The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-21
6HTIAG MOSQUITOES.
Nv DR.. L. o. Howard Would
Exterminate the Pests.
,rHoDs ADVOCATED IN his BOOK

"a IL the Application of Kerosene
70 Their Breeding PIaces-DraInage
a. ofber-How to Free "a House of
nc eInsects-Their Natural Enemies.
The elevation Of the mosquito from .
Ie rank Of mere summer nuisance to /
al of n disseminator Of disease has |
srlted In more serious studies of |
e insect than ever before were under |
kpn. Their object is the discovery Of |
ne method 10y which the mosquito |
N be destroyed, says the New York |
in The latest work on the subject is |
DIR l.. o. Howard of the department
bgriculture at Washington and is
titled "Mosquitoes-tIow They Live;
o,v They Garry Disease; How They
e Classified; How They May BE De-
royed." The book is published 10y Nc
~, Phillips y Co.
Mr Howard, as the result of n num-
x Of years experience Ia fighting
osquitoes. has reached cheerful con
sion. lie does not believe that there
any reason why community should
binit to the mosquito plague.
rle work of pXtcrLiinating mosqui.
es Mr. Howard divides into three
rs-first, the treatment Of breeding
acos with insecticides; second, the
olition of breeding places by drain
e. and, third, the Introduction of nat
-al enemies into breeding pools which
rnny reason it may he undesirable to
an or TO treat with oil
Btfore undertaking work against the
rlk stages of mosquitoes in any given
ighborhood there must be thorough
~ Of the immediate surroundings
harn with great accuracy all the
aces In which mosquitoes may breed.
poilt houses the greatest care must he
Ken to examine every possible spot
lere still water may gather. In the
BOUNDING ground every permanent
ol and every swamp area should be
arted and the method Of treatment
termincd upon. Permanent pools not
ed for watering stock should he
ated with kerosene, swamp areas
onld be drained. small dopressious
)uld be filed with earth.
'eiroleum has become the standard
ent for treating mosquito breeding
lttr. In the summer of 1900 w. j.
ltheSOn got very successful results
Creating an area of several square
les on the north shore of Long Island
ID kerosene combined with certain
image work The army regulations
Alba provide for the treatment Of
helling places with Kerosene, and the
ults are reported TO he admirable.
h best petroleum for the purpose is
nd to be a light fuel oil The lamp
n ming oil is too volatile TO be long ef-
Utive. the crude oil is too thick The
EAeffective for from ten days to two
neks. when the application must lie
iewed. The army regulations In Gu
at first required the application OF
oil once month. subsequently
y s order was changed to twice a
NTH The best method of applying
il found to be 10y simply pouring II
\ B:pn the water with "A watering pot or
hln dipper.
Fls to the method of dealing with
Nsquito infested houses Mr.. Howard
fYs that first Of all the house must be
kroughly screened To kill mosquitoes
"a house Fermi and Lumbao recon-
fnd chlorine gas. Pour into "A dinner
t. containing four or five Spoonfuls
Sehloride of lime five or ten cubic
Ameters Of crude sulphuric acid
W Hiberates the chlorine gas, which
ls the mosquitoes This plan can be
Id only i'm rooms which are not in
N,ited. or In which the yapors can bt
1mitted to remain for several hours
u burning of pyrethrum powder In
an will also kill mosquitoes, or NJ
~ stupefy them. The pyrethrun
&yder should be moistened and theT
yHsed into little cones which are driet
%the oven. V len one of these cones
~enited at It's summit with a match
&viE smolder slowly, filling the room
All smoke which to most people Is no
Hleasant. The Chinese use pine o
Htoer sawdust mixed with smal
&ntlty of birthstone and an ounce o
stenic run into slender bags in DIR!
FtA. Each bag is colled like a snak'
N tied with a thread. The outer enc
fIphted. Two coils are said to be SUI
ent for an ordinary room, and lo
!Nls sell for 6 cents.
III the case of milldams, Ice ponds
tds for watering stock and othe
1ets of water where kerosene canno
Tksed the mosquito may be reache'
Nhe introduction of certain OF II
Iural enemies In the way of hshe
kIch will feed upon and destroy mos
ITO Larvae. Almost all the small cal
forous fish which inhabit swan
vls and still water will feed upo
ssouito larvae. The stickleback Is a
div to the mosquito in its embryor
ttage as are also nearly all kinds q
As minnows. The common sunhsh
O,ther eater of mosquito eggs. AM
Ting a very larg mouth aud hug
lon. etlte, he does great execution.
A Grent Telescope For Rome.
uiu his reported that an American cit
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