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1 HMMi ?t9 vvi ;. li:';-": .l.V. :,V : ; - i. , -7 rr-r r " -r-- - : t .1 (ft: r xv 1 r V Ay Ay Ay vvi Ay Ay DEVOTED TO ART, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, NEWS, POLITICS, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND'. THE INTERESTS OF NEBRASKA. VOL. III. CITY OF BKOWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1858. NO. 8. II :i- m lb" i-ft' t lu' i'R. Nebraska CVtiucvttscv I I I.' IMIKU EVKKY TIirRsriAV BT R. W. FURNAS, S-;on-.lSt..ry 11-adb'y Muir's Building, ..nor M..in and First Street.) ii!:oVNVii.i.r.,N. T. ,1 ;.;il I III a '" . i i.t th 'n l "1 months, l'..r'J 12 . i,lH .- y.. i ri'i,.. ii. re 11 li.. f irm.Iie l at f 1 .od i .er .nmli-T'' lUo ,-c,uuuics tins order, j UTF. OK Al Kill l.-i..: On-pi.rl-..V:r.,--.rl:M;o insertion, tx-h al liti i:i'1' inf-'rt.on, OC! j'.::ir", e!. ' I" ihr-o in Titii-", m ' is ni'i'it'.i", 44 4. otli venr, Buiiii-i-K Carl f i '.in'.ior lem, one year, Oiib C .1 ltnu ou'1 yeur, o..c-j-uf Jiau, --y'-'ar fourth " " - i-L'lili " C .'lulu',. ix nvm'V.". h-i'f ' '1'iinn. tn-.iiJ!. - fourth ' i.nn.-i tin--" lu-iiitl.ti, iio ' 'iii'U.i, l iirco in :ilu., fowi'i 2.5" 4. f)H f..mi I2.im 5. no 2H.IH1 . 1 :.' I . j i n a 1 :i ii' . 1 f .r ill ;.lv.-r:i-f- ' e.e.-h " i 1014:1 l ' -1 V- ' f 'r V' . ..... ....... ., . .r.- ., i i i r 1 1 tvrt 'i t f i ,r'"i !i no ;ii ii'i in.- vc r.i' -. "o nl, ' ' - - ii -:it wi.l ' i.l -r-.l y tlie yerir, a .mm p.hl n i'H nuai'ir.r.t, ..r ..ronons.y ajre. d u;h.u ;.ttB ti t!iP rirtip. if-a numr..f iuTl bn v.niinue.l until .rJ.:r.-. .,tii, vi-i olmr.i.l .ordinu'iv A:i 1." -r:i -n .hi -r.iti- -r- .r" r.in-ien 1 per- onu.t i i l in :i lvm -". Tit.. ..nn: v -ir!v iilvcrticpr ivi i.nfin- r. I ...J'.- . ' - r ,.U !l U l-ill -"tSlsl-l lil .llV'T'i '- itii.nl.' i r; ii i. : in' th'Tct". I " fr" lr. V ..r'v !.': r; !tiv" V" trivi fie.r n 1 wrt i- :ii"i : - .('..iH'tH. All I'll J t I'.'.t! i-e:u -nts . ':.! .loulile tlie nhov.- r.tt. -. . Ivt- - n 'it ..n th" 1j ct-'Iimveiy iU b; (.,ar.rr,J ,'itra. EOOII AIID FANCY JOli POINTING! to CO 'r-t O -- m O 1! r. .. .! .. fr u:i .r ii.l.l...l t.. t'.e A.lr Ttpr S?ee Card ami . s. ,. v Tyj of t'i.- I. it "st styles, lua ol .It' . f ri;' r, l.!ive!iie, ic, : we r saw 1 to vx ute J.,, ork of every de- r -rlj.:. ... ii. .i : utfirj.-isjcd by sny other o!li.-e i'i t :ie I i, iti 1 S:..t.-s. 1'irii -til r ! m-.ti wilt V.;iviitn ordprs front a in-e ;n 'i iviti t a vn .r .:ii;.tly attended to. TV- !'r . ..ri. ' r-, biin hil an extensive exj.'' ripti . w ,"! ti"ir ).'r--;i:il att-utii n to iU- l.r.w -li f l.M-i i -s. n; l 1...J.-, iu t'.u ir euuear-rc to I 'i-a-.-, t .:h in th ex .''.';. mi -e .t tlo ir w ork, and r-it.-uiM.' i-ii-i''-s t j re j-.-i e a ihure of t he oisl lie . in u ac. 15 IT S I X E S S C A R I) s . MISS MAHY TURNER, MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER. Main Street, cue door above C:.rsons Banli. liK( (WNVI1.I.K, N. T. Itnntnts it y (I Ti'ni'n iiiis ihrijt on ianl. U. C. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN. CHANCERY A N 1) tU.tl IMitlt As'nt, UiloWNVlLLi:, N. T. KK l.KLv.i;s. II .ii. Wm. Je-suj., M uir,..-e, I'n. v.. r... t :i . M r. r.iefl.'o, lit. Wm K. M Ch i'i I" n. w. iv o. r u;, r. i ! i-ter. ' F..wl-r. " " " i-, Ui uv i i 1 . N. T. 47 l v J. HART & SOX, S T1TH r 0 U ft TiTiTri fl fl llilllli'. U MMUb 0:-fs n. H d. C.-.tmtr, Mi. fours K v s.ii.iier. i; bv o.ir 'o :!y .n l i n.l .1 11 l Til 1 1- i. f ;l.lrllPs ;-.iI---. iV.e.. Ac. K v . rv i-t i n ..ii r .' -..in-! var-:: v.'.r. to n l-vif leture rive 'itisf.ietii.n. d ! E. S. DUNDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW n i ;;. n i, i . n. t. .' ' " n 'i-.ri'i'i ri .! i'.p M .! ' . i 1 1 I t- t1' ft .-P: . vi . M tlie v. i vi i.uviv i-: .; .t .!"i-ki c-.ty i i Ho- in j e, i:t i..ii ,1 ii.i.,.i lai.t S ir.s. ll-;i w r I.-, 1 I - I OlVI K ' Jiiifs r VS1 T- wm. n. ; nr.iT. ,t'K. Itcr.JTf tvnair OE1YER BENNETT k CO., ' M lujfu'iir.-tfrul WUuWaJ,- neuters. n BOOTS AND SHOES. No. S7 Main Street. ,F ::mi-.: y. N.. 1 (M . Cr.vt! of '.Ittv ashLoccst. . ST. LOUIS. MO. C. V7. WHEELER, rClllteCt and iJUliaer. "OroYviiiriiio, "pot. rr. A. D. KIRK, Attorney at Law, Lnnd Ast-at and Xotary Public. .lrc',cr, RU-lardon Co., X. T. , W,'n ' '"-H'- i tt.e V oir's ..f Nebraska. agisted J lUT.iz.i 3 I'i.-Lnc'.t.Nc1 -raska Citv. ! I -v. r'-J-Tv o r : ' f v 1 .1 l l o 'ft f i u i I 1 i r rn 1 !A.Si. ate NEMAHA LAND AGENT, M RVKYOIt & XOTA11Y I'MILIC, Will ?clfH't ljti.ls, invpti?:ito Titlrs, p.iy taxps. &c, dtltvr in K.;:ii.ap r Nebraska; buy. tell, and enter Idii'U "ii r inii!