The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-17

Attack breeding Places.
"In order 20. prevent tho multiplied
ton Of mosquitocs Il a. necessary a
attack them In their breeding places
AZ kao been noted, these are usual,
small collections OF clean, quiet wa
ter, usually Ia an artificial containcr
Tanks, fountains, cisterns, flower pots
tin cans and bottles are all used fol
this purpose as are also the natural
cups formed by the conveyance OF the
leaves in certain species Of the banana
family
Doctor Blue explained that as the
mosquito is such a small one IL 10 neces.
sary to screen cisterns and tanks with
a mesh not less than sixteen to the
inch, yet he had recently seen such a
screen of eight to the inch: ALMOST
large enough for a coekroach,p he
added.
He also went into detail as to the
control of and care of the yellow fever
patient, primarily to prevent the spread
of the disease, which is not contagious
in itself. Isolation from any possible
contact with calopus mosquito is the
main thing. In conclusion Doctor Blue
said:
g Exodus from infected towns may be
permitted to immunes and persons who
have not been living in infected quar-
ters. Commerce with the infected
town need not be stopped
Fever Mosquito is Here.
Following his talk on the subject of
his address Doctor Blue suddenly turn.
ed to the room full Of citizens and
made further and particularly per.
tinent statement:
g A statement has been made in the
press that no yellow fever mosquito
is found in Honolulu. i. o. Howard
and others state that there is the vel.
low fever mosquito in Honolulu and
/ viii take Mr. Towards word for it,
as he is known all over the world for
the work he has done.'
ooctor Currie is Emphatic,
Doctor Donald H. CurrIe made what
is probably his last public address in
Honolulu before sailing for his new
post on the Coast. He gave most
interesting account of just how it was
finally proved that the Stegomyia Gallo
pus was discovered to be the yellow
fever carrier in Cuba, where Doctor
Reed experimental with groups of sol
diers.
In conclusion Doctor Currle made
the following emphatic assertion:
IA board of health is public safe
guard. have heard your board criti-
cized, but / want to say that you have
as good department of health here
as anywhere on earth. All that is need
ed is the support Of you men, of the
merchants of this city. If the mer-
chants and the press Of this city saw
to it that the board had this support
there would be no need of these sudden
clean-ups."
Army Methods.
Colonel Ebert was greeted with APP
plause when he was introduced. He is
a rather slim, but well set up man, a
grizzled warrior Of many climes, full
of vivacity and energy, with the eyes
of a young man and the beard of an
old one, the fire and energy of an
enthusiast with the experience and
knowledge of years of personal fight
with disease in behalf, primarily, of
the men of the United States Army
committed TO his care.
The colonel prefaced his remarks with
the assertion that he had nothing to do
with the sanitary work at Panama, but
in other sections of the tropics and the
south, but especially in the Philippines
he had met the enemy in countless num-
bers.
He asserted that from the army
in case Honolulu became an
infected point, he would advise all
Transports to give this city vide
berth.
No Frost TO Help.
1T is absolutely up to you to de-
stroy the mosquitoes here, because you
do not have frost, as in New Orleans,
and it only needs one or two cases q,
keep you fully infected
lie spoke of the transport Thomas
coming into port here with 700 young
men on board and explained the danger
if any were bitten here of caaryino the
disease to the Philippines, where, he
SAID, the Stegomyia calopus was plenti-
ful. From thence it would spread to
Asia. Under such circumstances Homo
lulu could mot be port of call.
AS to the local army men he stated
that assuming there is yellow fever
here and it is not absolutely eTadicated, |
the men Of the army would be isolated |
at SchOfeld Barracks, or taken away /
in time of peace.
More than once Colonel Ebert en-
phasized the danger of banana plants. /
If the Stegomyia ealopus can t find |
nice cistern, broken bottle or tin can.
after these dangers are eFadieated. 1t I
will be forced to 60 to the banana, for
= she has no other breeding place but
the banana she viii 90 there,p he as /
serted.
Where Pests wm Breed.
Colonel Ebert told Of the fight waesa |
against mosquitoes In tho Philippines
On the military camps and Row they
destroyed the bananas. Continuing he
10 show what mosquitoes win do
N hndlng breeding place l win cite
gou what we discovered IN the canton
neAt of the First and Second Infantry.
some Of the quarters were built Of
bamboo. The mosquitoes we're thick
ind after eTadleaiing what We thought
ssa every possible hTeedsag place, thay