El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

w Pr has the butterfly been &C
NJ cepted as the symbol Of Eas-
ter2
It IS an allegory. which comes down
to rs from the ancient Greeks, adapted
to Easter. IL makes the butterfly an
emblem Of the soul, which. freed from
the bondage Of flesh, and risen from
the dead (ss Christ rose after 40 days.,
puts on the wings of immortality
The idea is beautiful in it's poetic
imagery. Also the analogy IS strik-
ingly apt The ugly. crawling cater
pillar assumes what IS at all events.
the semblance and outward aspect Of
death Shut up IN its chrysalis- box.
It remains for many weeks helpless
and immobile, ike a dead person in q
coffin Then. lOi q miracle comes to
pass. The pupa-coffin splits open, and
there energies not the lOathly worm ."
but a dainty and prismatic crea-
ture which, spreading its lovely wings
flutters blithely away, upborne by the
gentle summer airs,
Plenty Of CArysailds.
At this time OF year. when springs
arrival Is almost at hand, anybody who
takes q walk in the country, or in the
outskirts OF a city. can find, Il he
looks for them, plenty OF butterfly
chrysalids and moth cocoons. on the
branches and under the leaves OF trees
and bushes. or attached 20 fence rails.
Among them he VIII, perchance, dis
cover the cocooas OF the CecrOpia
moth, which are somewhat the size
and shape Of a Brazil nut; likewise
those Of the Ailanthus, the Polyphe-
mus. the Promethea, and the Luna
moths
The eaterpillars Of all of these
moths, by the way, are excellent spin
-f ~ HaHrn Of
such good quality that efforts, more
or less successful have been made to
utilize Ii for the weaving of fabrics.
AS for the Luna, the insect, Of large
size and delicate green in color, vies
in beauty with the most exquisite but
TEXTILES.
Now. # the butterfly chrysalids or
moth cOcOons be gently detached and
carried home, the insects before long
will emerge from them, exhibiting, un-
der circumstances convenient for close
at-hand observation one Of the most
wonderful and instructive of natural
phenomena Placed on shelf In a
warm room. they viii soon make up
their minds that spring has come, ana,
brea king the bonds Of a temporary
death. VIII resume a living existence
as creatures Of the air
Must Get CrinkIes Out.
It is desirable. however. 10 provide
for them small branch or two, on
which they may crawl up when they
emerge, for their wings, while in the
pupa-case, were tightly folded, and
they must have a chance to expand
them and get the crinkles out
One reason why II IS worth while to
rear moths and butterflies in this
fashion IS that one gets them fresh
and new-as if Indeed they had
stepped out OF so many figurative
bandbOIes. They have had no oppOr-
tunity, as is the case with their fell
lows in the wild state, TO become
marred and damaged Every one Of
them is perfect And hence it IS that
commonly resort to this ex-
Dedient in order TO obtain satisfactory
sDecimens for their cabinets
When. as often happens. IL is prac-
-fcable TO secure the eggs of butter
flies or moths Gin summer or early
FAM. they may be kept indoors until I
-hev hatch, and the caterpillars may {
be reared to maturity by supplying /
them with plenty Of leaves OF their !
chosen food plant Thus the Poly I