"Ladies and gentlemen," said the auc
tioneer, as he resumed hfs post, "I found
bugs. 1 don't exactly rememember the
Latin for them, but they are there. And
now let me talk to you as a friend. Bed
bugs were not made for gaudy show, nor
were they made for a life of ease. It is a
law of nature thai they should inhabit bed
steads. They can no more go out under
uie barn and make a living than a dog can
become an eagle and float through space.
The aversion among you to this insect is
'founded on lalse principles. His bite
scarcely irritates the sleeper, but it cleanses
and purities the blood. But for Uie bed-
ougs of this country we should all have
boils and carbuncles. They keep down
warts. They cause moles to disappear.
Give them a chance and they would remove
corns without pain. The great "
"r'ifty cents?" called an old woman who
remembered lh.it she had a remedy at
home.
