The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-09
HAWAII WARS ON MOSQUITO.
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Are Fiercer I'm Daytime
Than ne Might.


Thsn ne Night.
Honolulu scientists are engaged in
a discussion Of the best methods OF
Kidding the islands Of mosquitoes.
and goldfish and coal oil are the two
remedies to be. most extensively tirsi-s
lied In THE WAR for Observation-Disclosures
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that. as y general thipgswpn ~ kept
busy an AVOIDING .the. yeYatious in
sects. 4 IS the newcomer or the
tourist that suffers most from the
mosquitoes in Hawrii. for the moss
quitoes' here have attained almost M
worldwide reputation as the New
Jersey kind. After a man has been
in the islands for six or eight months
the mosquitoes do not bother him
quite SO much. though why Is a queS-
tion the scientists have not answered.
But the presence of the mosquito Is
everywhere felt and some people re-
fuse 20 live in certain sections OF
Honolulu because of its presence
there. Usually hoNses and rooms
are advertised for rent as "mosquito-
proof, which means nothing except
that the windows and doors have
wire screens.
The day mosquito is the worst OF
the two varieties. II bites viciously
and does not gsve warning of its APP
proach by singing. The night mos
quito sings and does not often bite.
The night variety is the ordinary
kind which-is plentiful in the states
but here the insects are so abundant
as 10 be recognized as common nui-
sance
The day mosquito Is white
winged insect which is the same as
the yellow-fever mosquito found in
Havana Hawaii has 50 far escaped
the ravages of yellow fever. but if il
does come the mosquito is already
here TO cause its spread But the
mosquito has been the cause OF
spreading one fever. the dengue or
breakbone fever. which for the last
two months has been epidemic in
Honolulu Lhlahina and other parts Of
the islands. There have been thou
sands of cases reported, but only one
has been fatal.
The dengue is said to be an African
camp fever and IL is painful while it
lasts. II begins usually with a severe
headache, accompanied by intense
pains in the back and the bones gen.
orally. This is followed by the break
ing out Of rash rs in scarlet fever,
which leaves the patient very weak
Examination was made OF the mos
quito and il was found TO be respon-
sible for the alarming spread OF the
disease.
Honolulu is good breading-place
for the mosquito Frequent rains
help this. The scientists say that the
best time TO attack the mosquito IS
in the laryal stage. The insects breed
not only in the rice and taro fields
but in tin cans, old barrels half filled
with water and i'm sfact almost any
place where water has collected
Every household, they say. breeds it's
own mosquitoes.
Three remedies have been suggest
ed in the war OF determination and
all of them are now being tried ON a
small scale The coal oil method i'm
use in many places in the states tx
recommended as one OF the best
plans, but the breeding place OF the
mosquito must first be found. Where
oil Injuries growing vegetables. as in
rice and taro fields, the introduction
OF the goldfish is recommended. The
goldfish does well in the islands and
In taro fields where the fish has been
introduced the mosquito has disap.
peared. The third remedy is the dry
ing up of the breeding-places. BY
the use OF the three remedies IL is
hoped that in few months the mos
quito evil viii be thing OF the past
in Hawaii.