Kane County Standard | 1929-08-09 | Page 7 | Phosphorus Not Basis of Firefly Brilliancy

phosphorus not basis of firefly brilliancy riles blaze worms glow ash flash all so scientists say because of it substance called luel ferin about tilts this time of yen year r fireflies way le be seen nen benr r ly every over dark fields each insect appears to give a brief blaze of light nt at tuter intervals vals whence KB its name there aare are some forty well known kind living creatures which possess tills tight light hashing flashing power in eluding the glowworms glow worms and various fish such stich fish and insects bisects have been called phosphorescent but tills this Is incorrect the element of phosphorus does not enter into this natural itha at alt Lucifer ln to Is the substance involved vo I 1 the word Is patterned after lucifer the nnnie name of the morning star which according to websters new international dictionary to Is a latin word meaning bringing tight light the light found in fireflies fird lles flah fish and glowworms glow worms Is many times more efficient then the light manufactured by man