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From m PtiGE|piI HGi,y .f,i,v-fis--.
RIsrEcrtD fRtrNn PoUL>oN--i, - nov about
scNoutccn wears since presented 70 YOU some ne
mark concerning the LooustS, that cAn,e under
nav notice "a the wears 1893 and 1872 Nh,ch YOU
p"blslc psivr 1t that time. and perhaps
Il would u agreeable 10 YOU 10 receive a further
account ct tiosc Children 81 the earth, tia, took
place "a that year, ~. 1917, and - general ~
s.irtystion - 10 take pllcc ssAia this spring,
should ~ish {, draw t,e attention OF thu learned
aud Intelligent towards those curious aud wonder
iSI inscetsi aud ii YOU should conclude the fol-
iaAins mlruiorands worth, OF bciag publishc.
u'ey arr 81 your service.
Yours. sincerely. GDED.
Pa'Gesetfiis Cst8iig, .'!area .. 1854
1917. About u,r u,iJdlr 1T MAY, the loeus,s
bean to spPear ~ the surface. IT the earth but
pelicsc they scrC Ee,fi u having their earthly
abo'lc, a. tie rsi,cr ~ss cool Ga tn 22d some
lea began - nakg tl,cIF app. srancc aud eNtrica-
tc'l th'mSlNc, trum cut It taCsr skin or shell hat
,urr'nudvi tii-r, bot ,hey seemed eonS,dcr-bi,
benumbc,i ~ith TIC coli.
l'r b',inring oi Juue. t',,y rose ia con,ilrI5,-
Die t"dscs, and Nc ~ere s1sn saiutcd with their
nisic.
\, soon rs they ris- OF come out of the earth
~hish - about Tie ,u.c at suns l. The, ar. n
lonely insect, surrounded With n yellow skin or
.h'li. They then, NTH the utmost haste, make
ioc tree or some ,nlih body, seize q strong hold
VITA their legs, aud 10y considerable cNertiou
hurs, thc sNiu that incinsus them and from ~ hieh
u'f ck'rieatc themselves and come forth a hand
some INSECT with ~'ugs leaving their she'll stick
irS. and ia a short uu.c they aTv able 10 ~ aud
sing.
have taken notice that IL they are diIs,orv ia
delivering thcmspl,cs Of their shell they perish
as It soou becomes 50 dry that thrS are not able
10 ct out q u.
Their singing, ~ IL is commonly called. takes
eii-'i from under thoir ~iLgs, where uicrv j. AN
cpthnS into thuir 'o,ly, and frouI whence thr
s'auI issues aud proceeds from the male otly
The i.fr,alr las sharp hollow So, Az, NL,Ci, =
. situated IA the under aud back part ut her body.
With which she makes An inei,ion through th,.
ba'k AID wood ct the branches Of trees aud il IL
curious hat pans shc tak-. 60 throw ousn " i!,
anu dep iurTov, aud ia ~hi,l, she Lepnsit,s her
eggs, oEc by the side OF the oder; xI,d sie an
continue the cuttlus from ), }, u 10 inches in
'etsth, according 10 the thckncs, Ut the bran, a.
How long The eggs nE,uIn In that stats " a,
past sy finding out. Tor took some of the branch
- and pat them ia bottle purpose to sec Uhai
A"id ui an ahimaleulc would come iruin tlie Cgys,
bot could TO, succeed in making any discovery.
nut u ~ remarkable Ia reject, that ia du, time
uh"Ac eggs, IN Shat state or form ~ unknown u
me, should fall To the grnuad, and for certain
humber 81 years penetrate into thr eatth-for the,
nave been found siN or nBore feet ia Jeuth-sud
then, alter catering certain drptll-for tiscm To
sF"uu@ll rise, aud that an exact period of scyen-
teen years should take place before they eon, 10
p'riceti u, and general rcsurrcctiot, ct.suc, /,
wonderful lndce,l, and ia my opinion worthy tie
'Inqu'ry Of thc philosopher, Tor I have 40 doubt
THEY were fornvd .! the Almighty for wise and
useful pnrpose.
What ~ most extraordinary 90 my ,icw-for I
he Vrr could perceive tstt they partouk of any nou-
rIphmcnt ShatcNer, nor do they any iniur, ,h,t
,ouIi discover, excepting uhvre thu, max, the
'"'ision IL dcpnstc their eggs-this wound leave.
the bran, hes Oi the fruit tender ,ha, they
frequently break OF - lin the raltIng OF th. ar.
Dur'"s their existence out of tl,c earth, the,
.SAn ''erig lde. hut II - very short Que, iOr
They exist Ouy about two months
A"d. ~ FRIEND Po,Ilsou, will again inf,,r,n
Non' n'.'i 10 - with much pleasure, 80 antie,.
,'"'e thr same crst that the former rc,urr,rti,t,
81 u'e ioeusts ICo'iuccd, tor they were sucesc,rd
N'u' ~hat osil pl'nI crops the pru.l,,r- al
Sf"n' iDddei, and almost every Vesc,.Li. pruus.
u"H, ~~s ahGndHat -"d uneon,'no.ly ,,ou,i
- '"t &c e. ia II.
MT. T. PSU Ls0N, Pl,,ladoIphia