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SUNDAY MORNING,
Stories About Insect
t> E a t n S Plants
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K have all of us been aeons-
Ai tomoil to wonderful stories
WS of the wisdom of tints and
of bees, s well as otlier
worthy members of imtoino
kigleal races, tli.it the doubts which
certain scientific Investigators are be
ginning to entertain with regard to
the truth of any assertion that, attri
butes conscious intelligence to these
little creatures, comes upon our senti
mental appreciation ot.their ways with
something like a shock.
When we consider the wonderful
adaptation of means to an end, the pre
vision and the ingenious methods em
ployed by many, sorts of insects in
carrying out the purposes and objects
of their lives, we arc Indeed inclined
to credit them with intelligence of a
high order. It is only after we are
forced to recognize the extreme limita
tions of this so-called Intelligence, its
Inflexible nature, and Its Inability to
adapt Itself to other conditions than
those under which it is habitually, or
ordinarily exercised, t tin t we recognize
how much is wanting in the behavior
of insects to furnish conclusive evi
dence of their possession of any Intel
lect uni rapacity whatever.
Light, for example, attracts insects in
general, as it does also plants, but it
does not necessarily follow Hint vision,
in the human sense of tile word, be
longs either to plants or to Insects.
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-J, .IT?""* PLANTS THAT EAT INSECTS.
'■ Intelligence docs, indeed, direct Hit*
Bel ions of flm bee in building her rumli
will tilling il with honey, mid llie nut
In her wonderful domestic eco:ioin,v;
but it is mi intelligence quite ns much
above the plane of consciousness of
the bee and of the ant, as it is above
that of the orchid, for instance, in the
admirably ingenious manner in which
the flower enlists the aid of the insect
In conveying pollen. Keflex actions of
this kind mimic Intelligence on the part
of the actor, something perhaps as do
the movements of the boat, said to
have been invented by Tesla, which,
worked by etlierie waves, proceeds in
any given direction, (urns or dives be
neath the surface of the water upon
Which it floats, not in obedience to any
directing power on board, but at the
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AN INSECT CAUGHT IN THE TENTACLES
OF UROSRKA UOTVNtHEOLIS.
will of the .jvn'sou opi'rating a battery
ou the shore.
Take from the cell excavated by n
digger wasp, the grasshopper she lias
placed there, and upon which she has
laid her egg. and the wasp, after enter
ing and exploring the cell, will. Instead
of restocking it and laying another egg, 1
calmly close it up, just as she would j
have done had it not been robbed.
The sand wasp (Bembexl can unerr
ingly return to the entrance to her cell
from the distance of n mile or more,
over a featureless sand batik, and al
though her burrow is covered over with
sand, utul to human eyes entirely indis
tinguishable from the parts surround
ing it, the wasp can alight upon the
exact spot, .scratch away the sand and
enter the nest; but remove the surface.
exposing the coll and the larvae, and
Bombex is entirely at a loss, unable
to recognize either her own nest or her
own offsjr-ing. Nothing cm more per
fectly sh >w how au interaction of
forces, w.thout a conscious, directing
j Intelligence, cun. In a certain partlcu
j lar way, achieve a marvelous result,
j while in every other, it results In con
fusion and failure. The unusual hap
pens, and an organism constituted as
is the P.cmbex, Is thrown out of gent’,
much as would lie a machine in which
a cog-wheel has failed to engage the
answering cogs of another wheel.
There are in plants fully as many
Ingenious devices to attain some de
sired end, and as many adaptations to
special environments, perhaps, as
among insects. Plants, however, root
ed as they are to one spot, and in g“n
eral incapable of movement, exhibit
contrivance In the only way left them
to do so, in their habits of growth, and
in the form and arrangement of tiieir
parts, as seen, for instance. In the man
lier in which many provide for the dis
tribution of their seed, and the in
ventive faculty, so to speak, shown iu
tile modifications of form in orchids
to secure fertilization. I say in general
incapable of movement, because the
rule admits of very notable exceptions.
