New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
orgy tho gardeners may save the quinta from dew

Sa no,,r II s often rescued by the wind chang
Ing jus1 as ,o de sinks here they decide stop and
snmpe si,n % the vegetable produce exhaustively Is
no. long before the whole place bears desolate ap
rnce no, ,U"s The peach and apricot trees look IKE
skcetons for the leaves. the tener H K ning a to
The boughs suspended by slender nbre-a Weir"
sigh; '' , ,no s.r,oras have
been growing till they about two inches iv,S: r.
And now they develop quite new cnarac.ea; .II ~
which they main till they cast their SKINS souzy a
with their ruddy bodies anu vbch equal
il means HOLSTERS, ''shrimps. ana oSai,,ng
midy at r.t they try thqr w'my hey soon practise
Them enerretoally and the swarm fills ne ar, ar tho
They s ssfs ess doue
purpose for in the morning several onetimes
be round perched upon them NAV % Sc aS Awakened from
sleep by lying on something uncomtoh' onc hods
puts ons hsna down So to es mere moth
ing riding along they fit a6ons ycuT yc,s % on Your
coat Yol take hold of the body of one to remove y,
hut it clings with tentaclcd egs, t,irc W., when
!, ie yo1 frnm it's mouth OH 10 your hand brown,
ish-green slime. having most oohoH'o"' ''''
Not long after this transformation from so sa'omJS nni
to iangostas. they follow The examPe - where
hcy renain tin rext breeding season brings 'he'"
back TO their native place
CARNIVOROUS ANTS
vbc q, hcr ouinta plague is that Of tho ants nor
miCas is not the carnivorous re" scavsnger mos:
useful in hot climate But tho black kro,hcr ant wson os
,rrr;h, darnagc TO the most delicate plants. u
ones hobby IL the cultivation OF roses. @ anu or, OIL,
W. I, ia decjdedlv annoying to find. when goine
out ono morning to oh serve tier plosrcS VIA va he
ny nm ear,,sst hrve already STRIPPED nearly evcry
tree OF leaves and flowers pic OF sp, ,% nrr,d ~
y.G a aon tbo high road that they have mad" 10
their storchouse perhaps mle or lid TI are several
W. and perhaps the most efiecuai is 20 sur, sur
round the lower part OF the arnE With ~ % cvlnder OF
9,' ,ir o thn height OF about foot and sunk few
inches into the ground TINS cyllhass avs space
abont an inch deep ali around. between y ana ,rt
bark The result is that wntn an @ "Hp' ho AVIS Al
nnnrieeI precpcc before him. across which H.
| cannot jump. and into whose dark depths "e -
Rit many plants cannot be protected IN This Tay Wo
90 more aggressive measures have TO be taken OF
lowing the roads that the industrious creatmreh ,h
clear through the grass. tho "eeaS' ~ ,h. 80 rr
70 the subl"rranean passages leading to tho
nest This is throneed with busy rr1"h; adns sIn,
are issuing in haste having deposited tne aho
and golng in search Of Few ones: others arc Ia ano
riousiy uggins leaves and flower E or ass sis
arc engaged in bringing rosebud Itac ou' od t
they reach the mouth Of the a, m. relv EAR
rIors and can do nothing 10 rcnrny mn .,,S' h % h,Ie
her lumber PUSHES , on dr eSeV"S ar rWo bigger
having powerful incsors. who ar cntiersruP hn
! , minute tho rosebud mas n"'l "S~'V'''' ""' -
1 ing triiimphantly carried TO the htsl 49, ,,..,o
! nj secms a terrible shame TO hc Obliged 20 ~
,,,r against thcsc Industrious ana intcIS'ht 'I'
ur,s who In many respects r,S''n, ~ u w. ,c
kird-ihorgh they do travel long WAY o,'li w a., az
nnr,,,,ah very l.tte and to fetch what tnry Hisu.
ana cIos, at hand But. quirn sane! peru. ps . pu
".r @ 80 ,ro equally devious If did hut kilo"
| g, VI,bout this warfare we should nay" hei'n,r ,
frui, rowers nor vegetables. 10 say notnlnS ol VIZ
| dant,g. thry do to the WOODWORK o' ,t,P tour, -.
| which they do nof hesitate 10 make 'nor""|'''"'
| If II suits their convenience 1, a.. $40, -
| common WAY OF destroy! Ing me aIiS ~ ~
, Smaii metal cvIinlrical furnace half filed WIN
| on~ Lind 81 drv nnammable rubbish. ana IN ue
Ton nan ,uspcu led containing no""ts OF s'ilPh"..
| Nbcn Uphted A lid Is screwed down over 'h-. 81
| -, thn smoke can only issue from a p'ht US -,
! ,mt. xhich conducts n 10 the ant hole" \ PAIR "l
| hrllows worked hy handle" u attht! =" ~ w 80 80
| ,oucr nsri OF the furnace thus making inc ne
hnr, and forcing IN. sulphurous smoke dloiis 'nc
| art nssages The Who'll" apparatus y 9N~ieh"'" W
| ,bc,ls and can thereby bc conveniently noN''i
rom nart 10 part OF the Guinta. win thl" mSlru-
| ,,cr, srch volumes OF sufrocating smoke can So'n
be produced that II VIII "'t'' ~. 'iiiS Ii,an, 81
IRON, hclcs two or three hundred wards distant 20
| you may Ina gnc the ants hay" so'no"h"' "N''S
| -. ~ Il, a. porhaps rather 4 i"1dN on'. .
! In spi,. however ~ NAeinE war agaDlst NH'ii.
th,V multiply 50 rapidly that u IL oi,N WIZ" nv Nv
| ,,-I,rcrs ugh. them very cncrgcttca!ly that tn"N
I 80, Io k.pt down. md the amount OF dhnaG" th.y
| do Is often appalling When m country. on wv, W.
| harder of tho Gran chaco where. of course. mes
! insects work their own sweet Will. tnc W'l'I o'l
| 1t.-o,crcd , deserted wooden hut lncautouSlf
| leaning against the structure nc was SUI pistu "
eco m. " whoic of 1t COLLAPSE. Dut on examination ne
| ,ou,d ~. reason 10 be that every portion ol u'
WOODY ork had been perforated ana thI' Iuu u ~ -,
! N. ants and only required very sieh' 'puCn =,
| rumble into ruins. Th" inroads OF IN" hhts nh'
| ,roi,sblv hc.n tho Of abandoning the nut