Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-16
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JUNE lG.

MOSQUITOES. eggs Of the mosquito,
says the Entomologist, are laid in abowlshaped
mass upon the surface Of stagnant water by tie
mother hy. After Matching out they finally
become the .wiggle tails or wriggling worms
that may be seen in the summer in any barrel
of water that is exposed to the atmosphere for
any length OF time. Finally, the 'wigge-tails
come to the surface. and the full fedged mos
quito bursts out Of them, at first with very
short, limp wings, which in short time grow
both in length and in Stiffness 1t IS a
curious fact that the male mosquito, which
may be known by its feather antenn;e, Is ply
sically incapable of. sucking blood. The mos
quito is not an unmitlgated pest. Atnough III
the winged state the female sucks our Dloou anu
dsturbs our rest, in the larva state the inSect
is decidedly beneficial by purifying stagnant
water, that would otherwise breed malarial
disc ases. Liuneus long ago showed that II
you place two barrels OF stagnant water side by
side. neither OF them containing any 'wigge-
tails or other living animals, and cover one OF
them over with guaze, leaving the other IN
covered, so that it will soon become full OF
'wiggle- tails hatched out from the eggs de-
posted by the female mosquito, then the Gov
cred barrel will in few weeks become very Oh
fensive, and the uncovered barrel Will emit no
impure and unsavory vapor'.
A writer in South CarOliua paper says =
81 have tried the following, and find 1t works
ike charm Take of gum camphor piece
about one-third the size OF an egg, and evap-
crate it by placing 1t in tin vessel, holding 1t
over a lamp or candle, taking care that it does
not ignite The smoke will soon fill the room
and expel the mosquitoes. One night was
terribly annoyed by them, when thought OF
and tried,the above, after which | never saw
nor heard them that night, and next morning
there was not one to be found IN the room,
though the window had been left open all
night.
BREACH OF PROMISE SUITS, In the Judg-
ment OF all, we imagine, whose Judgment is
worth having, to commence an action 10 court
Tor breach of promise of marriage, revealing in
the process, for the amusement or rdicue OF
the vulgar, the secrets OF social he, which
should never be uncovered, Is something from
which any lady with pure mind, chaste
spirit, q sensitive nature, and really wounded
heart would shrink back with womanly dread
and womanly dignity, rs shocking to her Sensl'
bilities and proiaping to the name OF love:
Rather than do so, she would go, bearing her
blight and deS0atiOn with her, to the convent,
the nunnery, to the solitude ct her own tour
walk or perhaps, impiously losing Tor mo
unent the better iaith that is IN her-to the
bed oi the river. Yet how common do we
find these breach OF promise proceedings, ~
ii iorci0g man to pay money, under the CIR
cumstances of u wOmanS wounded lille, were
any consolation to proud and noble mind =
Such should and would dcspise the money aud
east it away as a polluted aud dlShonorcd
thing, realized by such means and at such 4
sacrifice of her purer and holier nature! What
must we think then, rs the rule, ot those wo-
men who resort to processes ol this s"rt We'll,
nothing good nothing that will add to their
tame. 10 say the least of 1t, they are not hit
cd up in the estimation OF the virtuOuS and the
good. Society Is not improved by their OK
ainple5. Pure and Christian mothers rather
blush for than think better OF them. These
breach OF promise actions are, IN nine eases ont
Of ten, looked upon as cold b!oOded, mcrccnary
proceedings, in which there is no heart Nor al
lection seriously abused, little chastity of feel
ing, and where everything in woman that Is
worth having and the possession OF which
makes her but "a little below the angels. Is
battered away for mOney.-Md, htH'ysncc.