The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-20

- fNNah uAuiottH tAilluk nun UetNs lutN
are like little notes IN the air, aud require sharp
sight 10 sec them. They are so small, aud their
apparent specific gravity 50 inferior that they
are not injured by the fali.
About the s5th Of June, the old locusis will
have disappeared altogether.
The locusts do not go deep In the ground They
live on the vegetable iuicrs Of the roots near The
surface which they take with their snoun or
rosirum. There are three small hairs 10 the
snoui, which. in feeding are projected aud spread
out over the surface Oi the roots oT leaves Of trees
and these collect the juice aud convey II by ca
pillaTy attraction 10 the stomach You eau see
this operation very distinctly in the perfect Insect
BY watching Il with maenifying glass They
have nO other mouth of means OF taking fOOd
either in the lnrya or winged state.
The OrJsnsiior Is most curious inslTumrnt
II IL about thres-ciRhihs Of an inch long, ~ the
size oi small pin, fiAcutd at the point aud the
whole forming moderate curve II is composed
Of n material very mu'h ~ esembling tortoise she'll
Ui q dark reddish brown color II j. composed
OF three pieces crniir piece. which Is the tube
Of duct, aud tWo side pieces The crntfr piece
~ tube, has "a sharp "his.rl iurmri point with
two sharp projecting points, one abovr the other
h-low the orihce. resembling u fish mouth The
Nv" side p~,r' ate supplied with saw teeth nn
their edges aud their Hat face are rast, They
ATE attached 10 the ccutTr Jirrr hy tongue aud
groov~ Ia u'e. the centre prcr is fred firmly 10
the barb, aud III" Two side pieces coniu,nrr
working up aud dawn, hrsi une aud then the
Other, alternately aud thus excavation Is made
All ihis, however eau only b. seen with the aid
Oi powerful magniiying glass
ou hooking ~ ~" 'nsirumeni With tie naked
eve n0 such msthanism will BE- suspected.
The Hn'i'H or'ins are also very curious aud
difficult Ia describe Dir.ciN unIer the shoulder
at ihr wing an zach side uf the chest there ~ -
beautiful m, nibranr sun-what triangular con.
-. .at. a 4. "a.
Lranr resembles u small hell aud is stretched
over csyii, IA th" chest. the lower nn,l- con-
nrcici inirfulll, wt;h 4iruug mu~clr un the
brra,i ih"i" ale twn large s'ae- one OH rach
side. hrmi, hll,rh-i 80 The breast ahotr but free
b.lOw un b"mling the irnit back ward these
sraes ATE elevated and rNi.isr tWo large cavities
also covrrr'l with extremely hur aud siiken like
tnenbran-s The" cavities ats connected with
ihosr under the musical nrnhraues Gnhrr the
wing shoulder, nnh piubahh serve ior lungs
When ihes- raviiirs are filled with air the lnusi
cal organs membranes fret described ARE Iuade
10 produce ihr sonui D., the large muscles III.
horn, ridges o. n. Ia, mhrincs being made to
act each other with such rapidiiy that The n.o-
ton Is scarcely I+to piihlr.
Tile musir, or sound produced by the ms riais
OF insrcis 10 warm dat IS wonderful. II is not
dr,'rnng ~ mani descrihe IL even ia iis highih
u does not Interrupt ordinary conversation. Il
sstiD, likr ah atmosphere ul Mild mOnOt0nOus
sound. in which all other sound. float With per.
feet diiuncinc.s I never ruuli Distinguish any.
thing til" the word Pharaoh ia these sounds
After you have bccome satisfied with the novelty
OF this music which will be- IN = lay OF two il
become exceedingly iirr-onc and dole'ul and TO
many dissgre'ahle
Their adv-' y great festival for the hogs
Aud rs soon the insects appear above the
ground chickens, turkey aud all poultry. will
also have tire feast, SO fond are the fowls. birds.
pigs Sc, of ,he-e insects that they will scarcely
touch other food during the locust season This
has a remarkable affect On all hens eggs laid af-
ter the locusis appear r-their yO.k. are nearly
'rhI,. The chickens become very fat, aud OF
fine flavor. Even the little wren will be seen
dying of with locust in its mouth, and all the
inseciivefous birds then have a great festival
10 conclusion. people ought not {" be alarmed.
