The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-22
TRAPS AND SHARES.
CoNTRlYANCES THAT SHOW WHAT
A GENIUS THE YANKEE L3.


You wouid Gail ATost Of tho Inyontlops Ais
SurdltIss, and Yet Fhey Are Usefrl-- De-
Vices For Poisoning ,Pcsts--Isattrups Of
Many Kinds,
American invention has given birth |
to no end of freaks, which have been |
embalmOd at the patent Office in order
that they may not perish. Some Of tho |
queerost Of them arc devices for entrap-
ping beasts, bugs, fishes and even human
beings. |
What, for example, could be funnier |
that tho notion Of using imitation flow
ers with poisoned honey to attract noX-
ious insects? The artificial blossoms,
each containing small quantity of sug-
ary liquid properly prepared, are to bo
fastened to twigs. Months of dostruct-
i've species sip tho deadly nectar and |
die A more elaborate device Of simi-
lar description Is intended for the pro-
lection Of apple trees. 1t ~ n tin can COW
cred as 10 its upper half with luminous
paint. On tho outside Of tho lower half
apple blossoms Rro represented with the
same sort of paint Inside Of tho recop.
taclo is a small quantity Of cider, Tho
can is 10 be hung Oh II branch Of IN up-
plo treo at night. Insects. attracted Ly
the pictured flowers, light upon the can,
The smell OF tho Cidor induces thom to
enter through holes provided for that
purpose, They then drop down into tho
cider and RFo drowned.
Yet 1t is not always easy to distin-
guish between crank idea and use
full discovery The poisoned oounterfoits
Of flowers above described Rro said TO
work very vol, Many years ago man
got a patent for u method Of killing
bugs on trees by inolosiug the whole
tree In sort of balloon Of canvas, into
which an asphyAiating gas was to bo
poured for the purpose Of sutfOcating
the insects. Everybody thought no was
Il lunatio. But now that his patent has
run out the inertia of tho plan have
suddenly obtained appreciation, and Its
adoption is alleged to huyo saved the
orange growing industry in California
Several kinds Of luminous bRitJ for fish
have boon patented. Ono Of these is
minuoW Of hollow glass o0nted on the
inside partly with Il solution Of gold or
silver, and partly with luminous paint
The result IL n very brilliant object In
tho water, calculated to attract amy pro-
dacious creature with fins Another in,
terosting COntriVanoe Is for making frog
bait moro seductive The jerking of the
liuo equipped with this device causes
the frogs legs to move as II he wero
swimming,
Contriyanoes for catching insects are
more numerous than amy others. One OF
thOm iB furnace for slaughtGring po-
tat0 bugs. To begin with, a deep and
wido furrOw is to be plowed all around
an infested field. Through this trench
smooth log is dragged to mako the
surface hard and smooth, The bugs III
migrating to other grounds are unable
to scale tho trench, and tho furnace,
which Is cylinder Of iron filled with
fuel, is drawn along tho fuTrow and
destroys them. Other odd devices are
cartridges intended to be inserted in the
mouths of ant holes aud to be fired,
thus communicating stitiing yapOrs to
ING bulbBLIuubuli tlAhNAuStHl hioh h+AAAJ
kinds of lamps for attracting aud barn
lug up tho moths of various worms in
cotton fields There is toy pistol for
insects which sucks them in when he
trigger is pulled.
An ingenious WRstaTnGT has inVented
q trap for catching the hornfiy which
is such an Gnomy to cattle in some parts
of the country. 1t consists most impor-
| family Of a great frame to which brush
is attached IN such q manner that when
| the beasts walk through, eager as they
Railways are to scratch themselves, the
flies will be sGraped from their bodies
by tho branches. Finally the frame is
CLOSED up by means Of doors, and the
captured insects are destroyed. Nearly
everybody has heard OF the gold tape
worm trap, which the patient swallows,
Bedbug traps are of several varieties,
all Of them being intended to afford at
! tFactiye hiding places for these blood
suckers and TO be burned or Rcalded ont
afterward,
Much ingenuity has been expended
III rattraps Some Of them are 50 elahr
0rate that no full Witted rodent would
40 near them, One requires Mr., Rat to
come IN through q door which drops
behind aud makes him q prisoner. See
ing bright light above, ha asGends q
flight Of little steps and trots across 4
small plank that is 50 nicely adjusted as
10 balance that his weight causes It to
tip and throw him into q tank Of
water Another GoltFiFanGe consists Of
a double chamber. One chamber has o
glass end, through which Mr., Rat sees
two or three imitatiaa rats having a
nice time with bit Of cheese, Wish
ing 10 join them, be runs around the
box, gets into the other chamber and
Is eapght
! There ara q number If devices which
employ mirrors for tho purpose Df lur7
ing the rat 10 his fate, He mounts on
top Sf barrel and secs q taothsome
piece of cheese, Az he approaches IL he
heholds another Todent-in reality hif
own reflection in piece OF lookina
glgss--coming for tho cheese from thf
opposite direction. He makes q dash b
| GET there hfst, and piYotea boafo
drops him into the eask, which n hall
fall pf water BATS will swim for Z
long time, 80 ono humanitarian has
patented . water trap with little shelves
around tho edge and inst above the sar
face on the shelves are placed srnall lead
weights, with tlshhoaks banging fFqn
them The captnFed rat IA trying X
escape grasps one of the hooks, gets 4
fastened h bis mouth, dislodges thl
piece qf lead ana Is carried to the bot
tom ~ the latter
sparrow traps are of mapg diGeEen
kinds Most n chem invite tAe bitds Il
walk ip fbrQpgh q doE which drop
behlna them maLlnR Ihem aElsaReER