-M'iii; invest in t-.wii r"ierty, buy or M'll flip funip. Htnl will always Iitvp nn harnl rirrrrt I lala of t.r.vijhb.i. iuuiiUph. s., fi., nii all lan!sM-ipi-t t. on try. ;nil wIipi 'li-nrl will li rnirh pal tifo liv in; in the stites wnli tl.pame. Liani tlie olilpt M-tiicr in the. cmiuty will in ail rn'p': bp able 1 1 vwo full anl rili.ib'e iiib.riuati' n. A l lrpss a. L. Coaie, either at browatille or Xi-malia City Nubra-k4 Tj-rrnory. . Pni-j-3 DANIEL L. McGARY, BTBRMY HT LAW. AXD SOLICITOR LY C1L1XCERY. IJiounville, Nebraska. Will pr i' ti -e m the Courts ."ebraia,and Xoi t h vct Missouri. RKFEKKNCr.S. MpMr. Crw. MvCrc-ary &. C. II J hup M. Ilu lis, Hon J bit K. Shpply, Hon June- ' an:. St. I.ouis, Mo. l. Po St. J.,sciu, Mo. Do Kebraski City, X. T. Do J'j(U-p A. A lira. I foul, S V. Nii''k .lis. K-M-. J. D. N. & B. B.TH0F?1PS0N Real Kstati" & General receding Agciik, BROWNVILLE, N. T. Asents for Iowa Ins. Co.,Oskaloojia, A I.I. l.ii-in'- entntr! t nr care will meet witU iM.ii. I 1 aMpnti'.n ai;l u .lrr.ititpd r .rre f . I'.ippr- prenar p.l for ; pi S'.iis l.-liiiii; to pi e-euiiit, lcclaratory oldte- ini'tits nia'le out. etc. Oili -e on First street. i:-t!Ii of I. T. Whytc & Cv.JZ KKi'PKitr.scKS : J. W. i; line.-, Kx-i ivemor T. X. V. i 'o d i Sli-soarl Ail-mi A Kmc Jo i i ii S KavrefiiCo., Gleirwo nl, Im li. li..u.-Vy C'ju:i;il B.ufls, lotva Apri! H, lH." vSull-ly H. M. ATKINSON, Survcvor and Land Airent, BRUWNVILLE, N. T., Vi 1 1 nl tend inmiplly to the ycleetii n nn rioea (ioii i f (i.iv. ri iiioiit larnl-i in the Nemaha land tlis tri -t: iurtcyii'i: t, n -: t and ru'iJividin I:nd; draft inir oil v i.iam.anil ail other Imsine-f of a tioner- ai Survty.r. lie will u-ato warrants on time for j n-:.uil ueai- r: iiiu aoeiaraiory siai eieuienis oi ju-t.-nti.,n to jiTo-euij.1 : make out ire-cni.ti..ii .apers; and always a hatid to lookout claims for actual set tlers. VS.YVM TO WAV. Sanjer. M. P.. New York City, ' Sew.il A Withinton, lioston, Mass. : l!ev. T. W. II. .we. lVUskaU Ohio, '. !. W. K. Atkinson. Itipor-e II. Nix. n. lu'ciJter I.nnd Oflip. r.r..wnTi;ip, j I.u-hb ni'ii A Carson, bankers, Bruwt.villf, N. T. j U. W. Kurnas, " ' A. W. ri VTT. M. fl. VILKISSOM. PLETT & AVILKIXON, 3 AND ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OMADI, N. T. Will attend to all bitsit.ess entrusted to tLcir earo liKtLKLM T.S) C.,1. .lesp William", Fairfield, lowc. (lv. .1... A. Wn-ht, Mr. F. N. KoiK'k, lion. .J..b n !. Iavi?, ll..n. C-eo. I.. Miller, Indianapolis, Ind, Wa-liinton City. Ui iek villi, Ind. Omaha City, X. T. JAMES W. GIBSON, BLACKSMITH Jsceond Street between Main ami Nebraska, r.uowN villi:, n. t. R. E. UAUIUNU. G. C. K!MI!l)l(;H K. F. TOOMEH. HARD! HQ, KIMBOUGH & CO. J.'i ii I'f-f tr. ruin'! H .-ih Dm!) i in HATS, CAPS & STRAW GOODS. Ko 49 IIa;n street, bet. Olive and Tine, ST. LOl IS, MO. lllllHlll..IllVi.i,.'Uj..v. .v." - r .inost Mole lint. r..:..v . i ... to niaiiiifiiptnrm t.nr - - HEAL ESTATE AGENCY. UE'JltoE- CI..WKS. J- W. LEE. Cloycs cs Lioo. Real rotate ami General Agency, QMAUA CITY. N. T. llLiEllIO fame WriirVit. lir.-ker, New York, in. A. Woodward. F.sej- " ' Hon. II. Wuod, l'x-tov. ot Oliio, Cleveland, Wu ks. 'tie and lJiwiiell.llr.i.kerg, " Al-ott.. l!..rt mi. ,' Col. II .l.ert Camj.l.ell, St. I.ouis, .1 i!ii.-s Uolway. l'si). " ' Criwl'. rn ai'.l Saek. tt. Clii.-ago. Oai;: a City. Aug. ". lSffi. vli.tr.lj- T r HAYCOOK. Attmey at "Law I am) EEAL ESTATE AGENT. Moilllt VeraOIL Ner.ialia CO., i,. e .r rpi.!i. ii j.-.i.i to t).e j.r.n-iroof inn ni ci- j composed of one long piece, its length ; male exercises a truly maternal and pro Z;C.i sTlZt-r"' S might prevent the sting from penetrating ! vident care for the well-being of the na KPit e:.iti I. .-mli. aii.t s. L! on e iiiit:-i.'n. L irit Wii r.iu; l.utei to; Ji.taui ile.i;i i t r.c-CUil-ti-.n l'. ;e - i -eetul'v ej.jt eJ. RKI'tRS 1 O Si iti U El er:. l u;ia u;!i S. T. II P Hp;. -.ei Net.-a-k i n:y N" T 11 l lit mi-.N.., Oiontii i ; i y . X T Ke1i::er le: .'u- n JIC He -.!.. XT C.ia.iv k Te-t It it. tier-. C o ii 'ii hl;ir. lenea C I, S -e t:t 0 - k Fort V:-ia- iln-. Iowa. Ie.-. -e- :i is.-. 7 1 ''v .IKriKi:s.N f. CASALY, I .MVKTIN V . Itl 1K V. J AS. !'. TKs-T. JS. II. M LMTF. Coiitieii l'.'