Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-08

 heavy purchase of something. Don't ask me any questions nowr he replied, as he dropped his hat and squirmed out of his overcoat.
 Is anything wrong-are you sick?" she anxiously demanded.
 Don't say word-not a word, and don't bother me for ten minutesl I hope I'm in time to avert the danger!" She turned pale and fell upon the sofa, | and he hurriedly broke the string securing the package, seized the three quart-bottles 1 which comprised its contents aud rushed upstairs, down the back stairs, down into | the basement and up again. A strange, disagreeable odor followed him as he hus- tied around, and by the time he had re- turned to the sitting-room Mrs. Bowser had recovered sufficiently to ask: MT. Bowser, what on earth are you doing and what in the name of goodness Is that stuffP'
 What have I been doing? Saving our l lives, Mrs. Bowser-saving the life of every | one under this roof?"
 But IT didn't know our lives were in | danger"
 "Of course not. If the house was on fire from top to bottom and the firemen pitch ing our furniture out of the windows, you might possibly realize the fact, but 1t has l never struck you that death silently turks | in every room in this house." hOH yOQ Gdlk, NIT. DOWS6rI what l8S | been the danger hanging over us?"
 Microbes, Mrs. Bowser~ he whis- pered, as he sat down and wiped his heated l face. Microbes and bacteria-millions 1 of emp
 Ut can't be~ she replied. Cant it! You've lived in New York two weeks, been out as far as Broadway once and you think you know all about it! I | knew, of course, but having so many other 6hlnQS ind l until to-day" But what causes that terrible odor?" Nothing terrible about it, as see. On the contrary, rather like 1t. It Is the odor of disinfectants, Mrs. Bowser-the odor of something which has no doubt saved our lives" "How2'
 By killing off the microbes and bac- l ter1a, which would soon have entered our systems and produced terrible illness if not death.'
 Well, suppose you know best," she said, as she opened window to let yard or two of the carbolic smell dodge out. Certainly 1do, certainly. All husbands do. Mrs. Bowser, let me draw you pie ture of microbe. You can then realize | the danger which menaced us." He drew the insect-and as she surveyed 1t in surprise and disgust, he continued:
 Nice thing to have about forty of those birds cantering around through your sys. tenn, eh2"
 Where do they come fromP'' Sewer-gas. By this time tomorrow the house would have been swarming with them and nothing on earth could ther1a. If the microbe was the only thing to look out for shouldn't have been so anxious, but there Is the bacteria"
 Whats that2" Here is picture of him. Comes in the same way, and his mission Is to eat out the lungs. It is calculated that 2,OOO of them will eat out the strongest mans lun. ain month"
 ask,l
 Right here, in this house."
 And ready to be absorbed into our sys- tems2"
 Not only ready, but anxious"
 You are sure you don't mean cock roaches3 saw two under the kitchen sink yesterday, and was going to ask you to get some powdered borax." Mrs. Bowser!' he began, as he stood up, are you growing soft in the top of your head? Do know a Bengal tiger from a woodchuckp' "I-I suppose so."
 But don't know a microbe or bacteria from cockroach2" he thundered. ouI never nearu you SpeaK or them before, and IT.
 Do you imagine that I or any other husband sits down and tells his wife all he knows!' he shouted. Because haven't told you that a jack rabbits legs have three joints, is that any reason why I haven't known it for forty years!' But this Is medical science, isn't it2" she softly protested. And suppose it Is :! Do you suppose I've gone sloshing around all these years with nothing but recipe for making soft soap in my headP'
 She was silent, and after striding up and down the room for few times he halted before her and continued: " A wife isn't expected to know these l things, of course, but I'll be accounted 8 pretty husband and father and member of a scientific club if I didn't. know all l about microbes and bacteria" But that picture of bacteria looks like lobster" she persisted.
 Lobster! Looks like g. lobster, does it2 Very well, Mrs. Bowser, this discussion will end right here. It is plain enough that you haven't the necessary knowledge to appreciate It." But don't you"- "Never you mind, Mrs. Bowserl Let 1t drop right here. Is supper ready2" The odor was so strong in the dining room that the butter tasted of it, and af- ter supper the cook called Mrs. Bowser in to the kitchen to ask:
 Is it going to be like this all the timer"
 "Oh, no. MT. Bowser had to kill of the microbes and bacteria, you see." Whats themT "I'u have him come out and explain" "No need of 1t, ma am, for my bundle Is all made up. and I'm going. man who'll drag dead cats through his own house would cheat poor girl out of her wages at the end of month. Microbes and bac- teria, ehP I don't believe 1t! Let him show them to me up in the Geological Gardens!'
 When Mrs. Bowser told MT. Bowser what had occurred he bristled up, got red in the face and exclaimed:
 II see how 1t is; couldn't carry your point with me, and so you went out and upset the girl! Mrs. Bowser you are tread ing on dangerous ground-very danger ous. A husband may be a worm, but if that worm is stepped on too often he