Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-25
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DOES THE Moon HAVE ANYTHING TO 10
WITH STORMS? The Hlndoos have their
rain gods, the South Sea Islanders their
wind eonjurers, and enlightened nations
have their net few, who believe in the
signs Of the moon" and in the infallibility
Of the Almanac's weather predictions
Science and intelligence have not dispelled
the idea that somehow the moon doc. iniu-
ence the weather somehow, If the moon
quarter. or fglls al the Ea., il 'bre~."
storm; somehow storm. are more frequent
on the decrease. or dark, Of the moon.
"a question asked" say. Lord Bacon,
sis half answered in the asking" and when
this spirit Of enquiry is aroused fact. will be
found TO explode many foolish notion. A
Trustworthy record show. that for the last
80 years We have had 2.66s storms, divided
as follows: al new moon, eco; FIRST quarter,
o6i full moon, 66s; last quarter, go.
The truth is that the moon has so little 10
do with storms that the weather wise have
never found out whether the moon infu-
snces the storms, or the storms influence the
moon
In ages past, eclipses Of the moon vers
regarded as presasing great public calsni;-
les. In China they were made 10 operate
upon the fears Of the ignorant, to impose a
superstitious regard for the wisdom of their
rulers. When Columbus was shipvrecked
on the island Of Jamaica An eclipse Of the
moon 30 frightened the natives tia;
they implored his forgiveness for refusing
him assistance.
Away down in the 18th century, with its
books, and schools, and newspapers. not a
few still stick TO the notion that pork killed
on the growing Of the moon "swells in the
pot"-thst eclipses Of the sun or moon de-
note cold summer-eows will give bloody
milk II YOU Kill a swallow-or to Kill fish
Jews would not step on a piece of paper
lest the name Of God might be written up
on il
WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME or THE
CoLoRADo BUG, AND WHEN. AND WHERE,
WAS IT FIRST NOTICED This insec, is q
true beetle and not a bug. lite scientific
name is Doryphora decem -iineatd, or the
Ten striped Spearman- The name i. fire.
quenty written l0-l,neata. It was frs,
noticed in 1924, in the region Of the Black
Hills. 1t is an American insect, native Of
the Rocky Mountains. At the time Of its
discovery il existed in very limited num-
bers on q wild plant growing in Colorado,
but somewhat resembling our potato vines
Is THE YELLOW NAGGoT N WHEAT, A
NlDGE. OR A wEEvIL The Grain Weevil.
Cdlandra granaria, belongs to an order or
group Of insects entirely different from tina,
to which the Whea, Nudge, ( Ceeidomyia tn
ttei), belongs. The Grain Weevil is q .len-
der beetle Of dull reddish brown color
which commits its havoc in granaries. A
single pair may produce more than 5000
young in year. The eggs are deposited
upon the wheat after it is housed, and the
grubs when Matched. burrov into the grain.
each grub occupying alone single kernel.
When severe cold weather comes, they
leave the grain and take shelter in cracks
and crevioes Of the floor and walls.
The wheat nudge comes when the eight
ming bugs" come. or the last Of June.
Their work Of destruction is in the field.
The eggs are deposited in the wheat head.
and in some 10 days hatch yellow maggot
from to 40 in a single head. This pes,
when first noticed, in Scotland, in l74O. vas
called 1.-THE yellows." 1t was supposed u
be disease. The first seen in this country
vas in Vermont, in 1920. The nudge sp.
peared in Maine in 1884. The little yellow
bird il it worst enemy.
WHICH BREED OF HENS Is THE BEST
LAYER, AND WHY ARE EGGS SOFT -sHELLED
The popular breeds, at the present, ere the
Brshma, Plymouth Rock, and Golden Ham.
burg. The White Brahma is our favorite
they are peaceful, not inclined to wander
or to scratch. Al egg producers, they out.
live their usefulness in two years. The
chief objections to the Black Spanish ar.
their Wild, Ay-avay dispositions, and theiI
sping the odd habit Of the Bolton Gray Of
dying rifkoSf being siek. The Shanghaes
Chittagongs, Cochin Chinas, and host o.
others, have fallen into disrepute.
Soft-shelled eggs indicate too much corn
OF nesf, and want Of phosphate Of lime
to supply the latter, many recommend brok
On sAells, chalk, or brick dust, in which VI
have no faith, ~ shslls and chalk do no