The Red Cloud chief., 1876-11-23

AUS the greatest inconvenience. and.
In sOrne Instances. 50 a. 20 positively
cndangcr human lite.
They ven consumed t'r l.a-cS and
bark of the alder tI-.. and '.. y,Yr.
leaves ard bark pf III" small hr3ucae,
Of the'cottonWoud and willow. arl -y.u
the soft green paris Of the tuilTu,heS.
and III some parts Of The valley they ~.
through gauze and textile coverings Of
all kinds, which had been used - she'-
ter animal, and plants from 'l"fI
attack. In tie SaTe Yea they ri',.d
Oregon. Itah and TryIs IL gr-.' nuu-
h"rS, destroying every green thing IN
thor a and fully ore-half a.. tie
entire crop Of all kinds. In l--G Kau-a-.
Nebraska. Iowa. Minnesota and Other
states were visited. Their rava-"-
were fully rs destructive - IN Ca.4t.r-
MA tie previous year. Tie principal
mode for The destruction Of the ,pcu~.-
has been the burning OF the pgair.r-.
The Indians TAX" the l~ocu-'s. sweeping
them into holes OF pits, or surrounding
them 10y fire and driving them INT" tie
center. thus roasting item, and after
ward using th"m for food. As ca.!y a
the years l7i3. lI5i and 1916. tie locu,.s
made their appearance III Maine f-c-
Williams history of Majuct. and d.
Voured almost every green thing. even
To potato tops. 50 great Was the alarm
occdSloned among the people that DAYS
Of fasting and prayer were appointed
on account Of threatened calamity. In
the year 1926 the lOcusts mad" their
appearance in New HAMPSHIRE hy mil
lions, and were fully as destructive rs
in M3lne. They destroyed the entire
crops of the state or nearly ST.. Late in
autumn a heavy flood came. after which
cold weather set in and DESTROYED the
eggs which had been deposited during
The summer. - abundant were these
insects, that Arnold Thompson. of Mer-
filnac county, succeeded in catching in
- single evening, between the hovrSo of :
5 and Il, ) bushels and three pecks. Ly
means of Il sack fastened 10 Il cross !
pole.
In DwlghtS travels through New
England and New York in the wears
lE"I and 1913, there is an account of the
locusts in Vermont, Massachusetts ana
New Hampshire, and the insects in
those States were, if possible, even more
destructive. They d-vourrd clover
maize, tobacco plants, buidock, all yrr-
ttahleS, and even garments of men busy
IN the fields. They also devoure,I tLr
loose PARTICLES of sawdust left on freshly
sawed boards. In IN3N Baltimore WAS
infested by these insects. The locusts
were so thick and destructive in car
denS and grounds that negroes were
employed To drive them from the fields
and gardens with rods, and in this WHY
the Insects were repeatedly whipped
OF the grounds. leaping and living
the line of caStigatOrS like focks
fowls (tneSe We're rr,i-legged locuStsl.
From Gray's account of the West
India Islands iocusts they are fully as
destructive as in the United States:
they alighted, either UPON ,
trees. corn or green fruits. nothing was |
expected but ruin and barrennrSs. Ell 7
[ortS were made on the approach of The. q,
insects 10 ir!ghten them away by the 4,
blowing of trumpctS and other ius,ru- q.
nentS, and to destroy them trenches e
we're dug. and the young driven into ;
Mexico has often been Infested +,
With l~ocuStS, and their ravages have, :,
'duSed III some localities Scvcre famine. :,
hey often ~dsyaState various portions J.
Central America. and according f. =,
ccounts given 10y +. q. Squire, are If
he same species as those in tn" United >,
'tateS. At intervals they all ct the !,
ntIre country. The means of defence =.
here resorted to are lighting of fires. ;,
no by shouting and waving BREACHES ~
D arrest the attack. -
In Palestine the inhabitants at the u,
pproach of the locISts endrayor to a.,
rive them away with smoke from u.
urnlng piles of wood. and with beat -.
X OF sticks and rods upon the ground, =,
ld of metal kettles, with musical ill ,r
rumentS. shouting, etc. -,
In Morocco, where people have been i,
'Iualnted with ~l0cuS.S. and subjected III
their ravageS some portions of the ~,
time without date. the people ,r
To destroy them with Wet ami n,
y bitches. into which the Young in :.
cts aredriven and destroyed: and also -
driving horses. cattle and sheep over -,
e grounds infested by them. 81.
Long ropes were used: these We're o,,
avn upon the ground as low rs pos cr.
Die by two mel having hold, one at s,,
end. who. at the same time made o.,
Use by brawling and beating. en.laay-
ing to drive them into trenches duo or;
ross. or to a cloth stretched out UPON VI
e ground and drawn up to a ridge. or
lere they We're trampled upon and lo
lshed by rollers. In the province of or
w Russia the most effectual method not
destroying locusts is 10y driving the thi
ung into bitches dug , or , feet deep. ter
e Russian government has decreed hal
1t a sum equal to 10 cents a pint shall dill
paid for the locust eggs. The locusts the
are gathered at night bv the thi.
OF asleve, and thrown into bags and sho
destroyed. An
n some countries the experiment of lie
the fields with lime water and inv.