Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-09-30
How the Fly Breaths.

How the Fly Breaths.
Insects have no lungs like the vertebrate
animals, nor gills like the mollusc.. The
blood is oxy ygen,zcd by meanssof compli-
Gated series or air.,ubcs ramifying 70 the
most delicate organs. We have already
seen them in the disc Of the proboscis.
where tic smaller branches measure less
than the thousand.h part Of an inch in d.
amcter. In the ny these trnchcr, as tie
air-tubcs arc called, are easily studied
The air is admitted through several breath:
ing pores along each side Of the bod, and
thence is distributed to tho different or
gans, going even to the wing and leg5: In
the thorax is a pair Of mir sacks, 81: Al:
ranged as to promote, by their contrae>
tior OF expansion, the distribution of the
air. These sucks are large in! those n:
scc,s capable Of rapid and sustsin1' Sight
small III all others. This arrangeE1rhE
for the :seration Of the blood docs &way;
of co.srsc, x'i,l1 the necessity Of 4 Heart.
and the comparatively sluggish eHcua
tion Of the blood, necessary fof b'arposea..
Of nutrition, is conducted by a number Of
1orsal vessels, which open into each other
from behind and arc closed by valves.
These vessels, contracting, force the blood
forwaId-the valves closing and prevent
ing backward flow. The breathing
pores, stigmata OF spirac'cs, as they aRo
called, are very interesting objects in tho.
fly. They are protected at the mouth by
The interlacing of asboTesccnt growth DE,
vc1oped from the marginal tntega.hen:.
The numerous insect powders, go fatm .y-
chinches, fcas, cocHYcaches aad other
similar pests, operate in quite a mechaH. :.
ical way-cither hy stopping up at onco
the breathing pores, and thus suffoca-
ting its victims, or getting into the trac-
hce and producing fatal acute bronchi-
tis or galloping consumption.-Pen and
Plow.
AJolly Governor.
Grand Travers Eagle. .. 49,. 5.
While Gov. Baglcy, of Michigan. was
on his northern trip he participated in
little affair which, will be worth to him
several votes if he lives and continues in
the political field for little over score
of years longer. The governor and par.
ty, in course Of their journeyings hither
and thitllcr at various times, one night
! found themselves sea-bound in the little
town of Browpstone, on the coast of Trav.
ersc bay. -.
While there, the governors attention
Fwas called IT the. slipper taa'2S g che of
the table walters, a neat, lively appearing
girl, whom his cxccllcncy was informed
was about to be married. Learning tbs
facr, the governor, John Brown, aad
others of the young men present, made
up their minds to have the ceremony
come off at oncc-@hat night, and the
blushing maiden and partn er consenting,
IA purse WAS made up ana; presented to tho
fair one.
A Unitarian minister, one of the cxcur-
sion patty, riveted the matrimonial chains
in due ecclesiastical firm, the governor
gave away and kissed the bride and then
music was called for, and all adjourned
Ito the main hall for an old-fashioned
Ecountry dance, which lasted until morn
ring. The minister aforesaid: being paid
out of the purse contributed by the govern
Or anu the party. feels unusually jubilant
over the whole affair and is dcsirous to
fry another tour. "
At last she completely cured him.-For
months she had patiently endured the
pangs so many thousands of young wives
are compelled to suffer. Almost every
morning at breakfast the hcartlcss hus-
band expressed the hope that he might Sc.
such coffee as he used to get at home, OF
such corn bread as his mother was wont
to make. At dinner the meat was over.
= baked in the range. To he sure his moth.
er used to roast the meat in an old-fashion.
ed Drtch VII oven, and the piece was al.
ways done TO turn-the last turn of the
revolving spit. Those days werc forever
gone. But he might and ought to get
such green apple pic, with new cheese as
his mother used to give him. At length
the long suffering wife arose in her wrath.
! upset the table, sending the dishes and
their contents crashing on the carpet, stri-
ded over to her astonishcd husband, gave
him box on the ear which knocked him
, off his chair, and remarked, There is a
clip over the head for you, such as your
= mother used to give you when you was a
boy, gol dern yer" Thereafter there was
domestic peace and quiet in the house,
with never all allusion to the maternal
: cookery and Comforts Ct tte bygnse days,