The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-08-18


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haIf If .unr pirf II The hnf.e, within
reach NJ hi, mouth making them ln'
sihutlt adhere by mean. NJ q R%luinouH
correction which alp gives uui along
tifb them. and .omrtimel dcposiiing
uuun a single horse 70. many as four or
l,r hundred eggs Each egg is some
what conIril In shape, The attached
end forming the npoN' nhd when
seen through n mngnib Ing glass j. shn-
grocn.d IN fhp surface with transverse
aud longitudinal STRIFE The horse. IN
licking himself, takes up q c0nsidrrl-
bic proportion Il the eggs with hIs
tongue. The eggs disclose their animal
ed rontcnt. either while on the tongue,
or very speedily after passing into the
stomach. and the laryu Immediately
attach themselves to the stomach IN
ncr tissue. and there remain In security,
from the end Of summer or beginning
of autumn tll late IN spring, enjoying
o temperature Of about one hundred
and tv0dcgrcc, Of Fahrenheit, suffering
mn injury from the action Of the gastric
Juices, feeling upon the mucus or the
chyme, and gradually, though slowly,
growing % maturity ot size. Each
larya J.. shaped somewhat Ike q flask
or clouglt ted bag; it has o pale. yellow
i,h color; 10 possesses nc the sides OF IT.
mouth Two hooks, with which IL an
Choir. it.elf 10 the stomach's mem
BRINE and Il is cuEirdlcd with several
belt. or rings Of spinel'ts and project
ing points. by means Of which II rrgains
b. position when. a. any time. il aeci-
drntally loses H. hold. When II attain'
maturity, Il d.scngages itself from lis
anchorage. il carried with the horses
food into the yillous PORTION of the
stomach, passes out with the same, and
{, evacuated with the dung. The eject
Ell maggot seeks a place Of shelter,
burie, itself in the ground, and changes
into a chrysali.; the insect, In this lat
ter form resembles the larya in shape,
but is more rigid. and has a reddish
brown color. After lying for a few
weeks inactive, Il escapes blythe narrow
end Of the p~upa-case, and assumes its
final form Of an image, or n ily.
Many stern opinions have been enter.
tanned NJ 10 excessive injuries done TO
the horse by the above described great
common bot. and as to the disturbances
Of using strong medicinal meal for de-
stroying the insect; hut all such opin-
ions are very nearly without foundation.
IL Is fortunate for the horse, or rather
most beautifully ordained, that their
numbers are much reduced, and kept
within due limits. by the hazards they
are exposed to in the singular round OF
their propagation. some OF the eggs,
In the very act Of their deposition, are
shaken OH by the movements of the
horse; some, though firmly deposited,
are not taken up by the horse. or arc
externally Matched from the action OF
rain or other moisture, and in conse-
quence perish; many are DESTROYED dur
ing tho horses process of masticat'on;
many fail 10 make u Judgment In stom-
Rch, but pass on Ia the intcstines; and
not n few Of the matured larva n re-
dropped in such situations rs to b.
crushed by the horses foot, picked mp
by the birds, q unablc 10 find a suitable
retreat for their iransmutation into
chrysalidcs. Altogether we may calcu.
late that onc hundred or upwards per-
i,h In the state Of either egg or larva.
for every individual which a,tain- TITO
perfect condition 81 tie fy. -Prnris
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