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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1911
Page
24
Dr Campbell argues bats eat malaria carrying mosquitoes and may protect farms by reducing pests. He reports bats endure winter in suspended animation, carry no vermin, and respond to insect sounds guiding predation. Government experiments aim to stamp out malaria by natural predators.
Dr Campbell promotes bat roosts to curb mosquitoes and malaria. He claims 90 percent of bat diet is mosquitoes and envisions large bat colonies in hygienic roosts producing lucrative guano. The plan includes legal protection and commercial bat farming from New Jersey to Texas.
A late 19th or early 20th century analysis describes the torpedo's evolution toward greater range and power, crediting Lieut Hardcastle for a 21 inch model with 7,000 yard range. Proposes a new torpedo battleship with 30 tubes, armored belt, and 22 rifles to leverage undersea weapons in fleet battles.
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