1822.] 
tics as the Turk is suspicious. If a 
Eurcpean, excited by the desire of in- 
formation, or by mere curiosity, tra- 
verses any remote province of the 
Ottoman empire, the Turk sees in him 
nothing but a spy sent to reconnoitre 
his country, and to serve as a guide to 
an army coming to drive him from it. 
He watches every action, follows each 
motion of the traveller, who, finding 
fresh obstacles at every step, will 
abandon his project if he be not sus- 
tained by the most persevering resolu- 
tion, and the most unshaken courage. 
This distrust scarcely ever troubles the 
minds of the Persians. A stranger 
may go through the countries which 
they inhabit, and examine them with 
attention, without exciting the least 
suspicion by his curiosity. The go- 
vernment even carries its confidence 
so far, that, notwithstanding the war it 
is carrying on against the Russians, 
the communications are not inter- 
rupted. The caravans go from the 
interior of Persia into Georgia; the 
Russian vessels touch on the coasts of 
Guilan and Mazanderan; the Russians 
have secret correspondences with Ar- 
menians, and even with Persians, and 
yet the government testifies no disquie- 
tude. To what is this tranquillity to 
be attributed? To the constitution of 
the government, or to its supineness ? 
Weakness cannot be exempt from sus- 
picions, it has too many enemies to fear. 
The present war between the Rus- 
sians and the Persians affords an op- 
portunity of remarking the phlegmatic 
character of the latter people. Every 
thing most dear to them, their wives, 
their religion, their property, is threa- 
tened. They resist with all the strength 
they possess, but without fanaticism, 
without that inveterate hatred which 
inflames the courage of the Turks when 
they have tofight agaiustthe Christians. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
AVING inserted in your last 
number, p. 403, some particulars 
relative to the gooseberry caterpillar, 
I forward a few additional remarks, 
which may be interesting to those who 
wish for information respecting this 
destructive insect. Its scientific name 
is the Tenthredo eapree of Linneus. 
Towards the latter end of March, if 
the weather is favourable, it makes its 
first appearance, and may be observed 
early in the morning, if the sun shines, 
hovering over, and occasionally rest- 
Montuiy Mac. No. 369. 
Remarks relative to the Gooseberry Caterpillar. 
505 
ing upon, the gooseberry-trees. The 
eggs are laid upon the veins of the un- 
derside of the leaves, beautifully ar- 
ranged like a necklace of small white 
beads. On or about the tenth day 
they are hatched: at first they are so 
minute as to be scareely visible ; but, 
increasing rapidly in size, their vo- 
racity is such as soon to destroy the 
foliage of the tree. They remain in 
the larva or caterpillar state from ten 
to fourteen days, and then, dropping to 
the earth, change into a small brown 
chrysalis, in which state they remain 
from fourteen to seventeen days, and 
then come forth in their fly, or perfect 
state, which in two or three days 
lay eggs; thus producing a second 
brood, which is followed by a third or 
fourth, according to_circumstances of 
season, Xe. 
The best mode of destroying them is 
by a careful observation of the time 
when they are hatched, which may be 
easily ascertained by the perforation 
made in the leaves by the young larva. 
Children should then be employed in 
picking off every leaf, by which a 
whole nest is at once destroyed before 
their ravages have much extended. 
Protected under the leaves, no fluid 
can reach them, and smoking with 
tobacco is by no means efficacious, in- 
dependent of the difficulties and ex- 
pence of doing it to any considerable 
degree. By adopting the above sim- 
ple method, I have secured my crop of 
gooseberries, when others have se- 
verely suffered. One other hint I 
would suggest, namely, in the winter, 
taking up each tree, clearing its roots 
of soil, and transplanting it in entirely 
fresh ground, then pouring boiling wa- 
ter in quantities in and about the bed 
from whence each tree was taken. 
This will probably scald and destroy 
the numberless chrysales buried three 
or four inches beneath the soil: I con- 
ceive nothing but boiling water will 
produce the desired effect, as the 
chysalis is defended by a very strong 
case, and moreover so enveloped in 
little nodules of soil, (on which ac- 
count it is almost impossible to disco- 
ver them,) that it requires a very pow- 
erful application to destroy vitality. 
Rectory, June 3. 8. Y¥ 
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BOLINGBROKE. 
N that most celebrated of political 
tracts, ‘‘The Idea of a Patriot 
38 King,” 