In ihe telegraph plant (Desniodimn
g.vrnnusi of India, of the three leaflets
of which each of its leaves are com
posed, the larger terminal one erects
itself during the day, and turns sharply
down at night, while the other two
smaller leaflets move constantly day
and night, describing complete circles
with a peculiar jerking motion like the
second hand of a watch. Occasionally
they rest for a period, and then go on
again, tints bringing every part of
every leaf h> the full action of the sun- j
light.
-Many plants shift the position of j
I ledr leaves as the direction of the light ;
changes. This power is possessed to a i
considerable degree by some of our
common house plants. If an oxalis
shrub, for instance, is exposed for a
lime to the light ia a window, and then j
turned half way round, an observer j
can by watching, see the leaves read
just themselves to their new positiou
ill relation to the light. Certain move
ments of plants seem to testify to the
possession by tile plants of something
answering to flu* tactile sense in nni- j
nulls. A number of plants besides the 1
common sensitive plain, exhibit appar
ent sensibility to external Impressions
and manifest also the power of trans
mitting the perception of these Impres- j
siotis from one part of the plant to
another. In addition to this power,
there are plants which possess a power
of discrimination that certainly seems
to have as just a claim to.lie called
intelligent as the actions of sonic in
sects.
I If a drop of water or a grain of saml
falls upon the gland-studded leaves of
the sundew (l)roserai, nothing more
j happens that as if they had been
j dropped upon the leaf of any ordinary
plant; but let an Insect or a bit of
meat take the place of these inuutri
ilons substances, and you shall see
the tentacular glands gradually bend
over, and assisted liy the curling up
of the leaf itself, enfold the esculent
morsel, and cover it with a digestive
fluid, which at once dissolves it and
adapts it to lie assimilated by the in
sect-eating plant. Scientific American.
NK tmi Men Hint n Tnttor.
Once upon a time there was a tailor
who lmd only nine customers, but as
the nine!were very wealthy men. who
wore a ‘great many suits of clothes
each season, and were not at all par
ticular as to low much they paid for
them, he succeeded in accumulating a
fortune in a few years.
Moral. Nine men can make a tailor,
j if they only spend enough.-New York
) Herald.
Wilil Klvphxnta (irow Source.
j It is estimated that there are fewet
than 10,000 wild elephants left in .al
the countries on the globe, ami that live
of these will lie killed off where one if
born. It is a matter of only a feu
years when the last must go,
A single pair of rabbits can aiuitiplj
in four years to 1,'.’50,000.
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
MEAL HOURS IN MEXICO.
niffsranwi in Customs Noted by Visitors
From the United States.
The Mexican breakfast, like that? &t
the French, consists only of bread and
| coffee. Lunch and dinner, or dinner
i and supper, as they are called, differ
j but slightly. Dinner is usually served
j about 2 o’clock. It begin* with soup
I and eggs, and then follows a number
of meats; each served' as a separate
course, with au entire change of ser
vice every time. The meats are eaten
quite alone, few vegetables being
served in addition to the salad course,
and such as are used for garnisb
j incuj. The dessert courses at a Mexl-
I can table differ even more radically
; from those served on American tables.
Home made pies, puddings and cakes
are practically unknown. The Mexican
housewife pays comparatively little at
tention to the kitchen, and rarely cooks
anything herself. If pastry is desired,
it is purchased at the duleoria.
Nothing is baked in a Mexican house,
even the bread being universally
bought from bakers. Mexican cooks
do not, as a rule, understand pastry
making, and their sweets are limited
to stewed fruits, usually cooked to the
consistency of the richest and sweet
est preserves, so that a very small por
tion is satisfying. Business hours iu
Mexico begin in the afternoon at 2.30
or 3 o'clock, and run until 7 or 8 in the
evening, so that the supper hour falls
anywhere front 8,30 to an hour later.
This is probably one reason that Mexi
cans are not more given to evening en
tertainments. Attendance upon the
theatre entails the necessity of an un
usually early supper, or else its post
ponement yutij after Jhe perform:* r. re,
a Hung that often occurs. On the other
hand, a leisurely supper of an hour o:
more, beginning at 0 o'cloe!;, brings
the time pretty close to bedtime.
