The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
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of the earth. He is so ignorant that he thinks himself smart and you all know that that Is ignorance gone to seed Now, am not telling anything new when l tell you this for other people know 1t just as we'll as l. In my last Country Gentleman I saw where the editor wants the farmers to take page advertisements in the city papers and tell the city people a few truths about farm conditions and the farmer will have to do 1t if he ever comes into his own. Look how the poor meat trusts advertise to all the people how little they make, but for their advertising the fact no one would know that they did not make a big profit of of every animal they butcher and sell.
 Back to My Near Disgrace.
 We'll, I got clear of the subject. We'll, being run away from my homestead with bed bugs, there is to be no correction of my grammar. l said with bed bugs, and I meant 1t, for I had gotten home with them in my clothes and 1 carried them to Wye the same way. l don't mean anything personal by this because I got my clothes full of them in Little Rock. For the life of me I don't see how Little Rock hotels can afford to throw in so many of them with a nights lodging when they only charge a dollar. We'll, at Wye I turned back the cover of my bed and there, standing up boldly and brave ly high upon their feet with heads thrown back looking me square in the eye, was whole platoon of them in regular military formation, rank after rank of the privates with the officers standing off to themselves in their proper places. Did those brave fellows flee at the appearance of their enemy? No. They held their ground bravely and courageously until l had slain the last one. both officer and private, every one per- ished at his post of duty. I had never seen any of their kind before. but I just knew they were cooties. Their perfect military training convinced me of that fact. Not knowing. I took couple of them to neighbor, who used to live in Chicago, but he said they were not cooties, that they were too big. Then l felt better. and de. cided that l could ramble once more, but if they had been cooties I don't think 1 could have ever faced my friends again. who might have gotten stocked up with them by me. As to what they were I don't know unless they were Mexican bed bugs. They were black and bite like 'em.
 4 Hydrophobia Tick.
 Nor did my experiences stop with those brave fellows. 1 dreamed Sun day night of an old fellow. who said he was not afraid of mad dog for he had been bitten by one and did not go mad. He told me of it so real istically until l could see the little black flee biting him on one leg and then flying back from one to the other leg until at last 1t was biting me. The next night something was biting me just that way on my back and shoulders in most insane and crazy way, until I caught 1t and held it until l could light my lamp. It was a rusy black little tick. The rustiest looking one ever saw. I then thought of my dream. Maybe" thinks l, "a mad dog has been about my house and dropped this tick. and maybe l will go mad from its bite. We'll, l will just tell the readers of the Pulaskian about 1t, and if should go mad they can kill all the ticks for my benefit It was a queer idea, of Course, and one that a per son could only get from a dream ex- perienee. Maybe 1t Is good. and may. be hydrophobia is only another dis ease that is scattered by ticks. They scatter fever amongst the cattle. why shouldn't they scatter hydrophobia also?
 We'll, got busy at once and got rid of every bedbug in my shack, I think. Then l got stocked of with fleas. They did not bother me 50 much the first night, but when I awoke about eleven o'clock they were just eating me up. We'll, thinks I, they will sure make me sick. for that's the effect they have on me. They are not quite as bad as the bedbugs for they make me vomit, but their bite hurts me worse. We'll, 1 was in my homestead IL L } n