APPENDIX 237 



How the City 1 Helps You To Do Your Part. — An aquarium of mosquito- 

 destroying fish is kept up by the City 1 anti-mosquito forces for the purposes 

 of supplying all citizens who may have use for them. These fish are very 

 effective for cisterns, shallow wells and more or less permanent pools which 

 it is impracticable to drain. In order for the fish to work effectively, how- 

 ever, it is necessary to keep the pool free from vegetation. 



The City 1 anti-mosquito forces will be glad to help willing citizens in any 

 other manner possible. The director of the campaign will at all times take 

 pleasure in advising such citizens as to the best methods of solving their 

 problems. Citizens who refuse or neglect to keep their premises free from 

 mosquito-breeding will receive scant consideration, however. Periodical 

 inspections will be made of every home in the City, 1 and persons who fail 

 to comply with the law will be prosecuted. The ordinances provide for a 

 fine of from SI. 00 to $25.00 for each violation. 



No Fun Raising Mosquitoes; They Cost City 1 Real Money. — However, it 

 is the belief of the City 1 authorities that few, if any, prosecutions will be 



necessary in 2 There is no pleasure to be derived 



from raising mosquitoes, and mosquito-farms do not bring any profit; on 

 the contrary, as already stated, mosquitoes spread malaria and other 

 diseases, which yearly cause a vast amount of suffering and expense. It is 

 figured by health experts that each case of malaria costs from $15 to $20 

 in loss of time, loss of efficiency, medicines and physicians' bills. As it is 



estimated that there were, cases of malaria in 2 



last year, it will easily be seen that it is to the interest of every citizen to 

 help cut down this big annual community expense. In addition to the 

 sickness they cause, the annoyance occasioned by mosquitoes is well known 

 to every one, and of itself would make it well worth while to do away with 

 the mosquito. 



Raising Mosquitoes Almost As Bad As Raising "Cooties." — But there is 

 another reason why each citizen should do his utmost to prevent mosquito- 

 breeding about his home. That is self-respect. A man who raises "cooties" 

 on his person is regarded as slothful and unclean. The day is not far dis- 

 tant when a man who raises mosquitoes on his premises will be regarded 

 as equally slothful and unclean. 



Director, 



Anti-mosquito Campaign. 



1 Substitute Town or Village, where necessary. 



2 Insert name of place. 



