The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 21, 1920, Image 15
Field And Garden Bugs
Hot* from the Entomoloftat
On Insect Pe?ta.
AP'"
J, weflrii has spread ovor the great
Kortlon of South Carolina. In acv*
iLlof the fO??Ul oounttaa It 1* enter
J! |tl third yaar of Infestation, fn
a of a wei B*?sou ??*er0 damagt
S l* expected in Beaufort. Jasper,
U.nDtoP. Allendale, Barnw^U. Colic
" and Chariton . counties. Co*.
Xerable <U?nage aU? ocour
.he other coastal' section*
V. fundamoatal procure in boll
rSj control l? Intelligent dlvsrsdil.
ration r.>??Uing in greatly Improved
L,, fertility. ?<>? condltiona. AH
!arlr cr^p of cotton la very necessary
? Jf8V|i years. Minor operation*
m uofltable under favorable condi
tion* auch M haudplcking of ffUUn
and colleoting of punctured
!lare? and boll?. Thess may be
alrantajeoiisly practiced where ln>
u cheap and available, for e*j
,uip!e. on plantationa operated by
(anili?> with a number of ohildren
that can be am ployed.
Xha latest development In jreevll
fontro! is poisoning, but this method
la yet in the experimental stages. The
jort so far done has been <m Mle?
liisippi Delta plantations and the r*
mlta aeoured are most promising.
While it is not expected that this
aiathod will ever eradicate (he peat,
yet rawing the results so far secured
together with the history of weevil
phonier, the prefects ate very
premising that Ibis method is to de
velop Inte an important factor In boll
veedl coatrol. A great many details
suit yet be worked out experimen
tally. There will yet be continued
teproremesta la the dusting ma*
eklnes aad in the manufacture of
taloiiini arsenate, which appears to
be oos ef the most difficult ittaeotl*
I eides to saaaufaeture. furthermore,
[^?farioua details that present therari
telrei on the different plantations '
eotsi4e of the Missieslpirt Delta trill
fee worked out so that a definite and
tofical system of poisoning oan be
reaommendedr- Under any condltiona,
poisoning in this state in 1120 should
nljr he undertaken where weevlfcj
damage is expected to be aovere; it
ebenli be undertaken en a small
?eale only, and when enee begun it
tfceoli be repeated ae often e* neces
ury is a thorough manner or ths
remits are likely te be unsatisfactory,
Ikperimeatal work wIM be conducted
to the ceestal counties of this state
?here the weevil ie eapeeted to be
eost Isjurftous. A number of plant*
?ri wMl ao dou^t conduct poisoning
epeietloaa with machines and mate
rials probably availarbls. .No one
should undertake tasting without iw
?siriag fvftil and authentic Inform*
Mae about dustiag machine* and the
?fcfMoa of proper safeguards in par*
efaaalng aad applying oaleium arse
nate. Full l*/o rotation may be ob
tained by writing te the U. 8. Delta
laboratory. Taliulah, U, or ths Bx
Isision Serrice, Otemeon College,
g the pink boll worm.
This pest introduced into Texas
Hrernl years ago where * It was held
?t b*jr by the combined efforts of the
Federal Horticultural Board and the
Te*as authorities, has artumed a
ttfeatening altitude. This pest exr
tended Hi areas in Texas; ftt then fOt
?*y and established Itself ia the
tkree southwestern counties In Louis
lass; and from these peints ' ship
ments of eottoa were made to vari
?ws and sundry points before Its
presence was discovered.
? Both Tecas and Louisiana hare In
wtssed their machinery for tresllnf
*Kb tk? situation, hut ta the mean
time treat precautions are necessary
to prevent the spread of the pest- to
?tker sections of the' cotton states.
Drastic quarantine measures 1 hare
best adopted er are contemplated by
the rariouB cotton states, and these
?s te be In foro* st least until- the
Nafta of distribution of the pest are
*?eln determined. This is one of the
vwst toaeet pests of cotton, sad
shererer It appeass In bell weevil In
fested territory, the damage may 4a
?*Mcted to Increase not less than 15
per sent ? "?
?Aft(>CN INSECTS.
The principal spraya uaod afratW*
Wi?i ta*??u are araenate of lead
or araon&t* of line (alt# known M
*t-ert*nat? or ealokim araenate) for
?attoi loMoti, and steotlna concen
trate* for ?uoktag Infects. Against
potato ba?*te?. aabhage worms ( and
?<W eating insects on 'hardy planta
^*ri* Orsen can "be used 1f properly
?*de but it tbould not ha need on
Uider plant* Calcium arsenate 1>
?cheaper fha* arsenate of land and
** b? tia*<t OR moit garden plants If
* It 1n?iM*d that it rrrniJMina nOt 0<ff
^ >er eeat aolubla arsenic.
