Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-08
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Mosquitoes, the most pestiferous of ,oll.in-
sects. nave aye come upon US in swarms. They aro
now intuil feather, and in some parts If tbe
CITY torment poor mortal flesh beYond ali enlr,.
rance. We are, unfortunately, in mosonito.
INFESTED district, and from their relentless 'nns'
. our lace and eyes are now swollen as if.havinp
JuSt :EP passed through a long and well contested
mill with the Benecia Boy.' Tho vcrv shy1s,
ot one OF these insinuating little insects Strikes
more terror to our Sou1' than could tho 'hotplin1
OF a whole forest ofgrizzly bears. Sound slccne7
ing is one of our Weaknesses; amid the roar5 of
cannon the ringing of bells, and the rolling of
ail der machines IN the fire department Of this
NOISY city, we can sleep on all unconscious of
the tumult without; but let half doZo
qultoeS set up a midnight chorus, and we start
from our slumbcrs as ifall the fiends oF panEjas
monlum were dancing in wild confusion o;ronndS
our couch. With a swarming ghorncts' nest we
we could play with as much composIlre as d6ns
a chlld with most cherished toy, but at the
approach OF mosquito our nerves become nm
strung, our courage fails US, and VIC retreat
with celebrity equal to the stampede which
mas rendered immOrtalsthe names of the heroes
OF Narration. We abominate. we desDise we
Jear mosquitoes! and, as this will be the last
tune we shall honor them with an article in Tho
Era we Will borrow from a scientific source the
following account Of their origin which mo,, ho
as interesting to our readers us it is annoyinr
TO us: These pests of summer proceed from
GnImHCcuteS commonly -terined'the sSyipele. tail
II bowl of water is placed in the summers
sun Tor lew days, number Of vigglc tails
VIII be visible, and will continue to increase in
size until they reach three sixtcenths ornn inch
in length, remaining longer on the surface ms
they approach maturity, as if seeming to 1.-Two
on the influence derived from the two clements
OF air and water; finally they will assume crv
Sails form, and by increased specific gravity.
sink TO the bottom; n few hours only will elanSe
when short black furZe or hair - III grow ont
on every side OF each, and it assumes the form
~ minute catterpiler, Its specific gravity
being thus counteracted, it is waited to the side
OF the bowl by the slightest breath of air. Ina
short time fly will be hatched and cscape-
leaving Its tiny house on the surface of the wa.
ter Any one who has had ciStern in the
yard, has doubtless observed the same effect in
summer, although he may be Ignorant Of tho
beauty and simple process of development. IF
pitcher OF cistcrn or other water is placed in
close room over night, from which ali mosoui-
toes have been excluded, enough mosquitoes
Will breed in it during the night to give any
amount of trouble. The necessity Of kcenin1
yards and the surface Of the ground near houses
entlre!y free from stagnant water, in order to
dHnlnlsh the number of these might birds is
evident We will complete the business by
giving a 'fugitivepoem,' entitled 'o'' :
YE SHELTERS mEv CUM.
Its May, and yer here skcctcrs, well,
hev bin lookin fur ye SUN time sense,
An hopin5that ye Would'ent cum
y tall, but yer beln here
Won't keep me frum speakin out my mind,
Fur i've got no respect fur yer presents We tarnel
Pests, wuss than the frogs thct plagued ole
noar,
And made him let the egyptians all go free,
But thets an ole subjec.
Ye needn't be buzzin roun and making so much
Fur yer uuthin but skeeter no how, Tado.
a cusSed little thing, and hitler yit
When yc wus ,wiggc tail.
Sposc ye don't remember wher. We cumifrom,
Folks gineraIly don't when they git up a notch.
But Lcant think what ye was made fur, no how.
Cept it wus to kcpc the purlicc awake, well,
spect that was it. t1'2
Sum say ye sing, so does hcssl ,.V
singin,
Ye can quit, or else I'll own I've got no year
Fur musick; ifother potts kin find virtues in We,
SkeeterS, its morn kin, i don't think yer
Performers II ever raise an angel to the skies.
Speshally i'm the angel
Well, yer tricky varmint after all;
Ye put ME in mind oflawyerS, an bout as tricky
Yer always found inside the bar, ready tn
Run up bill, and itkeeps EeIler sparrin
Iu keep ye off, he gifts no Slcap.
J e mex the mite mornin, and the morniu
Mite, tinis."
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