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Fat, round and full of life and mischief.
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SCORPION’S SUICIDE.
Positive Evidence That the Creature
Does Kill Itself.
Instances In Which the Act of Self
Destrnctlon Was Unmistakably
Witnessed—Affected
by Light.
Lord Byron has referred to a tenden
cy of the scorpion to commit suicide
when surrounded by fire. Naturally
enough, this has been regarded as a
poetic fiction; and a distinguished
writer has gone so far as to say that the
“popular idea regarding scorplonlo
suicide is a delusion based on an Impos
sibility The impossibility to which
this writer refers is this: The sting of
the scorpion is in its tail, and the ter
mination of the tail is recurved, so that
it would really be impossible for the
scorpion to sting itself on the under
part of its body. But it is not impos
sible for the sting to penetrate the back
or even the head; and there is positive
evidence that in certain circumstance*
the scorpion does commit suicide_in
that way. This creature seems to be
unable to endure light; and when it is
exposed to light it seems to become so
desperate as to end its torture with it*
own sting. W. Q. Biddie tells this In
cident, which he himself observed in
Madras, and which he communicated
to Nature:
“One morning a servant brought to
me a large specimen of scorpion, which,
having staid out too long in its noc
turnal rambles, had apparently got be
wildered at daybreak and been unable
to find its way home. To keep it safe,
the creature was at once put into a
glazed entomological case. Having a
few leisure minutes in the course of the
forenoon, I thought I would see how
my prisoner was getting on, and to
have a better view of it the case was
placed In a window in the rays of the
hot sun. The light and heat seemed to
irritate it very much, and this recalled
to my mind a story which I had read
somewhere that a scorpion, on being
surrounded with fire, had committed
suicide. I hesitated about submitting
my pet to such a terrible ordeal; but,
taking a common botanical lens, I fo
cused the rays of the sun on its back.
The moment this was done it began to
run hurriedly about the case, hissing
und spitting in a very fierce way. This
sxperiment was repeated some four or
live times with like results, but on try
ing it once again the scorpion turned
Sts tail and plunged the stinger quick
as lightning into its own back. The
infliction of the wound was followed by
a sudden escape of fluid, and a friend
standing by me called out: ‘See, it has
stung itself; it is dead;’ and sure
enough, in less than half a minute life
was quite extinct. I have written this
crief note to show (1) that animals may
commit suicide; (2) that the poison of
certain animals may be destructive to
themselves.”
An eminent writer, Dr, Allen Thomp
son, F. R. S., has contributed the fol
lowing narrative of facts observed by
15. F. Hutchinson, while living in the
summer at the baths of Sulla, in Italy.
Mr. Hutchinson and his family were
very much annoyed by the frequent in
trusion of small black scorpions in the
house, which secreted themselves
among the bedclothes, in shoes, and in
other articles of dress. He says:
“It thus became necessary to be con
stantly on the watch for these trouble
some creatures, and to take means for
their removal and destruction. Having
been informed by the natives of the
place that the scorpion would destroy
itself if exposed to a sudden light, my
informant and her friends soon became
adepts in catching the scorpions and
lisposing of them in the manner sug
gested. This consisted in confining
the animal under an inverted drinking
glass or tumbler, below which a card
was inserted when the capture was
made, and then, waiting till dark, sud
denly bringing the light of a candle
near to the glass in which the animal
was confined.
snmur w:is this done than the
scorpion invariably showed signs of
great excitement, running round and
round the interior of the tumbler with
reckless velocity for a number of
times. This state having lasted for a
minute or more, the animal became
quiet, and, turning its tail on the hinder
part of its body over its back, brought
its recurved sTing down upon the mid
dle of the bead, and, piercing it forc
ibly, in a few seconds became quite
motionless, and, in fact, quite dead.
This observation was repeated very
frequently; in truth, it was adopted as
the best plan of getting rid of the ani
mals. The young people were in the
habit of handling the scorpions with
Impunity immediately after they were
so killed, and of preserying many of
them as curiosities.”
It would be difficult to prove that
suicide is an evidence of intelligence;
and it is certainly different from any
other act that is prompted by instinct,
for instinct always tends to the pres
ervation of life in the individual and
also in the species, never to its destruc
tion. Unless, therefore, there were
some reason to believe that light af
fects the physical organization of the
scorpion in such a way as to be fatally
injurious alike to the individual anti to
the species, the extraordinary fact al
leged in these anecdotes is quite inex
plicable. There is reason, then, to re
| ceive these stories with some hesitation,
j but they ( annot be summarily rejected,
j —St. Louis Republic.
