The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-27
OF FOREIGN ORIGIN,
Most OF the Jugs Hated by Housewives
Have Come from Abroad.

Have Come from Abroad.
The carpet beetle, which has chosen
Washington as the first place to mako
its appearance i'll as Il domestic de-
siroycr, is soon TO spread through all
American cities: az all events, tho
division Of entomology in the Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture SO declares. II
hides III cracks and cats canal, through
The carpets, much a' doc, the buffalo
bug, which it resembles somewhat.
Curiously enough, by the way, the buff
falo-bug does not live in this city at
all; it only thrivcs north OF the I;alti-
moro latitude, and has not Thus far rot
further west than Chicago, though
it already swarms in all the towns
between New York and the metropolis
by tho lake. 1t was introduced to this
country from Europe. OF which it is n
native, in 1874, being brought over to
Boston III batch Of carpets consigned
to n firm in that city Ohio has only
known it within the last two or three
years: doubtless twill reach the Pacific
coast before long 1t is an interesting
fact that the new carpet beetle is not Il
novelty as pest; it has been known for
long time past, but only rs IL ''muscum
destroyer" addicted to attacking any
thing edible to he found in collections,
such rs dried spiders, stuffed birds and
skeletons out of which grease has not
been thoroughly dried
1t is Il melancholy thing to record tho
fact that bugs imported from abroad
almost Invariably drive out the native
American insects of like species bv tho
operation of the law which determines
the survival of the fittcst. This has
been the case with the domestic cock
roach. Tho common black cocllroach
in this country to-day is an immirran.
from the shores of the Mediterranean,
very bold and fierce, and is much niycn
TO travel so that it is often called tho
ship cocllroach." 1t has made its wav
all over the world, and within the last
few years has almost driven the brown
American cCckroach once so numerous
out Of existence. The fate of tho brown
cockroach closely resembles that OF
the black rat. which has been
wiped of tho surface OF this
continent by tho bigger brown
''ship-rat" from Persia Tho brown
cocliroach grows to bc about as big as
IIIt tOChIOdCIl--st lIlcn III innUth.
that is-but the European cockroach
has been familiar with the conditions
of civilization for many moro centuries.
and is thus better able to adapt himself
to circumsta nces as he finds them hore:
hence his survival, according 10 Prof
Rilcy's theory.
The most successful cocllroach in this
country to-day is the so-called "Croton
bug" which came from Germany, and
first excited attention at that time
when the laying of the Croton water
pipes gave opportun ties for The dis
tributing OF its Spices. Notwithstand-
ing popular prejulicc to the contrary,
the cockroach is an insect of very
clearly habits; it takes the greatest care
of its person and is constantly engaged
in washing itsclfas cat does, drawing
its attcnnn through its jaws to moisten
them. Not all cockroachcs live in dark
and dirty places; thcrc is II kind, native to
the West Indies, that lives in the tons
OF trees and shrubs Tho cockroach,
ground up, is included in tho German
pharmacopCca rs Il vcrmifugc. Persian
insect powder 10y the way, has been dis
covered recently TO he an infalliblo
remedy for tapcworm. taken in ten sue
ccssivc hour doses of tablespoonful
each; it is altogether harmless. Tho
cockroach is declared to be the oldest OF
air-brcathing animals; fossils az tho in
sect found in tho coal5cds are SO vastly
numerous that the carhoniicrous epoch
is sometimes referred to as the are OF
cocliroachcs. Many varieties Of giant
IL IL.
grow to be four inches in lcngth anl fly
like birds. Wa hinslon Cor. 81 Louis
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