.iilTs.Iowa. Nebraska City N I) CASSADY, TEST, III DEN Sc CO., t Sueoeirs to Kiden t' White.) LAND AGENTS. NFlUlASJiA CITY, N. T. KAVlNti m.ide arrangements by whieh wc will receive a:'pnr;itp Ci j'ies t f a',1 the Townsliii.s. inbraocd in the Kastpr.i iior;ii ii of Nebraska, k e are now j.re.Hred to (.ff--r our fer ieef to the " Squatters of .Ydraska Territory.1" In Trillins Declaratory Statements of Inten tion to .Pre-empt. Secunr: 5 Pre-emptions, Locating Laud Warrants- Land lVarrantN lUmzUt and Sold. LAND ENTERED ON TLME. I'articularattention juid to Bnyin? and Selling Trejierty on coaiaiissiou: Also, to makic Collis-tions and forwarding rentittnneesto nnyy.art of the Union. II I an lis of all kirol nlw.ivs on hacd. KKFL'IIL.NCJ-S. Hen. A. A. Bradford, L-brasia City. S. F.NneK.lU. " Mers. Uolman 4 West, Ft. .T...p.b. M.., IVter A. Keller. Was'iingtou City Th'.'na I.i!m.,ir, " Jui:e2,lsi5. 1 n4 MisceHaneoHS. . , The Iuketo. Ye print btluwa curious ami interest ing paper, on the common musketo, which was rea l some months since, by Dr. Silas Durkee, of Boston, before the Boston Natural History Society, and afterward before' the American Academy. We phut the article as it was reported for the Boston Traveler, as a part of the pro ceedings of the Natural History Society . Dr. Durkee sn;d that many years ago he committed to Memory this Latin adage "Ftzs at Jocrri ub hottc ;" and belie v iii!T iu the simtinuMt embraced in his an cient maxim, he proposed to offer some remarks upon the dikx pijiicus an, in sect of no mean renown; for day and night it sings of blood; it attacks the king on his throne, the military chieftain on the field of 1-atllf, and the lion in the fo rest. It is hardly necessary to say that this insect is regarded by all clastcs in the light of e.u enemy, at least to. our comfort, for e very man's hand is raised against it. i he annual is vulgarly tailed moustique, miringouin, musketo. In the system of Entomology. Aristotle assigned it a pi ice ii the order Diptera two winged where it still remains. At a former meeting of the Society, Dr. D. made some observations upon the muscular apparatus of the musketo; and exhibited specimens of the same which he had worked out for examination under j the microscope. These specimens, thus studied, appeared to be as perfect and as ;r!:i,,orate in strllir,- a th e same tissue in me Human subject, ine motions oi this in.-ect are exceedingly rapid. Ilha been computed that when dying, its wings vibrate 3,000 times in a minute. One of the most re markable features in the anatomy of the musketo is, that 1 1 i ' rr" . . . - , r the parts which constitute the mouth, are elonirated or produced, as it is technically termed, so as to form a porrected rostrum; that is, a beak extending horizontally like that of some birds. The rostrum is about half the length of the body. To the un assisted eye, it appears to be very simple in its structure; but when examined with the microscope, it app. ars quite other wise. It is composed of seven different pieces which appear to be ribbed, and comparatively thick aid stout on one edge. They can be separated from each other without much diilicultv. They vary in length. Thev are broad at the upper part where tln-v :rre united to the head, When viewed with a mairnii'vin r power' ot about -100 diameters, each piece pre sents a fiat surface which gradually tapers to a point. Westwond states that all the part of :he mouth of a mandibulated in sect, are observable in the musketo ".her - being a broad and hollow, lancet- like piece, representing the upper lip; a i pair of slender piece on the mandilles, , and which are serrated on the outside at the tip: a second pair of more slender or gans dilated at the base; tilso, a delicate needle-like instrument, ribbed up the middle, and which, from its situation, is the real anabjirue of the tongue. There- als, a tiibiilar eanai or groove, in which the parts above mentioned are lodged when the in-ect is at rest. This groove represents the ljwer lip. Cavier describes the proboscis as com posed of a membrainus, cylindrical tube, . . ,. terminated by two In foniiing a little button or inflation, and of a sucker, con i sisting of five s-nuamous threads, whicl produces the ( fleets of a sting. Lpon the two mandibles as described by West wood, Dr. 1). has succeeded in bringing mrl the teeth at the tip. There are ten on each mandi' b or jaw. i lie jaws have j aoght. also transverse lines, extending from one During the past season, musketoes have edge to the other throughout their whole been less numerous, in. the country than length. Thes? markings are extremely . usual, and more abundant in some sec delicate, and look not