The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-01-17
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NEW NATIeAL UlsTOEY.
The Spider ana lhe Fly Considered Both
Socially and intellectually.
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The spider is a member Of The
family aran eid@, while the fly is
only an insect. Musca domestica
is the classical name by which en-
tom0loeisls and other biS-headed
bipeds know him, bnt the single
word fly is suggestive enough TO
people with an ordinary single,
decked brain. The fly is a native
of every civilized and unciyiled
country on the globe. OF all AMI.
mated beings The common house
fly seems to have the smallest
share OF everyday common sense.
His II Object in lille seems to be
to feed, and of that pleasant occu-
patton he seldom gIows weary.
He is not in the least Bit particu-
lar AS to how The table is sci or
what kind of dish you happen to
give him, Sc that he has plenty.
The ordinary fly can't distinguish
between a fly trap and "A beehive,
and does not know the difference
between arsenic and wheat flour.
He will eat anything, dead or alive,
from baked dog 10 raw crow, but
seems TO he especially fond of
sweets, and can eat between meals
such things a. sugar plums, ice
cream, molasses candy and earn
salve without a single cramp or
symptom of dyspepsia. A fly
wants plenty Of light and will even
desert his dinner to seek 1t if the
room be darkened. The fly be-
longs to a 7ery numerous family
and the killing of Il few thousand
seems To make no appreciable diff
ference in their numbers. He lives
only Tor to-day and never stores
anything away for future use, as he
is quite content to take things rs
he finds them, and no doubt be.
lieves man to be made especially
for his use. Every fly j. a tramp
and each lives as best he can OF
the general public, and in a general
way they make out better than the
average tramp, perhaps OH account
Of their having wings.
The spider is a very curious lit
lie ANIMAL, and, although he has 10
wings and cannot fly, yet he is
classed higher than the fly because
he feeds mostly on them. The
spider when iutrenched in his own
home is not afraid Of ANYTHING,
living or dead, ard should a beetle
five tines his size or even a snake
become entangled in his web he
doesn't hesitate to go out 10 it and
make an attempt to further secure
it. The spider carries a life pre-.
server with him all the Time, con-
slsting OF an immense coil OF elias
tic rope, with the necessary ma.
chinery TO work it. In case of fire,
he can, with tins cOniriyance, in
stantly let himself down from The
top floor OF his dwelling, andi il the
alarm should prove to be Il false
one he can use the same rope 10
conveniently hoist himself again.
In constructing his web he is quite
independent Of hired help or aIiea
labor and not only does the work
of construction himself, but also
manufactures all of the raw maze
rial he uses. In politics he is a
high tariff prOlecti0nist and uses
only home manufactured products.
spider is the proud posses
sor OF il domicile Of his own, none !
them ever become tramps their
chief occupation is the manulac-
Of nets and the trapping Of
game; many of them become ex
pert trappers and all excel as rope
makers. Socially he is a miser
and a recluse, seldom going abroad
but always at home TO receive
company.
The spider is methodical in his
lablis and attends strictly TO busl-
less. He never puts off till to-
morrow what can be done to-day.
The spider, although not a criminal,
commits a grave error in eating The
nasty fly and finds some way of
,rrltying him before lunching on
him. lie has The instincts OF an
and his web is deity woven
,eometrical in form, and pleasing &.
o the eye. Knows all ''the ropesn !
md keeps himselfin daily practice.
TO see him swinging at the end Of
long silken web, looking symmet-
lcal as a bullet, he seems to be I
a %hOrnpipe on the ragged
dye of nothing, but though he S
nay seem 10 be amusing himself. ,
n reality he Is manufacturing and \
arefully testing that coil OF elastic
web. which he keeps so Inysteri- 4
.uslY concealed in his lille rnmnd '