, 1869-08-24
How They are Born aud When The,
Die.
Description Of Their Appearance,


paradl6e, and the noise and tumutt Of the gtreet
"far aTaS do seem to mourn and rase On alien
shores =. In these dull, hudsum days Of !aleness
one Is naturally led TO the contemplation Of nieA
this season The iesthefed people and me 1nRy
people have their own peculiar pleasure and pront
In the pursuit OF Lies. Instinct and necessity
shem because they are forced upon lis attention.
The mosquito, with her khrM, tiny sUnR, woos him
to sHeet Communion In the long, Sill hours Of
cheek Is be wAke through the neld: the night
moth hoyers around hts lamp by nl2ht; the CON-
mon ~ tickles hls nose Is he reads bis newspaper
over Tho breakfast table.
4 great ded Is to be said concerning th1s IT,
m1liar creature Of the hoUsehold-he that buzzes
around onz sugar bowls, and gets lost In our milk
I1gs, and t,nsacka oa! pantt1es, and blackens onr
and take the alr The best place to study him ia
from sofa, where No LIZ down Of an atte1uoon to
enjoy cheerful nap. Hs comes ones up9n tss - lfs = :
sheer folly 10 be angry, and ali we can DO Is to
wonder What 10 the name Of creation he wss ever
made Tor. He Is eser read! to take the hint, but
be has u bad memory, and be comes back SIX
times to the same Spot 9ou tTiteh your lose at
him TIL 1t ls nearly ont OF Joint and he only laughs
spa hops rognd to 5oaf ear pEiye n!m a,s; aws5
Raase va nes ssatnss % It IS p pursued Oh so{as: and
nnsaa xay dashed e e Ws ps as
Ted reader, who rushes fzauucauy after the
enemy with towel Or naw8papes, and gets
INTO neeale5g pe5spif2uon, anu iaea i1es
to suppose that nles are the nstnsA enemies Of
mankind. Their attentions to 1s arise from aztec
tion uosuiue0 ~ ieaI- Fuss nare @ W III n'e!
eyes thcy can never be made 70 see thai we don't
Ike them They viii bump their foolish heads as
Lelgn Aaht ass asa.nDt . ptGa " 9l*s
that Il Is substance which they cannot ~
through.
NAY ssustJ " anssotnGH III tnat @ Sieat W. N1j
people think about Ia generally tar subject TO
Nt1ts aoouL Ine nemhpapsf y nus ~ &c Scno a,9 o.
polular sentlmeat. ANU tnls le2d5 us 70 tae euu-
Of 1tes. .~,,o-
About ms tlme q tne geal. eomeuMes ea5neIt
ano ossas'oh4li5 tAseS IN me seasoa, eSes!poaJ
aWasma @ ti q tuseess @ Which M ssem to rse from he
lake, and which may be seen lying dead u heaps
around the lamp posts o. on Wlndow.s'1A Iaey
their sudden appearance he 6ei dnratloa of their
existence, their exquisite peantg, anu tue enor-
nous swatms Of them that invade our shores. may
wonder as 10 their destiny IN this world. Whence
% they come ners. e fulnl Their season has
hardly yet come In Chicago, but On the ST. Law
renee, ami on all the Northwestern waters They
hare lately appeared II such myriad sWa1n,s as TO
eXttngu!sh the lights u noaEa, ana ai:1oat DHna
To- ea tsese nsec
theE alteadY begin t0 make taetf appearance aE N
the evenings around the borders Of INC axe.
iW snaas s9a % 5oqsa ~efs s
ist!cs OF this dellcatcly formed creature, Whlea
flashes into being at nlehfz ana y aeao o. tne
1S3T 1 % ae snn the u dsy Ths @
span OF llfe the numberless Ills which inst llie ts
heir to. the accidents, trials and dangers Walch
1as of aSis iear r. misht be susEest,se q excellent
sermons. Let the preacher select for his teSt On
sunday one OF these Cuttous lhsect5 let hin stlck
it on bis desk in place Of the book, and study Il
would not soon forget
The name OF EpnemerR has been given TO
these insects, so called, in consequence Of the
short duration Of Their liEes Wnen taeJ nsve Ac.
CURED thetr nnal form They are not aaad,ules q
t. commonly anpposea. oat aIe II. t
waters OF tne lake. Inefe are soale ~ tngm at,a
Fh!ch never see tae sun tney are LOTT ater sun
eet CIV sr noerea thar ara called tndirerentlV.
