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Wonderful Things
Butterflies Do
Butterflies can't talk, but if
they could they'd be able to take
some Of the =Celt out Of ined
ern man, currently highly
pleased with himself' for send-
ing a rcoket round the Moon,
They might say something like
this:
"You humans make us vibrate
our antennae with amusement
When you go wild over shooting
a rocket to the Moon.
"So what? No human travelled
that 238,840 miles through space,
All you did was to fire off a few
tons of matter to do the job for
you, When we make our great
aerial voyages, we use no explo-
sive propellants, no scientific
aids at all, except those with
which Nature has endowed us,
"Let's have a bit less shout-
ing about your Spetniks and
Luniks and a bit more about
what we insects can dol"
And butterflies certainly can
do remarkable things,
One day a naturalist aboard a
British ship in mid-Atlantic was
astonished to see a low-flying
swarm of butterflies, The near-
est land was more than a thous-
and miles away! The naturalist
identified the butterflies as Paint-.
.ed Ladies, a red-brown spects
with beautiful wing markings.
Hitherto it had been suppoed
that butterflies and other small,
winged insects were capable of
only short range flights. But now
the sight of these lovely Painted
Ladies"rang a bell in the natural-
ist's mind.
More than a hundred years
before, aboard the famous little
ship, Beagle, the great Charles
Darwin had reported a similar
experience. The naturalist had
with him Darwin's Journal of
-that voyage of scientific discov-
ery, so he looked up the rec-
ord to refresh his memory.
It was on a very hot day in
December, 1832, while the Beagle
was steaming off the coast of
Argentine, that her master, Cap-
tain Fitzroy, drew Darwin's at-
tention to a mass of butterflies,
like a snowstorm, coming over
-the ocean from the north-west.
Darwin looked through his
telescope. "They are South Ame-
rican Clouded Yellows," he said,
and he later recorded this
strange sight in his Journal.
The observer of the Painted
Ladies was intrigued by a num-
ber of challenging questions.
How could such fragile insects
continue a mass flight across the
Atlantic, without any "airports"
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for "refuelling" and rest? Know-
ing that the maNitTittni speed Of
a butterfly in flight was less than
six miles a th n hour, e natural-
1st calculated that this flight et
Painted Ladles had been mating-
ously on the wing for nearly a
week!
This reckoning took no account
of air currents, but at the time
the naturalist Saw them. the tiny
aeronauts were battling into
head wind!
Why did" they' make this tre-
mendously arduous flight? Where
had they come from and where
were they heading? How did
they find their way?
A contribution towards ans-
wers to these questions has now
been made, mainly due to the
brilliant work of one naturalist,
Dr. C. B. Williams, F.R,S.
A space rocket taken apart
reveals a complicated assembly
of scientific apparatus, Take a
butterfly apart and there is very
little to be seen.
Yet the butterfly performs
long-distance flights as wonder-
ful, by comparison, as those of
Man's space rockets,
When butterflies make long-
distance flights over land, they
keep going by feeding on the
nectar of flowers. How do they
manage for vast flights over
seas?
The answer is that they draw
their energy from fat reserves
which often amount to as much
as sixty per cent of the total
weight of their tiny "fuselages,"
Birds, bats, locusts, butterflies,
and even smaller flying insects
have "compasses" built into their
bodies. When butterflies set out
on a great migratory flight, they
follow a compass course. During
the day they steer by the sun; at
night, by the stars.
When a high house, a hill or a
mountain, block their course,
they either die attempting to sur-
mount the obstacle, or fly around it and resume their course.
This directional sense is also
possessed by fish — the salmon,
for example, can find its way
back from the open sea to the
river where it was spawned,
Go into any airways booking
office and you will see on the
wall charts of the many air routes
in' operation every day. Butter-
flies have time-tables and charted
routes which are just as precise
as anything man has devised for
his jet airliners. By means of
mass observation it has now been
established that the long-distance
migratory flights of butterflies
and some other insects 'follow a
tight seasonal time-table.
It has also been established
that the same routes are used
year after year, though many of
the species using them have a
one-year life-cycle,
Painted Ladies, for example,
always take off from the Equator
in the spring, returning in the
autumn. Swarms have been ob-
Served extending over a hun-
died mile front and numbering
hundreds of millions of individ-
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'The Casualty rate' 'lhese
great flights is enormous. Butter-
flies.-have many enemies, chief
amopk.yihich are starlings and
tits/ Sornetlines large armies of
dragonflies- pursue the butterfly
convoy and attack it savagely
from the rear, causing heavy
casualtieg:i,* A • ' -
But havever heavy the casual-
ties, the numbers are far too
huge f'cirithere to be any`danger
of the species ' becoming extinct.
