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CHARLOTTE NEWS, AUGUST 30, 1 902. iflflERE MALARIA MOSQUITOES. Where They Come From and How to Get Rid of Them. The Julv Bulletin of the North Caro- r r- lma Board of Health contains an in- UnCIIITC HI r X l.l- I nr DO inor o t? aIa rr v o1oyio Q-nrl l -f e IntSrt-'' b cause. Thp. nhioiiit.ous mosouito ' is vations in Palistine A FEW ANCIENT CASTLES est a Canaauite "Fortress Hi,, professor at the Evan VoZ acuity in Vienna, gelical i u of the results of has ;vii.1 " : ,c which tin. cxeawiu-11 vipnna Academy 1 ta.,,.;o- -a nrflViGUS Visit to I II. lit L t. 1 ' - , 1 1 noticed a mist; con- of artificial ori- II! of M-ieru: cause. The ubiquitous mosquito is charged with originating: and SDreadinc the disease. The old idea that malaria is caused by breathing the miasma of swamp has been exploded. Malaria is contracted only through the bites of mosquitoes of the geniis Anopheles. Thp hreerliTier nlacps nf the harmless . !.: Structure. One of the mosquitoes are more numerous and Que an &lo-uu n. , more varied than the breeding places of TiriOt KlE? aoioiuuii ttixu. tlie maiariaj mosquitoes. - Anopheles, uuwuvei , are iuuuu uuuti many uivcise conditions. They are found in still side dooIs of small streams, in the swampy pools at the margins of larger ponds, m stagnant water in ditches, in tne beds of old canals, in the still water at the side of springs, and occasionally. though rarely, in old horse troughs. They are perhaps more frequently found in such situations as described when a certain amount of green scum has accumulate 3, ?.m it is upon the spores of the water, plants constituting this green scum, as well as upon other very, small objects floating on the sur face of the water, that they princi pally feed. To prevent malaria mosquitoes from breeding in a'- given vicinity, one should be prepared to recognize then- larvae when they are seen, and to ais- t tinguish them from other mosquito larvae; then a most thorough search for all possible breeding places should ' be made within a radius of a mile. This distance is mentioned, since it seems rather definitely proven that the Anopheles mosquitoes do not ny tor great distances. After the breeding places are found they should be drained or filled in with earth, or they should be rendered uninhabitable to the Ano- nheles larvae by covering the surface of the water with a thin film of kero sene oil, or by introducing certain hsn which feed upon the larvae, such as top minnows, sticklebacks, young sunfish, H?l-V. r hill, which he -V''1"'!", --'f . ueeal the remains of - 1 1 11 V nn his return he .V 'w.o,i-mv of Sciences to ;'!:;vHe him with the necessary funds 1 rhP site. It lies near the u.) rr'ar one day's journey V-':iv Jaffa ami three days from Jerusa- !,:. The pe: mission avui! of the Sultan htnined. Professor beinn , i n Tvilh t no ..nvind for Palestine agaiii ! onninmpnt. and after some v;,ri,, .lifHcultv with the people of the iocalky began his excavations on . r 1. d r- v-i inirino- Ac; manv as lou ,u;trcn - V. Ul 1VH1V ii. 4.1. nn t i ... 4.1, T-vnnr! nn fewer tnan I. 11 If 1 LUC I""""" .-ocMoc or fortresses were aiscov rrod Vn'the middle were the ruins of o Avnhinn castle: on the east, a cas iV, nf tv. neriod of King Solomon; on of a late Israelite Tpvio.i while on the west was found n.riioct nf them all. one of pre- I.-raelite or Canaanite date. All the castl"3 had been plundered before they were uesii, ,,fic,tl were found, but objects ot stone : ana u. clay and weapons were discover, -u'': o,o Mtohe in -h--,-h cit in f xins the approximate aauuw5c iu"1' r Mhali , .-;3t m iixiaa J mi,rt Ly,,--h tho wstPr becomes -stagnant, as date ot tne various muuuu . A " V"" v nr.n, nf rn i Canaanite castle is the oldest, mint or is tne a u c r i i e lu-h enow I tm-irn n v i tuuiu. ilu uhu j. j. . unnevn uiuck& uj. oluhc. uau """ - cost, cover the suriace ui suwn pi io of water in back yards with kerosene r-n liWVKS 01 tne ciusei. fmpTiipnio of images such as are men t ' TIT Pi I in the Rible. and also a numbei of small ornaments made of stone and earthenware, mostly representing beet Ips s.-arabs and cthei- insects and bear in? insrriDtions. There were, too, somp rnrtp weanons and vessels. The rsrnfpssor nuts the date cf this cast! at about 200 vears before Christ, and suggests that it was destroyed by the Israelites. perhaps under Solomon, .who mocceded to build theor own fort cpss. Though this second building ma also suffered considerably, enough remains to show that it belongs to the f so-called Solomon castles. In both, uriously enough, were found idols, vessels and other objects belonging to religious rites, such as a sacrificial pil lav r.f stone, with an opening for liba ti-.