The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Now the Lady Mosquitoes Awake

! out. one. th.s. wltcry nymphs get
to going it is less than a fortnight when
20" new mosquitoes are growing where
one grew before. within two or three
months. usually by August or Septcm-
Der. the demons with triple baded
! pitchf"rkS begin their assault upon your
anatomy and your parts of speech.
Meanwhile II is all your own fault.
II You had gYnned around in March and
April and sailed into that single. soil
Iary. lone female mosquito you would
not have been exposed to danger of
dengue. malaria or yellow fever in thu
summer and fall Your horses would
have escaped danger of sickness and
30 Peeps sheep would be less likely to
have blue tongues
These ailments are all transferred
from person to person and from animal
to animal by the bites Of the Anopheles
mosquito. the Culex or house mosquito
and the Stegomyia mosquito.
Not only are these pests an annoy
ance from their bites and their stlngs
but they are a menace to life. destroyer
of health and efficiency and a source
If disintegration Of civilization Roman
civilization might never have sue
'umh"d to the Goths and Vandals, or
even t. internal dissensions, had not
the energies and Vitality Of the p,opl,
been Slapped and eaten up by mosquito
malad!es. such as malaria The eradi-
cation az vicious mosquitoes from the
Roman campdgna will mean the reha-
Utilization of Italian health and power.
IL therefore behuoNcs the alert house
wife to take time 10y the forclnck and
Xiii mosquitoes early. In March. April
ana May the death Of ON" mosquito
may prevent the development Of mill
, lions in September.
Make, therefore, no invidlous di~tlnc-
tinus. hut auuih,latc all mosquitoes WIN
ter spring, summer ana fail. Search
among tn" Woudrn CrcVlCcs of the
kitchen. p,g among the rafters in the
cellar. lnv"StIeat" the garrett and the
attic I.n"k high Look low
Then screen III" windows and doors:
put nets about the beds Allow no gull
lies, cutters or standing water any
where. Mosquitoes cannot breed or lay
their eggs except in water or mud pud
dies, Their babies must swim about in
bGhtI w escape tntI enemies ana death.
Vases, tins. cups, tubs, rainspnuts
outhouses, buckets. rain barrels and
pools all invt" the lone lady mosquito
left alive from last fall To- deposit her
raft of eggs in their inviting water
If th"s" ar" lacking, she pines away
or flies to other clmes for conquest
Weeds and bushes and trees near pud-
dies, pools. bitches and ponds should
he kept clear. Parafiin, crude oil or
other kinds Of petroleum must be used
to spray tn" collections of water that
cannot be- drained away.
Finally keep your house well aired.
breezy and light in the daytime and
dark at night Mosquitoes seek dark
ness by day-a hand searChlght will
rout them ont of dark plac"s-and light
| AT night.
Pyrethrum powder Will stun them IL
| burned in a room. The dulled insects
| must then hc swept out before they
| revive. The pain of mosquito bites Is
| quickly alloviated by the application Of
an alkal soap. ammonia, bicarhonate
| of soda or calamlne lotion.
Nothing. however will keep the mi
crobes Of disease out Of your blood after
YOU are bitten. Large doses Of QUINN.
Will prevent malaria but not any OF
the other malades.