New-York tribune., 1875-08-18

cOpious glue covering Them Tie u0iyn~ OF our 'eece-
able gardens catches immense numbers of small dptera
nOsty) and other small nsecs He has estimated that
plant Of smaH had at enc time captured 200
small insects The hairs to have small gland atthe
end which sscrocs the sticky ssice m tmse os sse "
them Very small bits Of raw beef were placed upon the
fnss @ soaer haC wS1e S,s d"Sed % T and
nearly 10 in other 1.-The roots very few foe 80
large plant He thinks The Maryn!o is true carnver-
Prsf read two other papers; One on syInmc-
try aud want sf symmetry OF Leaves the other conar-
ing the Venaon Of Leaves ofaiagon Root AMI Marty ha
COAST SURVEY MEAsUREMENIs.
Prof J. T.. IHigard Of the United States Coast Survey
president Of the Assocation) described the work OF
measuring a primary base line which was performed
near Atlanta. Ga. The work is liable to error chiefly
from changes the temperature and instability in the
apparatus As every in the base Statcs all sue
ceednS measures in which any errors are necessarily
multiplied 1t will bo what was needed to insure
accuracy The results, effected by methods which fro'
sard doscrbcd at length tested three times by
repetition OF the measurement at different seasons OF
the yoar The greatest error thus detected was
deviation from the average Of about mioiih part o
the whole To increase the severity OF the tests one o
OF stating possible s1hat would he third OF
inch in six miles. Already this system Of inoasaie
mcnt which purely Acricnn has elected iieh praise
abroad and it will probably be adopted hy Lurolsan
IN their ~ II ho re.D pae's "G
asccrtanng ongitudes bad bees cSlOundc'i ana ns
Europe. The apparatus used Will form part OF our
Centennial display.
LOCCSTS AS FOOD FOR MAN.
Prof Charles v. Riley, State Entomoogist OF Missouri
Las been the target Of many newspaper shots since he
announced his belief in the excellence of ocSts as an
article of diet boiled roasted frcassced and fried Tho
present paper record OF his actual experience but
IL began with statement OF the customs sl
other people in respect to the grasshopper pest
Kirby and Spence in their introduction to Entomology
have treated the subject of edible Insects, and Mr. W. IL
Gerard has this brought together most OF the farts
ia paper read Ppushkcopsie before the Natural His
tory Society Of that place Excepting locusts most ia
sccts used food havo been procurahe only In
small quantities and matter OF curiosity or "lcureah
taste Locusts have however been an article OF shs1an-
tal food for from imnlemorial antiquity. Among
te hnevah sculptures IN the British Museum are repro
sentaions carrying different kinds o meat 10
festival of the men bring sticks 10 which lseists
meats in Levticus. and are elsewhere in the Bible
spoteu OF as food lor man erodoins csoc f @
southern and Districts Livingstone siahs that
THIS rs 'lill the case WIN many rcan ,oey ~ tSry
used for food whenever ucr increase se-
roasted and offered for sale in the mar
ket at Faigiers. and in other cities. Certain DARK
insect are regarded by the jews oi Morocco as Hrbew
characters aud arc said 10 indicate that thc l%hac Is
are piucpaly oared for sale Tie locust is aso used
ior ood in Southern Russia Many Ainehcan ulbeS ol
indians well known, mako OF iocists Tor lo"
tn the method Of ccoking, the Romans said to
have roasted them to o'ght sod"u yellow, i%css M .s
ot the Old World are mostly large ans can he ea Pre-
pared fret detaGIg their icgs and Wings ana then
p IGas ing ssIg pgG n s9 in S %or"cco cy are
satcl by tho hebrews. but are ordinarily Do,h-J
ana thcn fried. The Hebrew population use the sailed
iocsts as pat OF the composition oi dish which con
almost every thing ea;a3e Is l9' inio me oven Oh
that meal provided without c"n'tins the sin oi
isniing a nro the lattor day. a variety OF o'rr
had long desired to tcat the value of some oi these
methods too the opportunity Afforded by the rec mt
.ts
cooked ins,cprcpaled Isl almost any OF tht nxho1s
des'd7qGe "sitese oil 9a ,Eav or had '".'c% "lea. ~
ant, nuty flavor; Pceuhar, 9nt agretanle i! 'e
lie boiied them and sieTed mem a. ana ",a IN Ia i IN, a.
