West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
DOWSEgS EXTERM|NATOR.
He Goes for the Cockroaches and
Produces the Most Astonish-
ing Results.

L "e' ofStp anu DoWSCT
was reading the paper and smoking
cigar when Mrs. Bowser casually
observed:
"rhe cook complains of cock
reaches in the kitchen, and wish
you'd stop at the drugstore in the
morning and order some powdered
borax."
"By George, but that reminds
mel" he exclaimed, as he threw
down his paper. 81 got the very
thing right here In my overcoat
pocket. A man was in the office to-
day selling an exterminator, and
bought bottle"
He went to the hall rack and got
the bottle. 1t was a pint bottle,
carefully sealed up. Mrs. Bowser
looked at it with suspicion.
"It's warranted to knock borax
or any other remedy all to pieces, +"
he said as he hustled around, "and
I'll give the bugs dose to make 'em
skate. The man warned me not to
take the cork out until ready TO use
and then to pour liberal quantity
around the sink and Dashboard.
One dose does the business for six
months. II is also an exterminator
OF germs and bacteria, and ought
to have got it long ago. II either
OF us had come down with typhoid
fever or smallpox, it would have
been our own fault"
al don't imagine that we have
run much risk" observed Mrs.
Bowser.
'"What you imagine or don't
imagine has nothing to do with the
case" retorted Mr.. Bowser. GAS a
matter of fact, this house at this
moment contains millions of germs
and bacteria. They are flying about
in swarms. They are on the cell
ing, on the carpet, on the pages of
the book in your hand. With every
breath you draw in from 20, 900, 900
to SO, 900, 900 of them, and why we
have been spared to live on is some
thing beyond me-"
al can hardly believe it,"
ono; probably not. You can't
believe that there used to be a race
OF men II feet high, but it is fact
nevertheless. You yawned then.
In so doing you took into your
system at least $4,000. 600 germs.
1t may happen that none of those
germs will develop anything, and it
may happen that you have swallowed
70 sorts OF fever. You don't appre-
ciatc the situation. No woman
does. She may be swallowing bact-
eria by the billion, and yet she win
give all her interest to a barein sale
In toilet soap. 1t is fact known
to every intelligent person in Amer
lea that cats scatter the germs of
scarlet fever, but ! do not suppose
that you ever heard of it. Look
at our old feline sitting there and
glazing at me. She has probably
been the cause of death in hun
dred families"
well, you will experiment."
queried Mrs. Bowser as the cat
dived under the lounge.
mo, rna'am; won't. shall ex
terminate. Within two hours | shall
have this home entirely free of
bacteria, germs, cockroaches, rats,
mice, water bugs and all other
things, and to morrow morning you
can get up and draw long breath
without fearing that you will develop
cholera germs before night. Wher's
that blamed old cat2 propose to
begin on her first"
"You let the cat alone. It's all
nonsense to say that she has any
germs in her fur"
"She has 'em by the million, and
l propose to Kill 'em off. five had
child and some ones cross eyed
cat came along with the germs of
scarlet fever
But he didn't get hold Of the cat.
She made her escape from the room,
and Mr.. Bowser took his bottle of
cx'erminator and went down TO the
kitchen: The cook was just finish
ing her work, and as she caught
sight Of the bottle she said:
eff there's to be an explosion
around here, please wait till get
Out. I'm the only support Of a
widowed mother"
"My dear girl, there will be no
explosion" replied Mr.. Bowser.
al shall simply exterminate few
thousand cockroaches and render
the house one Of the healthiest in the
city. You know what exterminate
means, don't your"
eyes, sir. The last girl here told
me that you tried to extefminate the