One swarm observed by a noted.
Californian naturalist was estim-
ated to number a thotisand mil-
lion Individuals.
In Ave, when the people see
the annual swarms of butterflies
oVerhead, they watch them in
revential awe. Well over'a hun-
dred years ago, the great vol-
cano Krakatoa erupted, causing
great damage and many deaths,
and the Javanese believe that-
the migratory butterflies possess
the souls of the victims of that
great disaster.
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The lifeboat's second venture
from the Valley Forge was a
four-hour drift onto a reef about
a half mile from the tiny coral
island to which all 22 swam af-
ter the. boat capsized. There
they were spotted by one of the
BOARS OVERRUN BASE '—..-The
20-million-dollar U.S. airbase
art Ben Slimone, Morocco, one
of five in the country (symbols
on Newsman), will be given up
by April. The runway is con-
sidered obsolescent after only
six months of operational ac-
tivities. Anyway, there are- 10
times as many wild boars on
the base as -airmen.
Royal Air Force planes, engaged
in the search for, survivors and
were dropped'supplies, supplies includ-
ing a rubber dinghy. In this they ,
were towed out through a gap
in the reef by a motor launch
of the Royal Navy 'mine sweep-
er Fiskerbon which brought
them to Singapore-1m the night
of Jan. 2 writes Ronald Stead
in the Christian Science Moni-
tor.
"The Royal Navy, Royal Air
Force, and others concerned did
a wonderful combined -operation
to save Us,'? ileclaree Second
Mate Kidd, '"and we'll be grate-
ful to them all our lives.
font. hours seemed a
lifetime .— between the time we
left our ship, drifted through
hoWling darkness, and crashed
into a barrier reef outside the
island ,we landed on. We had to
swim and stagger" th shore. W.
could hardly see e a c h other.
But all mercifully landed in the
right Pike. If it had been off
to one side; we would have
been tangled with a mangrove
swamp and would have been in
bad trouble."
Second Mate Kidd described
their storm --pounded sanctuary
as "only a little bit of
habited istand," .
"Our 'Libya Were !line. EVeryi,
one did his best, and all, work-
ed as a unit," Second Mate Kidd
remarked,. referring' 'to t li. e 21
SO5111611 with him, "When We:
Were bit our own, tossing around
hour after hour in ;the storm, I
said to the boys, Vightpu your
if febelts mid pray,' Ahd Mit
prayers certainly were- answer,
ed quite soon in a way that
adenieti a itilrable
Directly' rinvolv'etl in the res.,
cue Were the Singapore Hat-
bent Board trig, two Royal Navy
hi e ;SWeepers, a lloyal NeW
Zealand Navy frigate, end a
Cdtiple of Shackleteli reCiannifise
sance planes of the ?toys?' Aft
Force.
Only seven Ottawa trees fell
victim to the deadly Dutch 'elm
disease this year, the Plant Pro-
tection Division, Canada Depart-
ment ' of Agriculture reports.
Samples from 32 trees were
tested.
This bears out the theory that
the• most effective method of re-
tarding Dutch elm disease in a
locality where it has a foothold
is by tree sanitation and prompt
removal of infected trees,
* *
It was first discovered• in Ot-
tawa in 1948. The. tree In ques-
tion was quickly removed.
The Plant Protection Division,
the National Capital Commis-
sion and the Ottawa Department
of Recreation and Parks have
collaborated in collecting sam-
ples from symptomatic trees and
submitting them to culturing la-
boratories.
A few infected trees have
been found annually since 1950
and have been promptly elimin-
ated. These included trees on
private property.
* *
There have been 57 trees lost
in Ottawa: one in 1948; three in
1950; 13 in 1951; seven in 1952;
four in 1953; two in 1954; four in
1955; two in 56; nine in 1957;
five in 1958; and seven this year,
* * *
"The small number of infect-
ed trees found 11 years after
the first discovery indicates the
program has been effective in
retarding spread in the city," a
Plant Protection Division, spokes-
tnan commented.
'This is In sharp contrast with
other eastern Canada munici-
palities where the policy of • im-
mediate removal was not carried
out and where a large propor-
tion of the shade elms have suc-
cumbed to the disease."