Nlea^iaa ta purchased as nicotine
tulphate and la fa rery ooncantratad
tern. it it aiade up at the rata of a
*??poonfi?i to an ordinary pall ef
or a coffee cdaful AO? A IftT:
Mlos barrel of wUer. A
?*? add?d In helpful. Soap dlesoWed
k *sr? water at t>e rata of one
**??d to Ire gallon* la a good spray
J* U"1 common plant Ilea. Vet HO
JW SfiotTLD B* XJMWD_^t9AT
COXTAtV; TAR OR NAPTHA. Do
J?** ?' *ctione may ba oMelned
the Entomolaty Division. dam
?n Coit?g* S C.
Nut Palm Beside the Jungle Trail.
^ ' \
tS^jIBYEL lt -wlll surprise most
Americans, and perhaps a few* of
our ileld naturalists, to lefirn that
right; at the back door of ' the
panama canal lies an almost unknown
jungle wilderness, unmapped ana
practically uninhabited In the Interior
except for a few very primitive In
dians. Virtually the entire eastern
portion of the republic of Tanama ly
ing between the canal and Colombia,
toughly 300 miles long by from 50 to
100 miles wide, is unknown, and the
published maps of this country, except
?for the seacoast and the location of
balf a dozen small towns, are all
faked, writes Lleuti Col. Townsend
tVlielen in Natural History.
It was my good fortune to spend the
rntlre dry seasons (December to June)
}t 1916 and 1917 exploring a part of.
this country; We found It necessary
|o know something of, that portion of
it nearest the canal, and it fell to my
*>t, assisted by Companies E and H.
Twenty-ninth United States Infantry,
to make a preliminary exploration
with a view to planning and expedit
ing its accurate, capping -by the en
gineer corps. ^
It is because this little piece of Jun
gle probably w*ll remain virgin and
unspoiled for mdny years t,hat I think
it ought te be brought to the- attention
pf our field naturalists. It Is so easily15
accessible, and yet only the borders of
It have been scratched by the sclen
tlsL No one yet! knows what is in the
Interior, what secrets it contains, wha^
pew fauna and flora its exploration
will' reveal.
In tho Real Jungle.
In the Canal zone, which extends five
miles to either side of the canal, prac-*
tlcally. all of the jungle forest has long
Since been cut olfi and ln> Its place has
grown up ,a dense, Impenetrable sec
ond group of small trees, palms, creep
prs, thorns, and coarse grass! . But (lf
one cuts his way ttffftugh this tangled
growth for about five miles in from
the canal he comes to the real Jungle,
standing up like a gigantic wall of
green verdure. Once In It all Is dif
ferent, even the very climate Itself.
Here one can warider at will, unim
peded by thorns and creepers. It Is
even easier traveling here than In the
woods of our ovn Northeast, because
as a rule there Is much less "down"
timber; It Is like a new world, a world
that one has not even read' about.
From the blazing sun and sweltering
heat of the second growth one enters
what is almost an underground world,
cool- and balmy. Everywhere the giant
trees go up limbless for froni 100 to
200 feet, and then spread out their
verdure, literally hiding the sky. Beau
tiful slender palms grow In great pro
fusion In the semldarkness forming
the lower growth, Impeding one's view
but not one's progress. Scarcely ever
can one see more than 50 yar<|s, and
never does the explorer get an extend
ed view, even from the tops of the
highest mountains. When I 'first en
tered the Jungle 4t was with an Inde
scribable feeling of awe and wonder,
and this feeling has never left me;
nay, It persists, drawing me, calling
xx\a to come back, more insistent even
than the "Call of the North.**
Unexplored Mountain Rang#*.
That part^of the Jungle In which my
most Intensive exploration was <*>n
ducted lies to the east of the city of
Colon, between there and the town of
Nombre de Pol* and extending from
the Caribbean coast inland to the head
waters of the Chagres river system.
flSureen the Chagl** toMtn and the
Caribbean coast rises the cordlllera of
Oerro Bruja, a mountain ran^ that
starts about ten miles east of Colon,
and rises steadily, culminating In < the
peak of Oerro Broja (3,200 feet) ?bout
15 in Has aout** of the town of Porto
Bella. Mast of Cerro Bru ja peak - the
Hlo Piedras rises almost in the basin
of the Chugres, flows north around the
base of Cerro Brujo, then west, and
empties into the s^?a half way between
Colon and Porto Bello. The Piedras Is
one of the largest rivers of Panama,
but you will not find It on any map,
eveu Its mouth having been mistaken
for a lagoon of the sea when the coast
line was charted.