unlike the teeth of j tions of the city of Boston. . The fact is, a sickle, and are not found on any of the j .Yaivra minimis maxima cd that is if other pieces, which appear to be perfect- the President would excuse a little free ly smooth, and terminate in an extremely j dem in his interpretation Nature. takes j sharp point, lhe two flat, button like bodies at the extremity of the lower lip, are united to the latter by means of a ;irc i::u!Cl1 t0 xh" 1;lU(-'r I'V means ot a I S "K like appendages. If the lower lip were me skm to tiie proper depth for the insect to obtain its desired food. The joint probably allows of a sliortenir-g of the lip piece by a j light bending of the np- tvndnges attached to the lower extremity. These for the knob-like bodies m ty serve, also, iiistrt to rest upon whole m the act of gratifying its bloodthirsty propen sines. As the sting is pushed further and further into the skin, the lip l ends gradually in front of the thorax: ar.d here we see anotner provision for facilitating .he efforts or. the' insect, ihere is still a further device which it adopts for pro the fl. e flow of blood to the spot, and thus fur shes a .p-.ick supply of the desired ali ui meiit lhe unavotdabie mental emotion in the person bitten, comributesjikewise to the fame end, so that whetlier we will or not, we aid our assailant in the accom - plishraent of its de?:gn. C.-ier and ether natura'ists, sav that the male Culex does not suck bbed; and mntmiT itc ohi.-rt5 Ac tho nrr.l-i.npic in. 1 ,.r ,nrl .V....i ...rll., ft..lln.l m.... ir,.imni-.ns nf , T..fv-.i. TK... r.A,r..i...,. , v lii-h hf. rni'M nnr m-irl r.i t r A O nf.rt iiii'iiu. j....-.-j-.oo .i. i'.u.'v.-oj i u- m jcin'.-n, iij iia; jit us nail v eillicu , li;a lun.uuiiuiij ui u.uii.-i. j. ins i iiiie in oji y j ..""- - .. Mu-ai i;iai,u. ' I eat flllfl ti D ters the skin, th-? musketo injects its pc-i- be seen in standing water, iti hogsheads, j symptom of sun-stroke mentioned in the , young pan,' said the Doctor, your; ,.-t,t-. sonous saliva into the wound. This pro- ponds, troughs, cisterns. Sec, during the j first instance is recorded in history, which ! creed will be the shortest of any mar. I : , ,; j1 ' V l'iT2 ilii.-t-s irunodi-iTP irritation nni? nriinuto ' mrln ml ..-. m.-r cMcr.n! ml own till ' mav Hp f.-tnnrl in iha Hi Kin " A ml tv ft an ! know' 1 -',-"l(I i-iinu J OUT - ...... .... . ... v.... j : i-i-i i.i iiiij cuiHiiir ; .ui,.li. UilU I, I Vll " .... , ..w . n . - " ....... . lrom ronenten f!r.?fnmifr!l m-nmiiwlimic tlipir rnsni r:i fi-irr iinrwrflnt ia non (ko tlio ' nw'nn r.Kor, O A'.rA ..,t. U4 35 . f , . l - V t V v.cwi.w.... " j j.u.l. 44 . ii... i.i.iiu,c, i luau. m, u,j u;ru 1:1 a i ju asn. mai cjuesuon s -uause ii says i 1 he man w ho courted an i 1 " - . -. ..v. . . o.,vui. i-i i- 'i a cui o as i u ull ,u . a Y s it 1 . ; t lUit c0 frC,u as COUTtlD0' statement, Dr. Darnee is satisfied that it. After the larvae have molted two or band, cf her tribe and kindred, who died I 'Go to bed, Sammy, go to bed, and don't i riff ctiorateirl" " b is correct. The male is smaller than the. three times, they are transformed into in the barley harvest. For as he s-.ood I go out cf the house, somebody might i ' female, an 1 has no proboscis or sting. j the r-:pa state, and the organs of respl- j everting them that bound thtav. s iu ', steal you.' ' Go alad wh v-. 3ie L'ht The female alone is endowed with this organ, and she alone has power to tor ment us by thrusting her bill into, the skin and drawing blood therefrom. Bat the male is incapable of such an act. ' He can lapSvater, and feed upomthe nectar of flowers, and the juices of . plants and leaves; but is innocent of the charge of robbing our veins. The same is true id regard to the Te tanus bovinus, a species of :fly, well known from the great suffering it occa sions to cattle and other quadrupeds, and even to men, by pursuing them in order to suck their blood. Of this class of in sects have only a sucker or sting, with which to draw blood; and in some coun tries their attacks are so furious upon beasts of burden, that the latter are sometimes tormented to death. There are several varieties of the Cu lex, and it is found in nearly all latitudes and countries. Some specimens are more furious and larger than others. The in habitants of Lapland, and other northern climates, suffer especially from these in sects, and are sometimes compelled to resort to grease, smoke and fire in self defense. In some portions of India, the natives