* •* *
Gypsy moth Infestations hays
been uncovered in southern
Quebec and control measures
are under study by federal
authorities. This is the third
time in ,35 years that an out,-
break of this pest has been re-
ported in Canada.
Assiduous precautions paid off
in the early discovery of this
latest outbreak. For live Years;
a constant vigil has been kept
on border areas that seemed
likely targets of the gypsy moth
from the eastern United States.
L. L. Reed, who directs sur-
vey work for the Canada De-
partment of Agriculture; ex-
plained that upwards of 500 sex-
. attractant metal traps, loaned by
the United States Department of
Agriculture, ate used each year
during the flight seasdn,
*
Since only the Male gypsy
moth flies, cartridges containing
the scent of the feniale Moth "
are used to lure them Into the
traps where they are caught On
pieces of cardboard smeared
with tanglefoot.
Only a few Male Moths were
caught id previous years. Last•
fall, though, 97 moths Were
trapped — 52 of them in Cha-
teauguay County.
A ground survey confirmed
Hie story told by the traps.
ISSUE ' 1960
Three distinct infestations were
brought to light, the largest in-
volving 300 egg masscs and the
other two containing 25 and 19
respectively. Each mass contain-
ed an average of 400 eggs: They
were found attached to the
trunks of trees and on the un-
dersides of stones adjacent to
the trees on .which the larvae
had Ted.
* *
Mr. Reed said the first gypsy
moths were brought from Eur-
ope to Massachusetts by a
French scientists for experimen-
tal purposes.
Some of the moths escaped
and although the authorities
were informed, they were un-
impressed. To them, the moth
was "just another bug." A few
years later, the pest began leav-
ing its trade mark in the shape
of defoliated and dying trees
over hundreds of acres. A con-
centrated effort brought the
outbreak under control, bit• lax-
ity subsequently allowed the
gypsy moth to flourish again.
* * *
F o r nearly a century now,
notes Mr. Reed, the United
States has been paying dearly
for the ill-advised importation.
The gypsy moth at first was
confined to the New England
States but gradually spread to-
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wards .the west ..and southwest,
the past few years, it ,bas
moved tip the west side of Lake
Champlain in, New Park State
:• and into northern New Jersey
and 'parts Of.Penna.Ylearila. A
Strict quarantine, in et,
feet for many years, has retard-
ed more extensive spread,
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Newly hatched larVae spin
the upper branches of Alta trees
on which they are feeding,
Strong winds re. a lc. thete
threads and larvae may be car-.
ried several. miles before drop-
ping to. new feeding areas. .gg,
masses attached to logs, lumber
and, quarry products, also con-
tribute to the spread of the pest
when this material is transport-
ed.
Through continued diligence,
Canada proposes to maintain ef-
fective controls over the gypsy
moth,
He Invented That
Quonset Hut
Any service man who ever
lived in a Quonset hut owes a
debt of gratitude — or ingrati-
tude, as the case may be — to
Carl Strand. Anyone who has
enjoyed t h e convenience of
overhead steel garage doors also
can thank Strand. A quick-talk-
ing onetime Sunday-school tea-
cher, Strand had a hand in de-
veloping both of them. And last
month, an energetic 77 and a
longtime millionaire, Strand was
barking up a new business tree:
Prefabricated doghouses. The
"palaces" will be sold in super-
markets for $15.95 each and,
Strand houes, will eventually
shelter 70 per cent of America's
26 million dogs. Strand doesn't
think dogs need fancy kennels.
But he asks rhetorically: "Do
they need expensive coats,
rhinestone collars
'
or all that
costly dog food? They used to
eat scraps."
Best known for his overhead
steel doors, and as founder of
Stran-Steel (now part of Na-
tional Steel Corp.), the husky
septuagenarian 'isn'-t entirely
new to the specialized housing
field. His all-steel house won
first prize at the 1934 Chicago
World's Fair, and he -was called
upon to design the end sec-
tions and -window frames of the
famous. Quonset hut.
One project at a time is
enough for most , men of any
age, but it isn't for Strand. 'Un-
der development'in what used to
be a stable on his suburban. De-
troit estate: A "kitty palace" for
cats, a prefabriated air-vent
cupola for ranchstyle houses. a
plastic-coated windowsill cover,
and a weatherproof, plastic im-
pregnated wood-fiber-door, Non.
will be on the market' for a
while yet, says Strand, because
"these things take time, damn
it. They take time." FromNEWS-
WEEK.
