The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-08-21
MOSQUITOES THAT PREY
ON THE BITING VARIETY
important Discovery by Boston Man, Other
News From the Late FiIes---BattIes in
the Air.

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. DIR. Will
liam Lyman Underwood, the bacterio-
logst of the Boston Board of Health,
today announced the discovery of u
new species of mosquitoes twice the
size of those that for ages have poster
ed humanity and that has much be
sides its size to command It, The new
bug will not bite or sting not only that
but it aides in destroying the species of
mosquito that does sting, it's larvae
feasting on that of the pest. The lar.
vac of the new mosquito will kill quite
as many of the young or old floating
in still water as will small fish. which
have hitherto been considered our
chief protection against the pest.
Further particulars, sent to the Ad-
vertiser by Hon. Gorham d. Gilman of
Boston follow:
Mr.. Underwood was up in northern
Maine last winter, and, as it had got
abroad that he was interested in mos
quitoes and bugs, his attention was
called to peculiar-looking specimens Of
larvae that he had never before seen.
Some of the natives thought 1t a fly,
while others declared it was a mos
quito. He was called in as a referee.
He couldn't tell which it was, SO he
brought back about $50 of the larvae
for purposes of development.
The larvae We're similar in appear
ance, although larger, than the larvae
of the anopheles, or malarial mosquito,
and were found in a cold spring nea,
a lumber camp. When he reached home
he placed his $50 larvae prisoners in
gallon of water. Next day ony 40
of this number were present and ac-
counted for-that is, accounted for for
the time being. He looked for them
in the bottom of the water, and then
he came to the conclusion that his lar
vac were cannibals. In other words,
the other 101 were inside the 40. Most
of these others he reared, and learned
several interesting things about then.
One is that the females do not bite,
wherein they differ from the females
of other families of mosquitoes. They
will eat up the larvae of other kinds
of mosquitoes, however, as he demon
strated by putting some fullgrown
Underwood mosquitoes and some of
the larvae of the culeX, or common
mosquito, in a small glass bottle.
RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS CEREMO-
MES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug Tile
ceremonies at the monastery at Sarof
promise to be very interesting. The
relics of st. Seraphim will be exposed
for alteration after five days of rel.-
gious exercises. These relics have been
installed in a solid silver casket beneath
a silver baldachin. The expense of the
installation was borne by the Emper-
or from his private purse. and His
Majesty testified his interest by writ
ing the following original note on tho
act of canonization:
Read with feelings of genuine
pleasure and deep emotion"
The monastery, which is the scene of
the ceremonial, Is a women's asylum
several miles from the village of Sa-
rolf and 40 miles from the nearest rail-
way station. The attendance includes
the imperial family and court, with
many officials and multitudes Of pill
grims. Temporary barracks have been
erected to shelter the more favored
guests, but the great majority of the
pilgrims will be forced to sleep in sta
bles or in the open air.
The Holy Synod has issued state
lment that it regards the appearance
| of q new miraculous intercessor as Il
renewal of heavens blessing upon the
Government of our most exalted mon
arch, who labors INCREASINGLY for the
welfare of the orthodox Russian peo-
pie and embraces in his royal love ana
care all of his true subjects of every
class and condition"
Most elaborate preparations have
been made for the celebration. All of
the pomp and magniflcence of the
| Eastern Church, with its most i'm
pressve and elaborate ceremonies, its
| imposing professions and it's solemn
| liturges will he employed
The hermit, Prakhor Moshnin, died
| in 1888 at an advanced age. Belief III
his sanctity and miraculous interces-
sion with Heaven seems to have been
widespread during his life and to havs
grown steadily since his demise. An
inquiry was begun in 1892 into the al
/ legged miracles attributed to his relies
and satisfied the Holy Synod of their
verify.
| AS n result an act of canonization
under the name OF st. Seraphim was
/ issued on January 49, which date was
| added to the orthodox calendar.
An authorized biography says that
ST. Seraphim's father was pious mer-
chant who built stone and brick
churches in South Russia. His widow
continued the work, and 1t is relate1
that her little son accompanied then
on tour of inspection and fell from
a great height TO the ground without
being hurt.
The boy entered the monastery OF
Saroff when only II years of age. There
he distinguished himself in all reli-
gious exercises, even carrying a great
gigantic rock into his cell. in order
that his knees might not rest durins
his long prayers. Later in life he spent
10 years in silent meditation, during
which time he did not leave his he
mits cell except when absolutely nee
essary. When he resumed intercourse
with the world all classes OF people
fiocked to him for advice. 1t is said that
he answered questions before they We're
put, and letters that he never unsea'
ed; that he revealed the Utmost ss-