The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-11-10

iild hes - hi, 30 > 10 lI.l&c hin
harmless. No reason why | Shouldn't
invent Il preparation myself and call it
'BOw>er's Mosquito Cement
Whenever | disturb the bottle the
mosquitoes are passive. being evident
by afraid of any motion. Hint number
three: IIiIe Il Iii Of small boys 10
splash the waters Of Il swamp ami
throw clubs nj the grass and bushes.
All six OF the insects have SettlcI
close together Oh the meat and are eat
ing away in perfect harmony This
seems TO prove that the mosquito is Ell
thei no no" or that there is enough
meat for all and that there is no occ;l-
sion to fight among themselves. Hint
number four: If the selfishnesS and
greed Of the mosquito could be aroused
and result in lighting among them
selves, wouldn't humanity have bet
ter chance of escape?
1t is twenty minutes since the in
sects tackled the meat, and they are
still gorging themselves. This goes to
prove that when 4 mosquito settles on
the back of Il farmers neck he is there
to stay and that any hope of his tax
ing his departure after three or four
bites is vain one. There is Il hint
here, but | do not know exactly what
it is
Have poked the mosquitoes off the
meat with Il straw, and they have set
f1p1 fbp Gillns of tho I'm
an injured look. They show DISPOSE
ton to find some place of hiding and
grieve over my inhumanity. Hint num-
Der six: lniure the feelings of Il mos
quito if pOSSible'and thereby drive him
into hiding.
Il have introduced portion of pea
pod into the bottle, and the insects
have settled on it and are gnawing
away with the utmost gusto. Hint
number seven: This seems to prove
that mosquitoes bite human beings
simply because human beings happen
TO be handy. Could they not be taught
to put in all their time biting vegeta-
bles, trees, lumber yards, etc?
Il have introduced a lump of sugar
| saturated with brandy and am breath
| lessly watching to see what will hap
pen.
THE smell of the brandy has excited
the insects, and they are slipping away
at the half liquid sugar as if they
hadn't had Il good thing for months.
There is hint here but it can wait.
Mosquitoes are now walking around
and blutting at each other, and THEN
wings seem perfectly useless.
Regular row going on, the same as
/ between six drunken men.
Two insects lying on their backs
with their legs up and Il panied and
wondering expression ON their faces
They have been regularly knocked out
IAN insects now down and out, and
only making feeble efforts to aScer
/ tain where they are ut. | think | have
/ proved beyond Il doubt that if enough
! French brandy can be emptied into III
/ Tested spots the mosquito can be rem
/ dered dumb and harmless for certain
length of time. 1t may even be thai
his death will result from his spree
/ shall watch the case for several hours
Half an hour later: Still booty.
/ "One hour later: As quiet as lambs
/ have turned them over and over. bu
to all intents and purposes they are
dead If by getting the mOsquitoc,
of America dead drunk we can xii
/ them off. will the Prohibition party
/ furnish their share of the liquid"
Mr.. Bowser laid down his pen anC
leaned back to mentally figure out the
number of barrels of brandy required
/ to make Il thorough job of it, and wheT
! midnight came Mrs. BowSer descended
the stairs to find him sound asleep
The gas was blazing away, but the bot
/ tie was empty. The six mosquitoe,
had got over their booze and come out
| and they were sitting on his bald head
and getting in their work. She did no
! disturb them. She picked up the pei
and wrote:
Hint number eight: Cannot the mos
| quito be taught to bite baldhcaded meI
and let the rest of us alone?"
NJ QUAD.