The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06

the times and seasons for their prescr-
~yation. for not a sparrow falls 10 tho
ground without His notice. livery day
these canary-colorgd butterflies skip along
through the grove not in tlock> nor in
pairs. but sin-ly and 1T their leisure. per-
haps one III a minute on IN average. and
would never attract any notice II atten
ton was not called 10 it. They are all
alike-the same mature size. with wings
| about one and onc-half inches Of trlan@u-
lar shape. and they move southwark
in graceful Ieisurely flight and never
stop to rest or to suck 4 flower. \
friend wrote me from MiIledgeville last
wear that he supposed they Wintvred III
south Georgia OF Florida. but my opinion
i tlat they not only winter but die, for
they never come back. Probably they
lay their eggs before they leave home.
and 50 we nave q successive hight every
year.
The instinct of birds and insects is a
science to he studied. Neither the birds
nor the butterflies have my set days
for their migration. Some instinct tells
them when to start and guides them III
their fight. Even the little Spider
weaycs his web in the night, knowing
there will be no rain in tie morning.
The Lord answered job out of the Whlrl-
wind and made him ashamed of his lack
Of knowledge. WHO causeth It to lin
upon the earth and the bud of the ten
der herb TO spring forth? Who can stay
the bottles Of HEAVIER when the dust
growetll into hardness and the clodS
cleaye fast together: Who provideth for
the raven his food when his young mes
cry unto God? Doth the hawk fly by
thy wisdom and the eagle mount up at
thy commando:
Speaking Of insects, | tell YOU, my
brethren. there are some hideous kinds
in this Sublunary world. | have long
been friendly with the tomato plant be
cause it was insect proof, but this RAINY
season has developed some horrible
worms upon the stems. Big, long. bull
headed. green worms with Il sting in the
tail can he seen I'LL about among the
vines. These green worms arc covered
with white pustules that are about one
eighth OF an inch long and stand up
chick and stiff and seem to be eggs or
embryo or germs or something that IS
dcyiliSh. These white robes are 50 yiSi
lie that they warn You where the worms
are. The worm itself if not unlike q to
hacco worm. but has Il diamond back
and division cords to match. | have
seen pack saddles OF green corn stalks
that We're horrible but beautiful. and
this p%rovokeS me to remark that most
I'LL lIlt titN II = t'tlltltN dll'tS dlt II.
Just what such insects are made for
passcth comprehension. So many harm
less and lovely things aboUnd in ma
ture that we are sure our Creator loves
! liz or lie would not nav made the
birds to sing. the flowers to bloom. the
stars to shine and the air to be flied
with music. We have use for the horse
and the COW. the dog and the cat. and
for sheep and fowls. and even for honey
bees. but what possible benefit can
these hidcous insects be to anybody? II
looks rs though the good God made all
the good and beautiful things and then
the devil got a privilege and put in his
handiwork in the shape OF venemouS ser
pcntS. Wild beasts. t~arantulaG and finish
cd up With showers of mosquitoes. CODE
says that all these piSelI and %stingin'
things were made to keep poor folks
humble and make EN- enjoy tlcir rel
@ion. That rich folks don't know nothin'
about bull nettles and pisen oak and
pack saddles IN fodder pullin' time and
these devils ridin' horses that chaw to-
hacco like Il gentleman and if they spit
in your eyes it Will put 'em out. lie
says that some folks love riches so
good that the Lord had to make poor
folks to keep the rich ones III money,
but III the long run the rich ones come
out ut the little end of the horn.
Webster says that instinct is a natural
impulse implanted by the Creator Tor the
preservation Of life whether it be animal
or vegetable life. | was Illuminating about
this because it is said these butterflies
lay their eggs somewhere before they
leave home and never see them or their
ffSpring afterwards. Instinct tells them
whore to lay them. Then there IS a
higher order Of instinct which animatcs
Il higher order of animals and causes the
parent to stay by the offspring and
noHrish and protect it. Birds and beasts
will DO this and will lay down their lives
for their Dung.
Then there is the maternal instinct
that when applied to the human race be
comes maternal love and is the most
cffectual protection Of little children. !
believe that were it not for this moth
erly care Il majority Of little children
would die-yes. die for lack of maternal
attention. Fathers do not love infants
as mothers do. They do not nave time
to nurse them. and would not if they did
have time. The truth is that nursing 4
little helpless child is the hardest work
in the world and nobody but a mother
or a woman is willing to do it. 4 good.
faithful nurse is entitled to higher wages
than 4 cook or chambermaid. | saw
faithful and ] mean it. The last time
~ bS III <tlItnli L WIS SllilflS on the
south side of The Kimball house in
George Adair'S office when Il grown ne
gro girl came along rolling Il white child
IN 4 baby carriage. The evening was
intensely hot. The child was asleep ana
there was no p~arasol. The girl stopped
to talk and tiirt With Il carriage driver
who was near by and [ injured it with
pain for at least five minutes and then
N desperation told her that If she didn't
take that child to the shade | would
call 4 policeman. 1t made her mad
and she looked daggers at me. but she
moved on. | nave seen the same thing
here in our town and once took the
carriagc away from the girl and turned
z It away from the sun. | tell YOU. moth
erS. YOU don't know how your children
h suffer with these hired nurses when
they are ont Of your sight.
But my wife never trusted any of them