The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-03-22

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nae (pectinat@ 4 pretty well set
tied by physiologists ali Intercollegiate
that in insects the antesne represent
the organs of hearing. Aese delicate
structures are easily affected by the
vibrations Of sound, and thee can be
no doubt whatever that theySare also
affected by sounds quite inaadible to
the human ear The slighteA vibra-
ton of the atmosphere from anr cause
whatever at once puts in motion the
delicate structures which compose the
antenn@, to which organs insects owe
the power of protecting themselves
against danger, as well as the means Of
recognizing the approach " one
another. Spiders have wonderful eye
sight but am quite sure that tae scor-
pion's vision, notwithstanding his six
eyes, is far from being acut 1t is
very difficult to catch spider with a
pair of forceps, but a scorpion can be
easily captured, if no noise is made
Spiders see their prey before they are
caught in the web, but the scorpion
makes no movement whatever tD seize
flies or coclroaches until they Indicate
their whereabouts by movements This
being the case, it can readily be nnder-
stood how easily the scorpion may be
reused ito motion by the vibrations of
music, as described ID fze article alluded
to- If tuning fork - sounded on the
table on which lz< my Gagged scor-
pion, he at once becs|nes agitated, and
strikes out viciously nth his sting. On
touching him with TIL vibrating tuning
fork. he stings If. andshen coils himself
up as scorpions do wen hedged in. In
Jamaica, the negroei believe that scor-
pions know their name; SO they never
call out, See, a scorpion, when they
meet with one on tie ground or wall
for fear of his escaping They thus in
directly recognize the scorpions deli
cate appreciation Of aound; but if you
wish to stop scorpion il his fight,
blow air on him from the mouth, and
he at once coils himself up. have re-
peatedly done this; but with spider it
has contrary effect Music charms
snake into silence, as tho experiments
at the Zoo and elsewhere prove; but
the agitated contortious and writings
Of the scorpions when reused by the
sound of the violin only prove that they
are reused by the vibrations Of sound
caused by music, and this would hap
pen if they were diskEa ed BY the dis
cordant sounds Of p y trumpet or
any other unmusical instrument. -
London Spectator
NOT ANxi0T z7s5SAS.
Her husband Drew tic y ne az Being
Brass Mounted
Charley, dear. sid ! young wife.
greeting her husband atfSctionately on
his return from DARKNESS the first even
ing after their honeymoon Il have
spent this entire day sewing buttons on
your clothes .
Il am proud Of yop Carrie, = he said.
fondly Not many young wives would
have spent their first daF at home so
sensibly. had NJ noticed though, :"
he added that my belongings were SO
But they were" she said, scarcely
a button left have sewed on nineteen
buttons this afternoon, and this is the
twentieth she added, holding up q
garment with large brass button
partly sewed on.
Nineteen, did you shy2'' he asked.
the samples with alarm. rs
that a button or-ash ornament?r hs
said, gazing at the expanse Of brass sur
rounding his crutnpled garment
tits button, Z she said, Indignantly.
You see, after the tiftl button the 1T
tie white ones gave osz &7d couldn't
f,rd a,,11fl,;,, ~ ale :. II <,<,i-e, 80 &