The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26

to be said to Justify these moth appropria-
tons, and said a little more seriously.
May quote from Harris Treatise on In
sects, tp illustrate the p hysical and petit
zeal relations Of the moth2 ["Go oni'l
The elothes-moth. IN its natural state"-
LAKE, the politician
Never leaves its cocoon until it emer-
yes thereirom as = winged moth. Wher-
ever II IS seen as a naked worm, it is be-
cause 1t has been disturbed and knocked
out Of It's case,"-
For example. by sn election or other
wise. l am told those scientists. the Gran
gers, are going after the naked
And III these instances The moth
And just 50, also, the politician
Does not feed, but IN a few days dies"
How sad the thought, bat how true the
analogy daughter HEt
Now, MIR. Chairman, i will not detain
the House very much longer; it is so good
natnred. | would read O few more scien-
thc extracts, with 4 view TO a political
lesson: = JlaH3 sos
The eggs according TO Latreale aud
DupOnchel, from whose works the follow =
ing remarks are chiefly extracted) are
hsiched in fifteen days, and the little
whltlsh caterpillars or moth worms pro-
ceedlng herefrom Immediately begin to
gnaw the substances within their reach. !"
Just rs a man nom a distinct like that
of my friend would reach quietly
with his dTtenn4 after the little patronage
here and there floating about q 4 navy yard.
1t Is perfectly natural. / think l did it
myself when l WAS in accord with the Ad-
ministration in 1856. One or two Post
masters, l think, suticed as the "substan-
ces" l began upon. Since then--and how
long 1T seems-our side nave not evea had
the opportunity Il acting the moth upon
the national patronage.
Again 1 read:
"The little whitish caLerpillars or math-
worms proceeding therefrom imm ediately
begin to gnaw the substances within their
reach. and cover themselves with The lrag-
nents, shaping them into little hollow rolls
ahd lining them with silk. Some pass the
summer within their rolls"
That is, L suppose, g down 10 Long
Branch, nde IN free l~ul,ce Pullman cars,
happy in
some carrying their cococns about on
their backs ANA others fastened to the SUBJ
stance they are eatiRg; and they enlarge
them ir'm time 10 time Ly adding portions
al tie W upon extremIiies and by CORES
set IN tine Si,ir=, VIII ich they slit for the
purpose. CHnce lied within their nova
JIG cases OF III iHtlT ll8L GltUbAIu OulFOWS
they carry On The work OF d~esJrucuon
thICagh the suU.Iuer"-
IhaeIs when Congress H. nai IN session
can IN The duIumn"-
That is just before elections [laughterl-
They leave Of eating. make fast theIr
Ii ib.IatIoss, and remain at rest and seem
mgly torpid through lhe wintsr."
That is until Committees of Investiga-
ton get to work. Laughter:
Early IN Lhs spring they change to
chrysaiIs within their cases, aud II ABOUT
Twenty day. aiterwsrd they are Transform
ed TO winged moths, and come forth aud
fly about IN the evening"
These are the deiauiters who go of
without being called TO account by the
Admin strateon-
they come forth and fly about in th,
evening till they have pared and are ready
to lay their eggs."
Mr.. FIeld-Mr. Chairman, I insist up
on my point of order. [Great laughter.
Mr.. Cox-Well, 1 will SIT down. laugh
ter.
The question was upon the amend
ment moved by Mr., WFeeler, to strik'
out the words "heretetore adopted and nov
in use"
The am endment was aged TO. y
I'D.