suffer exceedingly from the bites of the musketo: and accounts of an ex traordinary character have recently been published, relating to the numbers and intrusive habits of these insects in the region of Bchring's Straits, where the crew of a British sloop of war actually inhaled them by the mouthful, and could not walk out without a handkerchief or veil over their faces. The head is attached to the thorax by a short neck. The eyes are large and prominent, and occupy nearly the whole of the anterior part of the head, where they are immovably fixed like two hemi spheres. Each eye is a compound organ of vision, the corneal surface being divid ed into many thousand facets; and from whatever direction the rays of light may come, they must fall upon some portion of lhe cornea. The two palpi of the female are shorter than tUje of the male, and much stouter. Ine antenna ol the female are more slender than those of the male, and are covered with longer hairs than those of the male. The question naturally arises, how does this creature get access to us in the dark ness of night? If we adjust our bedding with the utmost care, but h ave uncovered a small portion of the face for the pur pose of breathing, forthwith a musketo will take up its station there, and com mence operations, unless it receives a death blow at our hands. Like other in- sects, doubtless it has an olfactory apra ratus nut how can this be available in iruidiug the animal from spot to spot, and from one object to another, does not ap pear. And although it is endowed wiih la rev visal organs, it is difficult to under stand how these can be of any use in a place of total darkness. i While, therefore, we admire the skill- fia engineering of the insect, in winging its way hither and thither in the gloom of night, with the same precision, apparent ly, that ninrks its course by day, it is not easy to determine which of the senses or faculties it employs to direct its move ments toward us in the circumstances just alluded to. In addition to the two wings used in its ordinary flight, it has a pair of winglets attached to the thorax, just behind the wings. Each winglet, or alulet, termin ates gracefully in a circular disc-like ex pansion, aud, under the microscope, looks like the instrument used in playing shuttle-cock. It is generally supposed- tbat the object of these wingLts is to enable the insect to balance or poise itself dir- ectly above the spot where it is about to i greate? cure of the nuisketo than of the j mastodon; for, while the latter is extinct, : the former survives, and their paucity of o- numbers in the country during the past : summer, and their unusual abundance in , the city, may be thus explained: the fe- , merous progeny it is her province to rear, She dipotits her eggs cn the surface of j stagnant water, in ponds, swamps, ditches, j pools, Sec. She crosses her two hind ' legs, and as the ova are extruded, the j lakes them up very gently and places them one by one m a small, compact, boat - 1 shaped mass, side by side, iu a perpendi ; cslar position. Thev adhere firmlv to : g. 'her and float nnon the water. Thev j are of an elongated, cvoidal form, with ciliated vail or covering spread over the head. In hot w eather they are speedily - 1 transformed into larva?, aud these larva?, - . j'quiuj late in autumn. They dart and - thrv themselves about yith great rapi- ditv in every direction, and every now and then they rise to the surface of the ! water, where they' suspend themselves, ' and remain entirely still for a moment with the head downward, for the purpose ' of breathintr. They assume this attitude. ' because at this period of development, ration are then in the thorax. The pupa soon passes through its final transforma tion;'and the skin which it cast off for the last time, is used as a raft, upon which it takes its station till its wings are fully developped and ready for use. It then quits its aquatic abode, and sallies forth into the world equipped in all the appoint ments of the musketo. Now all these changes spoken of above and which are accomplished in about four weeks, in the warm summer months, re quire a constant supply of clear water ; and for want of this element during the past season, 1S-54, the Culex has been deprived of the proper facilities for pro pagating its kind in the country. In some localities in the city, cisterns and other small collections of standing water have been sufficiently numerous and accessible for the Culex to rear its young. Several