The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-30

annual meeting OF the Royal Society OF
Canada, and before the section on theo-
ry and practice OF medicine OF the Ameri-
can Medical Association on the subject
OF the biology Of the mosquitoes of the
genus Anopheles as contrasted with that
OF the mosquitoes OF the genus Culex.
The demand for the publications of this
division on mosquito subjects has been
so great that II has been deemed desirable
60 hiring together the published and un-
Published articles and notes
PRoDIGI~Cs in NUMBERS.
What Mr. Howard doesn't know about
mosquitoes hasn't any sting. He quotes
that: "In Lapland. their numbers are so
prodigious as To be compared to a flight
of snow when the fakes fail thickest or
10 the dust OF the earth. The natives can
not take mouthful OF food or lie down
10 sleep i'm their cabins unless they be flu
migated almost TO suffocation. In the
air you can not draw your breath without
having your mouth and nostrls filed
with them. and unguents of tar, fish
grease, or cream. or nets STEPPED I'm fetid
birch oil are scarcely sufficient 10 pro-
tect even the case-hardencd cuticle OF the
Iaplander from their bite
Again: 'ln the neghborhood OF the Cri-
mca the Russian soldiers are Obliged to
slecn I'm sacks TO defend themselves
not a sufficient security, for several OF
them die In consequence of modification
produced by the bites OF" these furious
bloodsuckers."
Elsewhere "And Captain Stedman. in
America. as a proof OF the dreadful state
80 which he and his soldiers were reduced
by them, mentions that they were forced
60 sleep with their heads thrust into holes
made In the earth with their bayonets
and their necks wrapped round with their
hammocks.
Humboldt says: Between the little har-
bor of Higuerote and the mouth OF the
Rio Unare the wretched Inhabitants arc
accustomed 10 stretch themselves on the
ground and pass the nights buried i'm the
sand three or four inches deep. leaving
out the head only, which they cover with
a handkerchief
Theodoretus says that Sapor. King OF
Persia. was compelled to raise the siege
OF Nsbis by n plague OF gnats. which
attackcu his elephants and beasts of bur
den and so caused the rout of his army"
MOSQUITOES AS DRINKERS.
One authority tells about the fondness
of mosquitoes for alcoholic liquors:
"The males are very fond OF wine. and
almost every day can catch one or two
always males-on the neck OF the de-
canter or In wineglass that has just
n bell jar one day In order TO watch them.
] put single drop of port wine under
the Jar as I had heard that mosquitoes
could be kept alive for a long time on
wine. When I went to look at them n
few hours later found them all appar-
entity dead. so put them In n dry bottle.
intending 10 pin them later. When went
90 pin them .shortly afterwards they were
all staggering. about In the most ridicu-
lous msnrter-they were drunk,' tff "a
Which seems To explain why persons
who absorb STRONG fnids In the summer
time are mo1ts attractive TO mosquitoes.
No book OF mosquitoes would be CONS
rlete without few jokes NJ the expense
Of New Jersey. but Mr. Howard offers a.
serious explanation OF the prevalence OF
these birds In that state. lie says they
arc carried there by express.
TRAVEL IN MANY WAYS.
n seems 10 him that there is constant
carriage inland from the msrshy seacoast