The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-01
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We found plenty ~ mp-puiHucs .hrrc -
said the retmnsd v~acauuni-t. "I.j La
diil't worry Va much, arI WHOM 80 cgina
To $50 IA" simple but scientific manner m
which the people there kept mosquitoes our
uf the sleeping quarter az night. why, We
ceased To worry about them at all.
Most Of H. were puarterrd in small he
tached cabins, two. thrs-' or four person- IN
each. Some Of tbe-a cshlu- we're OF boards
covered with tar paper. ours was Of CORFU
gated iron.
The first rignt we were there We saw he
boss ~ the ranch coming along ~" ruw
carrying a zinc huchc, with - s~mou.deriug
smoky fire in ~. and We. leing greenhorns
IN the business. wondered what he was
carrying that bucket of fire around for. and
we wondered still more when We saw him
disappear with it within one IT tine cabins
and then COTnc ont without IL.
But pretty Soon be- wont back and rot
the smoky bucket of fire ant carried il into
the next cabin aud lrtt It thorn for u white.
and IN due course he ~pt ~ hirhri for a
while m oars. and lv - 81 time We had
Cons Ia r"allW, whaI thc smoky tii" VA
a smuigC Ia drive nui the mosquitoes. IL
served it, pliTIuSa ,srfprtlv. IL drove, them
ON "ntll"lv. and we didn't have - mu--
'l'''' ii 'Ni 't''' wa b'Elll. uilll W. sit iI
delightfully."-
Having once seen II done. We Smudged
our own cabin every night ourselves after
that and enjoyed the fun; IL was a pleasure
10 us TO tillnk that we were woodsmen
enough, - do this job, and we got so we
could do it IA we'll as any body.
we found an old tin can that would hold
about a gallon and put two or three inches
Of earth in the bottom Of il so that the fire
wouldn't burn the bottom out Of il, and then
around through the sides of the can, lust
above the earth in IL. We punched "A few holes
to give n draught for the fire, and then we
tied a string On this can at the top 80 that
we could swing IL when We wanted to when
We were starting To fire mp We kept on
hand a little stock of dry chips and twigs
for fire PURPOSES, and when night came and
II was time To make thc Smudga we'd start
the fire in our smndgc can aud then when
The lire was pretty we'll "A gong vel MAKE
the Smndge
ITO do this yui Put lightly on top OF the
fire damp moss or the forest lCbris ot damp
leaves and twigs gathered up from any
where ON the ground, enough of tlis 80 tina,
IL viii cover the fire and yet not smother y
entirely the fire wants Ia burn u little, hut
only enongh Ia make tlat top stun smoke
and when W. had got oar smldgc smoking
in good shape We would carry the can in
side and set IL on top of the stove in orr
cabin. and we got 50 that Ne could make
in that gallon tin Cau great s'nudSos.
You remember ] told you thai our cabin
was made OF corrugated iron. Well. sir.
we got 70 that we could make >rEndses with
smoke so thick that Il would III! tho cnbin
chockablock and pour out of every cor
rugation in the roof When Va had set tho
smudgc can on the stove and tad retired
To the outside we'd stand there and see the
smoke como out al along the ridg pot,
and through every ~cprrIgnfion all along
the caves Of the cabin, il vou didn't know
you'd think the louise Was a'ire. II a. W.
stood and watched tie smoke roll out so
we'd smile and say 10 each other
"She's smoking great tonight. ch?'
And when bedtime came we'd get into the
cabin I'M sleep and sleep and sleep with
out n mosquito.
n good -'nudgc"