The Rio Grande, figuring largely on
existing maps, Is an Insignificant little
stream, several miles long, really un
worthy of a name. Beyond the valley
of the upper Piedras rises a really Im
posing range of mountains called Cer
ro Sax Into, culminating In a peak some
where south of Nombre de I)o is" which
must attain an altitude of from 6,000
to 8,000 fe?t. I think I am the only
ohe who has ever viewed thla range,
as It seQins to be Invisible from any
plaqe where there Is any trace of hu
man beings, and lis presence Is bare-"
ly noted on only one old map, with no
Indication as to Its altitude.
Beyond Saximo neither I nor any
one else know what. There are rumors
that the interior beyond Is Inhabited
by Indians of the San Bias (Cuna
Cuna) tribe, and that they are very
hostile to invasion of their country -by
whltea.
Plant and Animal Life.
r must confess to absolute incom
petency when it comes to a description
of the flora of the jungle, Incompe
tency both scientific and linguistic. I
doubt if the Jungle as a whole can be
described? It can only be marveled at.
It Is beautiful, appealing, terrifying. I
never cease to wonder at the trees ?
giant moras, borigon, cavanillesla,
celbas, rubber, and fig. The enormous
?trunks with great buttressed roots rise
100 feet .without a limb, and then
spread out literally to hide the sky.
Limbs, so high that one can scarcely
see them among the leaves, drop lianas
to the ground ? long tangled lines like
the wrecked rigging of some masted
ship. Then there is the secondary
growth, a hundred varieties of tree
ferns and palms, suited by nature to
grow In semidarkness, robbed of the
sunlight by their giant neighbors.
*' The bird life Is no less wonderful
than the vegetation. The Panama
jungle is alive with birds. The variety
and coloring are truly remarkable. On
the ground I observed several varieties
of quail, tlnamou, and pheasants. In
the low-bush area are wrens, humming
birds, thrushes, ant birds, and a va
riety of other species either common
to the United States or unknown to
me. In the medium zone, half way to
the leafy ceiling of the jungle, dwell
doves, guans, owls, motmots, and tro
gans. High up in the roof are parrots,
parrakeets, macaws, toocans, an(f
cotlngas.
The ni:immal life of thf jungle Is
also very abundant. The ordinary
traveler, however, will see little of it
owing to several conditions which only
a man with extensive hunting or col
lecting experience will rcallr.e. Among
the animals I observed w*?re tapir,
deer, peccary, agouti, pa<a, sloth,
coall-mundl, kinkajou, anteat^rs. mon
keys, otter, puma, jaguar (spited and
black), ocelot, squirrels, opossums of
many varieties, and rabbits.
Snakes were fairly numerous, the
hsHequln snake. Ikmi constrictors, and
a very long and thin bright green tree
snake being the most numerous.
Dad'* Position.
"Nope, yon epn't marry him." "But,
papa, consider his wavy hair, his soul
ful eye a. He is my Ideal." "Listen
here, girt If you could meet up with
i an Ideal earning as much as $30 a
I a week 1 wouldn't say a word." ? Loala
Courier-Journal.
KICK PHOVKS FATAL
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m>\t ttuor noh;hl>o?\ 1>aI l.llos, (i> hMoh
up a niulr M A. Hroavh mot till a<vl
(U'llt 1>! at tit-; ?loath. llo WH?
htilillittf Hit' ImUNo whon Hit' tntUo jum
V*Wt (toil throw him ?l<ovn Tho uinN'
th??u ivaivtl in? hiuI naWtMl hi ui on tho
a ntl stmiuioh.Jnjurlntf him intern,
allv. Hi- w a K nMloil to tho Floroi.oo
hi *|ilt(tl.
W-h ; ' t\ ;i I 1 i>Vh*k. w*llilo oil tho
o}:orathm taMo ho aUihI. Mr, RmvIi
hsivc- a >vUh>\v and ono UnugltU'r, a tul
a nuinl'i r of maiul ohlhlron to wli.uu
?i <? \v<is tfit-aUj *lovoTo<l. 1U> wh> a
Kirrrv>*fjl ?nd n hl^hh ivsjioor
oil Htizou. Mis fiuicrit | \\jm hold
forda.v i.ftoruoon. ^
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SALS OK CONFISCATE!* AliTO
U<?lw and by vlytno of an Act of tbo
?.Vn?M\d A?KQiblji of S.mtJ* Carolina
nuthorrlxtng the wtawo ami ttutfUfctt
tlfw* of vohloloa engaged in fcraiwporta
lion of contraband! UQUor, l win offer
for sale at I'utiilo outory taforo the
i'onrt 1 Ioimo door*' at Camden, South
Carolina, during ttho lognl hourw of sale,
on rhe fliwt Moiulay In Juno. living the
7tli day Mioroof, A. I>.. 1020. 'one Paige
So von 1'assongor Touring O&r Motor No.
