The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-30
FEARFUL GRANNHOPPER
SUFFERlNGs.
Troy Chief.

Troy Chief.
The outside world will never
know the full extent Of the ravages
OF the grasshoppers in Kansas.
Our people are reluctant to tell and
what they do dIvulge, is all dug
from them, as it were, By piece
meal. A copy of the Adrian,
(Mich.) Times is before us, from
which we learn that a relief meeting
was held in that city, last week.
The chairman stated that The meet
ing was called for the purpose of
obtaining reliable information on
the subject, and that gentlemen
were present who were prepared to
give it. Theodore +. Price, of Kan
sas, was then called upon TO state a
few facts to the audience concern
ing the needs of the people of his
state. The people had been obliged
to contend not only against the
grasshoppers, but q hurtfuI drouth.
The grasshoppers had even poison
ed the grass, so that animals feeding
upon II were liable to disease of the
mouth, and hence they have to feed
until the grass grows again. Rich
ard Collins, of Kansas, was then in
troduced. He said that about four
years ago, he left Michigan and
went to Kansas. He described the
coming of the grasShoppers, and the
destitution occasioned by it; said
he had been obliged to flee from the
state on account of ii.
We insist, In the name of suffer-
ing humanity, that there be no con-
cealment, but that the whole truth
be told. Theodore f. Price has
permitted his modesty to stand in
the way of philanthropy. The
mouths of the cattle are SO sore
from eating that grass, that a major
ity of the farmers have to give
them q gargle of alum water and
borax three times q day. Many of
the cattle are suffering from the
tooth-ache, which can be relieved
only by filling the aching tooth
with cotton saturated with oil of
cinnamon. But they are not able
to procure the remedy. Mumps
are prevailing among the mules,
and 9 number of fine animals have
met with serious losses on this &C.
count. The ducks are dying OF
with disease which closely resem
blss smallpox. Vaccination is
found to De an efIectual remedy,
and car load of vaccine matter is
needed in every county. The
chickens have whoOping cough,
aud now il is found that the hogs
are taking the measles. The grass
hopper poison extended to the roots
OF the grass, and thence into the
| Ornnnh uantlanan h0 h..
made q thorough examination since
the ground has Lhawed out, says the
fish worms are dying out from the
effects OF tho poison. Even the
whisky has beeE contaminated, and
we have heard of one poor sufferer
who has had to fOrego his favorite
beverage, and 10 take TO drinking
hairOil. 1t has been found that
hair-Oil is one of the few articles
that grasshoppsrs will not touch.
We well remember the time when
Richard Collins was compelled to
fec from the grasshoppers. lie
came through here, ali his brother
Tom was close after him. The
| grasshoppers were not more than
half mile in his rear, and were
circling around to flank him. He
made straight bulge over prairies
and through fields and orchards.
In every orchard through which he
passed, he knocked the bark of of
the trees with his coat-tails, which
has damaged them ss badly as il
rabbits had girdled them. The APP
pie crop was total failure. There
is no cider in the country, and the
beef cattle all having sore mouths,
the people are without mince pies.
Send US supply of mince pies,
withopt delay
The chewing tobacco aud clothes
pins in the stores are found to be
tilled with grasshopper eggs, and
are utterly ruined. Send US clothes
pins, or we die! But if you can't
send us anything else, for the Lords
sake send us back Theodore f.
Price aud Richard Collins!