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•- •*■■ ‘AProbate.The Man Who wfli destroy the mosquitoes of Honolulu stiff do more to make these Islands a perfect place of residence than any man has ever Aoafi. Aud it can be done.Mr. D. L.- Vaa Dine, entomologist at the United States Experiment station, has point-'. ed ottt the*ay.A systematic effortip. .the direction and along’ the lines^ Van Dixie, will do the job. *.It is 'the;.-common' opinion here, Aald Mr. Van Uiae ia ft paper oh. thesubject recently: prepared, 'that: thetaro patch * no: rice fields aremafh-ly responaibl© for the abundance oftooequitoes. Mosquitoes undoubtedlybreed to son*# extent to these places and home® in toe yieinitjr . of * such places are no doubt infested with moe-. quifcoes from.tottt source hot a study of the! jmbjeiit of breeding places will disclose the fact that the taro-patehea and rice field? are only partly responsible, for the conditions here. , I neverto tnylife passed so uncomfortable a night as I did on these Islands , seven miles away from the nearest taro patch or rice' field. ' The source ofthe mosquitoes proved to be a. rain water barret and a tank for storing water in close proximity to the house. The places for the most part responsible for the abundance of this pest are pools, swampy- places (such as are found In abandoned taro patches and rice fields) barrels;water tanks.wayside ditches, open sewers, cisterns, wells, flre-backets, gutters and'.eaves that have become clogged, empty cans and broken bottles on rubbish heaps, post holes and pther excavations left unfilled, ? and such vessels as flower vases in houfier left for any time without emptying~ ^Mosquitoes have been found breeding -Imtin cans filled with water and placed Under the legs of a table ah prevention against ants.I believe the mdny -tubs, barrels, andvessels, found about houses as contain-The will of the. late Joseph Ballard Atherton .was filed for probate yesterday afternoon, with % petition for tins appointment of Mra. Juliette Montague Atherton a*! executrix. No valuation of the estate is given, there being simply a statement 'that it consists of real estate in Honolulu and the Island of Oahu, and personal estate consisting at stacks,* bonds, notes, securities, etc. The, will Is, ho part, as foUbwii: .• * • • * *: - •'.» . ' i.In th^ name.* of • Go^ Autnen! . I,Joseph. Ballard Atherton of Honolulu, Hawaiian'- * Islands, being bt sound and disposing mind and memory, but conscious of the uncertainty of life, do hereby make, publish and declare this to tje my iaaV wlll abd testament, revoking all former wills, at any timemade,...‘After the payment, of my jdst debbrf w and funeral expenses/ Z hereby' give, devise and bequeath to iny sons, Charles Hlt;?jSry and. Alexander Montague, and to my Oldest daughter, Mary Atherton Richards, nee Mary Cushing Atherton, twenty thousand dollars each iq cash or in good securities.To my beloved sister, Sarah Atherton. Gilman, ten thousand dollars In cash or good .securities, and to my be* loved wife, Juliette Montague Atherton, all the rest, residue, and remainder of my property, of whatsoever nature or kind, to have and to hold to her and her heirs and assigns forever. And 1 intrust to her,. in such manner as her ioye and discretion may dictate, but absolutely in and of her free will, the care, education, and maintenance of our children, Shrank Cooke and Kate Marian Atherton, as she may deemwith the same dipperful of water the larvae of the mosquito. and the nymphs or young of the dragon-fly and flying in myriads over the places could be seen the adult dragon-fiy. This is .significant when it. Is known that the dragon-fly is predaceous .in both the young and adult stages, the young dragon-fly, an aquatic Insect, feeding on the. larvae of the mosquito la the water And the adult preying on the winged mbsquito in the air. This strong flying aim beautiful insect is imet with at air fiJeyaticns. i. have•w.of water in the outlying districts Been jt on the top of Mt. Tantalus asabout Honolulu where .city water 4a not supplied to be more productive! of mosquitoes than all the taro patches about here. . •METHODS OF. FIGHTING MOSQUITOES.The only efforts directed against mosquitoes hero are an attempt to protect oneself-irom the adult 'by the screening of hoaseSjfthe uae c^ note at night, and toe burning totbe rooms ofhuhach*br pjff^Ertnn powder;; These methods are more or less successfulwell as at the other elevations between that point and the beach at Waikiki.Among the fish we have here the gold fish and the oopu are known by investigation to feed on the larvae of mosquitoes. In answer to a'letter of inquiry is. regard to the fishes we have here feeding on the young of mosqui-tpes and the feasibility of Introducing the rop^minaom- Dr. Jordan, President of StaiLfdrd UnlvCrsity, replies under date of Jan. 21; The only fishes thatin. obtaining' Indfvldnal relief but la no you have which feed upon mosquitoes manner lessen thd number or remove in the small ponds, are the different . the source of the nuisance. The com- kinds of gobies locally known as oopu, m unity as a whole receives no benefit and the gold fish. The different spe-hecanse one man is fortunate enough des of oopu, are found in' all the to be able to »creen his house. A few’ streams, bpt whether they feed on the . individuals here and there have -di- larvae or not must be determined by rotted their efforts against the lax- dissection. ' .vae by the use of coal oil but this Is ‘The top-minnows ore entirely un-of little importance when a neighbor represented in Hawaii They are . can breed