The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-03

campaign Is the careful screening oi buildings occupied by human beings. Ordinary mosquito netting would not do and only copper wire will stand the climate there. Consequently Q fine meshed copper screening is used. If any Anophelfnes escape the larva- eide and succeed in gaining entrance to a habitation, the mosquito-kilIers are summoned and seldom fail to get them. Nine days must elapse after . mosquito has bitten a ma.ariOus 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- tion of infected persons in the hos pitfalls helps 8 lot. for of course the mosquito cannot carry malaria until 1t has bitten 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 1t is fed and .cared for. the owner paying al reasonable fixed charge for the serv- ! ice. These animals, if left out. often are attacked by 2 disease that is in-
 fsctious and may be transmitted to
 human. beings. 2 Besides that. the nar l tfvs. cannot be persuaded to keep his stable In sanitary condition.
 Many other sanitary regulations
 are imposed on the people of the isthmns. All garbage must be de posted in receptacles to be collected | by the departments wagons and ] burned in it's crematories- Chickens
 may not be kept within 9 certain dts
 tance of any dwelling. Rain water
 may not be gathered and kept inl
 open receptacles. That. last rule Ia
 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 we'll as of the zone.
 In addition to the two great hos. pitals at Ancon and Colon, the depart. ment of sanitation maintains dis. pensary with physician and nurse at | every town along the route of the canal and at Porto Bello, where the commission has big stone quarry. | The larger hospital, on Ancon hill.
 close to Panama. in the spring of the | year had about 300 patients. It's I wards and the residences of thu
 physicians and nurses are scattered l picturesquely though rather incon.
 yenientiy 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
 hin :. Is the hospital for the insane | and it, too, Is we'll filled, for the Ja-
 maican and Barbadian negroes go
 crazy at the slightest provocation. In Colon. stretching along the sea
 shore in the only pretty part of that | fiat city, is the other hospital, smaller but no less efficient and we'll manned
 than that at Ancon. It's grounds are swept continually by the refreshing
 winds from the Atlantic and many of | it's 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 8 sani- tarium on Taboga island, and the Americans, recognizing its value promptly reopened 1t for the benefit of white convalescents. These may remain on the pretty island for two
 weeks, paying g day for room. board and medical attention.
 Taboga lies twelve miles due south of Panama and Is as attractive a trop- ical isle as one wills often see. Its
 curving white beaches In little bays
 are ideal bathing places; it's lofty hills, clad with dense vegetation, af
 ford occupation for the climber, and the small fishing village of Taboga Is
 ancient and not uninteresting. 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 Canopus swinging above
 the southern horizon. In the forest night birds sing and variety of tree
 locust sends forth 8 clear, musical note that can be heard a mile. In the little public square of the village ths native women and children are laugh. ing and singing as the men set forth on allnight fishing trips. And of to the north, this side of the glow of Panama, wink the light buoys of the canals sea channel.
 If in later years Taboga does not become a favorite winter resort for