The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-09
MOSQUITOES.
An Essay on the Pests Notable for its
Wit and Wisdom

The mosquito il short, abbre-
waited form of annoyance. He prac-
tees this annoyance every warm
night when he skins through the
murky atmosphere OF an inhabited
around bedposts ami circling pill
fection-a nose fully exposed to a
even a mosquito il slightly foresight
the palm Of a hand.
The mosquito takes an unusual in
terest in New Jersey. However, lit
does not overlook the other states,
but kindly provides a few billion
youngsters for every square mile of
territory.
A mosquito, like a rattlesnake,
generally gives a warning before it
strikes. This warning il a weak
buzz, known as a war-song. lit seems
that the mosquito is very fair in bat
tie, because Immediately before he
advances he comes to our telephone
box and sings this defiant war-song.
When he has put up the receiver, he
retreats a. short distance to consider
the most likely point for an unher-
aided charge. No one can tell the
exact position where he will make an
attack. Oftentimes he skirmishes
around for a while, then makes a
rally, which is sure to cause the enc
my to give crushing blow. While
this blow il descending the mos
quito leaves for other parts where
he again starts on his operation of
boring cavities. Thus the unfortu-
nate person thinks that there il q
full-fedged flock of mosquitoes in
quiring as to his nature and testing
the different parts of his body with
augers. Yet it's the same DR.. Mos
quito going on his nightly round with
hypodermic syringe.
Mosquitoes are very friendly and
easily acquainted with, in fact they
will make their own acquaintance
If one wishes to eschew these over
developed gnats. one may sit beside
a saucer of coal oil and slide into
Sunderland with full confidence in
the fluid. For when a mosquitoes
senses tell him coal oil il HARDLY, he
Immediately departs for shores where
the odor of John D. does not fog the
air
Oil OF Citronilla and mosquitoes
don't make friends. In reality they
fall apart-the mosquito on his back
leaving the unkind world.
Mosquitoes are up-to-date; they
sleep out of doors; they live in the
country in the summer, and they
make acquaintance with society
Sometimes they visit palaces and
hum love songs In the princesses'
ears. But when winter breathes
forth white-frosted perfume upon the
country, they become insects of the
past and gently and peacefully 20
into oblivion.
Few persons know they speak
Spanish when they pronounce the
word Mosquito" Yet when he let's
us know by a sharp, sudden bite
that he is in our presence, Spanish is
not used, but the air is split with
blue streaks when we express our
feeling by another unclassified, un-
refined language.
History tells III how a little brown
spider showed Robert Bruce how to
persevere, but the mosquito need not
learn ct. R." the lesson of persis-
tence-that would be superfluous.
After all mosquito is simply a de-
post on this earth that by his per-
sistent efforts he may wake up all
hypochondriacal person and make
them realize that the Twentieth Cen
fury has the throttle open and if he
chooses the conductor Time can cas-
lily put him off at the station of Indo-
lence and keep going on the track of
Prosperity with even greater speed
than ever before.-The Jeffersonlan.
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