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Show WORST TOES OF THE LEVEES. Source of Danger to tht Artificial Dankt Along th Mlrtlaalppl. 'Teoplo who know llttlo about our system of levecs, tho artificial banks built to confine tho flood waters that pour Into tho Mlaalsslppl, no doubt Imagine that tho heavy rains arn tho Only oticmy with which tho levees have to contend," Bald D. J. Geiry of Baton ltougo, La. "On tho contrary, tho levees, both dutlns times of flood and low water, nro subject to, the Incessant attacks of living foes, tho destructive work of which costs millions of dollars. Thcso foes nro alligators, turtles, muBltrnts, field rnts, fresh water terrapin terra-pin and crowflsh. Of all theso bur-rowers bur-rowers that proy on the lovnos, excavating ex-cavating wtthln thorn goodly chambers or tuhnela, tho crawfish do tho moit.l damago, with the turtles and terrapins a good second. Tho harm done by the alligators Is comparatively small. "In repairing tho banks crawfish holes nro often found Ot Inimcnsa Size. It Is these hollow spaces that In time of freshets callsd It crtvln? In anil break ot the levees, Which 6t course, brings on art Inundation Ot Alt tho adjacent ad-jacent country, The wdrst part ot lite business Is that no way of exterminating exterminat-ing these pests has yet boon found, and tho only thing to be done Is to try to keep them away from tho banks as much as possible" |