New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
THEGARO1,
Summer School Students S.na. !,
Ways of Angle Worm,

nave Oeeh associated WITH -
the DAYS OF omar khayyam until thogs - os,' -
@Hu MAUI Out IN garden. as eisaus.--- ''''ss /
poetry res's upon strong foundat,o, a 9 |
me ciass IN children's school garaen,--~ ~ |
York University has discovered t5.s a, Y,
be any gardens without angle vvo-.-- 'ls's eacls.
last week IT had an angle worn, ,a.I aad on 3,
whose real name Is Michele. mo- 1S,N, 70,
man about The farm. dug the worrns 10
somewhat the worse for the exDer,or.. 'asy p, |
them. In fact, having been cut ou,,. ~-s
worms soon get over Iitcls things IN w J,
'front.' halves Of the bisec.ed vor-,. -a1 d
tnelr business Just as usual. and tb ~, al |
served as provender for the others ~ |
The worms. in hideous. wriEv,,,v
put IN box OF earth specially prena-.s w
reception On the top was a Iaver - -, ~ u |
on the pebbles were strewn grass 1s.-.. -.1'S n
Of meat All these the worms soo, - sai
ground, along with the dead part. 80 . -7s7o ~
their comrades bodies 's'
women are supposed not TO car.
such vermin. and the class In school ,r su1'
largely feminine IN its uaake-up E,. 4-l's
versity farm they soon get over s,,o, - -
ana "hHe the worms were engaged In tbs,.
estns operations the class looked n, -,
greatest apparent interest. Some even b,,~-,
worms and observed the two little feet IN 80
tloh "lthout turning hair. but others baI,..
this point. preferring 70 take the fas+ =, -A7'
After few OF the worms had. aona ,r,,' --s'
:hey were left 70 their Own devices al ''@
hours every worm and fragment OF a -, - an
disappeared BY the tine the clos. - -
work. two weeks hence. the pebbles uilI -
covered with the casts Of the worms -. -
which they pass through their bodies ana -.
upon the surface for 9owers and veg.,..-'
grow In.
Thus the worm prepares the soft. and ~.
these days-man destroys II. And 50. verv -
prtately forestry lesson followed the u0T
soma lessor not from books. but straigb, -.
nature. In the garden IS a miniaturs forasr Ma.
ed only a month ago. It occupies an alleged ~
tain slope about eight feet By four. and Ina ~
mingled with enough dead leaves, lawn move
moss and other organic matter to make # r,,
while on top IS q layer Of leaves ard grass A.,
there would be IN the forest The trees A.. ~,
wheat plants, chosen for their rapid growth N
joining the forest IS en- equal area Of r,~~,
sloping at the same engle, but stripped !, ii
vegetation, trampled down and baked By thu IN
Both plots were left undisturbed till last vss,
Then. while the worms were seeking new hons
their DOx. a summer shower was produced
means of the hose II rained on the sores, FL
eight minutes and on the barren ground 70. Il
ARRANGEMENTS ldQ DeCQ maze at the loot Of 4.
plot for catching any water that might dram
the slope, but in the case OF the wooded" in
there was none TO catch. II all sank into .
ground The bare spot on the contrary. scazT
absorbed any moisture. The water ran down .
slope. carrying with IT the most valuable psat
the soil. and was caught in the trap at the Il
tom
But nature doesn't ordinarily provide these rzz
h. Henry a.
planned afterward in the lecture room under IA
trees. and the torrents sweeping down dsluaa
mountain slope may soon carry whole faE--a
far as It's productive quality is eOncernsd-in,o a
Hudson and thence TO the sea, from which Il 4
never be recovered
"a year or two OF such washings," said Mr. PE
sons. will take from the farmer the results q u
intelligent labor OF generations, and ten years VI
lay waste a whole country side and leave II dssoas
and uninhabited."
And this is only one OF the evils resulting mn
deforestation. 1t seems. Deforested mountain a0'a
not only rob the farmer OF his soil. but tasy 10
him of his water.
The absorption OF water by the soil, MI "a
sons continued. lis mainly matter OF tnas -
rain cannot soak into a bare hillside 'scA-'o :
runs off before it has had time TO do So D.
vegetation holds the water back Every w
Temporary reservoir for every rain that ans .
every leaf and branch breaks the rof'7 - : :,
rainfall The roots form ridges n the s''--I =
between these are basins which hoio 49,, -
able quantity OF water. The shade OF w 49,
the ground beneath il from baking anu ~ -
serbs water much faster when II IS US-s -
when ii is dry The ground IseI - -
acts as a sponge. from which wafer u-'s -,
into the subsOu Snow, too, meils lAOi' - :.
the forest. and the water has cn"lS' =.
into the ground instead of running On - -
ducing freshets- Snow often myers ~
six weeks longer than anywhere else --r
The farm course, which was SIa-'0~ 100
teachers for the school farms that are - - Z.
Nm all over the country. covers only s1 Ss'Ns
a surprising lot of work is crowded in'O y -
grown up pupils seem 20 enjoy II Just % -
children do. They not only learn no" y -,
seeds and make them grow, but they s.u~I !, 4,
and entomology and various other ui'As' - =.
same time. These facts Mike mas No., "a
ceeded in getting through his head anu -, ~
be restrained from destroying noA-ou7
Mr. Parsons wants for specimens. RI,
These studies. too. bring manual tFail'As .,.,
wake Some apparatus is needed, anu -, al
make il for themselves out OF the c-'- +. .rrrs
most readily accessible materials SUI" ob,ss
classes of little farmers may be aoie -. ~
Many OF them have never used lOo1S -, ii
their work answers the purpose pei-s'- .s,ss
gives them no end OF joy. 1t may I@0N ~.
but that isn't necessary, Mr.. Parsons s4!9 IS
sect work calls for a butterfly net ni@'e n, !
of 10 cents. with q one-ceut dover SID ., ~
handle: a poison jar, which costs Z eeA.s ,.Is r.
university and - cents when the In@'1, ,,s
bought at retail and ''spreadins DO@'-' ,,s,sa Z
out of any available scraps of wood anu : -, !.
cork. The insects are dropped IN lhs - 3
removed before they stlnen. and 'heh - -. IS
the spreading board 20 stifen in the 0'''''
ton. .ssu 2
The garden contains great ue"i ~ -
one student can tale in. as il has 10 ns's ',sis
many varying needs. IL grows co'.OI' .,o,ss
now in blossom. and peanuts. WHICH - "a =
little yellow flowers from whlcA ae'e 's,. ,rccs
vessels that are subsequently ourisd 80 .
II grows flax and wheat and barley anu sossS
goes in for window gardens As "e' bo1 9
There are three of the former eAch = aisif
different depth. 70 show how much 1e'', n. -
gardens would srow II people H''D'
deeper. sor thas' Z
one part Of the garden is set Sp'' t.Sool sas.s
this sort In another is a model So, rs5,s =
and In =, rhjrI corner are the gardens ~ ~
students make themselves. All @f01 - that =
garden Is a border OF flowers OF t'S ~,a-sOlis y
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