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Miracle Insecticide ? DDT Not a Panacea Hew Deadly Bug Killer Has Effective Use But It Also Has Its Limitations and Danger When Improperly Used. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a guest column written by Win field J, Dry den, WNV Staff Correspondent, and was not prepared by Baulthage, whose column generally appears in this space each week.) DDT, much publicized Insecticide, saved thousands ot lives of our fighting men and civilians In countries where onr operations were extended, but It Is not the panacea that we would like to believe The Irony of the story Is that It was discovered nearly seventy years ago by a German chemist named Zeldler, but was almost forgotten until redis covered during the present war by Dr. Paul Muller and Dr. Paul Lauger. These Swiss scientists asserted recent ly, upon their arrival In America, that with proper control, files, mosquitoes and otheT harmful Insects can be elim inated entirely from the United States. Bat along wttb tbese Insects would go our pollen-carrying Insects, bees and other beneficial friends of mankind, also perhaps our birds and fish. Gone also would be many plants and trees that depend upon Insects for pollnlza tlon. As they point out. It Is a Job for entomologists, not laymen. DDT bas been made available to the public In limited amounts. There will soon he a sufficient supply to meet every demand. Manufacturers of the products, whether'In liquid or pow der form, are careful to give complete instructions as to Its application, which must be followed. Scientists Toll of Effective DDT Use Despite Its Inherent toxicity, DDT In the desired lnsectlcldal concentra tions In air Is of such low order that It will not cause Injurious effects In humans, Dr. Paul A. Neal, chief of the research section of the division of Industrial hygiene of the U. 8. Public Health 8ervlce, has reported. It wns this knowledge that made It advisable to spray from the air tbe Jonea Beach area on Long bland, N. Y., and part at the city of Rockford, IUlnola. In both caaea the pnrpoae waa to control Insects, Jonea Beacb to kill aand fleas and Rockford to kill polio-carrying fllea, believed to haTa been the direct canst tor tbe aerlona Infantile paralyala outbreak In many sections f Lt Ool. A. L. Ahnfoldt, V. $ Sur geon General'a office, after a study of reanlta secured In the army, reports: "In peace time DDT may wall change the destiny of tbe earth's population . . . Our postwar world will no longer be scourged by typhus and malaria and other Insect-borne diseases. DDT la not a cure-all, bnt In tbe perpetual war between humans and disease, DDT Is one of the most effective weapons yet discovered by man." "DDT will be to preventive medicine what Lister's dlacovery of antiseptic waa to surgery and should close the door forever on those diseases which are companions of death-dealing In serts." In the Bold of agriculture, the results have been far from disappointing. Re markable results have been obtained by some of Its application, while In others tha results were either negative. Incomplete or Its use not recommended due to effect on birds and other Insects. Will Prove Boon to Hard-Worked Parmer While agricultural uae of DDT most still be considered la Its experimental state, reliable and complete tests at various state experiment stations have proved that It Is the best Insecticide now on tho market for tha control of the apple's most destructive pest, the codling moth. It will kill Japanese beetle adults, while current remedies are baaed so tlmly upon their repelling Thine. The grtpe leefhopper end other leaf hoppen era highly ?u?ceptlble to DDT and excellent reeulU here been ob tained with It against Oriental frnlt moth. It alao haa prorad effectlra agatnat apple red bog, pear thrtpa, grape harry Both, frnlt tree leafroUer, apple maggot, cherry maggot and many othera. la California, It waa prorad that DDT waa effect!re agalnet codling motha la walant and other orchards. At Maaonrt It waa fomd that a three per cent doat waa effectlre In controlling blleter beetle, eeaaeh hog, white fly, tbrlpa, sowings, com earworm, Colorado po tato beetle, (potted and etrlped en cumber beetle*, northern corn root worm, paTement ant, lace-bugs, leaf hoppera on grape, flea beetle* oo egg plant, and a ten per cent doat for roacbee, fleea and sqoash bugs. The D. 8. Department of Agricnltnra reported that "DDT tnaectlctdea were found experimentally to bo definitely more effectlre than thoee cnrrentty need for control of aome 80 peata that REORGANIZE FARM MARKITINO AGENCY OoaaoUdatlon of mora than a doaan office* and tgendea of tba Department of Agricnltnra Into 1 new Production and Marketing Admlnlntratton hai been annonnced by Secretary of Agri cnltnra Clinton P. Andaman. Tht new Production and Marketing Admlnlatra Hon (PMA) la now headed by Undo Secretary of Agricnltnra John B. Hot yun, end la made np of 10 eominodlU ranehsa, ? other hrandma, the Com aedtty Ckodlt and AM Crap la ?ranco Corporations. * L- . attack field crops, man, livestock ana trees. These Included codling moth, cabbage loo per, catalpa sphinx, cotton boll-worm, cotton flea-hopper, eastern tent caterpillar, elm back beetle, green striped maple worm, gypsy moth, born flies on cattle, Japanese beetle, Lygus and four other klnda of sucking bugs, mimosa webworm, pine sawflles, pink bollworm, spruce budworm, velvet bean caterpillar, vetch brnchld, whlte frlnged beetles, mosquitoes, bedbugs, three kinds of lice on man, and house flies and fleas In buildings. A Good Insecticide For Postwar Home Brig. Gen. Simmons, army medical