The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-25

MS PATIENTS room He cegan Z sys
f ten q close screening. particularly
E 20 keep those already infected zwzy
{ from the insect carriers % the disease:
then be applied the kerosene treat
uent 6 the stzguzat pools thar could
not otherwise Be controlled 6oSed his
( patients with qainine with the rssul;
that not 3 new case OF the disease
appeared In q little community IN
Maryland which has been malaria rid
den from time immemorial an ex-
penditure OF $40. made by one public
spirited citizen. and al OF Il applied
20 draining and dyking. has made this
season PASS thus far without q single
case Of the troublesome disease. Win
chester began last year with what
might be called voluntary measures
on the part OF the individual house
holders. this year the preventive
measures have been made compulsory.
with corresponding improved results.
Good Work at Lioyd's Neck.
The success Of ". ]. Matteson's
work at Lloyd's Neck. which is at
the entrance OF Oyster Bay, is also
attracting some attention His pri-
vate grounds are very extensive. He
succeeded in eliminating the mosqui-
70 so completely that the people Iiv-
ing in Centre Island. directly opposite,
decided 10 see what they could do.
During the winter they had a sur
vey made showing all possible breed
ing places Of the mosquito. and they
followed this By such drainage mea-
sures as were feasible. Kerosene was
used In the places which il was i'm
possible 10 drain except at a great ex-
pense. and in the artificial pools which
were used for watering stock. where
the presence Of oil would have been
oUt Of the question. certain kinds of
fish were introduced The latest re-
ports from Centre Island indicate that
this work has been very successful:
a few mosquitoes are found. but the
probabilities are that the yare domes-
tically bred in the chance accumula-
tons OF water which have been over
looked. This is an enormous i'm
portant item and in Washington il
accounts for most of the mosquitoes.
Roof cutters which have become &C
cidentally stopped. especially in a
rainy season like this. afford breeding
ground. Then, unused ash barrels in
the back yard. tin cans. old bottles
anything that will hold rainwater. will
answer the mosquito purpose.
Sewers as Breeding Ground.
The pest breeds in sewers wherever
the fall is sufficiently slow that the
eggs do not wash away. In some
places the perforated iron coverings
over the sewer openings have been
lined with gauze with beneficial re-
suits. In some parts or cities where
the movement in the sewer is very
slow il is well to watch these open
ings and unless otherwise controlled.
pour in an occasional cup of kerosene
But 20 return to the Centre leland
experience. it has been found posi-
bic this summer for people TO sit on
their front porches. which is a dis
tinct improvement over past eondi-
tions. This has attracted the atten-
tiOn of the people in the surrounding
towns so that the North-Shore i'm
provement Association, comprising
most of the well-to-do residents of
that part of Long Island including
W SAti Dds anu &ViN ndS
raised a sum of money and is employ
ing experts to undertake a smaller
work over a stretch of country COM
prising 25 square miles.
This suggests that mosquito warfare
offers some opportunities for young
men desiring an occupation. II re
quires some training and experience
to survey a country infinitely, as well
as some knowledge of engineering to
devise the best plans for meeting all
the conditions particularly in drain
ing and dyking. Mosquito engineer
ing viii probably be the title of this
new profession. It's opponents viii
have to bear in mind the value of soils
for agricultural and other purposes
so as TO combine in their plans for
the reclamation of swamp lands all
the economic advantages that may
accrue. II might not pay to reclaim
great marsh tracts for the mosquito
alone. expensive as quinine and medi-
cal attendants have become. but if
at the same time that the mosquito
and malaria were being eliminated
good land were brought into use for
agriculture. and reclaimed swamps
have the richest soil in the world.
the combination might pay. This is
the career for the experts of the fu-
ture.
New Jeresy Becoming Active.
IN. ~ $780, 4. - A.