The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-11

AUn n f0nthln6u u
siae,d, !, 10 means an exaggerated PIC
Ogtuh, \ which the planters oil
MURPHs '. a.ained for The last three or
l. ,n5ides. / shall now pro-
N your readers, the connection :,
VINE, .ldss and ants, and intend, 1t
, bet ii, connection plainly, and
UaryaHl ,siying exclusively upon
.9.,,d facts, as the groundwork
LEY ,,msnt. The history OF the
.ls,sod; they haSsbe held up
audience, wisdom, energy and
70 RlkG -. Of the world, both by
received critters, $50 to the ant thou
ialVanc sl,,her waysand be wiSe,'' says
latism M rnd interesting traits as are the
,.omy Of the ants, and however
LEY !, vish 10 dwell upon this inter-
I. yet must proceed (aot with
/ h before your readers, what
|O0KE ..,,of eptomologistso Of high stand
onQuea MA ne TO say relative to this
gel known to every observer
rShals, INV be seen to swarm with us, at
General e he lst Of April to the lst Of
I U. Snt 4 i may be later. They leave
luton. ,s,,. much like bees, and are the
9, ,nass preparing to quit forever
lies, their nativity. 1t some times so
Ound he ,tibe swarmso Of whole habitatlons
tHte heir countless myrlads, and
works, 4, distance rising slow and in dis
works M, 4 very singular and amusing
~ Of d h. exhibited. During their erial
,m1ss are said to "sail like balloons
ae Of the numberless males, who
tracts di@s for their favor, each till some
dCalin ,,r darts UPON her, and as the
Slofy, Vb aid the Sabine Virgins, drags his
llVereg he gorlige crowd" The nuptials
II @nsummaled in mid-air, though
ibis union takes place on the SUM
Vuv'ma his but seldom if ever in the nests /.
once CdDnubial rites are celebrated,
bride, painting no more 10 Join the
'Vfq bill dancers, her FIRST move is 10 CON
hbaae abode in which she may de-
gs Her silver wings, which be-
a chief and only ornament, and
other person, are now greatly in
aeheTefore, without a moments hes.
phem aside. The eggs Of The ant are
nobe scarcely visible to the naked
lhnk il extremely doubtful wheth-
nilg liends ever saw one or not.
\ higoticgapher Of ants is NJ. P.
'ag' They are dropped blythe queen
no lndSn ln her progress through the
:, Crm " workers take charge of the eggs,
10 haPst which they place in separ-
Faells, and constantly tend until
lF4uenlly in the course Of the day
tlea from one quarter Of the nest to
alneY may require a warmer or cool
J, HoaI s' q trier atmosphere; and at in
FEalng over them as if TO impart a
s Fa VnlA The eggs of the ant are never
!, BY j = las nest to be haiched by the
/, BY VI Ase'isd BY your planting friends. /
lOchbN s' more laily into the history Of the
7lgnE asaasd N thesoutset, My wish is
cHPll matter 50 plain that we may all
ofia aaa this fact must alone plead
nle'ns lle presence of Aphides on
O Z Known, by the ants ascending
ahD VA 'ae Cotton plants, aud if we ex.
-aasty with a microscope, we
Tt discover that their object in thus
SUI II lA'a isnot" to eatthe lice, nor
IN I'll wv = the Leaf as many planters
~ Guy % obtain s~accharine fluid
ny '''a aenominated " their milk
Bal 'llasd Roman naturalist was At
sa'l6eF" he shall call it the sweat
jsa' 'hs saliva Of the stars, or a
S'''d sy the purgation ofthe air.n II
''ll'd honey dew, but call ii
qihls a secretion Of aphides. and
= 'ne cotton at this time' IF not
W recent rains, and there can
" 'asIF object in thus waiting
s1S' = . obtain this fluid. eff q
@ !, .sl's g be fed, it touches with lis
"a nose q the individuals which i,
gsali and not only the ants under.
A. 'nsaage, but even aphides and
y. " the mileh kline Of our Iit,l,
V, VIM ". 's'Re and win yield their sac.
lsq N u Ne touch Of their imperativ,
Il. y Spencsl-when ii has thu,
d, u. proceeds to another and SO on
,donl RRilh IL ~ W seen laZlly de-
T y,aif a0a0men swelled almost t.
\ ,.,slsl - been f%easting on aphides
'snd' The tree, says Lime. tba, !.
ms rn,0,. ne apdides, and not to kill
NJ |aq aaS II. should have their mich cat.
asy ,h Y extraordinary to my mind
sa,1 .aesld have slaves. These. arc
y 6s ,o.a.a a'y IN nature, that l thinl
Nj lb' l ,ss q the Creole will be dis
qad,D' Y facts. Being So en-
t', H. : The ants are upon ,hei.
saof M, ne comforts and ever
alksy i. '!e, both for themselves an,