corps, has said: "DDT will exceed even penicillin In Its ultimate usefulness and will prove to be the outstanding med ical advance made during the war." One of the newest products Is a paint containing DDT to be used on walls of kitchens, dining rooms and In Institu tions. Other Industrial uses have been found by dusting with a 10 per cent DDT powder around the sink In kitchen and other places where cockroaches and other Insects stay. DDT will eliminate the bedbug prob lem In hospitals, as well as In private dwellings. It may be applied as a five per cent spray or as a 10 per cent powder to both aides of the mattress snd springs. It also provides freedom from flies and mosquitoes In hospitals The new aerosol bomb, which releases the DDT as an aerosol?a cross between a fumigating gas and an ordinary fly spray, Is excellent for this purpose. A power spray may be used In applying a five per cent DDT solution. Just as It Is proving effective on the agricultural and Industrial front, and aa It saved lives on the war fronts, DDT has started to contribute to the health of the home front The story of spraying for mosquitoes sgalnst ma laria la well known. Painting door and window acreens nuu ? uve |wr icui suiuuuu ui wi In w?ter or kerosene leaves an Insecti cide! residue that will kill every fly, mosquito or otber Insect lighting there within the next several months, the V. 8. department of agriculture reports. A Ave per cent eolation of DDT In kerosene sprayed on floors or over rugs eliminates the flea nuisance. A hand sprayer Is adequate. By spraying deep Into cracks, the DDT will remain toxic to these Insects for several weeks A ten per cent powder applied to cracks with a small hand duster can be depended on to kill any brown dog ticks that may be hiding there. Baseboards especially those that have worked loose from the wall, af ford excellent breeding places tor bed bugs, cockroaches and brown dog ticks. DDT Is sure death to these pests A hand sprayer, held close to the open ing, will send the Insecticide, s Ave per cent solution In kerosene, down where the Insects are concealed, or a large duster, of 10 per cent powder, may be used. Average Gtizen Has Answer to National Welfare There Is considerable difference of opinion with regard to the attitude civilians will take during the next few months Their attitudes wUl largely determine whether we have a recession of several months' duration and the extent of the recovery from such a recession. One group thinks thst la spits of lower Incomes based oo a shorter work week, dvUlaas will have more leisure and spend mora. This group would expect a brisk trade besed oe free speeding Impor tant segments of the federal govern Bant would mm to tavor poll dee that would load to free ependlng eccom panlad bj what might ha tanoad eoa t roll ad Inflation. Tba othar group ex pects paopla to ba cautious and un willing to apsnd their accumulated etr lags. The committee lor economic develop ment has Issued a report which giraa buatnaas man's estimates of postwar markets far manufactured goods. Tbaaa estimates are optimistic. The commit tee points sot that tba postwar gears can roughly ba divided Into three pe riods: first, short period of reconver sion, which may last through IBM; second, from lMfl or early 1M7 for a year of deferred orders, and the last period of self-sustaining. Although Secretary Anderson Indi cated that meat rationing was on tba way out, possibly matter of months i storage stocks are relatively low, and It Is expected that tba strong demand! for meats will ba maintained long i enough to abaorb the rather hear) ? movement of cattle and hogs that li r anticipated during the tall and earl] ? winter months Range conditions bavi r been excellent, and cattle man report - that tba ranchers are In a mood t< r carry larger than normal supplies ot - range cattle over winter rather than ti i- sell them at substantial discounts fron present prices , t ilmk J*r\ a .... : - ?.... Six Pairs of Twins in Family The land of the Dionne quintuplets has produced another marvel: six pair* of twins in the same family. Of these 12 twins, 7 are still livinr. They were part of a family of 19 children born in 23 years to farmer Olivier Brault, 42, and his wife Germafne, 39, near Montreal, Canada. The 12 livinr children are pictured with parents. Boyington-W ainwright-W ermuth Three outstanding heroes of the war against Japan, MaJ. Gregory Buying ton, marine corps ace, left; Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wain wright, hero of Corregidor, center; and Capt. Arthur W. Wermnth, "one man army of Bataan," credited with killing lid Japs singlehanded, were all found alive in prison camps, despite extreme hardships they underwent. Pete The Pooch Is an Able Seaman Impatience I* the name far Pete, who ean't wait far a Une te be toeaed tram the cheek, hot dives late the sea and swims ashore, (nidinf the eoast guard cotter te Its berth at LeHavre, Fraaee. Alter betas lifted eot et the water, with the line la his rnenlh, he sees that it is properly moored to bollard. The wire-haired lex terrier meets all skips. Hurley Serves as Peace Maker > Mae Tse-tung, Communist leader at China, was escorted by MaJ. Gen. r Patrick J. Hurley, American ambassador to China, to a meeting with Chiang Kai-shek. The resalt of Barley's efforts was a report, "Now with the Victorians conclusion of the war against Japan, China is a boot to ea ter the stage of peaceful reconstruction." L. to R? Mao, Hurley, Chiang. :: ? '?41'jriy -i'-frfr ? for? ? Regains Court Title After three years of inaction, Sarah Palfrey Cooke came back to regain the National Amatenr Wom en's Tennis title from defending champion, Panline Beta, 3-6, 8-6, 6-4. The tournament held at Forest Hills, New York, was the first postwar event. Our Flag Over Japan Proud G.I.S of the 11th airborne watch the American flag flapping in the breeae, soon after their arrival at Atsugi airstrip from Okinawa, as planes in the background wing over the field. The raising of the flag marked complete surrender of Japs. Champ Girl Hurler Connie Wisniewski, of Detroit, aeo borler for tko Grand Rapids Chicks of the All-American Girls Profession al Ball league, broke a pitching rec ord with M wins for the season, as won as for the three years the lesgue has been In existence. 