The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-01
vox PopULI.
MOSQUITOES AND SOME OF
THEIR BREEDING PLACE

n newspaper controversy viii ae-
complish the Desired result. everyone
s. Pensacola. iKh1 can vrite. ought 20
d. a. ard burden the rilllns news
paper wIth his idea - method for
exterminatina the m0xaglto.
No. let me reconsider. tet me rather
say FOR preventing the mosquito"
for this can be done. aid very mex
pensively too rnach more chespiy and
certainly than BY pouring, OH on water
which Il supposed 20 be q breeding
place. and whheh. No doubt. Is.
rs tie nrst place. we muss not Be
permitted "a direct our attention 20 =
point outside shs western boundary cf
the eltg. heeauiss. IL We look steadily At
the sun the receptive and peyceptiye
ability o. THE optic nerve becomes iin-
lted % bright spots ard fsils % con-
veg the impression % cnIsT o. the cen
tiers ia the brain and green, which
Is one 81 the fnozt hlahlv stimulating
enlors. bec0mea hard % define
For inslance. when we are diverted
e. the point giFer which the eity att
fhoritiea have no furisdi ,sion. We fail
20 observe yoane tagnu at the IN
fersection 81 nrainard street. and the
raiirnad ard The ante belium drain
which t. supposed 20 keep 81 dry and
which runs arroge several blocks a.
far south as fs.ftoa atreet-wldc cpcn.
Neither a. re comprehend sim
lar and probably more extensive
swamp n fhe space bepKsen Garden
Fntendcncia aud Alcanss streets and
Ninth avenue containing stagnant
water tne year through. scr The goose
pond ~ the intersection e. Church and
Conmendencia streets vias block east
II The city bail
AT ~ these places become more 81
/ less green. during The sufamer months
from An accumulation e scum. and
should Be visible 60 the naked eye bnl
. fer the diversion already Indicated.
There are many ether places
/ threuaheut the city where pools q
water remain several days after Z raif
AZ ~ tns southeast corner 81 Gaasden
street ard sixth avenue. Jackson and
Davis streets. and severed corners on
paisfox street south ~ Main. al lend.
INK their presence - weicome the Gas
and festive mosquito
II II not the purpose ~ the writes
% advise these IN authority as q ths
proper way 70 treat there conditions
but Il may be timely 60 suggest thai
I siling the low places Is the cheapesi
and most enectuai way ~ remedyins
the existing evil
There IL plenty ~ earth Throughout
the city 20 so a long way towards tn
filling For instance. on The west sid'
81 Alcaniz street. Boutl q Gar1ef
street II a pile n earth. about a foo
above the grade ~ the walk. betweei
the walk and the cGrb. witch might -
utilized ana ia removal would uncover
the other hair 0f tae walk for III
greater portion ~ the hiosN
Incidentally. that unsiHhtiy pile o
junk AZ the same corner saiwhs be dis
posed ~ and the iot eaeRiied up.
All over the city are sand road
whose grade IL shove tlsas - the walks
and which wash on - the walks witt
every rain
The lowering Of these Trades Nouii
furnish mere nliinE and lend 20 keel
the walks clean.
The beautiful white way is an right
and memorials and monuments ar
commemdahle under pF0psr conditions
but 4 occurs % the writer that al
these things would not be quite >
heterogeneous II they weFs surrounds
BY cleaner and more sanitary condl
tons
say cleanliness arst. and / ma.
have something 10 oner later On abou
bili-soards
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