Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-05

ana sbitberlo unheard cf varieties Of animated exs
tepoe Hepos "a our ablest nalurAlists contend, No
have those new and peserOns hOmoneules called extor
tOroners ouartermasters Comm saries blockade run
ners auctioneer detectives, provost mBrshas, deser-
ers substitutes and substitute agents, plssPors men,
railroad ssntiuels and many others, all unknown before
The war To what extent the welfare and comfort Ct
society has been enhanced by the appearance Of these
new creations. is question to be determined BY the
historian IN the quieluda Of profound peace. All that
csn be expected Of the most phOsOphic sufferers Of the
present day an admission that these creatures are the
inevitable annSyaHees Of Al unnatural condition Of
hlngs coupled with the hope that they viii pass away
when the normal STATE Of Affairs is restored.
But by far The most horrible homuncue brought into
being by the Is the ea1Po JrOz renter Of rOOms
Thls creature above the microscopic size much so
Is 10 be distinctly visible TO the naked eye, and may
Be seen at all hours Of the day and in every street.
alley and lane Of the city. Ii heart, however, is so
utterly invisible not TO be perceptibs under the
most powerful mAgnifYng lenses yet discovered BY
man. Its habits are peculiar, its aspect horrible
and ia disposition cruel in the extreme II appears to
have no habAon of its own, but manages by dint Of
cunning and srOcity to obtain possession Of the dwell
ings Of Others which then parcels OF by room,
and tacts of the luekless tenants most fearful price
for the privilege of occupation sucking the lfebOOd
from them by SLOW degrees until they are forced to Ay
to the country to their HVeG As general thing
however its victims ere so emacAted and ex sangui-
nsOus as not 70 have the vital strength Or energy 10
escape the fAngs Of their destroyer but move from
house 70 house and their strength aud
means viii admit in the vain hope Of escaping their
enemy, until at last they perish mserAbly of disease
known as NOrbidG iApseUAia-A and invariably
fatal mAAdyy resulting from the poison of the esHpO
ror which takes the place Of the blood extracted from
their veins. Meantime, the dire necessity Of finding
shelter anywhere eomPels fresh victims to rent the
and houses infested BY the eaGpo ror and the
: that the creature becomes blOated in
his dimensions and pulled up in manners to re-
semble a human being TO surprising desrse-insO-
much that it Is generally mistaken by the ignorant for
successful Spectator. Nevertheless, it is nothing
more than what it first and before it got
To- human Affiliations VILE predaciOus blood thirsty
AnimAlcule whose existence in such pFOusiOn in the
Confederate Capital renders life intOerAbe and almost
impossible.
No attempt has yet been made to rid the city of this
horrible pest Like the e1tOrtiOner and the passport
man. IL EeBeEueN - AuoNltADlo oNut OOTu Vi Tue
heat Of exploding gunPOWder, the moisture of super
abundant corn vhSksy aud an atmosphere surehArgsd
with Confederate notS8 and not TO be eIterminAted
until the unhappy combination of circumstances which
produced il shall have passed away. This are in
clined to think Is q mistake. NeAly all vsnOmous,
urggling sQuirming creatures 70 the light
of day, and although the eaUPo tsror takes rather
pride in paTRding its vsinOus bulk about the streets
there can hardly bs q doubt that If il we're pinned
down upon paper, other chronological specimens |
G.e With its under it, that all men might read
see and know the creature whenever they it,
and il he paper selected = newspaper, and the
nel given in full--thers hardly be doubt We
repeat that this horrible pest would stink from the
public gaze cease to mOnOPOzs the houses and rooms
OF ~ metropolis and 6nAlly perish Of inAnitiOn and
popular detestatOn. Il any one will collect the speci-
mems label them With their proper names, and send
them 70 this efes, shall take much pleasure in PIN
ming them down paper for preservation through
out ell time, and - waning the latest generation
Of them that abbOr and love to destroy al filthy and
fefocIous VeFmin,