The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-27

where the thoughtful little insect about
which 50 much has been said and written
has his residence The constant demand
for the article proves that the population
of New Jersey is increasing very fast.
As there are very many sorts of mos
ouitos sc there are several kinds of
netting invented to prevent their tri-
umphant progress. By and by the net
ting still commonly in use everywhere
will give way to the much more useful
and commodious wire netting. Rela-
lively this does not cost so much more,
| for it outlasts the other by a number of
years In place of hanging the cotton
netting over the bed, and. for the sake of
protection from the mosquito, half suff-
coating, a yard of the wire netting put at
each windeu will effectually settle the
most thoroughbred mosquito that ever
drew blood or settled a bill. A yard
costs 81 cents If little additional ex-
pense is not objected to, mailing Ithis
netting on walnut or pine frames will al
low it to be taken out in the Fall ard
stored away until the following Summer.
In this manner netting can be made to
last a lifetime with with an occasional
bit of paint on it,
The virtues of this wire netting are
being taken advantage of 10 great extent
in the city proper, The dread mosquito
is to the rural portions of our devoted
land what the fly is to the city. His
presence in the dining-room is now the
great vexation OF housekeepers who
cannot get to Newport or Saratoga. He
is in butter the milk or sacrifices his ten
der young life in the redahot gravy. He
swarms in the sugar, on the crumbs,
and makes merry around the pie, And
after the meal is over the lady of the
house carefully closes blinds and pulls
down shades and renders the atmosphere
of the Giningroom like unto Dutch
oven, in the dull hope that when she
comes to open up again the fly may have
gone to other dining rooms But no,
there is no such thing to be.
Now, very simple remedy for all
this is the miSqpito or wire netting. The
first tears too easily when stretched
, across a window, and the first storm
makes it look like rag. Not so with
f the wire, which will keep the dining room
! clean and sweet, and free from all these
Objectionable things. And this could be
done at the cost of about dollar.
Iu many of the large fiat houses such
screens go with the house. In these
. great ten story places, where garbage is
allowed to stand all day until the jantol
kindly consents to lower it down, al
manner of gruesome flying things con
s gregate, and it is indeed one of the
p objections to fiat-liying in Summer. A
flew frames such as we speak of on thG
{ kitchen and dining-room windows viii
be found very handy, Indeed, they ar
: not to b. despised on bedro window
in this city either. For if the blinds arr
1 closed to darken the room YOU are apt t.
+ gasp for air on these hot mornings. II
n open TO let the air in, flies make sleeT
and life uncomfortable.
-, Indeed, mosquito netting whether i
be wire or otherwise, IS almost as mucl
: of luxury in this city as it is in the
; country. 1t is Il necessary part of {
n luxurious civilization. Do We not some
. times ask ourselves how our ancestors
got along without all these things which
{ may now be found even in the reach OF
the poorest? 1t is not the big but thu
small things of life which are the rea
troubles. More misery is expended ovel
the prosecutions of the mosquito during
e the Summer than over national calmity
, More printed matter is expended during
one year over this interesting insect thar
, over all the murders that take place il
f the same length of time. Why not ther
!, give our best thought to the subject o.
= making his attentions abortive.