The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

hfty years. This Is due partly to the increase,
reverence for antiquity which has been uni
vcrsally developed more, still, to the feeling o
cupidity which has caused all owners to tax,
care of volumcs which year by year becom,
more valuable. and to SOME extent to tho falling
OF In the production Of edible books"
Another writer says that through the Darl
Ages tho MONKS. who were the chic
makers as we'll ns custodians of books, had M
fear Of the bookwurn. for he loves not parch.
ment, and at that time there was no paper
Al writer's on this subject agree that before the
uscripts were we'll 'p presserved. "1 hut pr WITH III @g In.
Sention or the printing press, paper books were
stowen away II musty corners and out-of-the-
way places and left neglected. The result was
that The bookworms became the tenants OF the
libraries, A bitter feeling has existed between
mas have been hurled against this pest In nearly
every Eqropean language, old and new. Doros-
Nn had MS say about them In these lines:
That Will the falrest books detorm
~ ghawlng holes throughout them.
so Sr care ar S isey a asSsn sD tsS' , ssS2v
Their ~tsstciess tooth vii. tear and faint
The poet. patriot, sage. or saint.
xS SS. isYp sona E Tat or l lssr 1 . ws,,
It's bread to tho poor yernin.
ofpePper, snur. OF, 'oacco smoke,
Yet. why should sons Of science
'TisSpsP s % u ' iS.ir SSg 5ssi 81 is asGlaa'
Anu ou ~ WORMS utnance.
The b%ookworm, according to his biographers,
Sylvester in his Laws of Vene" describes him
ss "a microscopes creature, .wrlgsling on the
learned page, which, when discovered, %stiffens
out into tths resemblance of a streak of dirt"
The earliest known notice q the bookworm is in
London In 1906. This work. which was printed
st the expense OF. the Royal Society OF London,
by tho author under the microscope. and il most
interesting, as one writer says. for the frequent
smusing for his equally. frequent blunders."
n ahIo;e, calls it . small white silver;
much conversant among books and papers, and
suppose t2 be that which corrodes and eats holes
toward The TAIL; smaller and smaller. being
horns before, which are straight and taperIns
toward the top. curiously, winged or knobbed,
horses tail. The hinder part is terminated with
three tails. In every particular resembling tho
The iis 'Y iess ar. 9s's ssa ies' a sra~ haired ols Of 1 FIJI. hs sni:
S Sverss Prepay! of Books tssds and upon n.r, the paPer :n and
Punishment In those husks OF hemp and AJAX
wasi1, have passed through 50 many soourings:
SssJ R'g SR,I nsse sas.y hsy. suffered: Ana, in;
Or ehiipss1 ERis little Creature Wns' t1 = hisaP Is OF ons sa OF tbs
teeth Of fime) conveys into It's %entrails, / cannot
moose but remember and admire the excellent
6ys as Is continually nourishssd Il s anim sasS sGea
Tons materials ter 2 conveyed into the stomach and
that tneryed the caterpillar Of a little moth
would sSsif hay, Which in these ds STa Of @a biSliom DlsGk.
hf as SssS snh iSsd ys SS sSs rs d l.. ss,sas IN gold
AO,osso p%tnpuss work sS *. on 6ook6indt9e: gives
vibrations 1t HyplGatty. in her "Parables."
F.. 7. Havergal, wEnsmus ertditts. The Rev.
trouble With 6oof@any years ago bad much
ssS.ass o mere Z ki6d1giss sstb wrote rSs that, the
On Their heads Mr.. Is. With brown spots
2asrses for 1870. states Times: IN Notes and
arabic manuscripts Srousa, injury TO the
CsnSridge. Other writers sEersity library:
sctsntiio nam nno''1" pes"ar = the correct
IIiiisH BLADES in hIs york. ',n.m,..
Snly three specimens OF The booEwofe across
,theless, from what I have been told by IL never
i tSa s1p . s. s t5S% ssRR &: ruth! t tRE.si are 's'f foi;
binds Of caterpillar and grub which %estsral
those Without legs are grubs and turn To n;
ties. IL IL not known whether any species [
, SeSsnPlttitaa Spo Sr SaoS can live generation after
OF wSSd S ssf and AM, Sthsss which live upon
sstkTscssd iiS S tss' S Tsn a pfsss b gsFR ss esp especially 4
boards IN Which 4 was the custom Of the Old
ipook Dinders 70 clotho their yolumes. In This ha-
~ windows lest tho enemy should Nv in from
tho neiehoortnR woods and rear . brood of
worms ANY one, indeed, who has seen 4 hoIs
In q ninert or . piece Of wood riddled by dry
the channels made by these insect enemies'
" The 4~noSsu1@of this beetle Their. ar.
threS VSrlsdss' VII a; Psrttadr, 4. erldtts, and
Just ike those found In nuts; In this stage they
are TOO much alike 10 be distinguished from one
Snotner; They feed on old dry wood and often
wooden boards OF old books and nd 's ss
pass into the paper. where they make
long holes, quite round except when they work
IN q sianting direction when the holes appear 10
erAl volumes In succession; Peignot the we'll
known photographer, having found twenty
seven volumes so pierced In a straight line by
-hich. for myself. / receive cum Oraa0 saLs
Ana after q certain time the larya changes into
pupa, ana then emerges as a small. brown beetle.
4. HeoPhOIg.-Thl larVe IL similar In size
20 that q Anobtum, but can DO distinguished al
once ~ having legs. 1t Is a caterpillar with sS
legs upon It's thorax and eight aucker-like pro-
tp6eranees on its body, ike q silkwOrm.JiIt
perfect shape as a small brown moth. The
species that attacks books Is the EeephOrd
DseuhopTdsLd. IL loves damp and warmth, and
any hbrous material. This caterpillar is
he legs. Is very similar in APPEARANCE and siza
10 the ln0biani. lt is about half an inch long
with a Moray head and strong jaws. To print
srs Or writing INK he appears 10 have no great
dislike, though / imagine that Ihe iormer sftsn
iisasFrea sith his health, unless he il very ro-
lusL as IN books where the print Is pierced
majority OF the worm holes IhAve seen are TOO
hort IN extent TO have provided food enough
or the deyelOpmsnt Of the grub; but Althoueh
4s nk may Do unWholesome. many aubs suF-