The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
MICROBES STRIKE BACK.
INCIDENTS or Az AMATEUR JOE OF
WITHDRAWING a CELLAR.
/ Determined Man Who Would Have nj.
Own way-Th- Battle with the Microbe.
and Their Victory over Their wouid.B.
Destroyer-wifciy Consolation Rejected,

Own way-Th- battle with the Microb..
aud Their Victory over Their wouid.B.
Destroyer-wifciy Consolation Rejected.
Copyright 1899 w e. b. L,cit
There was nothing in Mr.. Bnwscr's demcAnnr
during dinner 10 lead Mrs, BowScr tu suspect that
he had any particular scheme on hand for the
evening, but scarcely had they got eratcd in II,
family room when he cleared his ihroat md rr,vely
observed
Mrs Bowser, how many times do you suppose
We have faced death within the last six months"
why what do you mean" she exclaimed in
| alarm.
Il mean that We have bccn preserved nbou,
forty times over and that miracles havc hen
| wrought in our favor We are alive when ".
| ought 10 have bcen dead Every day and hour
'or the last hal'yrar We have stood face to face
with the grim monster"
"I--lcnnt believe H." she gaspcd
Perhaps not not even when your husband
| says IT, but /, is the truth nevertheless We have
been in danger of typhoid fever spinal meningitis.
| consumption. paralysis and a dozen other fatal
| diseases, and all through our own carcesenrss
! ran hardly conceive how We have escaped"
But what why don't ynu tell me-"
w hen waa our celinr whitewashed las-' he
asked in voice hardly aboycn whisper,
"Wh., about n year ago. gucss"
Our cellar was whitcwashed for sanitary tea-
sons The idea was 10 kill germs md microbes
After 81, months whitcwssh loscs its strength.
and germs and mictubs. will frsk over II and
actually feed upon it, For six months. then. We
have had II" protection from the shafts 81 the fell
destroyer. The malignant germs and mcrobes'--
I'll get u cOlOrcd man tomorrow" she inter.
rupted, though don't think there IL any danger.
There are thousands of cellars which are never
whitcwasbed"
There will h. no need Of the services Of cyo.ed
man, Mrs BowSr. 7 don't propose 10 pay
man $40 To come here and skim over the walls in
an hour"
Blu, you you don't mean that you will do II
yourself"
whitrwash and brush nj the back dom II will
no, only, be hra!ihful exercise, but inhnling the
u thousand microbes behind in some corner"
Nj Bowser. pleas leave this Job to some one
You go To daubine around with whtewssh you'll
Ee, IN trouble and lay 1t all 10 me IN hire q
How'll lay "no sec y ,%r! SHARPLY ms DEM demanded
Mr. Bowscr
o., don't know, bu, you will"
That's all bnshi | never lay anything 10
proceed 70 whIeassh', Nothing will hspS S%a
except ,hsi OF. our lives will be rendered more sofo
:, Mrs Bow,sst groencd and turned away. Mr..
legs broken, and she knew that argument would
be thrown away In quarter of an hour he
was AZ WORK, ana snc gov down the campnOT hpt.
lie, box OF ointment and a strip Of adhesive
piasisr and made ready for what might happen.
wash. He though, he detected traces Of a herd
of microbes on the walls, and there was a grim
satisfaction in his soul a, The though, Of swiping
and was JUS, applying his third bfGshin when
aS ~6%S s S.d 'eS he aGF cssp
The mix mixture IRE in his night syc Win that optic
and the other blinking ike blind h"rs" ,s
his way into the laundry and applied cold water
i ne h9Pod to &c, through with !! without cali
from us Bowscr. hut the smart was still lifting
MS heels OIL the floor when she came down and
Did you call me, Mr.. Bowser~
he he shouted bout in Tsply ~ nisbty funny ihs,
want you III let you know"
But didn't you whoop'
can whoop in my own cellar Il take no nin
TO- y microbe flew into my eye, and L m getting
She left him, and after a long ten minutes h.,
got enough of the lime out Of his eye 10 enahl-
him 10 open u again. His bald crown and fsce
couraged lie though, IL would be a better risn
10 begin overhead and work gently until he had
chairs out Of The laundry and placed them in posi-.
ION, and standing on one and placing the pail on
to his heart az Ave minutes slipped aWny n "ams
tragedy occurred, He had a smooth brick wall
70 work a. and as he saw !, begin to whiten under
artist. In five minutes more he might have made
himself believe that he was touching up a land
scapc in the hdirondacks had he not made hong
reach with his brush TO oyertakc bug which
was headed for safety. The rickrty chair on
which he was standing made that an excuse for
whbhling about and breaking down. and when
Mr. i5owscr fell II WAS Of course eminently proper
than q whoop this time II was = yell which
lifted Mrs Bowser out Of her chair and made tho
cook knock the nose OF n pitcher. and the crash
which followed made the sashes rattle When
Mrs Bowscr got down cellar she found a pail Of
whtcwhsh, two broken chairs and whitewash
brush and Mr. Bowser all mixed up on the cement
floor but Mr. Bowscr was not dead, The contents
nnd having struck the back Of his head on the
hard floor he was dazcd and Eighty With the
assistance Of the cook he was pulled to the wall
and pIopped up. and few shifts of the camphor
brought him out Of the fog. Then Mrs Bowser
tenderly inquired
How did it happen. dear Did the microbes
suddenly attack YOU"
Along minute went by before Mr. Bowser could
geto aword; Then he slowly replied:
Woman, ! understand You sneaked down
here and kicked the chair from under me, but
am still alive"
Don't talk nonsense Are you hurt"
You may go, woman 60 and plot and plan
another attempt at murder"
But let me-"
tempts TO murder me In one year. and now the
end has come"
Mr., BOwscr, r
but he gesturrd with his right hand and with
his left and kicked out with his legs and Mira
bowser and the cook withdrew end left him alone
with the germs and microbes and fell diseases