The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-17
COOPER'S PLAN FOR
MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN
Outlines the Work Which Honolulu People
Must Do to Get Rid of the
Insect Pest.

President Cooper of the Board o1
Health in his address before the mos
quito meeting at the Young hote
Saturday night outlined in detail the
campaign which the mosquito brigade
expects to follow in it's war of ex-
termination.
DR.. Cooper sketched the growth OF
the mosquito from the larvae stage to
the vicious adult and also told OF
methods used elsewhere. OF the plan
for the determination of the mosquito
in Honolulu he made the following
statement:
Having given some preliminary OBJ
servations we will low proceed to
consider how the fight against mos
quitoes can be carried on.
After a consultation with those who
have been most active in this move
ment it was decided that the first
thing to do, would be to appoint a
commandant-general of the mosqui-
to brigade; as the movement is to be
under the control and supervision of
the Board of Health. it is deemed ad-
visable to appoint the Chief Sanitary
Officer of the Board of Health. or some
one directly under his control, as Su-
perintendent. The qualities necessary
are energy, persistence and an entire
indifference to public or private opin-
ion. He may be astonished and per-
haps alarmed that his efforts are met
at the outset by storm of letters,
demonstrating the absurdity of his
intentions; proving that mosquitoes
cannot be destroyed, that they spring
from grass and trees; that they do
not carry malaria, because malaria is
a gas which rushes out of holes in
the ground and rises as a mist over
the country; they do not carry yellow
fever, which is due to the effect of
the tropical sun on rotting vegetation;
and etc, and etc.
For some inscrutable reason, the
man in the street, though he would
scarcely think of contradicting law
yer or engineer on matters of law or
engineering, finds himself quite equal
to exposing the absurdities of the
whole Medical Faculty on a Medical
matter.
The next important step is to raise
funds. Generally when some sanitary
scheme for the good OF the communi-
ty is to be fioated, long report flank
ed with numerous statistics, estimates
and scientific quotations, is presented.
This is submitted, through the proper
official channel. to the local govern
ment and the answer invariably re-
ceived is that of. no funds to meet the
This movement being
under the auspices of the Board of
Health will have the advantage of
the cooperation OF the Government |
forces in the various Departments. In
addition to our force of Sanitary In |
spectors the superintendent of Pub |
lie Works has given instructions TO
the Chief of the Garbage Department
to render us every assistance in his
power The U. S. Marine Hospital
Service through its representative,
DR.. Cofer, promise every assistance
- +ha;r pnxuar The ROard of Health
is determined to do all in its power
but there must be general cooper
alton by every inhabitant to make the
movement anything of a success.
To Finance the Mosquito Movement
il was decided that a subscription list
be opened, the account to he kept with
Bishop & Co, the money thus receiv-
ed to be expended by the Secretary
Of the Board of Health, under the di-
rection of the standing or Finance
Committee of this movement; a strict |
account being kept and submitted to |
he subscribers, with a brief report of |
progress. every quarter. Those wish |
ng to subscribe tonight may put their /
names on the list, or at the banking |
house of Bishop & Co. at their leisure.
We do not expect marvellous results
It once and the enthusiasm may get
o a low ebb, but the work will never
he less go on relentlessly by the paid
orps of inspectors under the Board '