The W on its " ~ hoes not indicate Hiir, nor
the England. The sting OF the locust never
killed yLody NJ the best of ~ reasous-bs-
cause il has mn. The insec, has neither means
Of ofense nor j. ,nse aud all the stories that
are told Of children being killed bv their sung or
bito are fabulous
sS- We take the following interesting article
on the same subjee, from the York T+U. D,n.o.
crR. The opinions are somewhat different FROM
those in the foregoing article and no, knowing
which il correct, We leave our readers to draw
their own conclusions II says
''Th. lucusis which have m,dc their "a ll,,atlnce
here this s-ason have the letter W clearly mark
ri upon the end OF each wing. IN tue year -OU
they came with the same significant initial In
ISL they had the letter + on the end of each
wing sane in ls3i. aud ia 1851 the letter
W again. Now ns the letter " Is the initirl
letter Of war and l. the initial letter Of peace
the question ,s Is there anything IN il There
are many persons who have the belief that these
letters on the wings Of the locust, convey
meaning and a warning. We are no, one OF
that number, or in other words We are scepiical
upon the subject Still the question Is one worthy
To be considered
between the year lsc0, when these singular
insects made their appearance, with the letter
W on their wings, and ISL when they came
again with the letter l. the war OF 1912 and
1914, With England was fought by us, on our
own boil. Between the years lsl5 aud 1884, we
were at lcace, aud were engaged in no war either
foreign or domestic In 1884, the locusts came
again with tlie letter 7 on their wings and
while the wat with Mexico inicryened between
that aud their coming in l-il we had no do
nies'ie trouble Or waT upon our own soil In
isil they cams with 10, letter W. and Il is
nseill,ss tp refer 10 the isrrbls civil war which
has Just swept over ~ This year the letter "
appear. ON thr wings ol the Locust again, aud
NNtAfA W VIII nav Ahpiii'f ANIf NhFti.W Of
domestic, between nov Ani svsnteen yeaI hence
remains 10 h. sen
The-e inserts ate CERTAINLY the most TenIaIka-
ble ~ all natural phenOmana I, takes them sc-
Srntsen ycars 20 come 10 maturity from the iiIne
that life first make ia appearance and during
that time they barrow in the earth some siN feet
leluA the surface What they subsist on hsa
never been asccriained. When, al the expiration
VI that tinls. they come up out of the earth ihey
arr both siehiless and wingless but, IN a very
short time. ihr little rel ball, that constitutes
their oggan ~ vision makes H. appearance aud.
II thry have ihr advantage oi warm sun, In =
few honrs ihrir iranspafsni wings are full grown
aud ihey arr able 10 ~ away Daring their sta,
here, which u gsnsraiy about fourteen days
thsy ne,ihss rai not dfink anything but keep up
theiI doi~ful aud mono onOus gtg 0f Pharaoh
both IN lhe dag time aud the niehi Large nun.
hsfs oi thea devoarsd hy the wine, tbs bird.
aai the fosls, aud lhose whn thus escape eVi
dently dir Of starvation ~ aolns other cause ~
they disappear fom the earth about az rapid,
ssd mysi-rionsly a. the, came.
We hopr that the Fiady ~ this siurular insrci
would hrcoms more thorough aud general u T.
eefiaialy most remarkable piecs of God hsnii
work iis eamiag asd going arr 4 mystery and
10 ali inisals and purpose' hase HieaniaF aud
a moral What iho initial on iis wings senifes
wr DO not kaow u has unqnesiionabls, an
adaptation Of soinr Kind Nothing was oyei
formed 90 created iiheni . gH,paae Il loes
not strengthen ~ wings o. AID Il Ia H. fight II
has no natural adaptation " must therefore be-
mental OF moral
Aoeording 20 dlsias revelation the locnsi-
we've sent a. Cufss oi plague upon Pharaoh
ifihs letter " on their sings tignih war. aud
2 psace then we sill tousetiWe hetween ihis
ahi ls-i have analhsr irugsh ~ some Kind
either foreign oi domestic " wall not injaie
any ia prcpais Tor u u msy h. "ns of the signi
aai wonders which according a. ths Scripture
are 10 prco,is ~ gopalal ogitmak, II mH,
usvegllseless b. aysfieA When Jonah wa cent
% the Ninsvlies 20 warn thrm ~ the doom which
bal heeu pfonoaIrsa slon 'heip, the people
clothed thstaslses ln sackciolh and aihsi and
lasted G,si, isya aud iofi, nighli ~ prayer aud
humiliation Tho doom va awaited aud Ninesth
wss axfi u wili nut hat those who h-liesr
10 he aisn an ihs loclsis siag ~ follow ilief
tkampls fasiinr aud pfayet will hot ,njafs aus
oae. go Tbs contrary ihey may result in innnile
good We DO not ltkc 10 heai ploas people ialk