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The sceptical man disbelieves in Mosquitos ; he 

 says it is all " prickly heat." 



The profane man wishes that Xoah had not 

 allowed any Mosquitos to enter the Ark. 



The credulous man believes that tobacco smoke 

 will keep them off. 



The malingerer excites pity by pretending that 

 he has not slept all night. 



The extravagant man burns half a box of pastilles 

 before going to bed. 



The sensational man shows you his hand swollen 

 to the size of a pumpkin, and tries to make you 

 believe that a Mosquito has done it. 



The mendacious man swears that a Mosquito 

 bit him through the sole of his boot ! 



The hopeful man puts his trust in an " Indian 

 recipe " which takes three weeks to prepare, and is 

 not ready yet. 



The vain-glorious man sucks lemons till he makes 

 his blood so sour that the Mosquitos won't touch him ; 

 then he triumphs over every one. 



The eccentric man sleeps with gloves on, and his 

 head in a bag : he says he has no bites ; but ask him 

 to show you his wrists ! 



The scientific man catches one, and examines it 

 under the microscope. 



The audacious man sleeps without a curtain. 



The awkward man gets his foot outside the curtain. 



The absent - minded man forgets to pull his 

 -curtain to. 



The unlucky man has a hole in his curtain. 



The statistical man calculates how many bites to 

 the square inch. 



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