Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-26
STUNG? THEN REJOICE;
COLD SNAP ABATES
MOSQUITO NUISANCE
Pests Driven From Front Yard
Trenches by Chilly Blasts.
Porchers Venture
Forth
APPROPRIATION NEEDED

Take heart, oh ye afflicted Philadei-
phiansi All things come 20 an end, be
they good or bad, and Jersey nightin-
gales" coming under the latter classi-
ncatlon, are no exception to the rule.
Mosquitoes do not like cold weather.
II makes them shiver so that they can't
steady their singing apparatus down to
good accurate working basis. Mrs.
Quito. contemplating a hearty meal OF
blood With which to make three or four
hundred eggs, picks out a nice tender
spot on some unsuspecung persons
anatomy, she takes aim then stabs. But,
alas, owing to the shivers engendered
by the chill breeze, she misses the tar
get. hits a callous spot and breaks her
proboscis No blood no eggs, no 800
baby mosquitoesl
In short, the pest is rapidly dying out,
for the life of a mosquito is at best a
short one, and there is little probability
that many more thousands will be
Matched this year to feast on residents
of this city.
INSECTS DYING.
II is also said that many of the mature
insects are dying from consumption and
other deadly maladies brought on by the
the cooler weather. Be that as II may,
reports from all sections of the city show
that the nuisance Is being abated, and
certain people who have spent the sum-
mer evenings indoors are now venturing
forth to occupy hitherto unmolested
porch furniture.
In the meantime everyone is asking.
What about next year," 1t is uni
versally admitted that this summer has
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pointed out that next year may also be
an unusual year for mosquito breeding,
and for this reason every effort must be
expended to see that the Division of Sani-
tation is provided the $4,000 said to be
necessary annually to eliminate the pest.
Such an determination, 1t is said would
be boon to holders of real estate
throughout the city.
Real estate dealers are united in assert
ing that West and South Philadelphia
have received undue notice on account of
the mosquito proposition. They say that
all sections of the city have suffered
equally. and that Logan, Germantown
and other districts too numerous to men
tion have been patronized by the pests
in fully as great numbers as elsewhere.
ALL SECTIONS SUFFER.
In speaking of the matter, Thomas
| Shallcross, Jr., an official in the firm OF
william II. w. Quick & Bro, Inc, said:
Property values have absolutely not
| been affected in West Philadelphia by
the mosquitoes. All sections of the city
have suffered this summer, but this
neighborhood has been no worse Off than
any other. OF course 1 and every one
else would be glad to see the mosquitoes
exterminated but 1t is not right to con-
vey the impression that West Philadel-
phia is responsible for the pests or is
afflicted with them more than other
sections"
The same opinion was voiced by Nor
| man S. Sherwood, a real estate dealer
with offices In the Stock Exchange Build
| ing.
"A few fanatics in any neighborhood. "
| he said, "can raise such a commotion
about a matter that one might be readily
led to believe that the particular Sec
tion in which they live is rendered unin-
habitable, while other neighborhoods are
| free from the nuisance.
ANY one who lives in West Phila-
| delphia and who has been in other parts
| of the city this summer knows that con-
| ditions have been no worse there than
anywhere else. AS matter of fact, the
mosquitoes have not been half as bad
| in West Philadelphia as in a good many
other sections of the city"