The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-29

found that they could be distinguished
by their heads and their limbs. He
could even tell the male CuleX from the
female. finding that the female alone
lives on blood, while the male eats
nothing but vegetable food. The fe-
male is the real enemy of the human
race. The small head of the female has
a sharp. long sting. What is visible to
the naked eye and is generally called
the sting is really the sheath of the
instrument. This opens and lets the
sting protrude between the two lips at
the proper time. Around this sting are
from four to six little avis. which are
used for extending the wound after the
puncture is made. In the male Culex
the feelers, or palpi, are longer than
tie proboscis, and are covered with
thick, long hairs.
The mosquito that has sucked the
blood from a malarial patient does not
ny away Immediately and sting some
one else, but goes into some corner or
quiet place and digests the blood ii has
gathered. This process takes from eight
TO 10 days. The mosquito, according to
DR.. Ross, catches malaria first before it
can transfer IL Two days after the
absorption Of the maiarial blood small.
transparent bodies appear on the out
side of the mosquitoes stomach. These
grow larger slowly and in six or seven
days creseent-shaped germs are devel-
oped within them. Then these balls
burst. These same crescent-shaped
germs also develop inside OF the mos
quito's stomach, and after nine or 10
days these germs are TO be found in
the mosquitoes sslivary glands in large
numbers. II at this stage this mosqui-
to stings anyone the crescent-shaped
germs pass from the insects saliyary
glands in the poison which it always
injects into its victim. and this person
is inoculated with the malaria germs
Ii has been ascertained that COWS and
sheep are subject TO malaria, and here.
too. is an insect tRipicephalus anna
lausl. but not the mosquito. which in
PRODUCES and spreads the germs. Dogs
and bats are also subject TO malaria,
though the special form of the para
site which gives il TO them has not yet
Seen ascertained.
In November, 1850. the great Lave
ran found the first malaria parasites in
human beings. but the Importance of
his discovery was not recognized until
attention was called TO il by Drs Mar
ehlafaya and Cell. Their study OF the
germ and its development cleared the
way for later investigators. They
found the difference between the para
sites Of various similar fevers and tha
true malaria
After long investigation il has been
agreed upon that malaria patient may
safely live with other persons and can
not infect them with his disease unless
mosquitoes are present The mosquito
seems 70 be the real hcrie Of the raa-
iaria germ. in which it develops most
perfectly. The infection OF man by the
gern is only an accident The germs
was never intended for him. for il docs
not develop 50 freely rs in the mos
quito. IL is past all dispute that whar-
ever there is malaria there are mosQui-
toes in large numbers. Mosquitoes pass
through the stages Of eggs. larvae,
pupae. adult. and in any OF these it is
possible TO fight the pests.
Il is plain. that the mosquito is both
the source and spreader of malaria. for
various reasons IN the first place, the
most dangerous hours are Ia the early
morning or az twilight. when the mos
quitoes swarm. X has also been noted
that when the breeze Is strong. and the
mosquitoes are unable TO work. ma
laria is less frequent Professor Cell