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SCORPION’S SUICIDE.
Positive Evidence That the Creature
Does Kill Itself.
Instance* In Which the Act of Self
Destruction Was Unmistakably
Witnessed—Affected
by Light.
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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 scorpionlo
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 circumstances
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 its
own sting. W. G. 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 vi$w of ^ the case wpj
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, bad 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
md spitting in a very fierce way. This
experiment was repeated some four or
five times with like results, but on try
ing it once again the scorpion turned
:ts 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
;nough, in less than half a minute life
was quite extinct. I have written this
arief 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. It. S., has contributed the fol
lowing narrative of facts observed by'
B. F. Ilutchinson, while living in the
summer at the baths of Sulla, in Italy.
Mr. Ilutchinson 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 say's:
“It thus became necessary to be con- i
stantly on the watch for these trouble- ;
some creatures, and to take means for 1
their removal and destruction. Having '
been informed by the natives of the j
place that the scorpion would destroy j
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- j
gested. This consisted in confining
the animal under an inverted drinking j
glass or tumbler, below which a card j
was inserted when the capture was !
made, and then, waiting till dark, sud- |
denly bringing tlie glit or a candle i
near to the glass in which 1 He animal j
was confined.
“Xo sooner was this done than the
scorpion invariably shov gns of ;
great excitement, running round and j
round the interior of the tumbler with j
reckless velocity for a number of
times. This state having lasted for a
minute or more, the animal became
quiet, and, tumingits tail on the hinder :
part of its body over its back, brought
its recurved sfing down upon the mid- i
Jle of the head, and, piercing it fore- ,
ibiv, in a few seconds became quite
motionless, and, in fact, quite dead. ;
'l.’his'observation was repeated very |
frequently; in truth, it was adopted as j
the best plan of getting rid of the ani- ]
mals. The young people were in the j
habit of handling the scorpions with j
impunity immediately after they were
so killed, and of preserving nmny of j
them as curiosities.”
It would be difficult to prove that ;
suicide is an evidence of intelligence; !
md it is certainly different from any ;
ather act that is prompted by instinct, j
for instinct always tends to the pres- !
arvation 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- :
feets the physical organization of the I
scorpion in such a way as to be fatally j
njurious alike to the individual and to ;
the species, the extraordinary fact al- ,
eged in these anecdotes is quite inex
plicable. There is reason, then, to re- i
reive these stories with some hesitation. ,
nut they i annot be summarily rejected.
—St. Louis Republic.
Animal I/Ore.
“Uncurl yourself and fight!** yelled
(he catamount. "You have no backbone
it all.”
“Mebbe I haven’t," came the muffled
reply from the rolled-up porcupine,
’but I have spines to throw away.”— j
Indianapolis Journal.
MANY STAGE SETTINGS.
(Elaborate Preparation* for tbe Pro
duction of a New Modern
Drama.
The preparation ^for a new play, aa
far as the scenery is concerned, is most
interesting. A complete model in min
iature is made about the size of one
of the Germ.-n 4oy theaters seen in
the shops. T'e picture is carefully
painted, the lr if there be any, and
the foliage are cut out, 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
fcolor, 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
with w'ater and a size, and enormous
brushes put the pigment on the can
vas. It is wonderful to watch tbe
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,
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Largest Bast on Record,
The bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the
architect of the famous Crystal palace
in London, is now being moved from its
old position on the Terrace to the Pa
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If we were to assemble all
those who have been cured of
heart disease by Dr. Miles’
Heart Cure, and who would
to-day be in their graves had
not Dr. Miles’ been successful
in perfecting this wonderful
heart specific, they would pop
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What a remarkable record—
a breathing, thinking, moving
monument, composed of human
lives,—that for which every
other earthly possession is sac
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 X 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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your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit, if it falls
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Scholarship For Sale. .
The Independent recently of
fered for sale a scholarship in
the Memphis Commercial College
at a cut rate. It was sold the
second day by ’phone message as
a result of the advertisement and
the fact that a bargain was
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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 aB a
liberal.—Chicago Tribune.
Gave Him Away.
Joseph Jefferson tells a story of a
friend of his who was playing Bichard
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 San Antonio.”—N. Y. World.
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tured the shaft on April 12 at tea
passed Prawle point, in the English
channel, slowly proceeding under hei )
port propeller to her destination.
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Washington,April 20.—The adndnla
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