The Mexican day laborer swallows
a bowl of coffee at a street stand, on
ids way to work, if he is fortunate
enough to pass one, and lias the price,
but usually he begins his daily toil
upon an empty stomach. About J*
o'clock his faithful spouse, or some
member of the family, and not infre
quently, all of them, mother and chil
dren. conip trudging to tin* scene of
labor with a basket containing a pitch
;*r of soupy brown beans, tartillas (corn
cakes that form the staff of life among
the lower classes), some rice and pos
sibly some bits of meat are minced in a
tortilla, which, in addition to serving
often as both bread and meat, is also
knife ami fork and spoon. Biis are
lorn off and by deftly curling it into
semi-circular form and doubling the
end it is used as an effective scoop
for even liquid food. A jug of pulque,
the fermented juice of the maguey or
eentury plant, that is the usual bever
age among tin- masses on the table
land, is also a usual accompaniment
of this meal.
The Mexican laborer does not have
a midday rest, but works until about
3 o'clock, when the morning repast
is repeated without variation as to
bill of fare. He begins his toil at day
break, and is expected to work till
dark, with little regard to a clock On
the way home he stops at n pulqueria
to have all the drinks lie can afford,
and arrived at his home he may tiud
something more to cat and lie may
not. It seems lo make little difference
to him. The Mexican peon can cat
more, or get along on less, than almost
any other laborer on earth. In the
southern part of the country, where the
mountain Indians are sometimes draft- i
ed for work in tile lower country, these
men tiring with them a ball of heavy
corn tueal paste, about the size of their
heads, sltiug around their necks with
a string. When hungry they break off
a piece of lids and mix it in a cup of
water, and upon this single ration they
will subsist for ail entire week.- Mod
ern Mexico.
ltoracic Aml Injurious.
John Marshall. Dean of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania and professor of
chemistry and toxicology, was the
principal witness to-day in a number
of prosecutions before Magistrate
Stratton of grocery dealers and butch
ers itv Philadelphia who are alleged to
have sold adulterated food. The
prosecutions are being made by the
State Dairy and Pood Commissioners.
lu the case of W. (i. Minehin. ac
cused of selling meat containing bor
aeic add. Dr. Marshall testified that
the boracie acid is injurious to the sys
tem. When it enters the stomach a
large part of the food escapes without
assimilation. It also has a deterrent
effect on digestion generally, he said.
Aerial Torpedo a Terrible Invention.
For the past two years the Swedish
Government has been making careful
experiments with an aerial torpedo,
the invention of Major Unger, of the
Swedish army. Au official report has
now been published, which declares
that Major Unger has satisfactorily
solved the problem of discharging au
aerial explosive projectile without the
danger of an explosion taking place
before the desired moment. The tests
are now continuing on a larger scale,
a considerable credit having been ni
lotted by the Swedish Government
for ihe purpose.
A Mute Mt'iupnto.
One of the survivors of the Martin
ique disaster has arrived at Paris. This
is a doll, no doubt the delight of some
little Martiuiquaise. On its skirt were
the words "Primary School of St.
Pierre (Martinique)." If dolls could
speak what a terrible history this pat
lieular one might untold!
Bis Tree Discovered.
A tree fifty-one feet in diameter has
lately been discovered on the Govern
ment reservation near Fresno. Cab Six
feet from the ground its circurafereuct
is 154 feet S iuche*
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i New York City.—Black and white is
| he favorite combination for separate
! douses, many of the season’s most
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ladies’ fancy waist.
beautiful creations being developed in
these fashionable colors.
The waist illustrated is made of
ivory silk crepe embroidered in large
black polka dots. It is mounted on a
glove-fitted featlierbone lining that
I.ADFIDS' DRESS INI ! SACQUE.
closes in tin- centre front. The buck is
plain across tin* shoulders nud drawn
i low it close to the belt, w her * the till
ness is arranged in tiny plea's.
