The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-10-02
OH, JOY! HEARKEN!
DAYS OF THE MOSQUITO
ARE NUMBERED.
You'll Hardly Feel EN- Next Summer.
Newark Family Nearly Wiped Out and
Recent Pests Were Tourists

When you see mosquito, soak him, -
is the slogan of Professor John D. Smith,
State' entomologist. and the Board of
Health has issued a warning to keep eel
lar doors closed and bar the little pests.
If you find them (mosqultoes), throw them
out in the cold world, turn deaf ear to
their peadings for mercy. For on you
depends whether the city will be free of
the pests next summer.
The Anti-Mosquito Club gives the fol-
lowing as a good plan of getting rid Of the
unwelcome boarders: Take a shotgun
loaded with chilled duck shot, creep softly
behind the mosquito, whistle so as to at
tract the games attention and then fire
both barrels into the forehead, directly
over the eyes. This shot is most effective
in African elephants and Jersey NOS
quitoes"
IF the people will only aid us, the Jer-
sey mosquito will, as far as Newark is
concerned. be a reality only to the fellows
who write alleged funny stun in the news
papers," said John w. Dobbins. chairman
of the Board OF Health committee on mos
quito determination, today. He discussed
the matter at length after the regular
meeting of the board. at which he report
ed satisfactory results.
Professor Smith has congratulated The
rection of putting all the annoying singers
out Of business.
THE Mayor has also congra tulnted US,
said Chairman Dobbins last night. He
SAYS that he hasn't been bitten this year.
HE must be immune laughingly re-
marked another member Of the board,
II am confident that the evil win be
much less next summer than ii was dur
ing the summer passed. said Chairman
Dobbins I'VE have practically succeeded
in doing away with the Newark brand.
The marshes have been drained, so that
no more of the kind that come from there
survive. Steps have been taken to pre-
vent the incubation and distribution OF the
fresh water variety that thrived in the
city proper. Practically all the mosquitoes
that have troubled us since the warm
weather began were visitors from sur
rounding towns. Nearby municipalities, OF
some Of them. have not done much TO-
ward preventing them originating therein
They are born and developed In these
places. and are then blown into Newark
by the wind. They haven't the strength
to- fly in of their own accord. After they
get here they are again blown out In an
other direction when the course OF the
wind changes.
What the people want to do to hell
us out is to leave no places for the insects
i to find refuge and breed during the win
| ter. The alternating kind love cellars
and therefore cellars should be kept closed
| Anybody can get powder at the Offices o.
| the Health Department which, sprinklec
around will eradioete them
TT is amazing the Ignorance some people
show concerning mosquitoes" continue,
the chairman. who for several years ha
given the subject careful study. "A few
days ago aman pretended that they bret
in the PassAic River. He offered as proc
the claim that he had seen shoals OF then
in the Yukon River in Alaska. He sal'
that he had known steamboats, TO o
stopped In their course by the insects clog
gng the stream.
But" said the chairman, they can
not breed anywhere except in standing o
I stagnant water"