The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26

I and meant 10 break The new bimseI
and In his own way. but he saw Tho
II was too late.
"Well. what do you think OF tho II
vestmentf" be- carelessly asked as b
hung up his hat.
II think You might have got bnndl
OF bones at the slaughter house for
good deal less money" replied Mr.,
B0wser.
Nov, then, my dear. wait until yo
have heard the whole story. When
started for the Office this morning
had no more thought OF buying q Gov
than ! had OF jumping down well
AZ the Office found Professor Dug
gan. the germ and mlcrobe expert
Knowing how interested ] am In sucl
matters. he had called - give me th,
results OF some recent experiments
How many bacteria do you suppose
be found IN pound OF butter bough
az q grocery"
mot single one"
over million. my dear woman
and every one Of them capable ol
starting q case Of typhoid fever. How
many germs do you guess he found II
quart Of milkr'
y don't care how many he found
Your bacteria and germs and microbes
are all nonsense. No one ever heard oi
such things until few years ago"
Don't be donkey, Ms. Bowser
Nine'tenihs OF the sickness and death
OF today nre caused by those very
things. If you want 10 run the risk,
then 10 ahend. but want no microbes
In mine. The professor estimated TIM,
with a COW OF our own we would both
live ten years longer"
And he probably got $40 Of the
money"
Mrs. Bowaer, don't 40 too farr' eau.
toned Mr.. Bowscr M be flushed up.
mo living man or woman can impuGn
tho honesty OF Professor Duggan. II
was his friendship for me that brought
him to the Office. He In not man 20
stand by and see friend OF his swnl.
low microbes by the cart load"
Mrs. Bowser had nothing 10 say In re.
ply. and after gazing at the COW shed
from back window for two or three
minutes Mr.. Bowser continued:
"of course was chiefly actuated by
the question Of health, but there is an
other side TO II. What do you suppose
our milk and butter have cost us the
last year~milk and butter full OF bac.
terra and microbesY'
Il have no interest In the matter.
You have bought cow and are going
70 do great things with her"
He glared at her but hung on 20 him.
self. He wanted 10 straIghien the COW
question out before picking up any side
issues.
save Money and Health.
II have figured IL up, and we shall
save something Ike a hundred dollars
yenr--not microbe, not bacterIum
not a germ, and q clean saving OF n
hundred dollars! ! don't see why you
need feel put out about II, Name me q
man who could have done Il better thing
all around"
How can we make butter out OF two
or three quarts OF milk dayT dc,
manded Mrs. Rowser as she arose.
1.-TWO or three quarts OF milk a day,
Why, woman, your head must have
got screwed on the wrong way. There
will be all Of ten quarts Mt q milking,
We shall use about two quarts day,
and the rest will go into butter and
cheese. Yes. forgot about the cheese.
We will make our own and have It
every day"
"You can't squeeze four quarts day
out OF that bundle OF bones. and there
won't be cream enough for the cat
Mr. Bowser, you have been hocuscd
again, done up, made guy of. That
COW IL 30 old that she has both front
feet IN the grave"
"Woma !. deny itv' he shouted M
the top of his voice. breaking loose at
last, II wanted a COW TO save both
our llyes and to make a profit OF Sl00
year. Because You didn't think OF It
first you are mad and jealous, IL
won't do you any good. The COW has
been bought and paid for. Here she
will remain. II you don't want any
Of the milk, butter and cheese, you can
aat raw turnlps."
Settled Mrs. B0wser.
That settled Mrs. Bowser. They
went down TO dinner ut the ringing OF
.he bell, but neither spoke during the
neal. When II was ended Mr.. Bowser
went upstairs and slipped ON an old
'oat, and then, coming down, he took
tin pail from the kitchen and went
,ut to milk the new COW. She was ex.
,ectlng him. He fetched a pail Of wa.
er and some hay from a barn across
he alley, and before proceeding to |
MILK he looked her over. She looked
Id and decrepit. She looked mourn.
ul and dlsconsolate. The thought came
teallng DER him that he had been
lone up, but he shut his lips and forced
t back. Never In this living world
,,nuId ko oJn.tt tba foaA 4s NI.a d.,