ssance in The kitchen. The csoh ana servants ltlIod
ooo,ms the ory ncrseS they contooed converted
tao kItcGeu, aud cOohs and guests ann a+Ity. uf" '
materially composed of lOcsts. The experiment o JOIN
tLe rapts = f0o-lOcus- and Wild homel was sre.'
which the cooAcd eaten b5 his friends, wtn
r,arcey disot nt'ng opinion IN their i''or. u..,
of tne prSlnls Ciiter or Dawson, TIA, there cO.d
dns is in the eating. II fiof Riley c"lid nunrc pS1pt
~ reg AID lOcusts .s toosnsOn' cl"uicuh a'tcic q.
rayes tAe i. ratbrr danger tnat the insects teih
scVUs would be cXiciannal'd
DO FLOWERS DrPfND on INsECfsf
Prof gsOinas MrOiau of GerinantOwn Penn. made an
attack Oh Darwiniau theories III paper Which disputed
the assumo thai insects are mateni ad IN the fc,
tization of plants Referring To the vi the past
he reaiuded his hearers that the once popular theory
that flowers constructed rs To crhzr themselves
was eagerly gtasped and now largely abandoned The
in,ect-fenz.ng theory las taken ts place, but Tie
Danger is that this theory is equally likely to be
pushed too far. The probability is that the trtib
lies ia the mean That plants require external
and Tor fertilization ia evident but there is 10 scarcity OF
seed even brilliantly coiored plants in the Rocky Noun
tups in districts no,OrousIy deficient IN insect lc. But
direct and positive cydeuo' gyen hy flowers aat can
Only be ferized thc fall OF their pollen and
the Work ot lhscTts IS ut'eris "it Va 'c
long of such iOSets ad oI the ObSt N"liuA' unn
trted the matte. lo repeated the cAPci, o. MF
CaMlrs t,s saigec IL ioct 10 whlc clover
Let us suppose cr.ss,Itlization 10y insect ageucy We
m,.st yea prove tnat sei-l'!!lanon Is absolutely m
Bot oOiAp"rc the proDaDiitlcH We shan frt tiIat
sifertizns plants nave ,o ,; ts' enaceS ct sI;'a
Prof MccLu adyGnccd the theory 'ia ir oflG.ndi "ii
=" & ~ mn y i,sris Wa te accident ni
the ruiJ. he Grew te following coiieIua!os: ~ iE1t
Inc ceat bulk OF cclOgcd fowenn1 plants are sen
rrt,Lers t2 That Cniy limted extent do insects
aid fertilization. %, Siiie tllizeFs are every wa. as
healthy aad NiSoious. ana are iinu,ns,y more pio
uuctvc, tndn these d"pendrht on INSECT ad ti mat
when pants dcpndcht they are TIE worse lea 10
o4gusc in the struggle 1or lne-he great Underlying
Plot MOI described the evident characteristics Of in
which seemed Rot only hted Tor I1iiiNdoh sut
found acniiy engaged IA ihe plccoas. ,iie va
not prepared 10 abandon the vast mass of iacs already
ObaiAcd Gil account OF the lew ana uUiDiu eAitfiMcts
de- 4iicn by Fro AIccaI rOi. Rley thought TIA, lie
fac that insects were absolutely essential TO the exist
and peuati"u az many pants, "a ctN proved
by OK ns aud oscrNa lUo- 10 numerous anu con
wac ~ tLal Ii could no longer he denied He Incltoaoi
has own experiments N"h thc lHcct; ahd hc lnti
and cO!ibdicd TIE theory that se1fI"ftI!xiiivn,
Ike intIruIeeiig,, lid not tend 10 deter
oratOs,. rrei MO9ian, IN explanation OF hs
views stated that kc REGARDED tie PRESENT depend nee of
pants upon insects - an denc" OF N-ht - ana acci-
ncnt or o ue.olma,ion ia the plant. 1frf. Riley sand
rlt il was to suppose that Insect Inc Was
scarce in tne RuJhy Muutdaiis.
Prof h. d. Cope cf Pladeinia read a learned paper
Distribution oI bairachla ana Rcp'lla oi Norin
America" Col CHIrcs NhittVhr! al Cleveland pre-
s,ned Fac Siniios from Nature 81 Ancient hG,K sc zip
turcs in O.so with verbal c.Ynpaii, Pie'>. Cope asd