The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-30

little about the fly tribe these days, and il
seems the dies are thinking a great deal Of
u.s. An eminent bugologist or liglifyer Of
some sort, has written lengthy disquisition
on flies, from which we make some extracts
First he says;
Wherever flies abound, there cleanliness
Is in greater or less degree wanting.
Permit us to remark, soto rocs, Should
say So"
Taking this great but generally regarded
obstruse proposition for a base of supplies
for his philosophy, this away up tiyist goes
on for to remark;
They are the scavengers Of the air, gath
eEing upon their wings and their bodies,
as they move about, the germs Of disease
and the particles Of filth that float through
the air. When they are quite surcharged
with these, which they live upon, they
aliRhtand remove hecargo TO their mouths.
When they are rubbing their legs and wings
as we often see them doing, they are enjoy
ing savory meal.
So, hereafter whenever the reader feels
tiy squatted on his nose, and hears the
rasping together Of its legs, he may know
that the little scavenger is getting away
with supply of savory grub But if our
Bruce knew that just rubbing his legs
together would afford him proyender,
wouldn't the wool be rubbed off of those
big black legs Of his in a jifyH However
1t has been our mournful experience that
when fly is sitting on clean plate rub
bing his legs together, and swapping his
nose at US, ii we spread piece Of bread
with honey he will instantly quit eating
with his legs and have'his snout showed
into thatpiece of our'n quicker'r you could
say Jackrobinson and have that piece punc.'
tuated all over with periods SOFAS to put a
full stop to our meal. We have not learn
ed this great truth from books buthaye ex-
tracted 1t from the bitter experiences Of
everyday life, especially in fy-time.
But this fiy.osopher' proceeds in this
everescent and ephemeval strain;
Sometimes they paTtako Of solid and
liquid foods. but their dependence is upon
what Is invisible to us The horror OF files
possessedby the tidy housekeeper Is thus
seen to be we'll founded, and the only way
to be clear of them isto have nothing about
thehouse or grounds that will attract them.
Now, does the man pretend to say that
VIC must discard slapjacks and molasses
and have no small girls romping and rip
pling about the house just to exile few
million jammed fiesf If he does he has
made flies more Of q study than he has the
human family.
He concludes his learned dissertation
after the following style and manner;
We may put MEETINGS in our windows and
the doors to keep them away, but in that
case we need be more particular than ever
about ventilation and cleanliness, 80 that
there will be no scavenger work for the flies
TO do, else by excluding them we shall only
injure our own health.
There, he has struck the keynote of our
Judgment. We always thought such was
the fratricidal nature of the animal culane-
Gus corruscations family the basis Of the
dy's operations that merely nominal excres-
cences could not immure to his disintegras
tion in the matter Of septigenauous error.
isms peculiar to those who pretend to elm
innate terrestical etferuesceuse from esoter-
ic repositories. But ever with this thought
constantly before US and with our pen pois-
ed for lofty flights intepistOlanousness,
little bugger lights plump on our nasal
protuberance and begins feeding himself
by rasping his legs together, and we can on
ly epeiculate. as we can wipe him Oft,
-'Damthefizen sts