Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-28
TIMELY ADVICE OF
THE HEALTH OFFICER
warning to Property Owners and
TousshOldsrs About Mosquitoes.
.,y ATTENTION TO SANITATION

,,,;toes- ne Te" NIr'N ~
s.oald Be Looked aftsr-Ripe Fruits
A., u.aIthy-MHk Easily Tainted.
n, Io,eph Y. Porter. State health
s., has issued an address 20 the
S.oo,s Of Florida, from which We quote
=. following prominent points:
The summer mOnths embrace . pc
Ia Of the year when, through atmos-
.A,ric changes and elevated temPera-
~, fermentation and putrofaction
...ur, rapidly aud 10 likely 70 produce
';.tpes Of many kinds. II should.
,1.r,iore, be the care Of all household
IN 10 keep their premises clean and
,l,,r Of any Preventative trash and
Nih,
Keep the premises clean insIde and
sut,ide the home ventilase the houfs
and let 10 sunlight end fresh airs battle
a,ily or bi.daily; persons who pesspire
freely should change under garments
frequently.
D,infect the water-elosets and air
clothes closets.
The refrigerator and pantry should
Be- kept sweet and clean, and prohibit
keeping fish, fruit and vegetables in
The same compartment. Milk easily
,b,Orbs odors and should be kept In
tightly closed rubber-gasket bottles or
dishes and on ice. Condensed milk 10
mier for bottle-ied babies.
Ripe fruits are healthy in summer
and but few disagree with old or young.
skun articles OF fruit, fab, meat or
vegetables which tax the digestive Or
game Don't overeat. Nature does not
require az strong diet In summer 40 in
vinter. Fruit and vegetables will keep
ihe bowel function In order without
pOrRation from many Of the nostrums
offered.
lite no longer q theory or fad" Of
some crank" doctors that certain
mosquitoes carry disease by acting a.
Intermediary hosts to the human be-
ing Mosquitoes Of the genus An
Opheles which means vagrant or
uorthless) do convey, when infected,
ihe mslsrial parasite TO the human.
his has been proven beyond any
shadow OF doubt, as has Also the fact |
that the Stegomyia genus OF mosquito |
conveys, when infeeted, the germ
perhaps parasite--of yellow fever; in
the same manner dengue IL thought |
TO be conveyed by the genus Fatigans,
and It has not, ~ yet, been determined
how many more OF these same kinds
and description of ievers may not. al
though now unknown, be conveyed TO
The human through the mosquito act
'hg a. means OF transmission.
These scientific facts should not be
poo pooed or ignored by the people.
hey are not only worthy Of thought,
bot 81 deliberate and careful needing.
a single female mosquito will lay a
'athc'ent number OF eggs In q water
b'che' n sn unused bedroom TO not
ohI OIL the house with her offspring,
w 'opply the neighboB within the
nai4' OF the square.
Standing water OF any kind, in the
JAZZ ~ house, in house plants. sAu-
y" ~ receptScles. whether fresh or
'''eSi'h will afford the female mos-
WHO 81 opportunity 90 propagate her
'p'e'r' Tor she must have water 20 lay
~ eye IN or upon. No water, no
-"F a''oe', may therefore be accepted
- Atom. BY looking after these
."as The mosquito pest will be con-
'.'s'ab'y lesssned, and particularly In
sal Portion Of the State where aFte-
= wells are plentiful and Fain water
' s0' required for portable purposes.
e''s'n' and tubs required 20 store
- water should be screened with Ie-
'1'''nsh wire gnuEs 90 prevent the
- mesquite from depositIsg eaGs.
: '"a'poonful OF kerosene oil 20
'''' feet Of water will LFsvens
'l'IE OF any uhisA might be In the
~ the oil viii kill the "wiggIs"
80 10 comes 10 the suFfass.
:, I'.sa"oh 10 mosquito prsvsstion
: .''''aetion win issssn and In time
1l''y rid seo@munIsy Of malsFial
,'-~'''n So, too. viii . klsdsrins
'''oes prevent ysIl0w fever
F'sAding. where the paEttcslaF
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