1I.-VN1). Motfet 10- n. mM automobile
having boon neUod by mo uiulor the |>ro
vision* of litio Act Hhoyo ivforrod to.
IVwns of salo Cash.
0, 0, W-Mi.
J^hrrlf f lor Krr*hau P auu.v.
CannU;n. S. C,, Mu,v 11. ISHN1,
SAI.K OF CONFISCA'TRU AI'TO
1'iulor and b,\ virtue of an Ad of the
(Jonon:*! A>woinl?ly of South Cftrodu i
,/5 .
uuitu>rrlxln# Uu* aolxuro urn) coofUvA*
t Uni' of vtvhl0k\si iM?Ka ^?nl In I ran&jMkrtu
u. >u of eoiifrobatid liquor, 1 will offer
for wile ?<t I'utrtie outcry l*?f*?co tin* "
Tour! Hommo door* ut Camden* Soutli
CVtfttfUui. ilui'lutf Mio lojful ihoura of a&u\
mi t4u' f|i?t Monday in J njfto, taint: <3u>
Tth day tJu?rHH?f. A. 1 1020. <>no Cad
ttlue Sovott l'a>w?n?cor TourtDir (\ir, Mo
(or No, ao'J'-w:;:;. jolti $i?hI?i. saUl nut??
niolrilo (IiiivUik luvn solml by we under
iUe itovJnIous of the Art above tvtforred
V 'IVlUU.S Of itHll) fU?d?. ,
(i V, NVUll.
Sheriff for Kei^liaw County.
C'linwleu, S. Mv?\ 11, {0|O,
DR. R. E. STEVENSON
I>K\T1ST
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LUMBER
1 1 loot i 1 1 1 : , * I
Sft Lumber
Ca?lnjt.
Mouldings,
Framing Lumber.
Bed Cedar Shingle*.
Pine and Cypress Shingle*,
Metal and Composition shingles.
Doors. S;ish and Blinds,
Porch Column and Ballastcm., \
Beaver Board.
Valley Tin and Bldge Boll.
Brick, W% .:?! !?
fc. Building
S'&k- Material
Se\?*r Pipe,
stove Flue,
Terra Cotta Thimbles.
Mortar Colors and Stains.
Water I'roollni Mineral,
Corrugated Metal Roofln*,
Asbestos and Composition Koofluc,
I . licit s. WW I
"':;r Hardware,
Hjjj. Paints, Oils
Haniuiri-ft,
l>our flanjctTH,
Caipwiter'n Tools,
Paint llrushrs.
I'aliils ami Ollft.
Insidr I ?(?(( i i,i ( I o n ^ .
CalMuithics and Cold Water Patau.
WIRE FENCING. IRON A M> \YOQI> I'OSTS.
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EVERYTHING FQR THE HOUSE
BOOTH & MCLEOD, INC. |g
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
The Ready Acceptance of
CHALMERS
is Nation' wide
WrHEREVER auto
mobiles arc dis'
cussed the merits
of "Hot Spot Chalmers" are
freely conceded.
* For its Ram'8'horn and Hot
Spot devices have solved the
problem of extracting the maxi'
mum power from low grade
"gas"
And Chalmers performance
has proved that those engine
troubles which are almost in
variably associated with the use
of this low grade "gas" have
* been eliminated.
Hot Spot "heats up" the raw
"gas," "breaks it up" and va*
porizes it into a "cloud."
This makes just the right kind
of fuel for the cylinders.
Ram Vhorn, with its; easy air
bends, rushes the "cloud," at a
speed estimated at 100. miles an
flour, an equal distance tcTeach^
cylinder, and when the spark
plugs ignite the "gas" you get
results .
These two devices have done
much for Chalmers. They have
given it remarkable smoothness.
They have brought down the
item of repairsand replacements
to an almost negligible sum per
year.
Many now say Chal
mers is one of the few
great cars of the world.
Qnalitj Fir it
GEO. T. LITTLE
Camden, S. C.
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