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CONTROL OF MALARIA
During the week of August
26 to Sept. 1 the Boy Scouts of
Georgia are to put on an “Edu¬
cational Mosquito Week” in co¬
operation with the State Board
of Health. Both this week and
the mosquito are of such great
importance to us in this state
that I am going *to devote this
entire letter to a brief discussion
of the m#squito and how it is
affecting our growth and devel¬
opment. 1922 there
During the year
were 584 deaths reported from
malaria. This represented, at a
very minimum figure, an eco¬
nomic loss of over $1,500,000 in
that year. If your community
suffers much from malaria, you
can readily see that this disease
is not only retarding your city’s
growth and development, but
that it a greater public health
problem than any two or three
other diseases combined.
We know today that malaria
is caused only by the bite of a
certain type of mosquito. You do
not contract this disease by bad
drinking water, by eating any
kind of food, or by breathing in
filthy odors. Associated with this
disease is another, dengue fever,
which was so prevalent in cer¬
tain sections of our state
the fall of 1922. This disease is
also caused only by the bite of
a certain type of mosquito, which
mosquito differs in many res¬
pects from the type that causes
" will
The length of this letter
not permit a discussion of the
past history of the mosquito
before and after it was proven
without doubt that the mosqui¬
to transmited certain diseases.
You are familiar with the work
carried on when the Panama Ca¬
nal was constructed by the U. S.
Government. If it had not been
known that the mosquito was
the only agent in transmitting
malaria and yellow fever, and if
methods of control of the mos¬
quito had not been known, th<tn
this project would have been a
failure. Again, the knowledge of
the mosquito at the time of the
last great war prevented thous¬
ands of our boys from being vic¬
tims of diseases transmitted by
the mosquito. mosquito
We know that the
in its development goes through
four stages, three of which are
spent in water. The mosquito
•which is of the greatest import¬
ance in disease transmission lay
their eggs in water. In about
two days these eggs develop into
larvae or “wigglers”, then is
about seven or eight days these
into pupae or “tumblers”, then
in about two days the casing of
the pupa or tumbler breaks open
and the adult mosquito emerges of
ready to fly away in search its
blood meal. Therefore, we must
have standing water for not less
than 12 to 14 days for -ertain
types of mosquitoes to dev dop.
All other types of mosquitoes
must have water for a sh ■„ or
or longer period to develop.
Mosquitoes never breed in tall
gi’ass or shrubbery if water is
not present. They, however, hide
in these places during the day
because it is damp and cool. The
female mosquito is the only mos¬
quito that bites. The male mos¬
quito feeds on fruit juices and
other related material. The fe¬
male mosquito must have its
blood meal before it can again
lays eggs. malaria
How can we prevent Either by
and dengue fever?
controlling the mosquito and
eradicating it, or by keeping the
well person where he will not be
bitten by the mosquito. We can
also keep the mosquito away
from the person sick with a dis¬
ease transmitted by the mosqui¬
to, or from a person, although
appearing perfectly well, who
may be carrying the germs of
malaria around in his system.
To control the mosquito we
must destroy its breeding places
or in other words destroy or
treat by some method all stand¬
ing water within a certain ra¬
dius of any community or rural
home. The malarial mosquito
lavs its eggs in ponds, swamps,
•slowly running streams; the
dengue fever mosquito lays its
eggs in artificial containers near
houses, such as pails, tubs, bot¬
tles, tin cans, and any other con¬
tainer that holds water for a
period of 12 to 14 days. Mosqui¬
toes also breed in gutters that
hold water, in septic tanks, or
in any other such container.
To protect the well person
from the mosquito, we must
properly screen our houses. The
doors must be screened with
wire properly built so that they
will not sag nor warp; windows
should be entirely screened from
top to bottom; fire places should
be screened during the
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months, also any other openings
whereby mosquitoes can get into
the house. No screening should
be used which has openings any
greater than 16 to the inch. This
is called 16 mesh screen. Most
stores sell 12 mesh screening.
This size screen is not any use
or value whatever, and you only
waste your money by purchasing
the same.
In areas such as ponds, which
cannot be ditched, a certain type
of fish can be used. These are
seen in many of the waters of
the state. They are the small top
minnow's seen swimming about
among grass and weeds, hunting
for the wigglers. The protection
of these fish should be encour¬
aged, as without them malaria
and mosquitoes would be very
much more prevalent.
In ditches and small wet areas
oil can be used. The oil mostly
used is a mixture of crude oil
and kerosene in about equal
parts. This oil forms a film over
the w r ater which kills the mos¬
quito in its water stages.
Mosquito work can only be
properly done under expert su¬
pervision. If malaria or dengue
fever are of any importance in
your community, you should con¬
sider very seriously doing mos¬
quito eradication work. The
State Board of Health has ex¬
pert mosquito personnel, and we
are only too glad at any time to
help Do' vou with your problem.
not forget that the week
starting August 26 is “Boy
Scout Mosquito Week”, and your
co-operation with the Boy Scouts
will be greatly appreciated. Talk
mosquitoes that week, and con¬
sider their importance.
Yours very truly,
H. C. Woodfall, Director.
Sanitary Engineering Divisioa
RUNNING A PAPER
Jim Jones he was an editor—that is
what he tried to be;
He bought himself a printing press
and started in to see
JuSt what there was in editia,’ but
when he’d canvassed round
Some fifteen hundred editors in that
town he found—
They ail knew more about it than he
could hope to know,
They told, “You must run her, Jones
and run her so and *o,
Be sufie to boom the Baptists— they’re
sure to help you out,
And give the good old Methodists a
good salvation shout.
