No. 4.] THE GYPSY MOTH. 237 



ceptible threads. When they got larger, the disgusting creatures 

 would crawl iuto the house. 



The shade in the oak grove behind the house was ruined. The 

 leaves on some trees were all eaten, on others they were riddled. 

 At night-time you could hear the caterpillars cracking away in the 

 grove. By "cracking" I mean the noise of their chewing. After 

 the gypsy moth men had been at work a few days the ravages of 

 the moth were stopped. 



(Signed) Mrs. T. J. Lane. 



Dec. 31, 1895. 



