Wasps and their ways . en sun-dry ways, for they kill the Phalangium,which is a kind of venomous spider, thathath in all his legs three knots or joynts,whose poyson is perilous and deadly, andyet Wasps do cure their wounds. A pair of Carolina wrens in the BlueRidge mountains once selected a largewasps nest hanging in the entry of ahouse in which to take up their winterquarters. 170 WASPS AND THEIR WAYS They slept in it every night for several months. The wasps have ever been used to * point a moral and adorn a tale, and that ) they did not escape as illustrations of moral lessons for mans bett
Wasps and their ways . en sun-dry ways, for they kill the Phalangium,which is a kind of venomous spider, thathath in all his legs three knots or joynts,whose poyson is perilous and deadly, andyet Wasps do cure their wounds. A pair of Carolina wrens in the BlueRidge mountains once selected a largewasps nest hanging in the entry of ahouse in which to take up their winterquarters. 170 WASPS AND THEIR WAYS They slept in it every night for several months. The wasps have ever been used to * point a moral and adorn a tale, and that ) they did not escape as illustrations of moral lessons for mans betterment, Mr. Moffett thus assures us: — Clemens Alexandrinus, when he wouldexpress and declare the foulness and abom-inable hurt of such sins that do lie inwait, as it were, to deceive, and watch todo displeasure to the life of man, hath^ these words, — ^^ That is, these fat, dull, grosse and Olympicall enemies of ours are worser than Wasps, more cruel and displeas- ant, and especially sensuall and worldly SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT WASPS WASPS were augurs of evil in ancientdays, and we are told that in theyear 190 , an infinite number ofwasps flew into the market at Capua, andsat in the temple of Mars. They werewith great diligence taken and burntsolemnly. Yet they did foreshadow thecoming of the enemy and the burning ofthe city. Wasps were also looked upon as weatherprophets, and probably are still as reliableas ever they were in that capacity. If hornets build high it is a sign thewinter will be dry and mild; if low, thewinter will be cold and stormy. Hencethe following popular rhyme,— If hornets build low, Winter storms and snow;If hornets build mild and
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