The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
A COW COMFORTABLE IN PANTS.
A Philadelphia Man Who Has tho
Best of the Fly Pests Now.

From the Baltimore American.
Philadelphia, July 3O.-There is a man in
Germantown who has a great affection for
animals. He believes in making life just
as easy for them as possible.
This gentleman has a COW which gives
generous quantity of rich milk, and
has done the same for several years. The
COW is the prize Of all the live stock be-
longing to it's owner. and he takes the
greatest care Of it. Every day 1t Is turned
out on the lawn Of his place to feed on
the succulent grass there.
Tho recent hot weather has brought a
great many flies with It, and these flies,
as is the habit with such pests, took par
ticular delight in settling on the COW in
clouds. They bit it, and were not to be
shaken off. The COW used its tail vgor-
ously, but to small purpose.
The animal, as 1t is almost superfuous
to say. didn't enjoy the visits of its tor
mentors at all. The chief points of their
attack were its legs. There they settled
in swarms, and got in their deadly work
with such effect that the COW found that
eating grass largely lost its charm under
existing conditions.
The owner of the COW a few days ago
observed the trouble in which it was, and
It panied him exceedingly. He decided
something must be done to relieve the an
imal Of the pests. But just what to do he
wasn't able to determine for awhile.
Then, all at once, a bright idea came to
him, and he went into consultation with
his wife The result was a strange animal
appeared on the lawn the following MORN
ing
It's legs were as big as those OF an ele-
plant, and were striped red and white in
color. The rest of its body was dark
brownish red. It's head bore horns, and
Il chewed cud. Those were the only
D0fnts of resemblance it bore to a COW.
The flies missed their one-time Vlctims
and at first they didn't know what to do.
Then they made a common descent on the
legs of this strange new beast They bit
for all they we're worth, but the OBJECT
Of their attack didn't seem to mind TINS.
II went on complacently browsing on the
grass. 1t didn't even take the bother 10
whsk its tail about
one fv declared after IL had made a
particularly savage nip with its mandl.
bles, that the new animal actually winked
at IT, That was discouragtng, and the ny
told the rest The whole swarm of flies
thereupon held a council, and decided that
they might as well abandon the task.
And the new animal? Well, 1t has been
laughing to itself so constantly since then
that It IS growing fat at the rate OF
ten pounds a day. For 1t Is COW; in
fact the very cow which the flies enjoyed
feastng upon so much snort time ago
Her transformation is all the result OF
two pairs Of pajamas, or pantaoons,
which its owners wife made out or calico,
and which are put on her fore and ninu
legs each day. and fastened in place by
bands passed over her back.
The only thing that the COW doesn't like
about her new clothes is that people who
pass by where she is feeding make fun
OF her appearance. But, as she was heard
to remark to herself the other day, Jokes
don't sting like fly bites, and some time
I'm going to have these trousers creased
anyway"