mash them as fine
as ground pepper they will start bizness
on smaller kap,tai jist as pesliserous as
ever. se s a
| Thare il lots !ov people who hare never
seen flea, ana Il takes pretty smart man
70 see one ennyhowi they don't stay long
in place. e -ss sass, 49, n,
II you ever ketch a flea, kill him before
yo du ennything else; Tor if 20 dl put il
of minnlss, IL may be too late.
Menny flea has passed away forever in
less thau minnits.
BED Buos.--I never seen emmy body yet
but what dispized bed bugs. They are the
mesnest ov aul crawling. creeping. hopping,
or biting things. ~ ls'7 y -s
They dosenft tskle man by daIite. but
sneak IN after dark, and chaw him while he
il last asleep. nass ~
A m.sks,o will fight you in broad daliic
al short range, aud give you fair chance
| 10 knock in his sides--the flea is a game
bug. and will make dash at you even in
Broadway, but the bed bug is a garroler.
who waits tiIl you strip. and then picks ont
mellow place iew eat you.
II was in the habit of swearing,
woulJn't hesitate iew cuss a bed bug rite
tew bis face. e. sRh1
Bed bugs are uncommon smart IN 4
small way. one pair ov them will stock
hair mattress in weeks with begs enui'
tew last small iaaiIy Zoe whole year.
4 Il ion't do emmy good to pray when bed
bugs are in season The only way tew get
rid ul them is iew bile the whole bed in ac-
quaior,is. and then hea,e il away and buy
Il n new one.
j Bed bugs. when they have grone auI they
intend to. aie about the size oi bluejay's
Ieye, and have a brown completion, aud
when they start oat 10 garrole are az
greese spot. but when they get thru garro-
ting they are swelled up like blister. -
it takes them Two days 70 git the sxell-
Ing out oy them. ssts ei s.al
i II bed bugs have emmy destiny to iili !,
must be their siummueks, but IL seems 20
me that they must have been made by acci-
dent, just ~ slisers are, tew stick into SUM
boldly. ,sss sss ~. s.fs,l
l IL they wuz got up for some wise pur-
sspose they must have took The wrong read,
tor theIe kant be emmy wlsdum in chawing
man aul mite long. and raising family
besides. 10 follow the same trade.
II there 10 sam wisdusn la auI this, 1
hope the bed bugs will chew them folks who
kan see Il. and leaves me be, because I am
one of the hereticks. '' tst,
--~-.---~-----------
A WESTERN SroRy.-A New Albany
Qnd.) paper tells the following "a Gam.
lily living in the neighborhood OF Millers-
vile. Marion county, has male and le-
male head and two full sets ot children.
The other morning the old man, leading in
Isnily prayer. requested The Lord 10 take
especial care Of lns children. but failed to
put 10 good word for those of his wife.
! This led 10 words between them. which
ended in The old lady picking up 4 Gre
shovel aud hitting pafey famiias 4 sound
whack over the bead. which laid open bis
, scalp about four inches. Since that time
there Is no DISCRIMINATION 10 favor Of his
: own children In family prayer" p' sliys Z