The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
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Col. Benson shifted his feet On the tab'e-
"Ye- hs slid. II have had my share OF I'M
usual experiences About a rear ago I VAS
giauefrx through \ scientific toarnal when =
li,tle item tucked away in the corner OF q page
caught ny ere Il was beaded like this:
'Intoxies;ioa Amonz Insscts-The Mosquito
Follows Mans Example The paragraph went
on TO say that tAe natural food Of the mosquito
consists OF various vegetable substances found
In bark. moses. SC. The hAbi: OF consuming
human blood. il WAS SD. IS an acquired taste OF
the mosquito. similar to the taste for alcoholic
drinks among r1ea. The mosquito gets ir;oxt-
Gated with blood. and after he has thoroushly
Eurxed himself death eusces. thus the parallel
between the Insects aai the human race Is car
NED out.
You may Be surprised to know. Eentlernen.
that I san ~ Possibii ties o; a great enter
prise in that li;ile statement. Ny reasoning
was as follows: II ts \ wellknowu fact that the
appetite for liquor can be entirely overcome In
tbs average human being By the use OF a certain
preparation OF bichloriie OF sold We have
then two fac;s-frst. the appetite Of the drunk
ard fox liquor and the thirsi OF the mosquito for
blood are practically iieutieAl: second. the
desire for liquor can Se cured 5y a simple
hypodcrmic treatment Ere yo1 have only to
discover . preparation uhieh will produce a
similar result in the nose alto aud you have
freed the hamLa race from oce OF its chief
souCces OF annoyance.
You can Imagine my tor when this grand
as a universal bsnefAeto-. Banquets would De
spread in my honor. medals would decorate
my breast. my position in life wo1ld Be assured.
l rGu-ei that sannes ho,el proprietors alone
wool yield me an independent income
mounted. hSSertf. liz ars: .sep vas to ea,Ser
&rne colecticn. OF The insects They were in
Al ss1sss o. The sio3sH,,nki9E habit; n 1r sSa
old rounteTs uho were i~otierinS 20 a s<sotted
end. An expert chemist and a welrkrovn nat
then Sssaa experiments up0o these sample
mosquitoes seeDe1 a long time to me. i'm
noah passed before my assistants had dis
coTc-6d \ solution which oro used tie desired
eneSt; inSsSa: ne sase ooasss AS2Ss .usaa
thai they would cat thSir n1IGrAl food from the
palms OF our hAads. without ever attempting 10
Then came The practical application OF the
cure oa a large scale. While my scientific
was TO work such wonders. I bad carefully
eyolved q plan fog putting IL in Operation Ny
NAV call them for want o. a oes;e- name. in
various swA1Dpy rezSoas Ehere the insects are
bred in !Ar.e aaHb<r. LArEs platforms Tere
mosquito cozt Dc sp-ebt In great quantities.
Fortunately IL was DO. necessary 20 administer
sa:urAtinS the food with the solution the same
result was produced. II I did not src-
means / had in reserve the idea OF erecting \
small hoie! IN Close proximity TO my platforms
III: re.a9tas wolld - psovteed Nth han
weeks in he piace 81 oEestaE tSem free eater
quito chlorids IA snail 6o;uss for home ues.
Placing ls on sale AZ a-ltr1E s:o-es These were
builI ny ho.es iarSely on tie belief thn, the
mosquitoes tia. bad been cared would bring
toESh ocs9rinS in whom the h1odtIaktng
ooliIersssd he heredi;sy tendency 20 isteui-
p--sace. / counted on she SPECIFY Regeneration
lean zee ~ you- expression. gentlemen. that
you haze been interested in the, recital o. my
sylipA,kire with me uhea tell yoa OF the.r
towrtsl. I BEGAN .opeEassOos on . small scAie
in Use : par, o. New Jersey uh:.e l e"ult se
well No.g1tEoes came in s~arzas attracted By
ny bait The eCecs o. the ere Was a, once aP-
sI1s To- mT koSe.! Wee ssessse sss@ed n y.
n9s; ~Iih!s nj s-ssp. a slight e-ro- in oEr cal
We h.d s.npfg iSi.sG to ne en es.iss ; ;Ss le.
ferrll cesvrress OF the nosS zitoes. The
l!,cle beasts tttn'5 want 20 Dc cared. Like 700
preferred 20 e0avsnue il the hA-baro1s customs
Q: tkei- ancestors rA.hs- TIA. accept lie aIess-
had teea cured told ibsiS friends about Il. and
Ist sEaEns that bad surrounded our asylum
Si.:oas;ssSae. IL Ssaplss e ssd cine d9 400 oai !? st SSs
s :as es SS,s sTf Hs;s s g 'Ss a,. Sp ,Se tsss a,
the lack. o. scenery Arc the bad water. MAcy
departed IN As much indignation As II ,hey bad
he~a paying . S.i--e4eei o-:ce fo- their roous
Aad it us 10: loas setore tie ~ho!e eaIerprsss
from which ~ bad expected srch sresc results
ps.r. / Ga1e cnRdo2et 10 SiTs SSm,an NJ
schemes the cold shoulder N The future
Tie Co;one. s&I@d sioo-ily AZ an ~e!ectr.c hut
too cea- Or. some one pushed Il. An6A b-ixa.
"a! saos A.hTA-E The gloom