The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-11-04

nind legs to his body to make him
Sarmlesst No reason why | shouldn't
Invent q Preparation myself and call it
'Bowser's Mosquito Cement
Whenever / disturb the bottle the
mosquitoes are passive. being evident
ly afraid Of any motion. Hint number
three: Hire a lot OF small boys to
splash the waters Of a swamp and
throw clubs at the grass and bushes.
"All six of the insects have settled
close together on the meat and are eat
ing away in perfect harmony. This
seems to prove that the mosquito is ei-
ther no hog or that there is enough
meat for all and that there is no occa-
sion TO fight among themselves. Hint
number four: IL the selfishness and
greed Of the mosquito could be aroused
and result in fighting among them
selves. wouldn't humanity have a 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 a mosquito settles on
the back OF farmers neck he is there
to stay and that any hope of his tax
ing his departure after three or four
bites is a vain one. There is q hint
here, but l do not know exactly what
it is
Have poked the mosquitoes off the
meat with a straw, and they have set
tied on the sides of the bottle and have
an injured look. They show a disposi-
uon to find some place of hiding and
grieve over my inhumanity. Hint num-
Der six: Injure the feelings of mos
quito if possible and thereby drive him
into hiding.
Il have introduced q portion of q 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
leSsIy 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 good thing for months
There is a hint here, but it can wait.
Mosquitoes are now walking around
and bluffing at each other, and their
wings seem perfectly useless.
Regular row going on, the same as
between six drunken men.
1.-TWO insects lying on their backs
with their legs up and panied and
wondering expression on their faces.
They have been regularly knocked out.
''All insects now down and out, and
only making feeble efforts to ascer-
tain where they are at. think 1 have
proved beyond a doubt that if enough
| French brandy can be emptied into in
tested spots the mosquito can be rem
dered dumb and harmless for a certain
length Of time. 1t may even be that
his death will result from his spree.
shall watch the case for several hours.
Half an hour later: Still boozy.
"One hour later: As quiet as lambs.
1 have turned them over and over, but
to all intents and purposes they are
dead. If by getting the mosquitoes
of America dead drunk we can kill
them off. will the Prohibition party
furnish their share Of the liQuidY'
Mr.. Bowser laid down his pen and
leaned back to mentally figure out the
number Of barrels OF brandy required
to make a thorough job OF it, and when
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 mosquitoes
had got over their booze and come out.
and they were sitting on bis bald head
and getting in their work. She did not
disturb the.2'. she picked M the pen
ard wrote:
Hint numbc" eight: Cannot the mos
quito be taught to bite baldhcaded men