The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
Home Breeds Are Vindtcnted and
May Get Their Swords Back.

May Get Their swords Back.
From the New York Tribune.
Probably there never was a summer be-
fore when such fierce light beat upon in
sect life and insect activity as has beat
upon them this summer. 1t began with
inoffensive things like frefles and it soon
got to Insects of prey like the melanoles-
les picipes. the very Borgia of insects.
Many persons, in a silly and soft-hearted
way, soon forgave the melanolestes pl-
cipes, on the representation that ii was
not doing any more poisoning this year
than usual but the Tribune has always
been firm in denouncing Its treachery, and
always will be so till the bug is formally
acquitted by a properly constituted court
malarial.
And that last word introduces the pres
ent subject. Yesterday a dispatch was
published from Maj. Ross, head of the ma
larial expedition sent out by the Liverpool
School of Tropical Diseases TO investigate
the administration of mosquitoes. The
dispatch was from Sierra-Leone, and it
said.
The ma.arial mosquito has been found ="
That was all that it said, but it is nat
ural to suppose that eXtradition will follow
next. Mai. Ross. II appears, went to
West Africa to prove that what he calls
the wild mosquito does not spread ma
laria, or else that IL does. The newspaper
account published yesterday was not quite
clear on the point 1t said in one place
that Mai. Ross believed that the wild
mosquito was not guilty, and in a few
lines further on he thought it was. No
wonder he wanted to go 90 some quiet
place and prove anything that might de-
velop from the evidence.
Liverpool is damp. dirty, disagreeable
place to prove anything, but nothing is
said as to why Maj. Ross went TO West
Africa instead of 90 Sandy Hook or Rennos
or some other comfortable and convenient
proving ground. But these men of science
always have to go half way round the
earth whether they are looking for a mos
quito or a transit of Venus.
Perhaps the reader may like TO know Just
what is meant by the wild mosquito" II
is the one which breeds in small ponds
or puddles and is never made domestic
pet like that which breeds in tubs and els
terms and rain barrels. Some people do
not make the distinction on which Mai.
Ross insists, and treat with equal harsh
ness the wild mosquito and the tame
household animal, which is always CRATE
ful for kindness and is willing to so into
the country with the family in the sum-
ner. In New Jersey some fairly sue
cessful attempts have been made to do
mestcate the wild mosquito, and it is
there, as well as In Liverpool. that GER
tain busy bodies have inslnuated that mos
quitoes in general return evil for good by
spreading malaria in the homes where they
+ have been received as welcome guests.
Therefore il Is pleasant 90 read Mai
/ Ross dispa ten, meager of detail as IL is
| For his declaration that he has found the
malarial mosquito implies that the ma
larial mosquito has not been found be-
fore that is, that neither the familiar do
nestle mosquito nor the somewhat known
Wild mosquito is the malarial one. There
fore all the humane people of New Jersey
and elsewhere who have put up mosquito
bars, while u went TO their hearts TO do so.
may take them down. with The assurance
there isn't malaria IN a barrel OF the
New Jersey breed
il Is hoped that his whole subject has
now been made as clear as Il can be un.
tii more details are received from Mai.
Ross The task OF p0pularzIng science
D. sometimes an arluous one, but b pay.
iu the long run. and 10 is pleasant 20 f.Cl
thnt people are Ecttiug Go know and TO
understand better che helpless dunn
BEASTS which assist la their little ways to
make ne ~ varied.