Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 08:15:29 -0700

From: Allen Maberry maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: snake doctors and such



The term mole cricket seems to have had a fairly wide distribution.



"mole cricket: burrowing insect of the genus *Gryllotalpa* [1714-]

1854 *Agric N.Y.* v. 143: From the construction of the forelegs ... and

the use to which they are applied, the species has received the name of

mole cricket. 1861 *Ill. Agric. Soc. Trans.* v.441: The common mole

cricket ... is probably found here.



Dictionary of American English (U of Chicago, 1942, repr. 1959) v.3, p. 1538



Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, tom creswell wrote:



When I read Terry Lynn Irons' message, I happened to be about to confer with

Virginia McDavid about some work we are doing. She was kind enough

to consult her photocopied records and provide the following information.



"In North Central Record 184.1 from Leslie City, Ky, the difficult-to-read entry is

_mole cricket_. It is not a lexical variant of _devil's darning needle_. It is the

name of another creature



"A _devil's horse_ is a big glack grasshopper with red wings. It is not a dragon-

fly."



Hope this information will be helpful.



Tom Creswell