Evening journal., 1907-01-12

horse sinks down behind and a COW
In front A horse rises on bis front
legs and a COW on her hind ones. II
lady should ever call here"--
1--WE shall talk about the heather,
probably, instead of horses and cows
But why do these animals lie down
and get up in different waysfv per-
sisted Mr.. Bowser. "You should learn
for your own benefit"
I'm sure / don't know"
Ways OF Horse and Cow.
"Then ! will proceed 10 inform you.
A COW sinks down on her knees first
that she may examine the grass and
see If there are any bumblebees' nests
around. A horse sinks down behind
first that he may take last look at
the clouds and see what the weather
Is to be In rising a COW is still looking
for those nests, and the horse wants to
know If there is going to he a thunder
storm that day. / ask no credit for
what ! am telling you though it has
cost me many years Of observation.
For instance how many persons in
this town could tell you why cows and
horses switch their talls?"
"They do 1t to keep the flies on, Of
course"
"Ha, ha, hal That was the very an.
swer ! expected Il is the very one
most people would give, and yet it's
wrong The tail switching Is an in
voluntary motion and is practiced
when there isn't a fly within a mile.
Let man stand still, and he will put
his hands into his pockets. Let him
sit down, and he win cross one leg
over the other These are things you
should think Of, Mrs. Bowser. Any
time you want to ask me any ques-
tons about natural history ~
Mrs. b. Asks 0uestIons.
II want TO ask a couple now. How
many teeth has a horse, and why has
a COW teeth only on one jawY
Mr.. Bowser was bowled over In
minute, but he didn't stay bowled. He
rallied and answered:
"a horse has thirty teeth, and any
fool knows that a COW has teeth on
both jaws"
"The male horse has fourteen teeth
and the female only twelve, Mr.. Bow
ser, while the COW has teeth only on
one jaw, and that is the lower one.
Can you tell me why this is so?"
Because 1t isn't. 1t isn't so within
forty rods"
"But II is ANY veterinary surgeon
or work on anatomy VIII tell you So"
woman, don't try any tricks on
mew shouted Mr.. Bowser as he turned
red and white. Il sit down here this
evening to give you a few lessons in
natural history, and you try to turn the
whole thing into sarcasm. You talk Of
confederation. will now go out and
get such proofs that l am right and
you are wrong as will bury you right
out Of sight. BY thunder. but you have
cheekg
Mr.. Bowser went to the butcher and
was told that Mrs. Bowser was right.
He went to a livery stable and was
told the same thing. He went to a
grocer who had been a farmer, and
was sat down ON some more. As
last resort he visited his family drug.
gist and got 1t in the neck again, and
the druggist added;
'BowseE make a thorough Job OF II
and find out how many teeth an ass
has gotr
Tie left the store boiling over and
seeing red. but salvation was at hand.
A boy and a wheelbarrow came run
ming down the sidewalk at a 2:4O gait,
and as Mr.. Bowser didn't get out Of the
way he was struck by the wheel and
rolled into the street. and when assist
ed home by two kind pedestrians he
knew that Mrs. Bowser's solicltude for
his welfare would prevent her having
another word to say about horses OF
cows. NJ. QUAD.
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