Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-10-10


upon our fruit trees. After passing the winter in
the ground, would that it were its grave, The in
sect makes over the tree to its heirs, which can
only, with our present knowledge, be, checked by
means, that like curing the headache by ampuia
ton, too effectuaI for the end proposed. Pear
orchards resemble the g9rdens of the French n
blemen, mentioned by Madame De Stael, viii, h
were planted with dead trees in order to inspire
contemplation; not knowing enough of the bore
to be able to bring him to Justice, the cultivate.
can MY sigh over his more than los, labors. Bur
for DR.. Frank in, it would have been more COM
mon than II is now, and the practice is by no means
obsolete for every family to supply itself with
insecticides by keeping large open vessels Of Wa
ter their houses, as if for the special beneti
of this insect whose bark and bic are equally ul
desirable. The moscheto lays his eggs upon he
water, where they are Matched into grubs, whiel
float with their heads downward; when the time
for their change is come, they break hroi Oh the!'
oRter covering and draw themselves out standin4
upright, 50 that they appear ike vessel, The cors
let being the hoat,an the body officiating as mast
and sail Their former sea change is now rever
sed; for, should their naval establishment overse,
they are inevitably lost moschettoes. As soon
as their wings are dried, they fly away to their
| work OF blood. As six or seven generations
are born in summer, and each mother can fur
nish two hundred and fifty eggs, it is evident hat
IA vessel ofwater, properly neglected, will pc, pie
the air OF whole neighbourhood. Bat there is no
end 10 the list Of evils arising from ignorance on
this subject. One of the choicest specimens of il
we ever heard,ls hat of The gardeners in Germany
who collect and bury gruDs in order to deslro,
hem, mode OF destruction quite fatal, as hat
OF ;hr wing fish into the water to drown Them
Il would be easy to give some striking iiiusira-
lions OF the advantage OF knowledge on this sui
ject. The manner in which peach trees are Sc
cured from the depredations Of the insect which
every yeardestroys so many, is well known
The insect deposits lis eggs in The bark OF the
tree, as nearly as possible to the surface Of the
ground When it Is obliged to resort to branches,
oesldes hat it is more easily discovered by the
gum which flows from he wound, he grub would
generally Ge arrested by the cold Leore il would
make lis way to The root, where il retreats in win.
er. BY ascerainng the time when these eggs
are ad, and t,lng straw or mating around he
trunk oi The tree, lis I'M uries easily prevented
We are persuaded thai he asages Of he clothes
IN tn, the creature to whom food and raimen are
me. might be pre- enteo Ny exposing c'oIes 10 the
ighi al The time of oviposlion. When The Tins
Der was found to be perishing in The dock yards
ii Sweden, he Hing app ,ieoto Linnaus to dis
cover "a remedy, THIS ackn"w l.dgIns he dereud-
ence IT commerce ,ilailonal defence, and royal pow
CT, apon h im.ie scientific researches. He NScer-
alned the time when the insect deposited its eggs
ind by shaking the timber in water at that peri :,
he evil was etfectualI, prevered.
| We certainty receive MANY serious injuries a
The hand Of the insect race. Butthey are mt whoi-
J., unpro, oked; mol can il he denied, thai ii the
r,rmen. as, we also torment hem. l. is 10 ue
nnped that The time VIII come when we shall 1t
,.ie To deaf with them as with larger ANIMALS, e,
| emlnalIng those which cannot be employed III dix
service 81 man. Al present, however, their lnge
naiiy, heir persev erance, and their numbers, ren-
uer ,peiess or man make any crusade IL
,alnst them. But we have little to compIail !
impaired with he inhabitants oil warmer imat4s
d.. Clark tens US, that in the Crimea, he foul'
he moschettoes So venomJns, that In spite oil
s.oVes, and every other deence, he was one en-
ire wound. La sutry night, he sought shelter
in his carriage; they followed him there, and
When he attempted to light candle, they exui>
sllshed 1t by their numbers. La Saath America
here are coun, less varieties; some plrsde their
.aDors by day, and others ny night; The, to,;nI
Ilfelent strata IN The air, and new detach nen,
relieve guard DIS las as n lJriner are eAhausIei,
HumDot tells Us, that near RI U.ldro he wretch
ed Inhabitants Dury themselves IN The sand, Al
excepting the head in order to sleep; we should
think thai, in such condition, they ouid Del
sorey tempted to make no exception. Even this
Is NO, great an evil as the destruction made 10y
he white ants ampng papers ol ali descriptions.
Inc same authority mentions, that there areI
documents ol any antiquity spared by this des-
troy er; Ii nyades the tenure Of property, The du-
ration OF literature, the record oil history, and al
,he means oI existence and improvement, .,
which clvll society is held together. 1t is me
ancholy enough 10 see gardens, fields, and iores
sinking lnto dust; but we must confess that this
last calamity quite exceeds all others.
To those who resent these injuries, ii may oe
consoling to know Ia the means ot ample ven-
seance are within heir reach, and if they choose
10 follow the example Of those who kill aud ea
insects, the insects viii certainty have the worsl
oil the war. The Arabs. as is well known, eat
ocusts with great relish, though. for reasons, nos
certainly founded upon the disparity OF outward
favor, they look with adherence upon crabs anu
boosters. Holentots, also, delight to have locusts
make their appearance, though they eat ever
zen thing. calculating with some foresight, tina
is hey shall eat the locsts, they shall mol he =
,ers in the long run This people, wh' are tar
ron tastidlous in any OF their HABITS, also eat
aats boited, raw, or roasted, aier n m3nnef OF
C Iitee; and IN Sc who can oTerc me ne tpr 2 "i
mr. .iu.l re- - IA, Ia nv he eyperIn confess h If