enough to a neglected oil-. very easily transported, • being extin or a tub under a' ‘water-top to tremely hardy. There are, however, make It uncomfortable for- the Whole none of them in California, and they neighborhood. A real estate man can- would have to be brought either from not be forced to, remove from his prop- the Mississippi Valley, or, from Mes .efty a nuisance that unfits it tor ies- lea The best species for your pur* idential purposes. A city cannot be pose could be found in the streams of forced to make the place' more com- Central Mexico, but it would be a lit-fortable to the cltixeng and more at- tie costly to send a man down to get tiattlve to the visitors bat certainly them. Next to these, I would., reeom-the Bokrd of Health has the power to mend trying the Gulf -states or Flo-comptt man who Is not anxious to rida.promote the interest and welfare of “These fish, belong to the family of Ms community to remove from. hip. Poeclliidae, and there are mftny spe-propcrty a nuisance and, since we cics, nearly all American.. The alngle have the dreaded yellow fever, mos- Japanese * species is common in rice quito hero, a constant source of dan- ditches in the extreme South of Japan ger to health. ' and probably feeds on larvae.”In reviewing the life history of the The introduction of Insectivorousmosquito it is (evident, that , the effort , to exterminate the pest must be directed against the breeding places. Let the war-cry be ‘'No standing wa-bats has been suggested as.a mqahsof lessening the number of mosquitoes. Mr. Wm. A Bryan, curator of ornithology at Bishop Museum andter. Overlook no breeding places, | inspector of Birds and Animals for however, small, eyoa to the empty I Hawaii says, speaking of the intro-tomato-can on the rubbish heap. k- jduction of bats; “VesperUgo. the com-The most effectual way to destroy monest of the British bats, la found a breeding place Is to fill it up, this re- I about old buildings, in creeks, rocks, -moving the place as a,-source of mos- [etc. Its food.is said to be gnats (mosquitoes at once and tor all time. The j qnitoes). . It 'will readily eat meat In next best thing, providing,the place is captivity and become*!a nuisance in too large to fill or the material for [houses.: I would not advise the;pro-filling is, not at hand, is , to drain- it jmiseous introduction and llberetioa of out The larvae and eggs cannot any specie# without brovipus study or stead thorough drying and to the fu- j its. habits her© to eonfinamttit1’, tore the place cannot act a* a breed- j We have in the Souses here two lug place with the absence of water. | species of spiders and a llxard. com-2f it is not feasible to either fill or. | manly called swifts, -that prey oa drain the 'breading place then two jthesadult mosquitoes. .'While . the more methods remain; (I) the coal j adult* Should be destroyed anywhere oil treatment oa the surface or If for [and everywhere posxible.'the effort of any reason that cannot be done (a deairodtoa ahould h« directed against trough tt#«d for watering stock for ex- the larvae In- doing away with the ample), (f) the introduction of fish breeding places nr if that is not pos-known to be feeders on the young of sible in xerKlertJIg^.th© condition un-mosquitoea. favorable for their ffevftlopmentiThe coal oil method, widely ‘trader- j One great point in oem favor in thisP. Tr Su]Mla.)Mlat* evlt; tblt; Trpo;ereho;C01SU!wiluprot 1 thtter theall;the mo for Pei the on beeCOElanhaxofprothecaniseveborfroidanraciaglt;tralTheing-durspe*theafta9 tiCln pav effo frie; • •stood, consists of applying to the surface of water In the breeding places a sufficient amount of coal oil to spread evenly over the surface. The manner In which this Is effective to destroying the young mosquitoes will be pointed out in the Illustrations to follow. It is sufficient to .remind yon in this connection that the lavras are air-breathing and must come to the surface of water to obtain the aif. The oil In no manner effect* the water tor use where the water is drawn oft from the bottom,NATURAL SKKMIS8 OF THE MOSQUITO.I consider the dragon-flie* or mot*mosquito problem Is the fact that this Is an Insular territory. Once the breeding places are don#. aWajr with the danger from ah outside invasion fs very small. Even should :'tt»ey come, as they did at ifst, bn- incoming ahfps, the number would not beSufficient to can*© any great discomfort and with the absence of breeding place*., especially those la the Immediate vicinity of the ports, th© danger of their becoming again such a nuisance 1* removed. Ifi regard to the yellow fever mosquito known to breed for the most nOT'fe' small plaoea, ©specially in the vicinity ofhouses and. furthermore, (hi* moaqul-qnlto-bawks, . as tbay are locally 11© will not breed to 'brackkb water, known, to be the most effectual enemy J Much of the water ©tog the shores w# hare tore of the mowpxtfcn. to]of these Isiseds Is bfackkh jfcad, to searching the swampy pUoea about I other Caret yHi«w ft I* not it might Honototo tat larvae «f the Mow Jbe poMa to?tb* tldr'lltoterquite ft was not ntmUnai to dip vfrlug ft so. f 'neci gift er tlt; cht£) refe wlsl jectTJmervritled i com 5, ti W.Tlwhiwril‘‘I nan ing here I dc and“IJulilt;I deiingAth!qulritab:off,loss,alikfHenardaHonton.MarshallsuchrighiItnr?i said A theappothisthetakiicaseiTbBow.prob.Ph tana form prob the for i TerriIt, d be elt; destlfntelllanUphUdlCUMtrivet
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Hawaiian Gazette
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Sat, Apr 25, 1903
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