Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-19
VILLAINOUS
REMEDY FOR
CONSUMPTION

An astounding discovery was made
by the division CT entomology last
month in package held for inspec-
ton in the mail from Japan. Prob
ably the nest remarkable seizure ever
made by the division took place in
the postofflee. says Entomologist E..
M Ehrhorn in his report for Febru-
larry Continuing he tells the story as
fellows:
A package of twigs from japan was
held for our inspection and on open
ing the same the inspector found tree
twigs which were hollow. Each open
ing was plugged up with twisted
grass. A closer examination disclosed
the fact that each twig contained a
good, fat, live borer. A letter was
enclosed in the package and the same,
after having been translated, told the
following story:
Greetings: This time am
sending you some medicine, good
for consumption. Open the same
and you will find worm (Sabu-
tori-mushi) in each twig. Take
cut one and wrap it in Sembi or
Anne and swallow it alive. The
Juice of the living worm is good
for the disease However, If the
worms are dead you can bake
them until black and powder them
up and drink it with sake. Those
send viii constitute a dose for
enc week. When you take the
worms please inform me If you
digest the same If you should
find such worms in Hawaii, con-
tinue taking same for some time
The worms found in the twigs
represent two distinct orders of in
sects Some we're the grubs of large
Istem-bering BEETLE belonging to the
Cerambicidae, the others the larvae
Of some stem-boring moth. The pack
age was seized and the contents are
now the property Of the board mu.
scum. as alcoholic specimens. This
| Illustrates another channel through
which some serious pest might enter
the territory Worm diet for the cure
CT the white plague might be, all right
| in japan, but we have not vet heard
of this method being used here. and
we surely shall not allow trial with
imported borers such as were found
| in the mail package. .
Passengers and immigrants from
foreign countries persist in bringing
| fruit and vegetables in their baggage,
notwithstanding that such articles are
prohibited from entry that way. Last
month 33 packages Of fruit and four
lof vegetables found in baggage were
Icontiscated and destroyed
One let of orchids from Costa RIGA,
accompanied by federal permit, con-
tanned a few Tenebrionid beetles and
some ants. The plants were fumi-
gated and the packing destroyed. Two
cases of apples were returned to the
storeroom Of the transport Sherman,
having been found infested with cod
ling moth. A shipment of SO sacks
of potatoes from Sydney, not having
the required permit, remained on
board the steamer Mariana.
Twenty-fcur cut of "a vessels ar
irving during the month carried vege.
table matter, and 729 lots and 1885
parcels were inspected OF these $50
lots and 1926 parcels were passed
as free from pests, the remainder be-
ing fumigated, burned or returned as
required. There were besides 1866
bags of rice and 1721 bags of beans
arrived from Japan, all being free of
pests. OF 81 lots, and 1862 parcels
arriving in seven vessels at Hilo,
Brother Matthias Newell caused three
sacks of turnips to be cleaned of earth
and 80 bags of potatoes to be dumped
at sea. the spuds being too scabby
to land and nobody being willing to
pay return freight In the inter-island
inspection 50 steamers were attend,
led to. 1923 packages being passed and
% refused shipment