The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-28
DESTROY INSECTS.

Al the forces OF nature are interdepend-
p Every living thing Is useful in some
N, and each bird has its specific use.
J. Frank Chapman In Bird Life" says.
u ihe air swallows and swifts are cours-
updly TO and fro, ever in pursuit Of
s Insects which constitute their whole
"a When they retire the nlghthawks
Thppoorwllls will take up the chase,
Fknlag moths and other nocturnal in
~ Saleh would escape day flying birds.
aicaers lie in walt, dartlng from am.
w al passing prey, and with a sug-
'ue CLICK of their bill returning TO their
~ lae warblers, light active creatures.
va soout the terminal foliage and with
u'adlnary skill pick the insects from
q olossom, The yiroos patiently ex
y 'ae underside of leaves and odd hooks
M mat no skulker escapes. The wood.
~ nu'haich and creepers attend TO
uGhss and limbs. examining carefully
"a OF bark for Insects, eggs and
VI excavating for ants and borers
s. Mt %ithln, On the ground the hunt
~, -'i S,.s hy the thrushes, sparrows and
III, !, Nus tnat feed upon innumerable
In ;,s seatestlai Insects. Few places In
IN, snaoiI exist are negleCted; even
a,,s !, Whlch pass their earlier
~ entire lives in the water. are
wv upon by aquatic birds"
ny ',VN sie the natural enemies of vere.
I..,. snu birds are the natural enemies
"..h The fact that insect denredn.
n e Increasing to an alarming extent
4 M ,e year, In spite of spraying
d,s,,ova nuinerable devices and methods
n ne them makes 1t plain 10 ali
usd, ,Ia something must be done TO
sae EVIL, and that quickly and mr.
sTs,, Mmers, fruit growers and truck
bsl.s.a ,s Tue people most affected. and
dlsrn,,ass'e is not subject that will
pOr,rsse az these meetings of more
oer,,ion az this particular time. ana
sN congress.
oest and most reliable ar+bor,,,.s
nose who have studied tho s',iitaat
~ Isldully estimate that Loss ot
sMVpo'OoO is sustained annually
M, iurators Of the soil from Insent
!, NJ, North America alone. and this
basl shS.uue damages done to orna.
n luOpery, shade and forest trees.
srss easses In the fields and IN INC
NJ 49,, ~ u were possible for the whole
r,r, srs mat Insects have caused ia
cs,saaa others In the United states
gd Be- s.- 10 be computed the amount
wtsncsa Aisu is at last aroused to the
r.d !, ., ~ protecting what have been
|lt!tu ana VfdS and game, once 50
70 horticulture is 6aIn, 'u1 r n11tfv
r.,pS not only scientific mon and
t,,,.sout by practical and matter-or,
~ N,ss and gardeners, and the value
n 10 ~ 70 the agrlculturallst Is begin,
dentiSc s s known and appreciated.
Fst.ous 4. "sesugation and careful oh
h lASo,-.., inherent parts of the world
aorhss proved beyond the shadow
II ana ne value of many species OF
IA n me that were formerly sun
rcysd snemles and We're hunted anc
ths t,,r0 az after all found to be friend:
sed rsrr and II has been further
Sod tS.yr 'nSsluslvely that the amount
sn,s. va 40 by destroying insects
ne smou seed, etc. Is far greater
grsin !, n oi damage by eating fruit
tur,.., IMPRESSIONS that have eyts+sd %,
az a.. regard 10 animals and birC
So oeing removed. and there /,
latIos ~ left to save them from an
p N a. aronslng active public sentI
De fs stSr !. Of their preservation, teach
asressarv y our children. and demand
Y u the NJ wsislation and the enforce
I'M. neloRicAL INSTANCES.
ac.s ~, Sa permit could mention In
s.d ,b-.' birds have been legally dc
b ,.S roosh Ignorance and With d,sas
|, ~, recent magazine ar,,c1
Il lesi.,,,,-o Massachusetts passe,
ger part I, on which destroyed tn
~ within me birds of that common
! hearty al, snort mort, time. and that fail
Virginia "o'e a.
van were e carolinas ana o,he
"Ased against he bird