The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-24

been included. One could not ask for
more convincing proofs that a com
munity may rid itself of malaria on
terms which cannot be wisely rejected.
1t is not surprising that towns and
villages are making appropriations
faster than trained sanitarians can be
found to undertake the work of
malaria control
There are regions in which because
surface waters cannot be controlled,
the anti-mosquito programme cannot be
successfully carried out In such cases
another method of attack must be
adopted; the individuals who harbor
malaria germs in their blood must be
discovered and treated. In Sunflower
county, Miss, the Foundations In
ternational Health board, guided by
previous experiments in another coun-
ty in the same state, undertook a
demonstration which aimed at curing
the carriers" of malaria, in this way
giving the mosquito no opportunity to
receive the infeetive organism, and
therefore no opportunity to transmit
it to others. 1t is believed that a
malaria control of so per cent was Sc
cured in the rural area. For the
whole region of about 100 square miles,
with population of 1000 in the town
and 5000 on the plantations in the
country, a large. measure of control
was brought about at an initial per
capita cost of s1.0S The manager Of
one plantation which has a tenant
population of GOO, estimates that for
the past ten years the doctors bills
for malaria in this group have aver
aged 5000 per year, or IS per capita.
But, of course, doctors bills are the
least of the items in the total cost of
malaria to a community. These dem
onstrations have left no room for
doubt Malaria elimination is feasible,
scientifically and economically; it rep
resents a striking contribution to COM
munity progress and human happiness
Gen. William c.. Gorgas has been
attacking the "seed beds of yellow
fever" and with great success. On
his retirement from the office of sur
geon general of the United States
army, he became director of the yell
low fever work of the International
health board. Central America was
the scene of his first activities. A
yellow fever epidemic broke out in
Guatemala in June, 1918. 1t was most
menacing, but as might have been
expected, the epidemic was soon
brought under control.
The Rockefeller Foundation is do
ing great work and every year it re-
ceive5 the most cordial cooperation
of governments, and the medical pro-
fession and sanitarians.
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A highball is quoted at 81 so on Broad
way, and is hard to get at that No
wonder there is loud lamenting among
DIOdd"dy lldDilucS every lI1n6 lney re-
fleet that the Briton is calmly slipping
his brandy and soda in the privacy of his
club or entertaining a few choice spirits
in his favorite restaurant with the usual
refreshments.
A contemporary predicts that the next
transatlantic flight will be a humdrum
affair. We doubt very seriously if Jo-
sephus Daniels would consider it worth
while to send a message of congratula-
ton.
The statement that the resources of
$40 banks in Alabama are $1o7 699, els 80 is
enough to stagger the imagination of an
inpecunious citizen who pussyfoots into
a bank to borrow 500.
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The Scientific American says the male
mosquito does not bite We all remember
what Rudyard Kipling said about the fe-
male of the species
By convicting those lynchers at Bay
Minette, Alabama has convinced east
ern newspapers that she is more
civilized state than Luzon or Mindanao
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Admiral Won Reuter- who scuttled the
German navy, is regarded as a hero in
Germany. Outside of Germany he is re-
garded as a typical Teuton.
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In other days a movement to annex
northwest Florida to Alabama might have
been regarded as shrewd plan to take
in some wet territory.
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The landlord who blithely boosts rents,
knowing his hapless tenant has nowhere
else to go, is playing game in which
he can't lose.
Being the press agent for a multimil-
lionaire has it's disadvantages, particu-
larly when the multimillionaire begins
to suspect he hired the wrong man.
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If the Prince of Wales fails to visit
Newport the social fabric Of America
will be rent in twain.