The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
HOW TO PREVENT MALARIA
No Mosquitoes, No Malaria

vent mosquitoes from pltlnS the pa
tent and transmitting the infection to
well persons.
1t is important, too, that well per-
sons should adopt means to prevent
mountaineering and to prevent be-
ing bitten by mosquitoes.
information About Screening.
The Meeting used should have
meshes fine enough to prevent the
passage of mosquitoes Cat least 1913
meshes to the inch).
1t is important to scheen the win
dows and doors of the house. 1t is
doubly important to screen the beds
of fever patients.
Mosquitoes can bite through mos
quito nets when any part of the pa
TENTS body is in contact with the
netting.
Frequent examinations should be
made to see that there are no torn
places in the netting or that no mos
quitoes have found Judgment inside.
The netting should be we'll tucked
in to keep mosquitoes from entering.
If mosquitoes are found within the
netting they should be killed inside
and not merely driven or shaken out
Means of destroying Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes breed only in water
which they breed. They do not often
fly long distance.
Mosquitoes breed only in water
usually in artificial collections of
fresh water.
The young mosquitoes or wigglers,
live in water at least seven to twelve
days.
Although the wigglers live in water
they must come frequently to the sur
face to breathe.
Coal oil on the surface of the water
prevents the wigglers from breathing.
Destroy the breeding-places and you
will destroy the mosquitoes.
Empty the water from all the tubs,
every forty-eight hours.
Fill or drain all pools, bitches, un-
filed postholes and the like.
Change regularly every day all wa
ter needed in chicken coops, kennels,
elc.
Treat with coal oil all standing wa
ter which cannot be screened or
drained ION ounce of oil will cover Is
square feet of surface). The oil does
not affect the water for use if the wa
ter is drawn from below.
Where oil is applied to standing
water it must be distributed evenly
over the surface
Put wire netting over cisterns,
wells and tanks of water in everyday
use.
Places in which it is undesirable to
put oil, such as watering-troughs for
stock, fountains, ETC., can be kept free
from wigglers by putting in goldfish
or minnows
Clean well all weeds, grass, and
bushes about bitches, ponds, and
other possible breeding-places, since
these afford hiding place for the
mosquitoes.
Clear up vacant lots and back yards
of all cans, tins, bottles, and rubbish
First, do away with or treat, all
places where mosquitoes are known
to breed, and then begin to work on
places where they might breed
Inspect and treat with coal oil, gut
tiers, culverts, bitches. manh>les,
catching basins, etc., along the road
side. Manhole covers should be
screened.
Houses can be cleared or mosqui-
toes by burning one pound of insect
powder or two pounds of sulphur to
1000 cubic feet of space. The mos
quitoes will fall to the floor and
should be collected and burned. Il is
preferable, however, to search out and
kill mosquitoes in the early morning
when they will be found hiding in the
dark corners of the house.
Success in mosquito destruction de-
ponds upon the cooperation of the
members of the entire community.
While the infection of malaria is
carried by single species Of mos
quito (the Anopheles), to insure it's
destruction it is necessary to destroy
all mosquitoes.
In those places where malaria pre-
walls both individuals and communi-
ties have an effective method of pro-
tecting themselves as indicated above.
Use the mosquito bar over all cases Of