broods are raised in the course of one season. Late in the month of November he found the bodies of the females dis tented with ova. Musketoes are able to survive quite severe hardships and reverses of fortune; can accommodate themselves to light or darkness, sometimes to extremes of heat or cold, and to scarcity or plenty, and yet not die. In the fall of the year they are very fat, and most of them die at this period, as is the case with flies and in sects, generally, of this order; but some of them take refuge in cellars and com paratively warm and obscure retreats, where they survive through the winter months, and early in the spring reappear, greatly emaciated to be sure, but as active and buoyant as ever, and with their vora city increased to the highest pitch. The musketo finds a mortal enemy in the elegant and swift-winged insect, Li Icllula Scoika, known as the dragon fly, or ' devil's darning needle." During the hot days of summer, this beautiful preda tory insect may be seen with its gauze like wings darling with astonishing swift ness, in every direction in the immediate neighborhood of stagnant waters, where it watches the movements of the myriads of musketoes and their young, which it devours in great numbers. Although the insects whose national history we have been contemplating, ma nifest such an invincible thirst for human blocd, as their favorite aliment, probably not one in many millions ever tastes a particle of it. Their r.brdes are mostly in deep forests and in low, marshy grounds, far away from the habitations of man; and their nutriment consists al most exclusively of water, and vegetable juices, such as are deposited on leaves, ! is not vitiated by stimulating food or im plants, the various grasses, flowers, &c, wholesome, drinking. Sir Joserh Banks especially during the hot seasons when vegetable life is most active And here, without taxing our fancy, he thought we had a solution of the question which is so often propound, d: -To what good purpose or end in the grand econo- my ot nature, was this tril.e of insects 1 ........ - createu : Jjy continually imbming in minute quantities the vegetable particles above alluded to, they prevent a decom position ot the latter, winch if it should take place, might charge the atmosphere with a malarious element, and render it a source of desease to man. Thus, while these despised little animals are continu ally at work in carrying off the eifete matters from the smaller vegetable growths, they at the same time act as scavengers he would use a worthier term they serve as commissioners of health to the human family. And if for a few times in the course of the year we are called upon to spare a homtrpathic quantity of blood, as a luxury to some of thu hungry mothers of the race, it is scarce ly the part of wisdom or benevolence in us to wish the entire family annihil ated. - Sunstroke Its Symptoms and He medy. The present brings with it the nsual harvest of hot weather mortality, or suf fermg lrom sun-stroke. Seven instances are reported as a hni'nen nT t n 1 r i - v i as li.t nuill 111 I UlUi, 1LII uti oiiiuiuay, uuu lui'inv or more on mm- day and to-day. A noticeable case cc- currtd during the Governor's review of the Metropolitan Police, when Gen. B. V. Bruce, the Inspector General of the militia was prostrated bv a cow de sold! iiiuuia, was j.rost auu b a coip ue soieii and was carried from the Park helpless. The symptoms of sun-strcke generally indicate a Constitution previously irr,rair' ed. Sometimes there is active con - res tion and apoplectic effusion within the cranium, and in such cases death gen?r anv ensues, ij-.ii more olten the sij-ns i the - 1 face 1 Tlie a ! peding the vital processes. The heart is ! evidently the organ at fault, having sud j denly succumbed un ter fatigue and ex ! haustion, though the head gives the first j the child was grosvn. it fell on a day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. : And he said to his father, 'mv head, i.iv ! head P And he said to a lad, 'Carry j him to his mother.' And when he had I taken him and brought him to his mother , he sat on her knees till noon, and died. 2 Kings iv., 15-20. ! Manasses, also, the husband of Judith, are nose or pnysical, and, paruc.ilarly, - ,f.wi,:no. fnr a ' ,i ' LI' , drawing ror m.he came down into the cerebral prostration; the pulse is feeble. I u ti . ' kitchen laulrhi, he art.lv. L What's the p , . . . Tirl liome tor U thf nrinnrf mn:v iv n i. 0u " :'"'-' ""o -wv.... H cheeks, and, in fact, the whole sur-1 V ' .T,' "f ' ,a,u. matter ?' asked the cook. "Whv. shure." ofthebodvare rale and lastly.