Give every man a notice—be sure to
make it known
Whenever Major Jinks is seen peram¬
bulatin’ town.
Put in a few free locals lor all the
stores and give
Away free subscriptions if you wish
your sheet to live.”
Well, Jones, he <*d just what they said,
for fear they’d make a row.
But the more he tried to please ’em all.
the more they told him how,
Until at last he took his book and laid
it on the shelf.
Thee ran the paper in the ground and
followed it himself.
The minister was speaking to
the small daughter of the hov.se:
“You say your sister Helen is
eldest. And who comes
her?”
‘•‘Oh, a diffei'ent fellow most
every night.”
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WHAT WILL YOUR BOYS
AND GIRLS MAKE OF
THEMSELVES
“Are you going to college?”
This question was recently
asked a young man who had
just completed his high school
course with a good record, and
who is prepared to enter either
his state university or his state
college of agriculture with full
credits for the freshman class.
Without a moment’s hesitation
he replied, “No sir! I’m going to
work. It takes lots of money for
a fellow to get on these days. I
can’t afford to spend four years
in college.” do?” he
“What work will you
was asked.
“I don’t know. You see, I’m
looking for a job now.”
“What kind of a job are you
looking for?”
He had beoome more serious,
but was not prepared for the
next question. anything I if
“Why, can get,
it pays enough.”
“What can you do? What ex¬
perience have you had?”
Further questions brought out
the fact that this boy’s parents
had not asked or encouraged
him to prepare for any definite
life wo«?k, and that only in the
most vague way did he himself
have any predilection or leaning
toward any specific occupation,
vocation, business or profession.
His one ambition is to get a job.
Without an engine, sail, rudder
or compass, he is chafing to em¬
bark upon the sea of life with
no chart and no chosen port.
And so it is with thousands of
young men aad women from one
end to the other of our south¬
land. Their greatest life problem
if they but knew r it, is to find
themselves, to have a definite
purpose in life, and to prepare
for its attainment. When boys
and girls can be brought to the
•point of seriously considering
their future and decide upon a
definite life work, they are pre¬
paring t© solve their greatest
problem, that of deciding what
they will make of themselves.
-The Progressive Farmer.
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Wishes are all very well, but they
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much as you like, It is a good sign,
but, oh, don’t put your wishbone in
the prace where your backbone ought
to be.—Exchange.
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Local KcjjrcActitative, P. H. Gibson,
27 Arcade Bldg., Atlanta. Georgia. 1 1
DO I WANT MY SON TO
BE A FARMER?
Tilling the soil is not all of it.
I want my son to be a far¬
Answer—yes, very much.
Here are some of my reasons:
I think there is no other life
in which home ties are so close¬
ly and inseparably bound, no
other place is there so much op
portunity for clean, wholesome
pleasure, no other place such
privileges for health and He t ’en
The farm family works to
gether under the same con
tions; ——, is ------ interested —- in the same
general line of work thougn , , each ,
may have his own special hobby
and shares together the forte re
and misfortunes of the farm.
If I wish my boy to be a far¬
mer, I must help him to see the
beauty of nature, to love the
great open out-of-doors, to learn
the dignity of honest toil and of
bread earned by the sweat of his
brow.
He should have not only a
general education, but a special
course in agriculture, that
may be a farmer that
not to be ashamed”.
We should begin early by
ing our boys something for
own and let them have the
its thereof. All boys like to
money. Provide plenty of
ature, especially farm
and encourage the habit by
ing aloud, studying the
tisements together and
questions about pieces of
cial interest.
We must give the boy
time for rest and recreation,
make him a junior partner
the business. We must talk
the plans with him. and not
out of patience if his ideas
fer from ours; thresh it out,
see who is right; be
and not “boss”.
When our boys see the
as a place of health,
and profit, they will be glad to
farmers.—Mrs. Bula
in The Progressive Farmer.
If any father can’t or won’t
his personal share in the
education of his children,
least and the next best he can
is to back up his wife in
adequate heme equipment, so
that she may have time to do
duty and his too.—The
sive Farmer.
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News Office.
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HOW TO CARE FOR THE
GASOLINE ENGINE
The writer has operated gas
engines for about six years, and
knows that the engine is a very
simple piece of machinery. If
you will heed the following sim¬
ple points, a good engine will
give you continuous, satisfac
tory service for a number of
years,
l. Keep the engine igniter free
from carbon and all bearings
free from dust,
2. Keep all bearings well lu
bricated. ---------
3 . Keep gasoline tank full.
4 ,. Keep all bolts and taps tight
Summer
Vacationist!
i r
The season for summer vacations is here.
*
Where are you going to spend yours?
Do you prefer the mountains with their scenic grandeur,
babbling brooks and shady nooks, and affording all out
door amusements such as Hiking, Horseback Riding, Golf,
Tennis, Etc., with cool nights for rest and refreshment, or
would you rather go to the seashore with its Cool Breezes,
Bathing, Boating, Sailing and Fishing?
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but not too tight.
5. Keep a strong set f
not dead hand • ,,
ones, on
packed al ‘ Waterand “H
7. Be sure and keep tanker? pi enfv
water in the ,
Progressive Farmer. cooling ' k
“Whenever
You're angry
Pretend you’re a bird
And sing just a little but
Don’t say a word.”
Official statistics show tw
the garden gate is still ahead 4
the mistletoe. ;