Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-03
BURGLARS. MOSQUITOES
8 q AND CURIOSITY & s

wv al farm is not ready to maxi
Is final reports on the subject o
mosquitoes, subject which SEEM
be engrossing the attention of sci
,ntists everywhere, il is able TO max,
show Of substantial progress. III,
mosquitoes forced themselves on tht
attention of the amateur farmer on,
vening a couple of weeks ago while
lie was sitting out under the oas
rees near the house enjoying tbs
moonlight aud the breeze At first
he effort was in the direction of cure
'ather than prevention. A shelf was
abeled Remedies for mosquito
bites" and was soon half filed with
lslass bottles and pasteboard boxes.
Everything that anybody had ever
recommended as a cure for mosquito
bites was procured, and after one had
lnointed himself with half dozen
II these preparations mosquitoes
we're the least of his troubles The
'oOk lady, who was most persistent
n their use, soon developed face
which resembled the palette Of an
mpressionist painter. and she an
bounced that if something was not
lone to help her she was going back
o town. Her complexion was ruined,
anyway, SO il was.
The retired agriculturist came over
one morning and chuckled unpleas-
lntly as he looked at the row of bot
les. He had forgotten his false
eeth and was, consequently. in a
most sarcastic mood.
Its easy enough to get rid OF the
skeeders," he said. "All you got to
10 is to take a chaw-a fine cut and
rub leedle curosene lie on yere
face. an there We be. Not a skeed-
sr'll touch We"
An attempt was made to get the
assistant agriculturist to apply the
fine cut and the kerosene, but he re-
fused to sacrifice himself on the al
tar Of sciehce Accordingly. il is inn
possible TO state positively whether
Or not the remdey of the retired
igriculturist is an effective one
though il sounds as II it would be
fatal, to the mosquitoes at least.
II was the lady Of the manor who
finally, in a moment of inspiration.
devised what promises TO be an
apoch-making invention in the mos
quito line. She drove downtown with
he assistant 'expermentalEt one
and returned shortly with
the surrey full of lumber and eylin-
irical bundles. When the expert
mental farmer started for the city
he assistant was already busy with
saw, hammer and nails. When he
asked what was being built he was
.old to wait and see
When he got back home that even
rg the lawn near the house was dot
ed with what looked like the I'M
leshed skeletons of small chicken
oops. Inside each was a rocking
hair and small table. on which
stood a candlestick and a book.
Look" said the lady of the manor.
.riumphantly. those are individual
cages. They are Gov
.red with mosquito netting. You
step inside. sat down and pull the
laps together, and you may enjoy
he moonlight and the breeze as long
Is ever you please without the slight
st danger Of being bitten by mos
luitoes."
On his own motion the assistant
'xperimentalist had gone even fur
her. He had built for his own use a
cylindrical mosquito-proof helmet
md a pair of gauntlets. incased in
which he could safely defy anything
which flies, and which enabled him 10 |
dispense with an anti-mosquito cage
md move about at pleasure.
After dinner the entire family got |
nto their cages and proceeded to en-
oy the cool of the evening. the gio- |
les of the sunset and the spler
Tor of the rising moon. This proceed |
ire acted as a spur TO the active
of the retired agriculturist
nd his wife. who live in the cottage
.cross the way. The old man got
nut his SPY glass and from a point
i vantage on the roof of his porch
tudied the situation long and care
ully. Then he went DOWNSTAIRS and
urrendered the spy glass to his i'm
atient wife
These people are plum crazy" he
aid. They've got whole lot of lit
le chicken eoops built and they're
ittin' out in 'em like prize roosters
o the county fair"
\ long distance view in the moon
ght was not satisfactory to the vile
the retired agriculturist.
I'm going TO find out what's the
latter with EN-" she said. ~Mebte
-ey a:-'t SAFE q be fef. alone