New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
DEADLY BOGS AND BUGS.
DRAWBACKS TO LIFE IN ARGENTINA.
From Temple Bdg.

From Temple Baf.
We have no; proceeded far along the road when
We ind our way blocked by pantano. or bog
which ii is necessary 10 cross with extreme caution
Rain is only very occasional in summer time. bur
when 1t does como ii seems though the hoodsates
oi heaven had burst open. and the dcluge converts
the heavy dust into deep miro. A single day sufces
for the water TO drain into the slight depressions
which occur in this usually hat country and the
tracks men RESUME their norin.l condition lut
where the water has collected it converts the
stoneess alluvial soil into deep and troacherous
bog Even after months OF drouth these pantanos
are often sources OF difficulty and danger. The ar
dor OF hlc sun rays VIII cake the surface, ElvhS
an appearance OF stability: but, when tho hapless
rider mas reached The middle. it will sometimes
der his weight. and finally collapse. precpitatine
him and his shrieking ,tced into the cnsultns
rnre, from which there is no escape.
In crossing pantano !. Is usually best to leave
II 10 your horses natural intelligence to find the
generally conclude that IL viii be wiser To make a
detourEoi perhaps league or moroxunless you 40
not mind riskins your animals life ard maybe
One dav. when the writer was out riding with a
stretching across the track An Italian markc,
gardener. returning from Buencs Ayres after the
uisposii OF ms wares was approaching on rne
other side In his van Grawn by three horses. The
the van lightly freighted. The driver urged
his animals forward with stimulating voice and
horses reached the middle. At that moment tho
leader Lost his footing slipped forwsrd into the mre
from the van into the bog and tried to help the
poor beast 10 recover his footing Tut in vain. Its
I, then became evident that tho other horses were
In extreme peril: the leader. sinking deeper and
deeper was dragging them down. Tho poor Italian
hecam" frantic: with vows and imprcc ations he
alternately invoked and cursed his patron saint. Tho
mother that bore him. and the patient. resigned
animals whose heads fe sfrovc to keep above tn ;
miro
Meanwhile We were not i'd We first shouted TO
him 10 hitch on his lasso and throw tho cn1
hauled his animals safely through Alas. he ha 4
no lasso neither had We In hot haste my freuh
a pulperia half mile behind I sprang into the
mud and tried TO cut tho traces OF the leader
cult task. and before IL could be accomplished the
other horses had succumbed and were swallowed
tho van to prevent It's being drawn after ter" them
And And when my friend returned with couple Of
loss Of his horses representing half least his
worldly belongings.
THE GREEDY LOCUST.
The. interval between cafe at and almuerzo
locusts arc about. everybody, male and female en-
cages in raid upon Them If the locust has not
Will probably receive some attention. though their
suppression lies chiefly in the hands OF tho garden
in the cool galera. and lounge about smoking tho
ey.,asting c'rareie read the ncwspaper discuss
tics or The fluctuations In the prco of gold. In
South American lifn. people spend good deal II
time in aimless pottering about.
som" account Of The unwccome visitors already
pleto without IT.
The ncighborhood of Rucnos Ayrcs IS not the
until a few years However. OF late they have
paid annual visit. Abou. NoveInber
vast numbers arrive from the northwest. and set
ting In IN" quinias and afa.faros Golds Of a kind
everything green beginning with The tsrderost ana
mos delclt" shoots. But II - not merely the
soon almost cease eating. and the breeding tim"
commenccs. what numbers are likely to result
may be Imagined from the fact that each female
lays about 1000" eggs These deposited In tho
ground clinging together. the brown cocoon some
what resembling in shape corncob. Then for a
short time they rccommence eating to their
wasted strength. and fine morning carly the
whole multitude take wing and disappear a. If by
magic. They return to their old haunts in Entire
Rios and the Provnc" Of Cordoba. carrying dcyas-
tatl"n win them along their route" but. alas, the
legacy they leave behind T. likely TO prove plague
NOR dire than they have shown themselves To he.
IN" wise gardener has not been idl" all this
time. He has underworld to preserve some of The
most desirable frlit and vegetable from their
ages ny pressing into s"r'c" his chicuclos yong-
siersl together with his wor"n-folk. of whom he
mother. hs Ancicnt erandmothcr hi, WIS sister
and 50 on. Each being furnished with tin can and
rows o' tf''n peas beans ana tomnto"-, ana pre-
vent the locusts from settling ihckly Just there
night, very ttlo benefit results from their hid.o,is
| tom-iom The men are engaged IN Ike manner illi
| me breeding time begins. when their locust raid
! The insects are too much occupied attempt
In the open spaces heavy roller g. drawn ovcr ali
that lie inrt way. destroying thousands ~ time
armed with stick or hail and strikes wildly I'm all
| directions. rcmcmhcrn. thni I'm each female slain
/ the development Of ton thousand NOR" may b.
! avericd What was Nh" L"ru"an hydra 20 tho
| fccund locust The labor of cleansing mo Augeau
J stables was nothing compared with tie Herculeau
/ task Of annihiatnC whole swarm ~ ih"s" insects
But win me departure 81 the parent locusfs Tho
insects mostly choose iho same locality deposit
noncc to dix M shoycling together in n bca1 ever,
! discoverablc nest of cocoous They sniurate this
heap with paranln. and setting 1t on nrc consim,
] b.. gi
around Is sprinkled with mixture of pIrafin and
water "a this prevents the germs from Developing
| Throurlout the uututa search is made for scat.
tered nests which are treated IN the Same way. bu
| .n spite of all thcse efforts 50 many remain unmo
Tested that the labor seems practically no avail
And. moreover. If in the adjoining Glinta tho ga'
course. harvest of lorusts sufficient supply ,h,
| whole ncighborhood Will result
FIGHTING a PEST.
few weeks intervene before the eggs hatch
| when one day. while the hot north wind blows on,
discovers that the ground is as It were. becoming
| carpeed with small green Insects much resembling
lie they arc called snltonas or Jumpers bccams.
| they have wings, but advance by means Of
| series OF leaps. rnicr the burning sun the egg
are Matched so fast that one see the patches o
insects broadening. until they becom. merged II
| one another and form one gigantic army stretch
Ing for a lcagIc along ihc front mil" in the rear
and in some places piled knce-deop. On. mind now
seems to I'll the whole crowd they are gifted with
| most healthy appetite. and are determined to sat
In the same direction. which is with tho wind. anc
devour everything of vegetable growth In their way
| Suppose the advance or IN" enemy TO he perceive,
| from "a quinta which. perhaps. by good luck. ha
| not been visited by the parent locusts. and wher
| the proprietor consequently cOngratulatini
| himself on his immunity and chuckng as he at
| his peaches and looked at his ripe tomatoes. Blu
| now tho wind Is blowing dead on his quinta and II
less than an hour the salonas Will arrive. Precau
tions must be taken to try to divert the march. I'm
| mediately every about the place Is engaged IL
| making a big bonfire across their way The line o
fire must stretch without interruption from end Il
| end OF the qunta. Gallons OF petroleum pro
cured to keep II brightly flaming. and there ..
no lack Of dry fuel about the place Al last; an'
quite soon enough. the saltonas arrive: million
perish I'm the o mes. millions under the rollers TN
fail the horses hOofs but likewise millions pas
tn, obstacles safely and carry their ravaees Int
the gardens that much has been acne TO pre-
serve However II the wind continues. sufiicon
have been slain or turned from their course L
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