Show mosquitoes the scientific merican american 4 describes the origin of these annoying 9 insects these pests of summer proceeded from ahi ani marcules mal cules commonly termed the wiggle tails if a bowl of water is placed in the summers sun for a few days a number of wiggle tails will viii be visible and will continue to increase in size till they reach three sixteenths of an inch in length remaining longer on the surface as they approach maturity as if seeming t to live on the influence derived from the two e elements of air and wate water nally finally fi they will assume a frysalis cry salis form and by an increased specific gravity sink to the bottom a few hours only will wil I 1 elapse when a short black furze corbair or hair will grow out on every side of each and it assumes the form of a minute caterpillar cater piller its specific gravity being thus counteracted it is wafted wafred to the side ot of the bowl by the slightest breath of air in a short time a hy fly will be hatched batched and escape leaving its tiny house on the surface of the ahe water any one who has had bad a cistern in the yard has doubtless observed the same effect every summer although he may be ignorant of the beautiful and simple process of development if a pitcher or cistern or other water vessel is placed in a close room overnight over night from which all mosquitoes have been excluded enough mosquitoes toes will bread in it durina the nigh high t to g give i ive lve any amount of trouble the necessity of keep keeping 29 yards ardithe surface of the ground near houses bouses entirely free grom stagnant water in order to tol toi diminish the number of these night birds is evident i |