The full vest is included in the right
shoulder seam, and perncm -utiy at
tached to tile lining. It fastens invis
ibly on tile left side. The vest is made
>f plain white crepe trimmed with
alternate bauds of ecru lace and black
velvet ribbon. Similar trimming is
applied in tin* "back to simulate a
round yoke.
The full fronts are arranged n three
back ward-t inning tucks which are
stitched down for some distance and
provide becoming fulness at the bust
’flu* waist blouses stylishly over a
black velvet girdle.
A high collar, decorated with ecru
bnv medallions, completes the neck.
The elbow sleeves are shaped with
inside ■*. ants only and tucked to tit
the upper arm closely. Puffs, formed
by the fulness below tin* point where
the stitching ceases, are gathered and
arranged on narrow iaee elbow bands.
r*>fut Dressing Savque.
To make the waist in the medium
size will require one and one-quartet*
yards of forty-four-inch material, xvitlt
three-quarters of a yard of contrasting
material for trimming.
Albatross is a material much used
for dressing samples this season, and it
is a little more satisfactory than flan
nel, as it is not quite so heavy. The
fabric is shown in tin large illustration
in a delicate shade of violet, trimmed
with two widths of black velvet rib
bon.
Xlie garment is shaped xvitlt shoulder
and underarm scants only, and lias a
plain square yoke, back and front. The
full backs are gathered at the upper
edge and applied to the yoke. At the
belt the gathers are arranged on a
band, and the garment drawn into the
figure. A smooth adjustment is main
tained under the arm.
The full fronts are applied to the
lower edge of the front yoke and fall
in long, loose folds over the bust. A
comfortable rolling collar completes
the neck. It is edged with a narrow
pleating of albatross. The neck is
fastened with black velvet ribbons tied
,n a bow with long ends.
The sleeve is shaped with Inside
seams only, fits the upper arm closely
and flares in a graceful bell at the
wrist. Half way between the elbow
and lower edge the fulness is gathered
and fastened beneath a* bow, over
which the sleeve droops prettily.
Bands of lace beading run through
with narrow velvet ribbon finish the
collar, yoke and sleeves.
To make the dressing sacque in the
medium size will require three and
three-quarter yards of twenty soven
inch material.
Two shall*-* of Slue tJuml-
Two shades of blue in a gown, one
blendlqg perfectly into the other, are
frequently seen nowadays, and this
does not apply only to blue, but also
to other colors, mid if properly blended
the effect is beautiful.
Vullow Com in 2 Ir. lo Favor.
Various shades of yellow are coming
into favor. They appear in laces and
embroideries, also iu gowns. Delicate
tinted champagne color is the favorite
of these siiades.
Duinp- White Frock.
The frock shown here is developed in
white silk with tucked mousseliue and
point de Vcni.se lace for trimming. The
waist is made ovwr a fitted hotly lin
ing that closes in nie back, and is cut
slightly low at the neck.
The full fronts and hacks are gath
ered iiml arranged over the lining. The
underarm seams are joint'll separately
nud tin* silk forms a stylish blouse*
over the sash that ties in a bow at the
left side. A collar of inserted iticking
completes the neck. 11 is of unique
shaping, and gives a broad effect to the
shoulders.
Tin* sleeves are short, fill! puffs that
are arranged on. narrow arm bands
from which depend frills of silk.
The skirt is gathered at the upper
edge and applied to tile body portion,
closing at tin* back. It is trimmed with
a gathered flounce that gives a smart
flare to the skirt.
Bands of lace arc applied on the
sleeves and at the top of the flounce.
The dress is simple and stylish. It
may be made of lawn, dimity. Swiss,
or any fine wash fabric, and is also ap
propriate for cashmere, albatross, veil
ing or elialllt*. If till* collar is made of
tile same material, it may be trimmed
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DRESS FOR A GIRD.
! with rows of French knots or feuther
■ stitching.
To make the dress for a girl of eight
years will require three and one-quar
ter yards of twenty-seven-inch mate
rial.
SEPTEMBER 23
MRS. J. E. O’DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Tears with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
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MM. JENNIE It. O’ DONNELL,
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