, 1875-09-11

, III" ah0' n. ''f Softl.cFn rAla1urn NO bsro been
fnrro''l'1ica br 1Its7ttH. tinr aynnIlg. whtn wn
"ets H;'n"t 10 tn.t"n from the Inv ii Bhn Hiss,
vast tnmtern of httttsiil"a In hands or Hack. Of
c''tsu less nyr!at4. eAlenlsa 4. far a. lin avc
con'a range. Even hy tho aid of \ taescopo II
"a1 not poaalb'e 10 hoe space froe from n,l:tot.
Hhh. Tho sehtnen cricd out, Ii wa. showing
butterflies A,d sucl, In fact, vas tho pear.
s,lce sIoso y e"ies than one were present, hut
lllo main rarr hefrnual to kind very Hlmitar TO-
ut not .ens ca With, tho common EnetRll faltas
6tasa, ! mn n,"tas aud tynenos tara accomra-
mai The butterflies, md fine beetln {Caloso,nb)
and calm and tho oue p. ovlous to It ,tisil, 10 10
viii, light and Al iabls wluds. lIenca We chntot
hnpToa" thR' the lnaoctd w"rn blnwn OF tho
lhr,i, hut NO must cane udo that th.v >otunta "y
breo2s aprnnR u from tue tGrtl,. and this 1un-t
haye cauAcd let's of thousands Of the butterflies
an:' other 'nsscts 10 have rnrianstl: +"
Lvca, IN his 'lrtncpies o! ueo1agy." s.yr. in
speaking OF tho migration Of thu Fnnessa Car
dnf: "a r'sl swain Of Tits anerlcs. fursn. .ng
co'umn from 10 10 l5 foet broad, WAS, in ls2d.
ob-eF,e ed In Switzerland. ia tho Caution do Vand
they travorecd The country with great rApidiLy
lar oricr. close together, and not turning from,
their conrso on tho ipproach Of other OBJ
jrcs. I'rnf. I,onet!t, of Turln ob.erred. IN
Mach Of tho same year, hinat ava III OF tho
ramp snecio., also directing their lght from
nortn to south. In Piedmont, In such immense
covered With tbem. They had been traced from
Conf. Naconi, ans etc. similar flight At tile
cnh of the sast centnry 10 recorded by II. Loucn,
In the memoirs Of tho Academy OF Tnrin.h
Bone years ago wo wers riding over praitfo
Id Iowa. on cosl dAY IN earIy September, when
Ne observed In the d[stauco row Of sycamore
ttoes which Hero covered with largo dirk
latches Of IN .appeara1co 90 unuaial N 10
Arouso our curiosity. Driving to tbs spot we
tonnd tlat the Patches consisted Of MI .sas Of
butterflies, q Groctes OF the Cynthfa, 10 thick
tllat not a Bronh Leaf WIS Visible on aome Of tho
n,hs1, tsaes Tor one'lla'f Of their an,t.co. on
thoir surface. THO butterflies wers NV.
oral deep, clinging to each other like swarm OF
hoef. They wore perfectly RtI1t. probabl. rom
der Il slug g'sh BY the cold. Tho lusa praries
abound in butterflies as they do In houors.
Where shere is nm ample supply Of food, ,horo,
ns \ Rensrsl rnlo. will be fo,nd d corres Guiding
host Of tlto creatures that Hnbaist upuo Il. Tho
honey In tue myriad blossoms Of thu Western
plains onahss myriAds Of butterflies to sustalu
tho struggle for existence. AMI It Is with the
butterflies al with the tlowors, thero arc oouut-
les individuals making the rrariea aglow WITH
Rorgeoua oolaltnt, brt thern ~ compR1atively 4
small va1toty OF species.
TeRMITEs.
A few wosks ago we gave aome space to an
account OF the termitea, or .white ants,r
4,ncs thon the folloviuR wGnderful incident H.
the crtent aud method Of their
rAvaRes haR come under our nolico, II ID re-
lated by Forbes in llis ''OrentAl Memoirs. {"
On opnnlng All n Artmont that bad besn some
weeks unused the an hos d,sooyfr red lumber
If the wcll-kuoun covered galleries Of tho ter
mites leading TO somo cngravtoss hanging ou
he wall. On inspecting tho pictures closev
hey looked tecaEiarIy tnlI, whilo the fsames
#sre covered With dust. "On attempting Says
'lr. Forbes, " to wlue 1t OF, was astonAled to
lnd the gaasacB a1ed to the walt. net suspended
n frames IA left them, but completely sur.
oundea by an incrus:a Alton cementod By tue |
!. h o ants who had actually oAten up tho doal |
rames aud back boards, autl tbs creator part OF |
he paper, and itst the glasses utheli by the in
ormed during thar delredation-."