-; LULiri' arlu scri K! .,,;.! h.r. .-K-, ,f blood is defective in ctialitv thus im-! DlU ratner " ?ort ort o'. ; T ' , ; " - the field, the heat came upon his head, and he fell upon his bed and died in the city of Bethulia." Convulsions sometimes occur, and in the intervals there Tire tremblings of the muscles and limbs, not greatly unlike those of delirium tremens. These are very common in diseases of., debility, where the nervous system is largely in volved, but generally do not require spe cific attention. Even during the progress of recovery, there Isscmetimes consider able mental aberation. The premonitions of an attack are rea dily recognized. There is a feeling of pressure upon the head, the blood tingles in the vessels, the air "seems too hot and tenuous for breathing- A person who was once thus affected tells us that he was cured by immediately bathing the head, arms and shoulders in water. While undergoing this process, he experienced a sensation as if burning ccals were spread over the whole scalp, but in less than on hour every oppressive symptom had passed away. A brother of the same gentleman similarly attacked was not so cautious. He fell to the ground insensible, while at labor in the harvest field, and after lingering two or threi days, much of the time comatose, and ; with what a physician mistakenly termed j and treated as typhoid fever, was sulk-red , flie remedies "laid duwn in the books' ! are alcoholic and ammeniacal stimulants; these being "diffusive and causing an equable circulation of blood throughout the body, and particularly to the surface. The patient is advised to swallow the medicine, but if he is "out of his head'' it can be given by enema. Washing the head with cold water, and rubbing lini ments upon the surface with the hands, keeping up the friction as long as maybe necessary, will generally answer the pur pose. When much dullness or stupor re mains, colfee and strong tea are elfica ticus. The means of prevention are simple. Persons of sound health are seldom at tacked; previous debility, general depres sion of the vital forces, unusual and ex cessive physical exertion, violent gusts of passion, excessive drinking of cold water, or of alcoholic beverages, superadded to exposure to the summer sun or a hot fire, create the danirer Careful moderation in these particulars, will generally secure exemption. The Arab, wandering in an arid desert, sub sisting on camel's miik and a few vecret i i ' 1 1 i atnes, usually eniovs immunity; ins wool spent twenty minutes in an oven where beef was cooking, without harm. Fisher men for the sake of protection sometimes nil their hats with moist sea weed though any large leaves, or even a wet cloth upon the head will answer a well. 'I his is an mfallil le preventive and should I be more generally observed by laburin men. . w." ),r J'ost. j Kurey s .ueiliou of Horsc-Tnmlnir. The Scientific American says: j This new system of taming is found d j on the well-known process employ d in i .11..: i ..ir i i . i sui uuing i.unaio caives anu wiiii Horses' taken by the lasso, and consists in simply j gradually advancing towards the horse to j be subdued until you are able to yhu e ' i i .u . . i' i i i.ini'i uii nit- animal s nose anu over; his ryes, and then t jbri a'h" strongly ard gently, as judgment mav dictate, into the nostrils. c have the authority of Cat - lin, iu his 'Letters and Notes on the Am- erica u Indians,' that tin's process is the one prac ised by the Ind.ans m taming ,.,id together with a live dog! the wild horses of .he prairies, and that!' h iaiJ a C.M it3 tail seven inches it is invariably attended with success. j A, raM a hA a5 a Viumi t.tji ; j I have often, iu concurrence with a 1 known custom of the country, held my i hands over the eyes of a buffalo calf, ami j ! breathed into his nostrils, after which 1 have, with my travelling companions, rode several miles into our encamnment. , i;,,i i, f i w nn the little prisoner Lumy following , 1. . .J. . i 1 -' ' - v" j i closely and afA-ctionatr ly as its instincts would attach it to its dam.- I his is one ot. lVe lli0l extraordinary things I lv i witnessed smce I came into this wild nulrv; and although 1 had often heard , - ol a, anu ten unai it exactly to nencve , , i i i , L , ;. t m nnm ..