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The Mosquito War and Its Simple Home Remedies
A historical account outlines how kerosene oil films on still water kill mosquito larvae, details breeding spots from barrels to tree stumps, and cites Winchester Virginia's city ordinance as an early example. It argues that draining, filling depressions, and oiling eliminate both inland and malaria bearing mosquitoes, noting public health gains.
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L. O. Howard
Catskill Mountains
Howard
Winchester
N. T. Barton
Barton
America
Maryland
Havana
New Orleans
Panama Canal Zone
Gorgas
Staten Island
Greater
New York