The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-04

Fever-spreading Insects In swarms
Are Fiercer in Daytime
Than at Night.

Honolulu scientists are engaged ia
a discussion Of the best methods Of
ridding the islands Of mosquitoes,
and goldfish and coal oil are the two
remedies to be most extensively util-
lied in the war for exterminating the
troublesome pest, says a Honolulu
report.
Hawaii has two varieties Of mos
quitoes, a night and day kind, SO
that as a general thing man is kept
busy in avoiding the vexatious in
sects. 1t is the newcomer or the
tourist that suffers most from the
mosquitoes in Hawaii, for the moss
quitoes here have attained almost a
worldwide reputation as the New
Jersey kind. After man has been
in the islands for six or eight months
the mosquitoes do not bother him
quite so much, though why is ques-
tion the scientists have not answered.
But the presence Of the mosquito il
everywhere felt and some people re-
fuse to live in certain sections Of
Honolulu because Of its presence
there. Usually houses and rooms
are advertised for rent as ''nosquito-
proof" which means nothing except
that the windows and doors have
wire screens.
The day mosquito is the worst of
the two varieties It bites viciously
and does not give 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 to be recognized as a common nli-
sance.
The day mosquito is white
winged insect which is the same as
the yellow-fever mosquito found in
Havana. Hawaii has so far escaped
the rayages Of yellow fever, but if it
does come the mosquito is already
here to cause its spread. But the
mosquito has been the cause Of
spreading one fever, the dengue OF
breakbone fever, which for the last
two months has been epidemic in
Honolulu, Lalahina and other parts of
the islands, There have been thou
sands of cases reported. but only one
has been fatal
The dengue IS said Is BE an African
camp fever and it IS painful while il
lasts. II begins usually with a severe
4 headache, accompanied by intense
pains IN the back and the bones gem
orally. This is followed by the breale-
\ ing out Of a rash as in scarlet fever,
which leaves the patient very weak.
Examination was made Of the mos
quito and il was found TO be respon-
sibie for The alarming spread Of the
disease.
Honolulu is a good breading-place
FOR the mosquito. Frequent rains
help this. The scientists say that the
best time to attack the mosquito is
in the larval stage. The insects breed
not only in the rice and taro fields,
but in tin cans. old barrels half filed
with water and in fact almost any
place where water has collected,
Every household. they say, breeds its
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 in
use in many places in the states is
recommended as one Of the best
plans. but the breeding-p place Of the
mosquito must first be found. Where
oil Injuries growing vegetables, as in
rice and taro felds 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 a few months the mos
quito evil win be a thing of the past
in Hawaii.