-ns. a stone altar, and the most im portant find of all an earthenware al tar in the form of a stone, adorned with cherubim and lions. This is the only existing representation of cheru bim ot that date. They appear as hu man heads with a lion'! body and winss. The late Israelite castle appears to have been a fortress only. The Ara bian castle shows more architectural skill than the others in its arches, etc.. and recalls the style of the period of Haroun-al-Kashicl. vessels and lamps were found, and inscriptions of a re ligious character. Beneath the ruins buried were vessels hearing inscrin tions, while close to the Solomon castle a cemterv for children seems to have exist?d. Professor Sellin describes the excavation of the Canaanite castle as his chief feat, for though remains of such castles have been previously dis covered by Englishmen,' none hitherto been completely laid bare. He .is of opinion that he will now be able to draw a complete picture of the civili zation of the Israelites and Canaanites m Palestine. Most of the' objects found have been sent to the Museum in Constantinnnlp hut ofF-..vtcs TIM 1 1 Vi made to take some of them to Vienna. POSTMASTERS BARRED. May to Contribute Cash. But Not Tak2 Part in Camnsirm. Washington. Aug. 28. May a post master contribute to the campaign fund? Yes. May hp go to apolitical convention as a delegate? No. May he take part in the campaign aiter the nominations are made? se questions were nskerl bv home Wr-stern The vfJtpm nnc mnnf Ann HPV r tr J-ave just been answered officially by Acting Postmaster-General Wynne. There is no doubt that the new ruling is Just what the President would have mad0 had the questions been submit- ted to him iMrr.i- rru i: J- """ t. j.nt; i uimg was iiul made until Mr. Wynne went to Oyster' J,ay and had a talk with the President. It is merely a coincident that Rep sei)tative Littauer, of New York, Jht President's personal friend, will Jje nominated, because a postmas ter who was sent as conferree to help nominate a candidate for Congress imnerl against Senator Piatt, who had Jeeommendwi him for appointment, supported Littauer, instead of the -picked out for the place by Hears Through Its Legs. )ne o! the- strangest and most I'tcted of usee f .!,:, i. , ed of oil. Ppnrlins- the result of such extermi nating measures, all houses in malari ous localities should be caretuiiy screened to prevent the entrance ot mosquitoes. After screening, tnorougn search should be made m the nouse ioi mosquitoes which have already gained entrance. Such as are touna rouhims nnnu the walls should be capmrea oy nlacihg an inverted vial over them or thev may be stupefied by burning a small amount of pyrethrum powder upon a tin-dish cover. Persons wishing to avoid malaria should not sit- out jl doors exposed to the bites ot mosqui toes at night. Persons having mala.ua should be carefully screened at ui,jui to prevent them from being bitten oy mosquitoes, which, becoming ttuib in fected, would become potential caiiitib cf the disease. Such patients, snuuiu y systematically treated with quinine, tne dose being always given at tne ues- ning of tne disease, nuic ,inoo ia imnnrtant. and the reasons ioi the time have been abundantly proven by the study of the life ot the parasite in the blood cells. Wireless Tst a success. rTv,n,r.iPfitinn between Washington ar.fi Annanolis was established yestei- - t h A day by wireless telegrapny uuubi auspices of the Navy Department Some months ago Lieut. nuuBm8, the navv, was sent to Europe to pro ho Qrmamtus of as many differ ent systems as possible for experiment- al purposes t.ere. tie reimucu ten days ago with duplicate sets of ap paratus of four systems, not including with Marconi tor saiupie tF1i. failed By direction of Admiral iau ford, chief of the Bureau of E(1U1P: ment, Lieut- Hudgms proceeueu up the tnparatus at tne vvasmu5Wu navv vara and at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, between wnicu yuiuto was decided to make the tests. One of the systems was tested yes terday, signals being interchanged for the first time. The distanced from Washington to Annapolis is about thirty-five miles, and the exchange of sig ,.r, hp first attemnt is consid- Tn this initial stage of the tests the question ot mteiieieu i. .n o whinh is One Ot the n-inciLal purposes of the tests, re mains undetermined. The ether sys tems will be tested in succession, and a beard which is to be appointed snoi t- i Hopirie the merits ot tne respect- IV KV ill vtsjvjxv. - . ve systems and report to tne oiewu vji. cii. .... , .