Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02
SCIENTIFIC.
Dakota's society for tilc COLLECTION an,
study Of Natural Wonders.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sL4EEf -
Dakota's society for the Collection and
study of Natural Wonders.
The Dakota scientific association is one
OF the organizations which takes a popular
hold upon public favor aud Its constantly in
creasing membership and the rapid growth
OF its collection of natures wonders cncour.
ages the belief that Its mission will some
day become an important one. It's organ
~izations is very recent, but 1t is in the hands
of ladies and gentleman who are deeply in.
teres,ed in the subjects laid before them. Al
ready a considerable collection Of minerals,
forsils and rare specimens in various other
branches of scientific research have been
brought together and assigned a place in
the cabinet Of cnriositics at DR.. Millcr's
office. The association holds regular meet
ing at whichsubiects of interest are brought
up and discussed. This organic .tion is the
nucleus around which a society of large i'm
portancc to the future of Dakota will accu.
mulate and 1t is we'll that the enterprise has
been So earnestly undertaken at this early
day. Our location upon the Missouri river
renders accessible the wonders of the Vel
lowstone country, the upper Missouri, the
bad lands and the Black Hills, to say nothing
of the lesser wonders which abound in our
more immediate nlighborhood. The field
is an inexhaustable one aud from it in time
the society will gather a collection which
will surpass those of the states. The oh
iect is a commendable one and every one
should take an interest in forwarding ii.
The following persons have already mad,
valuable
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPECIMENS:
Commodore S. B. Coulson, j.. P. Hay
ward, W. s. Bowen, s. II. Gruber, Majo'
Hanson, Byron Mcintyre. c. G. SpaidE
Mrs. A. Harmon, George w. KingsbuIy
Chester Harmon, Mr.. Cotton, Mrs. Gen
G. T. Campbell, Waller Burleish, L. NJ
Purdy, D.. Dix, T. r. Shcwell, c. Broader
son, DR.. z. I. Daniel, Mrs. Magee, Mrs
Thwinr, Harry Thwing. Jno. Kadish.
The following members have made larg
contributions:
". l.. SulFcf, W. W.. DiluEcluau, Saiiu1l
Hand, Mrs. DR.. Dodge, Mr.. and Mra. Paw
leYn, A. W. Barber. j. NJ. Miller.
~ RARE NsECT SPECIMEN.
Y n Isw days ago L-ucius Tyler caught
rare sp: cimen Of the icineumon fly in hi
shop, and saved it for the scientific club
collection. II looks 'ikc u black wasp, witt
a body an inch and 3 quarter long, termina
ting il a flexible black fube four and a hal
inches long, ahuu; the size Of a coarse thread
and enclosed in q delicate double sheath c
the same length. This 'ute is the oviposi
tor, used TO sting eggs iuto the bodies q
WORMS ard other insects, ever, d, the btttol
OF their holes and hiding places. The cg!
thus finds its natural IN ching place, wiier
the young ichneumon larva feed
and grows in the body of til
laryu of some larger insect, vi
it comes to the period Of Transformation
when the larger one dies exhausted. Their
are about 1900 species of ichneumon this
rear their young by n similar stratagcm, BIT
it is doubtful If any nave wea 2uns of as lon
range as Tyler's long tailed musQui,o."