Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18

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AID eaeetlse us@ soorpious
abeui a. g.ssaty there A. aies
sere fisay hide by day and
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g naoaaane yee wll b. apt to hud a
feN amaFaa ef dead scorpions lying on
the 'InF = frout II the hed They al
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c. tlmlaa. und being tumbled
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a ~ pans. tAey rot mad. and stuck
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ss&de om tne siirhtesi proyocation
y ~ tee ~ - act and ~ quick ~
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s<s#pon pass ~ By another Que and
hA4puna ~ tourh "A. there's dght ~
uxs and iwo dad scorpions are the
Ifmah- PIT a = ndred scorpions Ia an
iaelesure. and throw a little stick or
riens Of dirt among them. aud the
seoFvlon thai u nearest - " here the
sflrk or diri falls Will turn and dip hi.
xgsssr inta his nearcst neighbor, and Ia
is4sthan two eecnud- the entire hun
vii b. mixed up Ia thc Sight
way their stringvr. aad claws and
: win ~ ls q sight to -cc. A. long
. here l. one scorpion alive The light
aees pa. Cor u ono happens to suryivs
tae other nlnoty -nine he viii pitch lee
o. have h out with himself. aud the
trsa ihlBg be knows be- Is dead
Iii - Tact that -,snrpiou-. or alra-
raas as the Mexieans call them. ars ~
crrtaiu seasons II the year A. numer-
oas almnst a. aics They arr within
the cracks oi the walls. between the
brick. II the ulos. on the hoor. hiding
inside your garments. dartlng every
where with inoonceiyablc Wpidity.
their tails. which bold the sting. rcady
"a ~ up sith dangerous cHcct upuu
The slightest proyooalion. Turn a cor
ner - a rug or table spread aud yOu
disturb a aourishing colony u them
Shaks your Shoes iu the morning and
out they aop. Throw your bath .pongs
iHto the water and bali dotsn o.
them dart out oi it= cool depths. Into
which they had lain themselves AVA
during the night II is not often that
you see one oi the mahogany -hued
reptiles that = more than two inches
loug but they sometimes show up with
IN iormidablc proportions ut Eve
inoh length. and all that Il impiics
There h a suallcr variety than uho
mahogsay scorpioa. This one {. yell
low. aud BE- l. tca times more vicious
and dangerous. II 8, ~ midday that
The bite or sting oi these venomou-
little pests h most feared, A. tho na-
tiycs say u l. thea the most poison
eus. Tho deserted old mines 81 Duran
20 are simply scorpion hives. they
having bred and Increased there un-
disturbed for centuries A iew years
ago ths government took oificial notice
of their deadly presence and placed
bounty oa them, which ).
paid on The presentation Of a
scorplon's tail and sting al the
oiflse Of the government agvnL Many
natives carry a brass tubs. and In ease
Of bite fFvm a ~eorploa IA l. pressed
over the weuad. on which Il aet. like
the bieeding cup Of the snrgcoa, and
draws the poisoned blood Out A hol
low key has been used successfully Ia
the same sea. Victims Of the Yeilou
sa~xplan1s hlta ave been known 10 N
a. gm5& IN eon4nlsionn. foafnlng Al ths
- 80 wsAh stomach and limb.
- len - n ampsy. Others sufFol
- ~erse eoa@eQaenecs than they nigh
frenA m eriinnfY hsa sting Brandy
tNsea u1tfi st1pnfaetion follows is /
|A~k~w.hiM rvmedy fer scorpion bites "a
Mexico. ammonia Il also given viii
good rcsaltA There 10 noshing "a,
Mexieaa o. Texan fears more than ths
yellow or blsek scorpion oi Durange
exeeps The blaaling raitlesnake of ths
stAked Plains. and that h probably the
most deadly reptile Of the Americas
continent ~. n San.
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