Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

fairs. as he has built himself hand
some home and invested in realty, as be
comes citizen of good standing in an!
community.
Somewhat similar Is the lot Of DR.
d. f. Salmon, once chief of the burea L
of animal industry. but for the last -four
or five years in charge of the veterinary
department of the University of Monte
video, Uruguay. This enterprising little
country, the smallest of all of the South
American republics, whose chief industry
is the raising of 3O.0OoOOO cattle and
sheep, offered DR.. Salmon salary OF
$1,000 per year. a three-year contract and
a house to live in. His salary was to be
paid in gold, as is the custom in all OF
the South American countries. short
time ago Dr. Salmon paid a visit to this
country with the minister of finance OF
Uruguay for the purpose of purchasing
machinery. DR.. Salmon was provided
with something like $4,000 to spend in
suitable equipment for his experiment
station work in his adopted country. The
University Of Monteyideo is a state in
stitution and it's work naturally has the
support of the government
During the last few years DR.. l.. ..
Howard has been called upon to recon-
mend no less than dozen men for for
eign work from his bureau of entomology.
So famous has his Bureau become in the
eyes of the world at large that the i'm
plcit confidence reposed in the wonders
it is alleged to perform sometimes be-
comes embarrassing to the men them
selves and also the home department
DIR. Howard and his men are looked
upon as wizards and magicians in the
matter OF performing miracles for the
relief of the bug-infested, pest-ridden
farm and fruit lands of foreign countries.
So great has become the faith in this
particular bureau that the cry Get an
American entomologist and the bugs will
all go,'' is heard from the remotest cor
ners of the earth. When the Yankee en-
tomologist arrives on the scene of his
new work he is astounded to hear the
uncompromising statement going the
rounds that now we have an American
entomologist our bugs will at once CO.
OF course they don't go at once, and
then the American expert has some rough
uphill work cut out for him to make
good. In many cases he is the pioneer
in an absolutely new field. His work in
organizing station or bureau, over
coming primitive superstitions. uprooting
settled ideas, TO say nothing of combating
with the climatic and soil conditions, and
learning the language resolves itself into
a herculean task which comes pretty
near absorbing every hour of his time,
especially IL his contract be a short one.
1t Is needless to say that these men IN
variably make good. The constant de-
mand for them from all directions IS
sufficient proof Of that fact.
Because of the arduous and complicat-
ed nature Of their work. the chief or the
home bureau often advises the young
bachelors to remain unmarried through
out the period of their contract believing
that the best interest of all concerned
may be served by man being unham-
pered by a wife and possible family
Generally the wisdom Of this advice Is
1T as 1n
from three to five years spent alone in
some PARKWAY land among an entlreiy
different race of people Is too much Tor
the best of practical resolutions, and 10,
within the allotted six week or three
months given them in which to prepare
for the Journey to the new post some
girl is selected, engaged and married and
hustled off on a honeymoon to New Zea-
land Patagonia or Afghanistan, as the
case may be.
One young entomologist OF recent ap-
pointment to a foreign field broke all
pledges to remain unmarried. and as
promptly and thoroughly broke all rec
ords for speed in finding a girl. hancee
and wife all In the last few days oefore
sailing. and has not yet ceased to con-
graduate himself on the fact nor cease
irving to convince the chief OF his bu-
reau here that in his particular case au-
vice to remain in single plesseoness was
a mistake.
In the list OF entomologists the most
successful in the matter OF successful
work accomplished is c. p Lounsberry.
formerly of the Massachusetts Agricul-
rural College and now chief of division of
entomology union department of agri-
culture, Transvaal, whose present salary
is $4,000
G. H. T. Townsend Of this city Is now