The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-14
NQu|T0Es MUST
60 IS O|C|s|0N.
f.xrERT rs HERE 10 CONSULT
WITH CITY HEALTH BOARD
REGARDING CAMPAIGN.


Al 8 meeting Of tie city board
81 health this morning Mr. J. Le-
Prince. engineer connected with the
United States Health service. dis
crssed the matter OF conducting q
mesquite campaign. and urged
prompt and efficient work II the
citizenship would eradicate shs mes
quito pest during the eoInins sum.
nssr. Mr.. IePrince. who ny the
say IS known far and vide as 4
mosquito expert, suggested hat the
city be divided insa iis:tssss and
captains and lieutenanfs be appoint
ed to look carefully after each ats
frict to make sure thai ell niosuHi-
To breeding places are removed 5s-
fore the first big crop IS nafchea
off He said the season had nd
ynnced so far that some few raos-
auitoes would be present in the city.
despite ths most concerted effort
but that Il vas possible to practi-
calIy do away with the mosquito By
cooperation in the work
Mr.. Leprince proposed that q
Il rec OF men be psis to work ditch
ing and oiling certain waterways.
and that in addition to this the neo-
pie be urged to act together in dis
tsrbIng the breeding places. He
liked the idea OF organizing after
military form with captains and
lleutenants 10 see that the work
gees on.
The reason he gave for the pres
ence Of mosquitoes nov Is that they
i've through the coolest weather and
Start TO work early in the spring
He explained how up about Erie
tsey have been known 10 pass safely
through zero weather. When found
III their ALTERNATING state the mos
alsifo Is flat against some Wooden
substance apparently lifeiess. but
taken into warm room and 1t will
be up and sucking the blood from
YOU III an hour Perhaps there are
millions against your screens now
Mosquitoes, like men and animals,
vary In size and the smaller ones
carry disease germs just as readily
rs the larger ones. The small ones
set through the 12-mesh screens.
Lost houses have the I2-mesh
screen and those who have the finer
meshes probably have door that is
l2-naesh. This may be cured large
Iy By a. coat of paint which pre-
serves the screen and makes the
meshes smaller and keeps out the
mosquitoes.
In screening the house one should
remember that it is just as essen
tlEl to stop all holes around the
doors aud windows Just he same as
having small mesh, he
said. A mosquito by ma
ture lives on blood and it
fights for blood Just the same as
n y one would fight for existence.
People sometimes make mistake
hy screening their homes with the
exception Of q chimney and then
wonder how mosquitoes get into
The room.
One thing should be remembered
end that is that as soon as you
saaE off the mosquito from blood
diets il viii disappear The one
,hing to consider Is the control Of
the breeding places. The season IS
a little late this year. which Is In
your favor.
There II one thing that interests
business men aud THAI is that the
mosqui;oless town is a VERY attrac-
tive place. am wonderfully im-
pressed WITH Wfaxahachie and how
much more attractive ii would be
10 nle To know that il vas tree
from the mosquitoes. The success
OF your undertaking depends upon
he system you put into it, Ii
tskes persistent work. Tie mos
quito viii tight for lis existence
and is eyerlastingly on the JOB.
IT. a trained enemy aud you are
fighting With only partially train