The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-07-09
Live in Extensive Cayerns, From
10000 10 $1,000 in a
Group.
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC VALUE
Scientist Fisds Twenty Different Vari
et~isS-some XIII Insects ard Ass
ussful 20 nsu-Otheu De
stroy Fruit

p Srv iork Returning recently from
the I,lnut ~ lampDca. " tie West
Indies waerc l. speu, four mooths
ou a ~clsatIfC eSurdl'lan II 4 An
thony associate curator OF mammals
ut TIE Mg,rum - Namrul History.
brought back wltt him qiany ihe sl.ct-
mrns az hH', Whl,h ave numerous
"a that az other Islands 10 The West
ipdlrs
I'll" oniy mammals MOTIVE 10 the
%lslatt~ to-day" Mr. Anthony said, ARE
twenty sp"siys ~ bats aul one slrt, -
~ fvfppt These different hats range
N vtr f.aHt snnIi bats. with a wing
spread ~ sA tgthc, up every lere.
bats with Q wins spread NJ from tween
y eight 10 thirty l1,hf~'
People iu the United states, where
hats arr comparatively rur~ ulmais
have $50 idea ~ the variety and stun
dance ~ 'trw In such a place as In
mslcn. or ~ the important economic
SHlue ~ tha bat. They are either IN
sect eating or frel on fruits The IN
seer eating varieties nre small tnr TIA"
most Part .ari have considerable val
no IS insect 1rstruNrrS They feed eu
mosquitoes mud 81 u srea, variety
ot winged insect Ma. many ~ WIZ.
are uhuoNtous ~ man ef Injurious 90
agriculture
somes In caves
The Is'aHI ~ composed iarse'y ~
limestore, ana cavrs are - frequent
occurrence nul th~sc cayr' are the
abode 90 ~ far the greater part ~
he hat pe~gnl1tor Many cey,s are
ssua'l, hut met lu'rrlutn'ly raers sre
rnint "hrsh mr." several %nt'lcs -
'custh S,5tnr saeh have great ssh
.]'yrtafaHH chambers threuth which
rivers rtn passing c,pp'c'ety paasr
sua1t small rnnur'a'u rhab others
have a series - lN'rrtnmrrna'rauEc
chambers t'~Huch which q rc-,,r n,ey
VAN r,~ hours without raf~atfrt hts
s,egfe r. 81. 'u ~raN p'tec> mar nara
mrrs''r t,s'~ - 'hcse f%y,a,tar aut
oa's nuty ty 'arnA nut ~ u va. crar
rratnrA =, rsrHfsit- r. qsnhc-~ N
y ,a.a 'rrsc sasa at lo.Na VI l>t'r
'Naf, 11a'e
W."n a person r0'c~. surN = 'e.r
ami t9rssna's f'a 'n'aatfs a scene -
vttl yNrfas ,ns'a~ r. which - yer
1rah'e vheas'ri ~ frir1 Hrr,s may
'c .tse ,te Intruder aal rlyh shon,
through every p>r' o, the cave To one
~ h,tm a raf u "a rrpG'sl,e srA fla
holteal creature sU,h An 1N.lwar,
won't Nc r-h'y ais,astes1I bat ~ we
wAa understands he bat n Is n most
interesting experience Snch = meet
ING sTor's sn o,,p'r'nritr f,r ~ 'rtl
mate insight 'a'n To aa1msls bone
re Whsls 'hs sight ~ the Ne' urte-
norma, circumstances IS perTNrtfy
rafsa rss N such rhsss crs n vhirH
thauSeayfs ~ snt'v'.'na's srs fyins
a',tl, shout 80. no,se ~ Their wings
scart> 'tke a crest vfrH stcr-9.
II .Ne raerS s~ s-rN' i'rS -
suAaa Ar,v,et'r,' ~ fhs hat< -Nrse
deposits ~onctir"er Srs + tr NNt.s,t
th.,s .n4 are ss,nahlv 80 ,cr''t2sr f.
"a r~tt' ~ NATIVES cr f~r3s In = { se
rive mary tons may ~ 'sSrr ea.
ut;h,,n, eShars''ng re >uee'y TArre
are species. ~ Na-s 'sueN rs 'Ne fruit
eattrs Nhlch ere rr, ~ nssfu} ~ a,sm.
See,e ~ ne lsrer- Asfs heitas ~ IT'S
g~,rg Thev totas oG' n 'NetT saG,es
sr srn- t.sOre dark sn1 ~ ssseat frat
trrv> .~s1ea'as FIR ftac fruit Trey
eat s srce, variety ~ trui'% ter~n5
inS an ne ses~rn sn5i 'ocsi!tv They
eat nsrknss s~s~rNe-rtes ~sSee.~sp
rre N,-r~ berries rssespF'ss sne
-@nt ctNrr varieties
rtsA Easi-s Bat
II re trult = srnsf rNev tgt :.
s~,s. ARA A. sssy w,th II IN: n lt In
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