The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-13
MOSQUITO
CRUSADE
The Death From a
Germ-Infected
Bite.
SERIOUS RESULTS
IN HAVANA
AntiMosquito Crusade in New
Orleans-Insects Cause an
Epidemic of Malaria.

HAVANA, Aug. 2S.-One of the men
who was bitten by a germ-laden mos
quito In the course of the experiments
that are being conducted by Dr. Caldas
to test the efficacy of his yellow fever
serum, died today from the fever. He
was a SpaMard and offered himself to
the Yellow Fever Board as a subject
for experiment, as he wanted to become
| immune. He was healthy before the
mosquito bit him, but developed the
fever four days afterward. DR.. Hazard
says that this will stop further expert
ments in which mosquitoes are used as
they are more dangerous than was ex-
pected. Another man who was bitten
by another mosquito which had pre-
viously bitten a yellow fever patient is
ease. Others who were bitten have de-
veloped the disease In light form.
The Secretary of Public instruction
has published circular. directed to the
presidents of the Boards of Education,
saying that the order by which the
school system is regulated is eminently
popular, as it confides the administra-
ton of the schools to the hands of the
country. This gives great responsibility
to the School Boards and now, when
very important changes are about to
be made in the organization of public
schools, the boards should exercise spe-
cial care in the selection of teachers
Therefore, the political opinions of
teachers should not be taken into ac-
count in making nominations.
The circular is well received and is
much commented upon. Some of the
papers declare that appointments are
made without reference to the merits
of the teachers. The Neuvo Pals
praises the circular. but doubts that 1t
will have any effect. 1t says that
hitherto the revolutionists have APP
pointed teachers irrespective of their
qualifications.
In an article on the republic the
Diario de la Marina says that Cuba is
going to have the so-called benefits of
a regime which will work without other
moderating influence than the inter
vention of the Washington Government
in accordance with the Plat amend
ment. but it Is likely that this inter
vention, to which questions of finance
only will be referred. such as contract
ing public debts, will not be exercised
In favor of taxpayers in general until
there are extensive American interests
in Cuba. 1t urges the taxpaying class
to think the matter over. in view of
the likelihood of Increased expenditures
by the new republic, which expenditures
will be at the cost of the taxpayers.
ANTI-MosQUITo CRUSADE IN NEW
ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2S.-The New
Orleans Board of Health has begun it's
anti-mosquito crusade. The work is
under the charge of DR.. Michanard, as
sisted by four sanitary inspectors and
by number of volunteer citizens. The
district visited includes some 5000 prem
ises. About a thousand of them were
visited, and all the cisterns and other
places where water is foundwere treat
completed this week and the result
watched. The inspectors will try and
get a pledge from the householders to
renew the oil treatment weekly, the oil
being supplied by the Board of Health.
MOSQUITOES CAUSE EPIDEMlC or
MALARIA.
BINGHAMToN, N Y. Aug. Is
is suffering from an cpl
demic of malarial fever, caused, physi-
clans say, by mosquitoes The disease
is not confined to any locality, but at
tacks high and low, rich and poor II
is noticed that the disease is most prev
alent where mosquitoes are thickest ana
the trouble is directly traced to them
in several cases. The mosquito pest IS
greater in this city this year than ever
before.