-iii;.. i.r. .lhe answered with a rosy smile : 'I think. " the fact, from the numerous instances: . . " - 1 "Inch I have seen singe I came into the j ! country A young nnn having waited upon a A skeptical young man, one day ccn- - j versing with the celebrated Dr. Parr, ob-' j served that he would believe nothing! - 'My dear sir,' said a gentleman to hard drinker, -do stop tccinc so. or vouil ; wear out the coats of your stomach.' ! 'Then let the stcmach work in its shirt sleeves,' was the reply. ' j i 'Ta. do thev niow the orison nn nt , , i , . i-li1 T'i-'' n:f:-r ,o n-.fr I i f n rr, ,ot nn t i Sing-Sing.' 'No, mv son. what made! How Tliurlow Weed Overreached Hlmseir. The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia JWarury tells the following piquant story about Weed and Fill more: Heard a good story the other day. Not exactly local, but eminently Tititiona.asit involves a famous politician and an tx President, who hate euch other tremen dously. Two or three years ago the rail road routes between Albany and Buffalo were consolidated, you remember, under the title of the New York Central. T Weed, of the Albany Evenivg Jovrnalt engineered the matter through the Legis lature, and for this service was to receive the handsome stun of $5,000. of which E. Corning was to furnish S4, 000, and Dean Richmond 61,000. The plan succeeded and the money was paid over. But as Mr. Weed didn't think it wood look well to have the stock stand in his own narne, he had it made over to an old and very particular friend of his, Mr. Mcln'osh. who had money as a railroad contractor. It wa3 understood between the parties that Mc Intooh was to hold the stock, and then quietly make it over to Weed. But tin- lu(jkiI McIntosh died surJ,Jeniyt one fJne j anJ f tQ kare a U1L g(J adinilliatraturSt in m:1king up account of ! tlio Ovvf.1 ctnn.l 1ml i i rinn iri port i rfl tf f , .ccnfift .r.,1 ..t .1 .Wn tn McInt05ll3 credjt llJ p 0f course ,i1it, ...... - The debts were paid, and a handsome balance was left for the widow, the at tractive Mrs. Mcintosh, who was married a few weeks ago to Ex-President fill' more! Thurlou's eiuht thousand dollar! went along with the widow, into the anni of the man whom Thurlow Weed hates, probably as bad as one man can hate an other. A recent philosopher discloses a'lnethod to avoid being dunned! 'How? howl how V we hear every body asking. JYcrcr rvn in del t ! ' Good IIIls. In the trial of Jim Lane at Lawrence, Kansas, for the murder of Jenkins, the ii tf nnicV5 inibil.ri in n rrndil ileal of TtGn ?pr;t wjt an(j rcasm. One little pass between the counsel was so pointed and opportune that it is worthy of note: Col. Young insisted that, in law, the man slain is supposed to be wrongfully slain. Mr. Coo. That is the law of England not of America. Col. Young. If thero'is any book on God's earth tliat contains any other doc trine, I'll agrte to tat it without greas ing! Laughter. Mr. Coo. Then you'll have more law in your stomach than you ever had iu your htad. Roars of laughter. The full owing advertisement was first pnbli.-h' d in "The New York Gazttte, or j Wc.-kly Po.-t B y." of November 22,' i 17oG nearly 102 ytars ago: TO BE SEEN, At the sign of the Golden Apple, at re. k's Slip. Pi ice sixpence, children four coppers. A large mahe i.t'i,21 feet long, and ur feet one inch wide. It was killed ly some of Gen. Brad . , i i 1 1 . , t i'oi-a men, i-y uring six i aits into mm, dose by the Alleghany mountains, sup- 1 j "n j i ;. )osea to no coming uown to ieea on ueau hen it was killed, there was found In i f - I t ' ' -i -Kill! nr.t .T.i ri i r l.r ffilir. Ail gen'lemen and ladies desirous to see it. mav arolv to the subscriber at Peck's Slip. Jos as Srots. Sptakit.g of children, a Western New ; i oi iv i o: i espor.ueni mentions a tne neat ? c r . , freer h i.f :i "four n nro i ' 11k mnlher ! W...I- - 1 . . ' 1 . . I I V .. ral"e" i I . . - . - I I . I L , ,frr- t., K.n.,uVl0h,: V ' f " Tlc'hfll , , , V 1 . , j j t.;iI th; a harpv thought struck him. and !."''! 'r,1 must have put a littlethugar in the i i-t dull tvoii? ' . j . A boy of the eld country was recently lakt a into a gentleman: family. One V-.- 1 r. i , ,!!...l . i luviiii: i '.j lauuu ; they had to ring fur me to do it.' Arab Proverbs- If your friend is made of honey, don't iTghthe country, cf th self. hen ycu are the anvil hare patience; a , nIlen 3"oa ar& harjrner strike straight . arKj j He who ran not tike a hin, cannot ' comprehend an explanation. ; Take counsel of one Teater and 0"? i less than yourself, and then form your i r.,v.w ,t. jnvetugation i i . i'.'oiiiii l ci;iu iii i.aiiuiCi auu an inr