Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-08-30
BURGLARS. MOSQUITOES
q q AND CURIOSITY @@

MHlLE the amateur experiment.
WA farm is not ready to make
aus hnal reports on the subject of
mosquitoes, a subject which seems
TO pc engrossing the attention of sci
ehtlsts everywhere, it is able to make
a snow OF substantial progress. The
mosquitoes forced themselves on the
attention of the amateur farmer one
evening couple of weeks ago while
ne was sitting out under the oak
'rees near the house enjoying the
moonlight and the breeze. At first
'he effort was in the direction of cure
rather than prevention. A shelf was
labeled Remedies for MOSQUITO
bites," and was soon half filed with
glass bottles and pasteboard boxes.
Everything that anybody had ever
recommended as a cure for mosquito
sites was procured, and after one had
anointed himself with half dozen
OF these preparations mosquitoes
were the least of his troubles. The
cook lady, who was most persistent
IN their use, soon developed face
which resemhled the palette of an
impressionist painter, and she an
nounced that il something was not
done to help her she was going back
to town. Her complexion was ruined,
anyway, so it was.
The retired agriculturist came over
one morning and chuckled unpleas-
nntly as he looked at the row of bot
ties. He had forgotten his false
teeth and was, consequently, in a
most sarcastic mood.
TITS easy enough to get rid of the
skeeders," he said. "All you got to
do is to take chaw-a fine cut and
rub leedle curosene lie on yere
face, an there ye be. Not skeed-
er'll touch ye."
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 science. Accordingly, it is i'm
possible TO state positively whether
or not the remdey of the retired
agriculturist is an effective one,
though it sounds as If it would be
fatal, to the mosquitoes at least.
II was the lady of the manor who
finally, in moment of inspiration,
devised what promises to. be an
epoch-making invention in the mos
nuito line. She drove downtown with
the assistant eXperimentalist one
morning and returned shortly with
the surrey full of lumber and cylin-
drical bundles. When the expert
mental farmer started for the city
the assistant was already busy with
saw. hammer and nails. When he
asked what was being built he was
told to wait and see.
When he got back home that even
Ing the lawn near the house was dot
ted with what looked like the un-
Aesbed skeletons Of small chicken
coons. Inside each was a rocking
chair and small table, on which
stood candlestick and book.
"Look." said the lady Of the manor,
triumphantly, "those are individual
onti-mosouito cages. They are Gov
cred with mosquito netting. You
sten inside. sit down and pull the
Aaps together, and you may enjoy
the moonlight and the breeze as long
as ever you please without the slight
oct danger of being bitten by mos
quitoes."
On his own motion the assistant
exnerimentalist had gone even 1'lr-
tber He had built for his own use q
oyli,drical mosquito-proof helmet
ond pair of gauntlets, incased IN
which he could safely defy anything
which flies. ard which enabled him to
a;snorse with an anti-mosquito cage
ond move about at pleasure.
After dinner the entire family got
TITO their cages and proceeded to en-
;nv the cool of the evening, the glo-
~. .;:s of the sunset and the splen-
;le aor of tbe rising moon. This proceed
~. ~ acted as spur to the active
s,,,,ositv of the retired agriculturlst
o oud Ills wife, who live in the cottage
scross scr the way. The old man got
su.o ,. bis spy glass and from point
os Ot' vantage mt r. on the roof of his porch
.t,died o. the situation long and care,
s',,,x Then he went downstairs and
luz Wondered the spy glass to his i'm
patient wife.
@rhese people are plum crazy. n. ne
.oia. "They've got whcle lot ,- Of ut
.,n sa'1 chicken coops built and they're
.it.in, .it out in 'em like prize roosters
- the county fair"
long distance view in the moon ,1.
,,,.ht was not satisfactory to the wife
ns4b ~ the retired agriculturist.
"I,m sGi's gitS s@," To "nd she 'sa said. @Msbbs
me-, ,hev amt safe to be left alone.