The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-19

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II the mo.hcaton clothes bring SO
much, wknt is the rest the unmoth-
eaten clothes and cloth? Who Judge.
OF the extern, Of the damage Of the in
noccnt and hungry moth ? Where ara
the expert contractors and iailors ?
pass this by, to insist on the practical
question, no hand TO feed moth.? This
is not political cOnundrun. Why, if
there is so much clothing on hand, does
the Quartermaster say that the approp-
ration for clothing for the past fiscal
year was 100000? Why were the
expenditures on account of clothing
and equppagc during the the same pc.
riod s85S, H. o. ? Oh, it is said that
there were new styles. Oh, OH. W0asicm'
b. President New styles New uni
forms arc ordered for the army. We'll,
why should not the fresh fashions be
made OF new goods, under fresh con
tracts, from time tc time ? Why not
toll the moth of his prey?
Now, sir, what, or rather who, are
these moths? it is matter Of much
concern to our families. Our women
ought to know. Science ought to tell
us, Scripturc--ah sec my friend
from Massachusetts, is inpatient. He
is about to arise. | am afraid he will
make scriptural illustration. lie is
thinking Of that place where "moth
aud rust do not corrupt Laughter -
Several voices--"Where thieves
break through and steal
Mr.. Cox--l did not know the
House wa. so accomplished in the
Scriptures. Laughter.
think the gentleman (Mr. Dawes
was about to apply it to the Democratic
side of the House. | have anticipated
him by more appropriate application.
The whole House, including the lilies
Of the gallery, know just whore this
question its.
What i, the moth, Mr.. Chairman ? i
have looked him up daughter and
lholding up an illustration in Cham
bcrs Encyclopedia, volume 81, there he
is. Great lauehtcr.l There are several
kinds.
The moth l. burglar, nocturnal
rascal. There are many families Of
them. 1t is worth while. since it
costs u nearly half Il million to watch
this enemy, to know his power. DO not
think it insignificant, because il is OF
the butterfly species. 1t brisilcs with
oatRaoc From base to apex those
uatemoc are pectinated, especially in
the males laughter; aud are iornid-
able either in the !ara or chrySali4
state, | speak not Of the beauty of
their color: | prefer to refer 10 the
number Of their eggs If there is one
moth | prefer to another it i, the haw
moth but the lackey is one | have here
pictorially illustrated (holdiug up the
yolumo), The laoaoy moth is repre-
.onted in politcs--iirst, by this belt
Of eggs second, rs the caterpillar;
third, as the pupa in the cocoon and
then the iull.lelgcd insect, for which
We pay so much in this army bill.
Laughter.
Now, after TIL. analysis of this in.
sect, | would like to know from the
distinguished gentleman from New
York, my collcagc, (Mr. Whccler,)
whether the luqtb, to protect on. army
clothing for which he would give this
s60, 600, Is iho P,atlaa moth OF lin
oos, or the Lepiiop'ero OF other scion
lists. Laughter Let there be no
.hirkiuS that question. Renewed
laughter,
Mr., " heeler--Hhs Gentleman must nj.
Tow me .ohe time 10 fuiresh my ou,1no.
| loeics! knowledge. Laughter
Mr. tOz-l knew that ] could not get
/ II sstisiactory reply. When fret read
tho item IN this bill appropriations Sjo,-
/ 900 for protection against moths in the
/ army, and when read that $3.50 600 had
/ already been expended for that purpose,
! | wondered, In my simplicity, why so
much money should DO spent for such q
, purpose, when wo loight SO easily ocono-
nlzs by selling out Old and objectionable
army clothes, Catting about in
my simple way, ! remembered that the
only preventive OF moth VIVA snuff Then
as an sconcrnist l looked up the price OF
nrH and the isric on suuA. J. found