New-York tribune., 1901-07-22
OIL TREA TMENT WORKS WE'LL
MOSQUITOES ARE HAVING A HARD TINE
OF 1T IN SOUTH ORANGE.

South Orange. n. J.. July 81 (speciaD.-The
war against mosquitoes which is being carried
on by the South Orange Village Improvement
Association is showing good results. and the in
haoitants of the village are encouraged to be-
heve that before long the mosquitoes II not ex-
terminated will be so reduced in numbers
not to be a serious pest. The society has re-
eeived effective help from Dr. " W. Heberton.
who is physician TO the village and 20 the
Board OF Health. He has taken charge OF the
work and has directed it efficiently. DR.. Heber-
ton states that he is handicapped TO a certain
extent by a few property owners who ridicuIe
the idea of the Gil treatment and will not. CO.
operate with him. Aefew, such property owners
render abortive the attempts to free the neigh
oorhoods where they live from the Insects
spencer Miller, chairman OF the COMMITTEES OF
the Improvement society. which has general
charse Of the work. yesterday spoke freely and
encouraginsly. He said:
There Is wide difference of success n various
oil treatment has been thorough the repSrr caes ns
are almost stSat success ana that some q them
sTsk cerk tne ease where all the breeding places are
sections OF the village where the MOSQUITOES are
IsPcsIv 'dan dn Saey ever have been before This
pts or brooks where the oil could Tot be placed
owners In the large section Of tSe yaS nsa
tes+,1os nUGIIs or the Orause Lawn Tennis Club the
Il
hTst IN the memory OF any one when il was Doss
PIE 10 sit on the pOrches in the evenings vim av-
L OF comfort. This is due the fact that ali
e pIoResty owners thereahouts have cheeeTfuIly
sact Is accentEated by the further fact that o1Iv ii
tSN ,uuuored feet away from this section across
r IN III the city OF Orange. the mosquitoes are
J worse than ever remembered before
IN every case where there have been cor1nIain+s
/ eHat the OIL treatment GCeS work fnvesfi-
gaton IL has been found that Within n favv hun
ieet IS some breeding spot for the rlosdlitOes
s,ic5 d.as hOe been treated and in number OF
disappeared have studied the Ia bits Of the mos
/ quItoes carefully and convinced that thev are
ilSVeI SGt IN force except when there IS a gentle
oLe"1 o,o"liS ana that they invariably fly againSt
vii 9e Iree from nosqItoes TIN all Low spots
| are drained. The Cii trea tneut Is All risht b,fr
tne mosquitoes IND out the places where the OIL
| "a loI oeeh aP2heG. or cannot be applied, and
| WItEln the purFlew Of the boards Of health and
that tney have the power to cOrUeI proDertv own
| erS 10 drain their laEd At present nearly
! eteryooGy IN south Orange believes that We have
5ot on the rsht track and that with persistent and
CCIStilt eIIolI We can get rid OF the
we took this matter up the result OF the Iscr-
ure Dy Professor Howard. sTlrornoI-
yysiSt, ana negan work with large fund subscribed
| DS ciIzenS VINO heard that lectu.e A man was en-
sa6eu Win a spraying pump and treatment with
OIL was given every. three weeks. IN order 70 in
| crease the funds. offer was made 70 treat ths
properties or residents Tor - month This
ilds worked we'll We hope TO show large lessen
OF the coming september hfr
next when our plan Is TO take he Treatment
| thoroughly and early in the season before the
HrSt crops OF the pests bred The committee Il;
greatly encouraged, and believes that within two
| out or the plan. shall entirely get rid OF ths
| mosquito pest IN South Orange.