-i 5 The various systems will oe trieu au before a 3nal sea uyvjii uii ....u pnr-rin.sion is reached. Having selected a system, the board is to work out a general plan for the use ot wireiess li the navv. This will include o nior, fnv tmininor electricians for op- CX J 1 1 11 A- .' A. . eratins the macmnes. wasumgiuu Post. most, unex uses of which one could ima- liai inS- Yet such seems to be fern 1St of the functions of the si(lef.!?st,ln !1ie cricket. On the outer 1)(J tll,;'a a small oval space may Vih'Vi n' 111 wlicn the strong armature dtir-.r? r'VrrH the rest cf the body is re c'tinTi a thm anfl memDraneous con Oi'dnT1?01'11" thus a BOrt of window insil r K'(L Communicating with this and h f Jg are the ends 01 a nerve, that thp " ! anI1y be doubted, therefore, the I?', J'"in hearing is situated in Exchange. ari..,ic,. ' ""as is lii'.e ine aevii s , uunuu-uu. n -j"' - - , iiothin' i r "iT int. no outlet, an' cry troubles, but when you are reauy kfev Vmt. storch while you're thar. sick it ir-not of Olympus, but of m Dml!(1. wswips Olvrrmian- Nights. V.1'1 1 onse is like the devil's An old Pet. Vnt manv women have owned more unioue pets than the baby rhinoceros which amuses Mrs. cook, wue ol ui r-nvpmnr nf North Borneo, a British possession. The Governor's house is near n inriHp which is filled With Wild nrimnis Out of this iungle of under- Trnwth 'a bahv rhinoceros strayed one morning and was captured without mnrh ( i ffi cnl t v. Sixteen auarts of milk a day is the amount the hungry baby usually demands, and on it has tnriven and grown fat. This child of the jun ri0 inntrs verv little like the full-grown rhinoceros. If it were not for its sin- oio v,,irn nne mieht take him for a pe- ..ilior cnPPlPS nf bOST. SaVS Home Chat. He is about the same size and covered with a shaggy coat of black hair. The VtnWir r-hinncprns fniOWS Mrs. Cook about like a faithful dog, but it will not be long, if he keeps on growing, b.pfnre he becomes too cumbersome even for a North Borneo pet. pi,riciiori Science is all right when vou are truly well in good physical condition. It is a sure cure tor lmagm- rr . f . ii - -i II ' II- i uu II I I II. '"""',W ""'"" i'irMi...i. .Hh-rt'li, rSsjIl.-Aay-. ,,,,,., jjj : .. .... " m tlOW JYiAn UUAK5 will the United States collect Taxes onv during the Month of December iqQ2? (Cigars bearing: $3.00 per thousand tax.) $, j -'A will be given in January, 1903. to the persons' whose estimates I42.5OO.UU are rarest to the number of. cigars on which V $3.00 tax per thousand is paid during the month of December, 1902, as shown hy theA total sales of stamps made by the United States intemar Revenue Department during December, 1902. Distributionwill bemade a.s follows To the (1) person estimating the closest ..,' To the 2 persons whose estimates are next closest. . ... To the .5 persons whose estimates are next closest ,.....;. ... To the 10 persons whose estimates are next closest. .... 4 To the. 20 persons whose esitmate3 are next closest To the 25 persons whose estimates are next closest 1...-. To the... 50 persons whose estimates are next closest To the.... 100 persons whose estimates are next closest.... To the.. 2,000 persons, whose estimates are next closest--.... . ovw q ftfin nproATifl whnsp! estimates are next closest. ... 1U kv"""- " . - ... -l To the 80.000 persons whose estimates are next closest we win sena ' to each one box of SO Cremo": Cigara (value $2.50 per box) 35,213 ' , . .($2,500.00 each). ..($1,000.00 each). ($500.u eacD). . (S250.00 each) . .. ..($100.00 each).. .....($50.00 each).. ($25.00 each).. ($10.00 each).. ($5.00 each). . I r $5,000.00 in casb V &.OOO.UU 5,000.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 2.500.00 2,500.00 2.500.00 20.000.00 15,000.00 . 75,000.00 1 o 1 1 .$1.42.500.00 35,213 persons. Every 100 bands from above named cigars will entitle you to. four estimates. '(One "Florodora" band counting as two bands from the 6 cent cigars mentioned; and no less than 100 bands will be received at any one time for estimates.) Information which may be of value in making estimates:- number of Cigars now bearing $3.00 Tax pertlWnd. forWch Stamp were purchased, appears below : - In December, 1900, 467,092,208 Cigars. In Marcb, 1902, 5ib,oyy,u cigars. "December. 1901." '479;81,ITO ' ' " April, 1902, 516,835,163 Januarv. 1902. 496,983.717, " " May, 1902. 1 523.035,907 Februkry, 1902, ; 445.495.483 . , d ' t1 Wlde td'PMfMaVMT PS" contai-ing bands. The Postage, or Expreas.charges on your ptikag TuXKS ... . ine ' i FLORODORA'XAG C0KPA3T.' Cr. Navv " "Old : Peach and Honey," "J. "maswsr wgrn, ,r. .-v.v.-..k. i Razor." or Planet "Tobacco; or one" Sweet Caporal-Cigarette Box Frpat. ' . ,.M.u.nt!.l,n.ch. Blank form for estimates xrill be malted upon appllcaUof . . f. ,Qt niceaf aeDer. wnn your name bim f-v ... 1 PvauiTits tnr ivnja anu iwt ' v.. , . - - A 1 1 msT.rared vaiuiuiiuc vx i . . f . .. , - - " . . x - Tr-onf rr fiarar DMruis. j t . - - . , ,P vcU, 7 nawBiwiitiaAarvr'via" V ; XJPC "--ii r i--r T'T If 'iiimi f"""l' 1 1 4.WUV.
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