'I Did No Wrong* "Tokyo Ro??," did nothing mare tbu entertain GJ.i, which despite her statement, and that of her rela tives in Chicago, U not what she in tended. i " f - (Note?la Drew Pearson's ab sence. Herbert Baytti Swope. long a student ol British political affairs, contributes a guest col umn cn the new labor govern meat.) By HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE Farmer Editor cf the New York WrtU and Public Relations Adviser to tho Secretary ol War. NEW YORK.?The conservative de feat In England Is not so striking a blow as some portray It. Unquestionably, there wlil be a trend toward socialize- . tion. but I think that this will be con fined. at least for the next few years, to the natural monopolies?power, light, heat, transportation, communication (already In the state's hands except for cables) and. of course, mining, steel, and the Bank of England. But much of this has been on their program for the last 25 years. i In fact, even the Lloyd George gov- | emment gave support to the basic plan. ! Tber: will be a trend en the part , of the radical movement in this country to affiliate itself with the British program. Ani I think there will be efforts to g;ain a wider and deeper association politically with Britain and Russia. Bat I do not discern any trend toward commun ism. Whatever Britain does will be done not by dictatorship, but under the rule of a true democracy. That characteristic ! saves it from becoming a repetition of Stalinism. After all. only two commun-, lsts were elected out of 27 who ran. TTiat's not dangerous, even though the propagandists can?and do?claim 100 per cent lncreasel (The Commies had one member In the last House.) No New Foreign Policy. I should doubt that there will be any decisive changes In foreign policy. Britain has consistently adhered to a pretty well formulated foreign policy j for almost 3 0 years. However, it Is I reasonable to e rpect a greater sympa thy on the part of the British foreign office for the movement left of center than with the kings and Tories the ex piring government supported. An ap proach to self-government In India Is to be expected. I think foreign trade will become more International minded and more collective. I think It will more toward further cartellzatlon. The question about British commerce growing will be dependent upon their range of wage. Labor will drive for wider employment and higher pay. Probably It will take over many features of Bcverldge's plan. ; To hold the British position In world 1 markets will require subskli's. In other j words, Britain will embark upon a species of protection. Long Labor Role Attlee Is a good man, overshadowed by his association with Churchill. My guess is that labor Is In for a long run and. If there la any change It will be to displace Attlee for one of Its own, such as Bevln or Morrison. As Its name Implies, this Is a labor victory, built In a democratic framework. Unquestionably, the fact that la bor received a clear majority of all the votes, will tend to unify the country.. I believe there is nothing to fear from England. In fact, wo may be able to learn from this great experiment. My hope Is that there wui iiuv DC um ? i n ? umiiuion let upon tree enterprise, We should remember that Ramsay MacDonald'a labor government swung steadily to the right. In fact, It Is axiomatic that the Ins grow conserva tive and the outs more radical. That Is happening In America right now. It wouldn't be surprising If the Republicans were gradually to more to the left, as against the conservatism of the southern democracy. Universal War-Weariness m my reading. It Is almost a settled law of history that every country en gaged In a war repudiates the leader ship that brought Its people Into the war. We saw that exemplified after World War I. All the victors were re pudiated?Wilson In America, Lloyd George In Britain, Orlando In Italy, Clemenceau In France. And the losers, too: the Hohenzollerens, the Hapeburgs and the Romanoffs. Apparently a great wave of war wearlness overwhelms all peoples, and they throw oat anyone remotely con nected with the war. If that bs tree. It disposes of any question of military candidates. But there Is small Ukell hood of that; America haa choacn a great military figure really only one*. That was Grant?and his presidency was a stench. Attlee's cabinet la a strong one and certainly as good as Churchill had. There Is an additional point. In con nection with the English result on which I should Uke to expatiate for Just s moment: We Weal Copy England There Is an Insistent belief that the English elections are definitely an In dication of how ours Is going. While unquestionably, the result shows a ten dency, In rc.lity there Is nothing to warrant the belief that It Is any more than such a tendency. In 1906 to 1911, Lloyd George was be ginning his successful campel^i for vast sods] reforms In Britain. 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