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LESSON
By IteY, It, It, Warren, f/at,, RM.
Acts 19:840 23.39.5 20;14
Meeting Organized Opposition.
Memory Selection:, We Wreath'
not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, egainSt
spiritual wickedness in high
places, Ephesians 6:12,
Paul, on his way back to Jeru-
salem on his second missionary
journey, made a brief stop at
Ephesus and preached in the
synagogue, Later, AP4110s, a Jew
from Alexandria came and
preached, showing by the Scrip-
tures that Jesus was Christ. On
his third missionary journey,
Paul came to Ephesus again, He
asked the disciples, "Have ye re-
ceived the Holy Ghost since ye
believed?" They had received
John's baptism to repentance.
As Paul prayed for them they
were baptized by the Holy
Ghost. Paul continued there for
about three years preaching the
Word of the Lord Jesus to both
Jews and Greeks. God wrought
special miracles by Paul: "se
that from his body were brought
unto the sick handkerchiefs or
aprons, and the diseases depart-
ed from them, and the evil
spirits went out of them," Many
forsook their superstitions and
make a bonfire of their books of
curious arts. There was a great
turning to God in. Ephesus.
Opposition to this spirituel
movement w a s brought to a
head by the silversmiths. Their
business of snaking images of
the goddess Diana, was being
endangered because so many
were turning from paganism to
Christ. The city was confused.
The mob rose in an uproar. Paul
was advised to stay out of It.
When the people were quieted,
Paul said farewell to the disci-
ples and went on to Macedonia.
While preaching at Troas till
midnight, a young man, Euty-
chus, -fell asleep- and tumbled
from a third floor window and
was taken up dead. Paul em-
braced him hi* faith and the
youth lived.
Perhaps the reason that there
4 little open organized opposi-
iion to ,,the church an this coun-
try is that then church is doing
so little to disturb the forms
of evil:Paul, the man who wrote
'halt the books of' the New Tes-
tament, had to leave most of the
towns where he preached. The
genuine' conversions under his
ministry stirred the powers of
darkness. Jesus said, "Woe tinny
you, when all men shall speak
well of you! for so did, their fa-
thers to the false prophets."
Luke 646.
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gle' gets nuzzled by -one of
the flamingos at Hialeah Park.
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Shipwreck 5090.
Off Singapore
.11.04,o,Nit words of gratitude
in behalf of . the entire i r e
have been p4reSSed by the big;
red - bearded seaman, Norman
Petersen of Now York, who was
at the wheel of the United States.
Liberty ship Valley Forge when
she ran aground Dec, 31,
The wreck took . place on. Bar-
tang Kati' Rock, a small coral
atoll. near 13intang Iehted in In-.
donesian waters about .50 miles
from Singapore.
The 7,,202 ton vessel, still
stranded and breaking up, is as-
SUMO. to be a total loss, but. all
37 officers and crew survived,
although this was riot known
until midday Jan, 3 when °apt,.
Peter Petrone and six ethers
were reported to be on an In-,
donesian island some 40. miles.
from. the wreck. The vessel was
carrying a full cargo of wheat
from Portland, Ore., to Calcut-
ta and Madras, India,
"It felt as . though the ship.
were going over a washboard
when she hit the reef," Seaman
Petersen told this correspondent,
"and the middle stopped. right
on tap of it."
"Yes, the =Lord certainly was
with us," added Second Mate.
Charles .Kidd from Baltimore,
Md.,. as he took up the night-
mare story from the point where
he and 21 others set out in a,-
lifeboat from the Valley Forge
but found the waves so high and
the wind so fierce they could
not, reach or even see a rescue
vessel awaiting theio. This was
t he Singapore Harbour Board
tug :Griper which already had •
taken o'If eight in the same boat.
ROMAN STAGE — Marble relief depicting an ancient Roman
travelling coach is reproduced on this Austrian stamp, thine in
black and white. The vehicle is believed to be a prototype of
the stagecoach.
THEY WEREN'T KIDDING — The sigh by this canal bridge in Apeldoorn, Holland, gcive
maxinintn Weight of one ton. The driver of this troller truck leaded with 12 tons of 'rots
pipe whops thought — like Motoristi everywhere — tbrif ti§6 Makers Ore Nat alatrnisti
But they Weren't kidding,