May. nles aud daJ.nles. n me countries matctesa
sa ~ ~ T. sns6 canGtesa ist Tia sheTen
aqee IN saca heSsa iaV IN e sowerd own
" from neaveu ond can Tia ii1t9 Cloud Of them,
'ma nr m III n sash sTsIy t&at lie County,
W., ~ ~ ~ inata ~ ~ t,em fnr mannre
SH 6ne ns1a,S NJ Wonners on insnectiue this mar.
yeeas pete, wneh y f s1as o11sa
in11n .r ,hs s,ooanca ~ fnrn 'rn eInntsiie fit,.
~ .ha eerrtrna @ anantatinn ~ narts ftat nature
enoaa FAYE "a as;oa So ~ hn9 - Tor lev
!na.son ~ ~ opeI. ~ th ronTsr ora1s "a wa nm
:snc41 ~ .ha inrastoa,iny AMI d in them ar II.
bea9tya history q s1Iange ana "onass1a1h % hss O.
SnG i+ arr tn1 ~ asaned ~ fajr nnnnfars 10 he no
nis tg r,,,e,s 49,, ~ eItsonce n3 il oSns Fice
S i Il Seed La 1a e. Son
lnseGt nay ps " ~ e's "a threaacnre ana ten
mson; sse ahor aoI Vnsc s sarTis tod II lbs Camden
2,'tseS 10 1ae S.acf' "h's' 7'o'' u ''@ - -" ~
uere LEG ne anVTas s,oe oern ana and At eI1ea
Hxea ,to sta9 ;Sine ~ ~, ~ snn,Iav.
~ r.. r.ae1 ~ bouerar W,tn the histnr7 at our
as,se cteaeae o. daa' @ ie.s III ~ IL neaTens
cen'iy snonn ~ ~ ~ has woptna Iet ns yarv the
and ne pataWays o. lug nv anr1,,ns - thu
nohotonS o. sonnGst X ncisnsea ~
microscope lor M1o!1naeoo. &ApA' e""P'e' ~
n1ea- .,,4, c.,a,r ..fst.
.Epnemefa, iheD, haSe ny OiteA. 80 80 .--hinh
govern The course Of suna This 1s What
The naturalist has found ~ EeHatu ~ tusse -
tures with bright gauzy wings lna1 1t across n05
Mate9ma Instinct wondeffu,y guided BY Pasernal
IsrnV1derce directs each parent fly to drop her
eggs into the water Tet}e bile, she ench no'so1 Il
up@.e qheee ,ssnes in due time Wlngess
e six.IesEed. g7uo, which bsars no resemblance
HTc2Qt~ D&T1ap9s Ii t11ple
70 oa1 ~ h11sties issnlpx ron the ta. This
apile ulIs ansnh Is provided w.sh SET q btestatng
t1ees n1g aonT e eae6 one % ~ q sd
se III 1es e,rni M Whleh b. tne d o the
are c!sa5!{ ~ nsee a. ~ 1 Ia haS1,s;on. TIihl1
tne eoft ans Of lie rver Or ike, hole proper
tohed 70 II sHe ansaenenre au alrs5s fu mt
eaee4nous O. s4lsa 5 abods 90 sefSss he double Pn5;
pose 1nrv ~ p'osffss los and OF providing
Il n with ready snppi5 os that shiny eaEth on whlch
y pl,ees III st,raTns of 1jfe and OF III
Sagsa cG11pnt 9Itds FOR fouf and t1enty succes
s!se noVns ~ re ,sfta1 ,sarF ri yhe same period
waS ~ ~ 4hs rst tor ayral for the second {ol
1.1S sfafe AZ insect life ii ls then that on eomf
nne dneIn.hs, :" dwen1 md Tfses to he sr,
ita da1A sn} ta U.S. ~, IL t5i,1i eState
1aGs ptetTu .st frsTn 1h rn,ra ann II nutts the
na1g tna a. ~ he ssane' To- ali aupearance
Natef !oI Luz - ~ ~ ~ = as yef ~ t,as4 fhronrf
o. psHeeS ~: bGa ,,rs ~ ~ ~ 3sre,onn1ent Afre1
another ana iona H. sss ny tt1e Enhemsra