Aalnrnl Lore.
“Uncurl yourself and figh't!” yelled
the catamount. “You have no backbone
ut all.”
“Mebbe I haven’t," came the muffled
reply from the rolled-up porcupine,
“but I have spines to throw away.”—
! Indianapolis Journal.
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MANY STAGE SETTINGS.
Elaborate Preparation* for the Pra
dnctlon of a New Modem
Drama.
The preparation for a new play, as
far as the scenery is concerned, is most
interesting. A complete model in min
iature is made about the size of one
of the Gerixi.-*i toy theaters seen in
the shops. T'-e picture is carefully
painted, the 1 r i'-s, if there be any, and
the foliage are cut oat, and all the de
tails are followed with no less thought
than when the real affair is attacked.
The work is done in water color,
mounted on pasteboard, and if the
scheme be an interior there are real
curtains in miniature, flights of steps,
and the hangings, all seriously worked
out. It is something that would de
light the heart of a boy and furnish
him with endless amusement. These
models are kept until after the piece
is produced and are then put away on
shelves, alas! only to warp and be
come covered with dust. But the mas
ter painter’s Work does not end here
by any means, for there are lights to be
arranged, since they play an impor
tant part in the performance, and
must be regulated by the scheme of
color, so there are long conferences
with electricians and many discussions
with the makers of glass shades where
by the exact tints may be obtained.
When every detail has been settled
then the great acres of canvas are
spread on the paint frames and the
drawing is begun. Large china pots
are used for the colors. These are
filled with paints, which are mixed
wdth w’ater and a size, and enormous
brushes put the pigment on the can
vas. It is wonderful to watch the
artist, who dashes on the paint with no
apparent care and who has to work
fast to cover the surface before the
color dries, which it does quickly.—N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Largest Bast ea Record.
The bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the
architect of the famous Crystal palace
in Londoii, is now being moved from its
old position on the Terrace to the Pa
rade. The work of moving It is much
like that of moving a house, for the bust
is one of the largest ever made. It was
completed in 1869 and stands over nine
feet in height. Sir Joseph Paxton was
born in Bedfordshire in 1803, and was
knighted for his services in designing
the Crystal palace. He died in Syden
ham in 1865. His plan for the Crystal
palace was accepted after 233 other
plans had been declined. He also won
fame as a landscape gardener and archi
tect, and was elected to parliament as a
liberal.—Chicago Tribune.
Gave Him Away.
Joseph Jefferson tells a story of a <>
friend of his who was playlDg Richard
III. on the Texas frontier. When It
came to the wooing of the Lady Anne
an indignant cowboy Jumped up and
shouted: “Don’t you believe him.
marm. He’ve two Mexican wives down
In Ran Antonio.”—N. Y. World.
MAKING PORT ON ONE LEO.
fk« Disabled Steamer Bulgaria Pro
needing Slowly Under a
‘Single Propeller.
London, April 20.—The disabled
Hamburg-Ameriean line steamer Bui
garia, from New York, April 6, f»
Hamburg, which was reported havi^.
lost her starboard propeller and fra*
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passed Prawle point, in the English
channel, slowly proceeding under her
port propeller to her destination.
Palma for President.
Washington,April 20.—The adminla
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channels, that a strong movement ii
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Tomas Estrada Palma the first presi
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add butter the size of an egg, to be
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flavoring desired.—Boston Globe.
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If we were to assemble all
those who have been cured of
heart disease by Dr. Miles’
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to-day be in their graves had
not Dr. Miles’ been successful
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heart specific, they would pop
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What a remarkable record—
a breathing, thinking, moving
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rificed.
The Miles Medical Co. re
ceive thousands of letters from
these people like the following:
"I feel Indebted to the Dr. Miles’
Heart Cure for my life. I desire to call
the attention of others suffering as I
did to this remarkable remedy for the
heart. For a long time I had suffered
from shortness of breath after any
little exertion, palpitation of the heart;
and at times terrible pain in the region
of the heart, so serious that I feared
that I would some time drop dead upon
the street. One day I read one of your
circulars, and immediately went to
my druggist and purchased two bot
tles of the Heart Cure, and took it
according to directions, with the
result that I am entirely cured. Since
then I never miss an opportunity to
recommend this remedy to my friends
who have heart trouble; in. fact I am
a traveling advertisment, for I am
widely known in this locality.”
J. H. BOWMAN,
Manager of Lebanon Democrat,
Nashville, Tenn.
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