Mower County transcript., 1904-07-13

Experience is a dear teacher. Far
mer Ben has been persistin' and layin'
down the warnings for. years against
the microbes and diseases and dangers
of the dust that flies in the streets and
that is breathed into our, lungs and is
swept up by, long dresses and is carried
into the houses to engender and breed
all kinds Of sickness and death. I see
that out of the j; ;S72 street sweepers@ in
New York city, 1883 are found to be-
afflicted with pulmonary complaints
and sixty hav consumption. Lung
diseases, bronchial troubles and q lot
more Of such ills are caught from the
germs that~we. take into our systems.
just imagine what is ground up into
the. street and road dust, manure, TO-
baceo Spit nose blowings, cigar stube,
dead. rats: and cats, and all the otfal
that is tracked BY dogs and cats from
back yards and rubbish piles, ..all:dried
up id the sun and ground together by
wagons and teams and. then mixed to-
etheE and sent whirlin' " the ;Wiuds
In al directions IF that amt 4 dose
to take, then: I'd like to know why.
And to. think that women that call
theirselves. clean and neat viii sweep
up loads Of such stuff and lug it home
on their trails and trains and store it
away in their clothespresses to breed
and sprout and propagate disease and
death.
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Well, republicans hav had another
dose of primary elections and in Min.
neapolis and other places no bones was
made of votin' hundreds of democrats
in 'em to try and defeat the wishes Of
the majority of real G. O. P. pushers.
It's gettin' worse and worse all the
time and [ don't think it is worth a
hill of second hand beans the way it is
worked. Some ninnies talk like the
primary was just the same as a real
election which it amt at all. I can't
see why each party amt got right
to nominate it's own candydares all by
itself without any outsiders takin' a
hand at all. That is the only way to
get real party candydates is for only
those of that party to make their own
nomination at the primary. When it
comes to the general election, under
the Australian ballot, everybody can
90 and vote just as he pleases among
the candydates Of all the parties. But
I can't see why any republican should
be let into a democratic caucus and
primary to interfere with their own
party simon pure .nominatin' what
they WISH I can see how under the
evil of smixin' up, the republicans mite
turn in and help nominate weak dem.
ocratic candydate for offs and then
turn round and skin him at the No.
yember polls. The whole thing is
against law and order. :''~SS
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I hav no doubt in my mind that that
new Chicago fakir who expounds the
theory that the enjoyment of food is
mental rather than physical will get a
followin'. Inever knew such to fail
to get suckers even with no bait on the
hook. Under the idee propounded by
the Chicago professor, barley soup and
plain bread will be as delicious as
spring lamb and fresh peas if the eater
only thinks SO. By deep cogitation, he
can convince hisself that the plainest
fare is delicious. This flavors of the
old greenback theory. just take a
piece Of paper and mark on it this is q
dollar and think it is q dollar and. it is
adollar. Inever did believe that think.
in. made q thing % not SO. ); When
folks tell me that I amt got the tooth
ache Whenz ~ I. they arses inothin' but
Elknanhia and know it
and they ought When / sit down
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