New-York tribune., 1895-08-18
4 FEW HOURS MADE 4 DIFFERENCE
so THE BUTLER FOUND WHO DELAYED PUTTING
THE wAsPs NEST INTO BOILING WATER.

so THE BUTLER FOUND WHO DELAYED PUTTING
THE wAsPs NEST INTO BOILING WATER.
There are many charming hooks in Central Park
and the writer few days wandered into one
OF them with English friend. IL noticed
that the place seemed 10 swarm with bumble5ees
and soon they seen disappearing down small
hole evidently the entrance to their nest. What
seemed strange was that the bees seemed to be Of
all sizes. They could sting. too. as was learned
from an experience with one OF them.
The find brought some "reminiscences 10 the Eng
ushu,an When ! was boy" he said. 'it used
TO be a great amusement for US boys 10 dig out
wasps' nests. First OF all. the wasps did great
damage TO the pea rhes plums. green cages and nee
tarines and. besides we wanted the grubs for fish,
ing bait There is better In the world for perch
dace Dream. gudgeon. roach ana. IN fact almost
any FISH. Our process was 10 go out Just al night
fall and make our way TO the nest we had dis
covered in the day We would stuff up the entrance
with a naphtha soaked rag and after lighting IT,
pu; a sod over the hole so that the wasps might
get the full benefit OF the odor. In half an hour
every wasp would be harmless and stupehed. and
we would work to dig out the nest This
is circular In shape and built with Kind OF paper
made from the bark OF trees. AS soon as we got
home. the nest was placed IN bucket OF oolihB
water. and left there for the night Next morning
,ho g,uhs and wasps were all nicely boiled.
son one occasion there a number OF guests al
the house and some wanted TO see what wasp 5
nest was like. Well. We boys went out ana eo' one
II was a beauty After IL had been duly examined
the butler was called and told TO put II In hot water
He thought next morning would do as well, ana JUS,
pu, II on shelf In the pantry and closed the door
He was down the next morning at the usual houf
and went to the pantry 1t was nl.ed with swarm
OF nfuriated wasps which went for him al once
singing him wherever there was any flesh exposed.
He tore out OF the house. followed py swarm OF
yellow and black singers and ala some srahn
spr,nting until he reached the lake. into which he
jumped without hesitation. lie was nearly drowned
but he had escaped the wasps The worst OF Al was
the uberuted wasps Immediately spread all through
the house and nearly every one IN IL was t."s
There was a strong Injunction put on us poys "i'ef
that never to bring a wasp nest into the nous
Another ugly insec; Is the hornet. he w us-s
hanging nest. Some years ago a party OF US were
out partridge shooting In the beginning OF
and the ladies had promised to bring ou, inncnro, ,
and meet us at a certain spot II was cottas. JUS,
the edge OF the woods. which was useu ior s.o,ls
hen-coops In this cottage a swarm OF hornets mad
made their nest -.
Among the party a boy OF about eleven. VINO,
while we all enjoying our luncheon got Loiu
OF his fathers gun and let hy at that nest ana me
enraged hornets swarmed out OF the open door. Inc
women handicapped and every one except that
blessed boy was stung. and when We got home We
were ali a sorry sight A plentiful application OF
ammonia did much to alleviate the pain. IL was said
afterward that the hornets that had broken up me
party were OF the worst kind. ] have no wish
10 run up against the worst kind. That evening the
one another so distorted were our faces The women
did appear and the cholerc colonel. father OF
the boy found some alleviation from his pain py
soundy hoggng the young rascal