, 1874-09-07
lnjfsrIoliY llsy,.cts.

The following notes OF m "IuAtnnco of no-
| placemome Of luxurious insects by Iluma1,
agency" by rfof john L. Lo Coulo, citos facts
tai,ilmr to many:
| For man., years tic B1lalo troos In tho atrcats
of sohlo ut our largo uitios {nosaby Now York
y rhiiatelphia) wo.e nlmoAt annually de-
:atoa Ly tug rayagos Of taa laryu of Eunomos
| geomettide hive n relmssiyo appoarance being
OF brown color. with rcd head, aud hayo NJ
Doubt boon Tho oauHo of many impatient OK
cianiationa ! on tho part Of my lcarers. Tho
presouco Tor they Lad all ingenious way IT
trying cxtemporancoua pendulum oxperl-
! manipulating themselves down by Sill
s,1. en- n1amont, and t''on,, climbing up agatn
| ny gathering i'll tho line. Wien luntiircd
thoy dtEcentlod finally to tho ground hy 1lla
ment, and spinning cocoon, underwent their
transformation between the cfoyccs OF tbs trooa.
nr even beneath looso covering Of earth. III
tho middle Of juno tho wiito mUtls wcro secu
flying about in vast numbers during tile oyc,ns.
and my leascA sTl,ioh lnd ascated tho IL. sot Of
!afVD W0ro Roon doyourcl by tho following
brood. Il'a nlt'nanco continued for ulany yca,a;
vai1nns ingenious aud empirical plans for rclnov-
'hs y Woro suggested Iii tho newspapers and
rrac!icod induhtriol1sly by supplemented poo
plo, ignorant of the Iablts Of tho iaaect, aud
NATURALLY without allcccss. At Inst tho town
al,arrows were introduced from Europe, md
Ing 6eonctrlde.
But mark tho rosult. No sooner Ind tic trccB,
oy the protection Of tho hir.s rcyaillcd tic pow
Or o. OF lealnE out in apring without molcatation,
tigma IL. 4 A, j commenced to arpcar in nodor-
a1o numbers lore it lad previously been ratLor
uncommon. It has now III Phila<ioiplia boconlo
nearly III dchtructiyo as tl.n onnomos formerly
~, maa beef', though not otherwise 10 annoying.
Ile lursp Of this noctniie isa slender oaorpil-
!ar. covered wl.h stiff yelow ana buck hinir,
Iho spurious will not ont 1t, boilsg probably d.
tarfoa BY TUG stiff hairs with which it IL protect-
eu. Several oorrospondents Ct our daily papers.
oolon'zed snarrows, have abused tho birds |
for want. Of attention to tler duties, and
iingeniously attrlbntine their neglect i'll attncl-
eeaso G% psosse aas'Grs gyo to oesnsa ga q q s
courage the humane habit Of putting ont crumbs
mud socdH for tho birds WHOM natural food falls I
thetn. Now, tho faot, is. tho birdn do not cat
tileso hairy catorpillarH, because they cannot. |
cause she will not live on vegetables, and weed
your garden, although 1l,o is quito willing and
able to dcstloy tho mioa which would otborwiao
inteat your houses. Tho now poss, tho orgyia,
differs greatly from tho onnolnos in its trains.
formations and hahits. Tho lary,o docs moi nor-
fotm aerial gymnastics, Bl,spontled by thread.
hut having attained it's full growth an fhn troa'
oraWls quietly to tho nelghhoring wall or fol,co,
mHag , ta cocoon IN t'ill WOW. changes to
Wings Of ta mia drna rnmd vngaGg n ane
tha tomato remain a6ortivo. Il, ort.r to deposlt
asce1d the I treo S ''6'1 " 's""' paeH assln apo
Tho remedy agaiust tho orgyia il therefore
worry simple Direct tho servnrts. Will sti,Y
brushes, 10 sweep tic oocoons from tho wails
md felces aud, lest any should eeeapo ,iostruu-
nogh6orn household. plsco nrountl ,lo TRACK 1o
Lo protected ruga of tin nlatc in"iine,i nj au M.
glo or glrdles Of coal.tar or INV ntbor nstcrisl
Offensive to inaects. I'leao DEVICES woro soconl-
1ynfr,ut I1,c Nt''0 80 +os'NA s'AASe