Show THE INDIAN FAEM sickness among the children Apoe appearance arance of crickets IF from the HERALD correspondent 1 EDITOR HE arnald on iny return hither on tho the iny i dinst st I 1 found a 0 number of the children were sick with the measles four oses have since succumbed to said disease but the majority of its victims are now convalescent tile indians know but little of liow low to take care of their bodies hence the mortality amongst st them is greater perhaps than is generally su supposed 0 8 e vt thrust r u ali however inthe in the near future education will dispel a great deal of their tradition and superstition thereby causing them to leave of their present habits q and adopt instead the customs of the more inore enlightened race that is such as are conducive to health and ha happiness iness ar on sunday the while many of the residents of this place were attending sabbath Sabbat li school word came that a vast army of large crickets with voracious appetites were rapi rapidly approaching the tile grain fields and that unless something was speedily done to check their progress the fruitful field might soon bo be changed into a desert accordingly men women and children armed themselves with sticks stick brooms and other instruments of warfare and in repaired to the scene olfaction of action the enemy m made ade a stubborn resistance and in m the conflict were killed and wounded lut the majority in the front ranks were soon induced to 10 beat a hasty retreat on monday the attack was renewed the enemy constantly receiving reinforcements and still the battle goes on up to date the invaders have made but little progress they are evidently disconcerted and it is hoped the ers will soon leave for parts more congenial imagine mr editor an army of crickets each one and a half i inches clies long cove covering ring i an area of one mile square and averaging ten individuals to the square foot this gives in round numbers animals imagine imagine I 1 say the quantity of grain fue such i an army could devour if unmolested and you will pec see that in this case if we arc are successful fighting is cheaper than feeding them hoping that all is well in the tile future metropolis of utah and wishing ing the HERALD unbounded success I 1 am yours truly J J C WAsi WA iAmE box elder co juno 2 |