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Where the Mosquitoes come From.
DAIToNA, FLA, Aug. IS. 1886.
Special Correspondence. Palatka NEws.
The mosquito is native Of New Jer-
sry, y. A., and is supposed to have mi
grated from there to the United States
at very early period OF its infancy.
The poet William Cullen Bryant sings
Of the mosquito thusly:
Il call thee stranger tor thu town, ween.
Has not the honor Ut 81 proud birth.
Thou ,oin'-t from Jersey meadows fresh ana
green,
The "a spring OF the gods, though born ct
earth
For Titan was thy sh1, and fair was she.
| The ocean nymph TINT nnr,'d thy infancy .
The mosquito came to Florida at q
very early day, and is supposed to hav.
entered the state at the inlet hear New
smyrna, on the Atlantic comet, which
still bears its name. A proposition la.
! been made tn close this inlet. in order I,
prevent further lnvHsions, as the florid
ian and the mosquito do not fraterniA,
very kindly.
Ponce do Leon discovered the mosqu
to in FLORIDA when he was hunting fol
the Fountain of Youth. Since then tn,
mosquito has renewed it's youth semi
occasionaly-a thing which Mr.. Ponc,
never did. 1t IL said at some place.
along our eastern coast that singl,
mosquito cannot be found in the settle
ment. Judging from the number o
Juveniles that have met this summer
| am inclined to think this statement i
true. The mosquito of Florida Is verl
active and industrious. In this respec
il is an exception to most flOridians.
\ very strange thing about this crea
turc is that it seems to have unsettled
accounts with the most Of our citizens
and has no dcllcacy in presenting 1t
bills but all collections are paid unde
protest. The greatest popularity, now
ever, is that all purely business transaC
ton. are carried on, and ali collection
made, by the females, while the gent
lead "a lite of luxurious Incidence. The
may have contracted this habit fror
the Seninoles. whom they found in pc,
session Of the country on their arrival
and with whom they soon became quit
familiar. They are very companionabl
and sociahle creatures, always insistin
on sharing your most private apart
ments, even preferring the inside to Il,
outside II 1.-THE bars.
Somebody once said, Music hat
charms" but the mosquito had disco,
cred that long before. and applied her
self So diligently that she soon becam
unsurpassed rs y sololst. Always al
preaching with u song syren-like. sh
seeks to sooth before proceeding to bus
ness. | presume this is done to kee
YOU good -natured, and from the use ,
Improper language during the transa,
ton of business. Like the nightngal,
she sings in the night: and one mosqult
soloist will charm away sleep long,
than whole brass band. She is said I
be an NJ. u. by nature as well as by pra,
tice, and To carry in her trunk highl
concentrated extract of quinine. whic
she administers hyperdermically AS a
anti -nialarial tonic. Two valuable su.
yestions have come tn us from this pra,
tee of hers. viz, the hyperdermic ~
inge and female doctors
MIR. Bryant tells us of the sad fate ,
one Of these enterprising creatures, moi
adventurous than the others whic
once upon time found its way to Ne
, York City. and called in at an evenlr
, entertainment of the elite and beaut
, Here she selected as the field Of her op