Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-09

do and only copper wire will stand |
the climate there. Consequently a
fine meshed copper screening is used. |
II any Anophelines escape the 1arva- |
eide and succeed in gaining entrance |
to a habitation, the mosQuito-killers
are summoned and seldom fail to get
them. Nine days must elapse after a
mosquito has bitten a malarious per-
son before it becomes infectious. and
this gives the mosquito brigade plenty
of time to kill the insects while they
are asleep on the walls. The isola-
ton of infected persons in the hos
pitfalls helps a lot, for of course the
mosquito cannot carry malaria until
it has bitten a malarious person.
Rats, that carry the bubonic plague.
and flies, that transmit various other
diseases, have received adequate at
tention from the sanitary depart
ment and dumb brutes are not neg
lected. AS an instance of the latter
fact, every horse and mule in the
zone must be placed at night in one
of a series of corrals established by
the department and there it is fed
and cared for, the owner paying
reasonable. fixed charge for the serv-
ice. These animals, if left out, often
are attacked by a disease that is in
fictitious and may be transmitted to
human beings. Besides that, the ma
tive cannot be persuaded to keep his
stable in sanitary condition.
Many other sanitary regulations
are imposed on the people of the
isthmus. All garbage must be de-
posted in receptacles to be collected
by the departments wagons and
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may not be kept within certain dis
! lance of any dwelling. Rain water
may not be gathered and kept in
| open receptacles. That last rule is
not easy to enforce, for the Panaman-
| ian prefers rain water for drinking
purposes But all these are for the
| general good, and the United States
has the treaty right to attend to the
| sanitation of Panama and Colon as
1 well as of the zone.
| In addition to the two great hos
| pitfalls at Ancon and Colon, the depart
| ment of sanitation maintains a dis
| pensary with physician and nurse at
| every town along the route of the
\ canal and at Porto Be1lo, where the
| commission has a big stone quarry.
| The larger hospital on Ancon hill.
| close to Panama, in the spring of the
year had about 900 patients Its
| wards and the residences of the
| physicians and nurses are scattered
picturesquely though rather incon-
veniently on the east and north
slopes of the beautiful hill, and the
| grounds are filled with magnificent
trees and lovely Towering vines and
| bushes. A little further around the
hill is the hospital for the insane,
and it, too, is we'll filed, for the ia
maican and Barbadian negroes go
crazy at the slightest provocation.
In Colon, stretching along the sea-
shore in the only pretty part of that
fat city, is the other hospital smaller
but no less efficient and well manned
than that at Ancon. Its grounds are
| swept continually by the refreshing
winds from the Atlantic and many of
its wards are built out over the wa
ter. Both hospitals are served by
corps of physicians and surgeons,
mostly rather young. but able, ambi-
tious and studious-
One mighty good thing the French
company did was to establish a sani-
tarium on Taboga island. and the
Americans, recognizing it's value,
promptly reopened it for the benefit
remain on the pretty island for two
weeks, paying 81 day for room.
board and medical attention.
Taboga lies twelve miles due south
! of Panama and is as attractive a trop-
zeal isle as one will often see- It's
curving white beaches in little bays
are ideal bathing places; its lofty
hills, clad with dense vegetation af-
ford occupation for the climber, and
the small fishing village of Taboga is
ancient and not undressing Cor
geous birds and flowers and luscious
fruits are everywhere. Nothing more
perfectly beautiful can be imagined
than an evening on the grassy slopes
of the sanitarium grounds A myriad
stars glitter overhead, the Southern
Cross and Campus swinging above
the southern horizon In the forest
night birds sing and variety of tree
locust sends forth a clear musical
note that can be heard a mile In the
little public square of the village the
native women and children are laugh
ing and singing as the men set forth
on all-night fishing trips. And of to
the north, this side of the glow of
Panama, wink the light bucys of the
canals sea channel
If in later years TaDoga does not
become a favorite winter resort for
wealthy Americans. shall miss my
guess.