The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-14

50. for the remainder OF thc year Ct our
Lord 1856. There are no regrets al ms
demise. and the only plant now hear
throughout the land Is that lie stood 50
long on the order of his going. Though
there will be no chiseled epitaph on ms
tombstone of .'Well done, good and faith
fnl servant. yet few post mortem re
marks over his remains may not he ont
OF place.
The mosquito, IN the fuii vIE"r ct ms
strength. is sf; qol,oris he has chsra"-
ter of his own, and while he mlnSisS
witt. shares our interests in common
with the familiar house ily. \ striking
form or difference Is that the latter can
lie taught, after much effort, 10 Keep
away, lat the mosquito returns 10 the
assault every time with renewed and
increased energy. as did Butchers legions
at Waterloo. Like an Importunate col
Iector. he presents his bin in season and
out of season. lie generally succeeds IN
making a collection. and does not leave
until he has worked his little game for
all it is worth. \ genuine cannibal IS
/ tho mosquito. and has no more con
F.. science than defaultinG bank cashier
; and along with this Canadian emigTant,
/ Is always meditating mischief
Florida Is an excellent place TO study
/ The characteristics Of this singular insect,
not because they are numerous m the
( Floral State, but on account OF the alb
norma! development. of their peculiar
mental traits. a result. doubtless, of our
warm climate, that gives q tropical
growth 10 almost everything. Scientists
have studied in vain 10 assign the mos
quito an appropriate niche IN the scheme
of Divine beneficence, in which nothing
is supposed 10 have found a place except
for some wise and good purpose. Hence
also the orthodox Christian IN whose
creed. as one OF its fundamental priEct-
pies, il the belief that ali things were
made for the use and Lenetit uf man, re
/ allies in this Pc cuiiar, but not rare spcCi-
men of the animal kingdom, a conun-
drum that he cannot Uuravel a G0rdian
/ knot that no sword viii cieave ii Is q
stumbling block 10 his faith. and 10y
I physical experience, q temptation % VrN-
/ atious il not profane thought. The ,vu-
lutionist, even. finds uo place for the
MOSQUITO in all the heightened chain Of
descent from quadruped 10 bipod. and it
Is probably this o-tracjsm from ,nri-tian
and scientific fellowship ti,at makes him
so yindictive. and ihat induces him 80
incessantly 20 take the war path in quest
OF blood.
! But the character Il tie mesquite has
two sides, like every thing Use in cT,a-
ton His activity Of motion j. wonder
ful. less giraffe and aimltss IN movement
than the common fly h has a quiet de
cisiuu and djrgctuess II purpose that
leaves the pest OF the kitchen and dining
room far in the rear, rr perhaps only in
dark eclipse. The classic inspiration 81
that charming little couP!et
How doth the busy gi,j.c ue.
Improve each shining hour,"
might well be rendered. :, how doth the
busy little 'skseter. etc IN these re
spects the much execrated insect may
teach a lesson OF industry and Corcentra-
ton of purpose to the idle and l.stless-
and 70 that end it exerts its persuasive
influence by physical and moral suasicn.
This appears also to e the mission of
another FloIidian product, the il-a but
the great drawback Is that neither Of
them work 10y approved methods.
Again. every organ and every sense Of
the mosquito is tributary To a single act
that Of rhIehotomv. known in common
par;anre "a blood letting. and IL; has
found recently a champion in the meGI-
cal faculty, who tell Us that by puuctur-
ing the skin as an ancient eau! pune
tuted with a lance, the epidermis Of his
enemy, the mosquito extracts, along with
the blood, or neutralizes. it may hc, tho
malaria that is in us-thus becoming q
sort or doctor On limited scale. Such
t. theory Is rather too farfetched to claim
crydrnce il this enlightened day ana
generation. But why should we longer
dwell upon the theme There Is nothing
, tangible in ton one side all speculation
As = the mission az such an insect. and
. in which the moraIist. the man of sci
rnce AMI the philosopher are all ut fault.
. while or the other side, tut one thought,
one aim, in the ruthless assassin. and
that frrghtfUl. diabol.cal vision ut gore,
CIRCUIT GOU'{T.
! The Circuit Court adjourned at noon