The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-21
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Things Scientific and Miscel-
laneOuS.

l30s come II OIL are Luey al IHuS-
pendent organism, or fragments of
another and larger species, being
serarated from the body in chief 2"
The gnat is hebdomadal-lived
species Of the genus cu.ex, san
culinary in temperament, prolific in
reproduction and exasperatiDg In
hsbiis. He has bill as long as 3
country boarding house keepers IN
a rushing season; he IS of an in
curing turn Of mind, always seek
ing light, and ending his earthly
career when he finds it. A gDat
never eats anything, being Statistic d
with being eaten, an event which
occurs with much greater fre quency
than some people suppose. The
male OF the species has plume at
tached TO his antenn8, as well as to
his uncle tenn sc and sons other
members Of the family. This is
the real origin of the term
"plumed gnat." The female
is a somewhat d fferent kind Of
bird; she lacks the plume, but has
sorss OF furry substance resem bling
seslskin sacque all over her body,
which the head of the family has
not and doesn't want, either for
him:elf or the other part Of the
household. Continued association
with the human family produces its
effect. The naked eye develops none
OF these things; it takes an eye In
full dress. The gnat is 80 extremely
small that it takes several millions
OF them 20 make a nuisance; the
nuisance is not wanting. however;
you never see one gDat together,
any moe than you see one grain of
dust by itself.
dolly" in little note perfumed
with patchouli, wants me to analy re
atmosphere. l appreciate TIE cam>
pliment which she bestows in
asking me to do what
no other professor of science has
ever yet been able to accomplish to
the satisfaction Of the public. ATT
mosphere is either in a quiescent
condition; it is the nothingness of
something; it has neither length,
breadth nor thickness, is neither
fixed nor transitory; is gaseous
without being solid, and solid with>
out being hqui I; it is a diluted
whirlTind, an emasculated cyclone,
tornado on strike; it is o grand,
81 omy and peculiar substance
without body, parts or passions
This explanation my not be en-
tirely satisfactory, bat lie as nearly
30 as anything I ever do.
Geo. w. McCarty wants some in
formation in relation to the
town of Neels. Neels is beautifully
situated on the west bank of the
Beaver River, in Utah. The inhab-
itants are more or less migratory
and consists chiefly Of ducks. The
reason the festhered species don't
remain when they get there is be-
cause they can get away. Neels
has several advantages; the book
agent never visits it, because he
likes to have some one TO taIs to;
there is no graveyard, unless a
grand hecatomb of dismsDtlsd AID
denuded sleeps remains can he 81
considered there are no widows or
orphans; there are no riots, because
it takes more than one man to get
up riot; there is no poverty because
poverty exists only by comparisoD,
and one figure IN anything do not
provide the Il 'ceSsaIY elements for
a comparison. By reference to
advance shests Of the Utah
Gazetteer, which l took the trouble
to get in order to properly answer
your question, find the population
to consist o. one mao. mule, and
q pile Of railroad ii g. 1t (tbe own,
not the Dilt) is gro wing, however,
and Mr.. Field, of Beaver, thinks of
starting paper there.
Barnabus a ks: "WhO is Will
Carleton?" He is what is known
as a country pOet-nOt one of tbe
spring kind, or he would have been
dead before this. VIII, Ike bis |
PREDATORY nsmeeake ~hcse poems
it is claimed emaua tod from cured |
pork, deals ey ensively in humao |
nature. He Gnce tackled a print
ing office and ground cut piece
whose Christian mama was "rhe |
Editors Visitors The las, four
lines will give y1u an idea of how
1t runs:
''As they march through tire gates of the
city
With a proud and victorious tread,
The editor, printer and devil
VIII not travel far from The head"
The order of the procession nav |
seem little singular, and the city |
referred to is 70 some people a dark |
a1d bloody mystery; out think
ibis can be cleared unsatisfactory. |
The person last named has the repu.
ation OF being considerable If a
gentleman, and OF course would not
Drecede his guests when entering
! ~ own residence. See?
Zero: What causes the spots on
the sun? rt'isis question conceru-
.1g which / hsre is a great d .versity
u opinion. will stare, however,, that
N" la sp0J< rotice .hl, on nv
'sthtr's OF wer cdu5ed OF IL SHIN
gle.
To Politician: No; Mr.. Frederic
aOpt is not an available candidate
or the Presidency. He was bJrn
n a foreign country. and besides is
TO- old enough.