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Pest House At Jaffa: Gros' best-known paintings are Victor of Ar-cole, The Battle of Ei/lau, and Napoleon Visiting the Pest House at Jaffa. In this last painting, his exploitation of the esoteric Middle Eastern setting anticipates the later romantic interest in that area. Even more significant is the pessimism expressed in the portrayal of the dead and dying soldiers; the realistic rendering of these pathetic, plague-ridden figures contradicts the idealized neoclassicism of David and anticipates the romantic realism of Gericault.
Economic position: One of man's great problems, as a house mouse damages property, food, and clothing
It is thought that the common, unwelcome house mouse probably originated somewhere in Asia, but it has spread throughout Europe, America, and practically the entire world. The house mouse is always found accompanying man in every environment.
Although the house mouse is a pest, it does make an interesting and gentle pet.
One insect pest is disastrous: Phylloxera [4]. This little creature lives on the root of the vine and kills it. In the 1870s it almost destroyed the vineyards of Europe. The pest came from America, and so did the cure. By replacing the vines with European cuttings grafted on to a rooted cutting of American stock, Phylloxera was defeated because native American vines were found to be immune to the plague. |
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