The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-20

Is the mosquito the great disseminator
# malaria?
TO settle this question two doctors in
ne British Government service are
,bout to risk their lives in the Roman
!ampagna, says the New York Journal
mat is the most maIaria-infested region
the world.
They are exposing themselves to every
method of catching malaria except
through the mosquito bite. Against that
-hey will be seduously guarded.
They will live among the fever-stricken
PEASANTS Of the Campagna and breathe
he same air hitherto thought to be
ieadly.
II they fail TO contract malaria it will
n their opinion prove that the disease
commonly disseminated By the mos
quito.
This theory concerning the mosquito
Is now held by many scientists. The
leading exponent of ii in England is DR..
Patrick Mason. medical adviser Of the
Colonial Office and head Of the School
Of Tropical Medicine, attached 10 that
office. He has spent years in India and
bases his theory on his studies there. He
first made the proposition to send the
two doctors out 10 the Campagna. JO-
seph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secre-
tary. Is greatly Interested in the scheme.
which will be of Importance To the Brit
ish tropical colonies.
When the mosquito has been proved to
be responsible FOR malaria the next lOgi-
cal step VIII be a universal war on the
pest. Il viii then have been proved to
be mans worst enemy. There are many
ways Of attacking the mosquito. one Of
the simplest is 10 scatter petroleum on
lis breeding places
1t is impossible 20 exaggerate the curse
q malaria. II desolates one-third OF the
earth's surface. Ii renders The tropics
deadly to the best races of white men.
Its ravages extend widely through the
Southern United States and Southern
Europe In India alone five million peo-
PIE die annually from malaria.
If the disease could be exterminated
the most fertile region in The world
would be opened up 10 commerce. indus
Try and agriculture.
We can therefore appreciate the inn
pcrtance of the mission Of the TWO heroic
scientists who have gone out 70 The
sampagna They are DR. w. L. sam
born and Dr. u. Z. Lowe. The first
named, although now in the English ser
vice. is an Italian. and was formerly
surgeon In the Italian army. he has al
ready TWO medals for bravery displayed
lduring cholera ep.demics. Before start
iing away from London DR.. Sambon ex-
lplained some Of his plans 10 a Journal
icorrespludeut
My companion and l feel just ike
guinea piss" ne said You know, we
are eoing over there simply To be ex-
perimented on; We shall not be allowed
10 take any quiniue or other precauuon
against illncss-oniy against mosquitoes.
I'VE are 70 mix freely with the people
N the CampagDa and practically al OF
them have malaria They are trying 10
reclaim some Of the less infected parts
of the plain. and these people are Ia
borers.
They're not Italians. Italians would
not go there-but peasants from Nor
pIandy and the south Of France. who
come there great healthy. strong. iusty
fellows. but last only a little while dy-
ing or becoming SO weak from disease
that they have 10 so home And they
never get well
s'I'hat is the worst OF malaria: il comes
on slowly. clings 70 man. and when
II finally goes leaves him open TO all sorts
OF diseases, In Italy 2,Oo0.0o suffer from