Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-23
Touching Mosquitoes.
From the New York Times. !


Touching Mosquitoes.
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we return not to our muttons, but t6
our mosquitoes topic in which many
Pe"P't are cohpeIled just now 70 take i
lNeIy interest. IL would seem that there
: IacN "I Ahow1edge as 10 the habits OF
th'N creature, OF whom ignorance indeed
= strange among people that has sui
ieied ifoin hIm Tor generations. But the
'e.t'I q correspondent 't the Times,
"h'ch wa, pupl>hed on Friday, reveals an
uIAt4 4l'iHlahce win or apprehension
o. the i'cts oi the case which, considering
'he nature OF the subject, is truely dcplor-
ap't, w correspondent attributed the
ie'"'l' "I i certain house from these pests
Z" t"r ia'' tlAt the windows were open
ana thr IA ~ On tihce floors, because the
mesquite avoids drafts and light. Il l. to
n hoped ihat none Of our reader, have
brch ul>."d luto practicn- on THIS theory
~ "rdrr 'AHt their houses may be also
"''>t'H'"-i'rr' y they have, We are sure
lhii Lart nave ere tn, rcpcutcl of il. The
iiot l>' lhAt a ~h-ht dratt helps thr mos
f"''"' f j. In thr direction 10 which he
"'N!''N lo move, Jl~t a. % helps Iuy fyu-
90 H''l'H- mug, NhUc gale blows HIM
" "c-trH. .''u iu Ike manner. H. does
h"t. lihr nnth, mlAr Tor candle aul
buru hi- wings, but. Ike 4 sensible CrrA-
tuf" A. li" i. hc uses li.ht tor his guide.
ana hc know: that where he sees lights
burning There ARE huge creatures u bc
ipuni which hcuchtout nature has provi-
dcd Tor the dr.ccittIou OF his race; and 50
where he -"c- light he "goe~ for' il, al
though once within the walls Of the houss
~ winch !. burnside Is comparatively indif-
l'feht I" II. hndin@ IN the Inhabitants,
Whether 'hot Nti IN dark corners or not.
mrtAt hHrh more attrc'lvr-
lhr hr~t step to D" taken for protection
fi"W m">4ulor, >W. ich Tor tile next
h"'ith or :" "Hi bc ihc Torment OF count
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= ~ protection against hIIn when he IS
o"'e t>'ao!Nheu ia 'he mouse theFe i none
except ht'lIh-, ana as people cannot 1--we
under net. thi> J. available only at bed
Time Like All insects, however, lie shuns
yamPhor' ana the sprinkllng OF this Is some
defence while the odor lasts. An oint-
Lheht might ot made OF 1t Yhlch would az
NE plate arhor 20 those who would P,
"iiiln- 70 smear iheir hands and faces
WIN u ahd uhuer some NIstatlous Of this
ANIMAL one mI2ht De ready TO smear one 5
SCI from mead 10 loot with anything TO get
ftlIti. but Iet no one be misied by an
other theory'tha as the mosquitoes poison
Is infused into their blood Il Is drawn out
with the blood. ana therefore If mosqul-
to has began his repast upon your nose OF
your hhuckies IL Is better TO let him finish
than 10 drive nm away. Ihe proof OF the
puddlns Is III th's case decidedly IN the eat
lng, and 1t VIII be found that the mosquito
uhSrateiully leaves torment behind him
even Wheh ne l. allowed TO hy OH gorge
with the huid that he loves. Get rid of
MN as soon a possible. The patent anti
dote> 10 mosquito bites are all cafch-penny
frauds. There Is no relief except little
diluted spirits OF hartshorn, and this Is on
~ partial. perfect antidote Is great
uesideratumi Tor the effect OF the bite lasts
long with many people, and in some pro-