The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-13
MN DsPATOH RICHMOND VA MONDAY Atot1sT s 1906

5RIC ffM()ND, M O1Ny N D a
acaiaint them With tliu ineaIy, ereby
core srssn Wf From e tho sfS s alsas
ofd Y 4! tsh9 g s not sn2kea
8taet,iace io s heaith. No disease thAt We
|5''miasi%5 arising Filth u from snch wat sr 1ts
ptesence possD, I.l sou .,ss'
tain t destro y nee 81 comfort neoont
OF tic fact TINT such collection d O. g
water furnish breeding place, TOR +. MOS e
qnitoes which us we no W. Know. i ~. NJ
person TO another, and this. Az Il fn Z, 1. as
gan Be dose IA since i n,posslbt 81; e
ao way W'ht, t ~ Ia eo1 o
as general moons Of rel'eI isH n, !. tn ~
Summer Z TO prevent tho breeding %
where d t,etyhborhood is 5lnfested with
far ID Richmond Is concerted, tina. the
breeding place Is close ut llnnd .sa.a e.
the varieties Of mosal toes 4, yrnat
although The the variety which breeds in
suit irriarsi,es does travel greater dis
@ tsnSs' kina hs 0;fGnp aee; WAY
Ne all Know, = any section Is lslch,n,o,22a
may become tested by teyo pes'st 10
pool 81 Water isEat hand the breeding
place may ID found to3be u rain barrel b
mn Old Gun 1n tho backyard, or hidden LEI
under the steps sag sgnnnt onaI liz
oi, tic I'M INST S,H.9 oaref, searching Ter
Would u reVeaI; but II mosquitoes are
ocni,ty da,a lnyI'ap y
origin of the MOSQUITO nuisance l' :. the
remedy tsR3evldent. 4. 4. y. q, 81, !, j.
built up, andFwth the streets ana z lie g:
well ~ graded 9nnd paved, an lnspecli1o9tn
Sof the premises ana doing aiW Si WIZ
all (. - y, ~ r,ei
ar such IS ingusc) with MOSQUITO notttih =,
will result In preventing my TURNER TURNER
!hntching out OF mosq uitoes. III, X 4, ~
diflioui IL 1' The adult female nosauito
Elays Ter eggs on the surface yof me l,t,
water, where lii q few days they haton
and become what are popularl;y Muow ~
j IL n,ogsSSito;. whlon ~ -
After "a few days moro 49, y -
the second or pupul stage ana *
the pu pae become adult
anS e ~ In IN IT the laval and pupa
stages \ must come to the surface tof the ],
water to brea the. und thin coas,as - y
kerosene oil on the water MAKES ~ III
possible for them to breathe. through y
and a SOON causes their death Inc . 81 !
can best ,befdstrbuted over smnll p .',I
~ means oe ordinary garden, sP ,n1 tsr
ling Crude kerosene - 4 s,Sn
4 - spreas1a more readiiya About one pint
[ Of oils is required for q pool twenty f ;.
lin diameter, larger POOLS s!lo 'ai = ps b.
absolutely necessary to see that the en-
tire surface OF the water Is ~ covered
snce the oil does not poison the yon u y,
mosautoes merely =, n be for them
to- to- brea the 81 Oil distributed In this way
acts very quickly OF course. Il such u g
pool Hills up again and the oil stiimth 4 r.
broken. other mosquitoes WI ~ ~
appIcationsS5o 81 I oil are made X At suf-f
sficientlys short intervals TO keep down .cHs,1
diferent,srop sve OF days While
the pool OF water remains - sut III = en-
to accomplish this. 553a J. &. !. s., q,
the tCrseofI ths santi,
nspectors s. ent1r Gena 4
thoroughly attend to this matter = but
little effort#on the part Of the citiz 2
Of different sections with ~ yer
expenditure $Ior4 on, Wouiu ,,I = = now
crops f.mos diiltoes. atnrally such 4 !. q
course would no d on = II ose
Ealrend ySha tche edo ou !:
IL d snelghborhood has already y become
done Is secure relief out Of doors, but
ythe Inosquitoes can, OF course. pc ss kept
out Of houses by proper screening; IN
order to rid room Of mosquitoe
Screens ars put III Ia. 4. the burning q
ethrunr, insect d powder serves s. fairly;
which 4 Is lighted q at S8 the top and the :l
room then closed This merely renders
the mosquitoes insensible for time;
stroyed before they recover.
& BY next 1 summertime Board Of Health
hopes to be able to deal with this Quos-s
ton in systematic manner, but for the
the q he
towards making life moro bearabe and
towards ilcssening he number Of cases
OF lnalarIal fever. Va siiis
4s So far as We lcno W. m rial rev -
the only diseascNof this 8, section Of. the
Typhoid fever Is conveyed IN an entirely
different manner nlmelH, .by actually
swallowing tho germs which have come
from another case OF the disease, " and
never by merely breathing gases or
matter, no matter how offensive ut may
be to the senses. Hence stagnant water.
near ones house is never to be rega rded3
as the cause Of typhoid FEVER. 88 8fs 5s5i
= ! ~ - b. g. LEVY, M,
Chief Health Officer
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