The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-14

met resorts
The decree has some forth. aud even
the New Jersey mosquito must Eurrvn-
,er a. the onslauphts " small fishes
end kerosene
The Agricultural Department has re-
c"ivod the Information that 4 number
~ summer resorts In the vicinity ~
New York city are taking measures
for the wholesale destruction Of mos
auitocs
Some of the places where this anti
mosquito crusade has begun are Center
island. summit South orange, \. J.
and Flushing and Richmond HIM, L. ].
j, has recently been discovered that
mosquitoes are not only annoying, but
dangerous. An English doctor has
demonstrated that these little pests
are active instruments In the spread Of
malaria. His discovery cost him a Sc
we're attack 81 malarlal fever. as Ia one
~ his experiments he allowed himself
10 be bitten By a mosquito which had
previously bitten a man who was suf-
fefinr from malaria.
Prof. l.. o Howard. the distinguished
entomologist Of the Agricultural De
partment. from whom the Sunday
World obtained this information says:
about to do what ! suggested in my
bulletin of last summer.
There are three ways by which mos
quitoes may be absolutely exterminated
by the thorough drainage of all
swamps and breedlng-pIaces. by the
Introduction OF small fishes into all
pools, and by the treatment Of such
pools by kerosene. Any one of these
m hp nj wi 40
use Of the others.
The quantity OF kerosene to be used
u.s. approximately, one ounce to fifteen
square feet OF water surface. and ordi1-
arily the application need not be re-
newed for one month. Two localities
were rid OF the mosquito plague by the
use Of kerosene alone.
Experiments on large scale have
been made by the Rev. John d. Long
at Oak Island Beach, Long Island
Sound. and Mr. w. r. Hopson near
Bridgeport, Conn. also on the shores of
Long Island Sound. The experiments
in both cases indicated the efficacy OF
the remedy when applied intelliRently.
'"On ponds Of any size the quickest
and most perfect method Of forming A
film Of kerosene will be to spray the oil
over the surface Of the water
AT relatively slight expense a coun-
Try club on Staten Island has during
one season practically stopped the
breeding Of mosquitoes in ponds and
marshes in the vicinity by the use Of
kerosene alone. This substance has al
50 been used with good effect by the
Town Improvement Society at Sum
nit, N j., IN woodland pools and
swamp land. The remedy. which de-
Ponds upon the draining of breeding
places. needs no extended discussion"
Experiments conducted by G. II. Rus
sell, Of Bridgeport. Conn, show that
while n fishiess lake contained tens Of
thousands Of mosquito larvae. lake
containing fish had no larvae The
common fish known as "sticklebacks."
sctiye and voracious. are recommended
as especially adapted for Kidding ponds
Of mosquitoes. Most small fishes are
also considered valuable for destroy
ing mosquito larvae.
MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA.
Don't let mosquito bite you
At any rate. be sure II does not belong !
10 the genus anophele.
Or, If by chance you should permit a |
mosquito OF the anophele type to present |
Its bill take precautions that It Is not n |
female.
II may mean malaria.
A plague Of mosquitoes has just brok- |
On out in South Carolina. With IL has .
come an epidemic of malaria.
The same result follows the same
cause everywhere. !
In every section where the mosquito
manifests itself there is sure to be ma
iaria The New Jersey mosquito is not
only an annoyance; IL Is a danger On
Long Island, where mosquitoes appear in
malarial fever is apt to &C
company them.
The mosquito season is just beginning
- is the outing season. Every one
knows that mosquitoes swarm in Great
er New York in the early spring and
There Is scarcely a summer re-
sort along the coast which is free from
the pest.
by taking ordinary precautions, how
ever one may free himself from the
danger OF maiariai fever.
Close meshed screens on the doors and
kerosene oil on stagnant water
near the house, will staye off malaria.
NO MOSQUITO. NO MALARIA
halarial Infection cannot take place
where the mosquito is barred Malaria
Is one OF the most dangerous OF diseases.
The mosquito-malaria idea IL now an
acknowledged scientific fact. II Il not a
theory. Mosquitoes, and they alone, are
The principal transmitters OF the disease
Malaria is specific disease has been
known since 1850, when DR. Charles Louis
Alphonso Layeran, a French Algerian,
discovered H. II Is one OF the most pc
.ullar diseases known 90 medical SCI
'nce,
4 litlle parasite gets into the blood IT,
self ana feeds upon the red blood cor
susoles,
Under the microscope these parasites
.lay bs seen IN various stages of deYsl-
lpment They cause the characteristic
min which attends malariai fever, n
hood be kept on warm surface which Z
las the same temperature as tbs human
blood Tho malaria bug" may be seen % I
fT0g and prosper before ones ayss
singular phenomenon IN the fact that
he blood Oh me warming stage ~ the
microscope manlfssts the sans changes
q hiph take uiara IA the blO0I nf ina ma | '