1891.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. l6l 



the High School at Fort Smith, Arkansas. We hope he may continue to 

 do good entomological work in this new and interesting locality. 



IT is a solitary fly that annoys. Where there are swarms of flies they 

 have their time and attention partly occupied in mutual conversation, 

 playing tag and other fly diversions; but get into a room with a solitary 

 fly and he will give you his undivided attention. Boston Transcript. 



THE death of Capt. K. Yankowsky on the upper Yang-tse-Kiang, is a 

 blow to Entomology, and an especially severe one to me. He was known 

 as an excellent captain, an indefatigable traveler, and an ardent collector. 

 He had just returned from a collecting trip to the sacred Mount Onii in 

 Szechuen, when death overtook him on board the boat, built by his own 

 hands, in the midst of his awe-stricken Chinese crew. B. NEUMOEGEN. 



As the commercial Paris green is frequently adulterated with lime I 

 append a reliable test, which may be of use to the many workers in the 

 field of economic entomology. If you take about as much Paris green 

 as will lay on a dime and put it in about tablespoonful of aqua ammonia 

 it will, if pure, all dissolve and turn to a beautiful blue color. If it is 

 adulterated there will be a white sediment in the bottom, which shows 

 the presence of lime. F. W. CODING. 



EXPEDITIONS to Western China and Tibet are, even at this day, con- 

 nected with great risk of life and enormous expenses. Fanaticism, lying, 

 stealing, are some of the many vicissitudes inflicted by the border people 

 of both realms on European collectors. Although the Pratt Expedition, 

 sent out by Mr. Leech, has been highly successful, no other collector will 

 be sent there again for this reason. Mr. Kricheldorf, the head collector 

 of the last expedition, writes me harrowing tales of his experiences. 



B. NEUMOEGEN. 



SOME of our old entomologists put us of the younger generation really 

 to shame. Here is an example Dr. John Gundlach, of Cuba, just writes 

 me: " My health is unimpaired. On July 17, 1891, I celebrated my Sist 

 birthday. My friend, Dr. Gutierrez, president of the Academy, died last 

 December at the age of 90 years. Poey, my best and oldest colleague in 

 Natural History, died in January, nearly 92 years old. I shall try to do 

 the same. Next Spring I shall be on a collecting expedition in Porto 

 Rico and St. Domingo." What youthful ardor and elasticity! 



15. XKUMOEGEN. 



BITTEN BY A TARANTULA. While Samuel G. Williams, manager of the 

 Union News Company, was unpacking a box of pears Thursday, which 

 he received from Southern Texas, a tarantula leaped from the box and 

 fastened its fangs in the middle finger of his right hand. I le threw it from 

 him and the spider was killed. In half an hour from the time he was 

 bitten, Williams began to get delirious, and his pain was so great that it 

 took three men to hold him. Three doctors are in attendance, but no 



