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only to American and English journals, most of which are available 

 to many physicians and entomologists. An attempt to include even 

 the most important of the continental papers would extend too 

 greatly the scope of this article. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Text or Reference Books 



Bahr, p. H. Filariasis and elephantiasis in Fiji. Witherby & Co., London, 1912. 

 Extended report on the disease, its cause, method of transmission etc. 



Hewitt, C. G. House-flies and how they spread disease, Cambridge, 1912. 

 A popular account of the way in which the fly may carry diseases. 



McFarland, J. A text book upon the pathogenic bacteria and protozoa for 

 students of medicine and physicians. Philad. & Lond. 1912, 7 ed. rev., pp. 878. A 

 revised edition with an additional section on pathpgenic Protozoa. 



MiNCHiN, E. A. Ah introduction to the study of the Protozoa with special 

 reference to the parasitic forms. London: Edward Arnold, 1912, pp. xi+520. One 

 of the most important books on Protozoa. 



NiLES, Geo. M. Pellagra, an American problem. W. B. Saunders Co., Phil. 

 1912. An interesting and valuable monograph on the subject. 



Roberts, Stewart R. Pellagra: history, distribution, diagnosis, prognosis, 

 treatment, etiology. 272 pp, London, 1912. Review in Trop. Dis. Bur. Vol. I, 

 No. 6, January 30, '13, pp. 293-294. Author inchnes toward Sambon's theory of 

 infection. 



Prowazek, S. von. Handbuch der Pathogenen Protozoan. 1st. Vol. Leipzig, 

 1912. Chapters on various topics by different authorities. Edited by von Prow- 

 azek. Very important. 



Mosquitoes 



Austen, E. E. Nomenclature of S. fasciata. Yel. Fev. Bur. Bui. Vol. II, No. 

 1, July, 1912, p. 3. Reasons for using this name. 



Balfour A. Mosquito and river vessels. Lancet, Lond. April 20, 1912, I, 

 16, pp. 1048, 1051. Believes that such vessels may carry many mosquitoes and 

 suggests methods of control. 



Britton, W. E. The mosquito plague of the Connecticut coast region and how 

 to control it. Conn. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 173, July 12. Methods of control and 

 results expected. 



Britton, W. E. Mosquito control work in Connecticut in 1912. Jour. Econ. 

 Ent. Vol. 6, No. 1, Feburary 1913, pp. 89-93. Methods of draining, oiling, etc. and 

 results. 



Darling, S. T. A mosquito larvicide-disinfectant and methods of its standard- 

 ization. Amer. Jour. Pub. Health, Vol. II, No. 2, February, 1912. The mosquito 

 larvicide used by the Sanitary Department of the Canal Zone is made of crude car- 

 bolic acid of a specific gravity not greater than 0.97 and containing not less than 30 

 per cent tar acids. One hundred and fifty gallons crude carbolic acid heated in iron 

 tank, 200 pounds finely crushed and sifted rosin dissolved in this and then 30 pounds 

 of caustic soda that has been dissolved in 6 gallons of water are added. Stirred 

 thoroughly for a few minutes. Cost, in large quantities, 14 cents per gallon. For 

 mosquitoes use 1 part to 5 parts of water and apply with spray pump, kills in 3 to 5 

 minutes, loses effect after about 7 days. Pupa more resistant, not always killed. 

 Kills Algse and Protozoa also. 



