LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



1. Dr. Paul Miiller, whose experiments led to the discovery of 



the magic insect killer — ^DDT 17 



2. Dead flies are removed from a small test box which had 

 been sprayed 15 minutes previously with a DDT-kerosene 

 solution 18 



3. Youngsters are treated with DDT powder during the Army 

 Medical Service's successful campaign to stop the typhus 

 epidemic in Naples in early 1944 35 



4. Captain Arthur W. Hill, of Washington, D. C, and T/5 

 Joseph Russotto, of Bayonne, New Jersey, apply louse-killing 

 DDT powder to an Arab family at L'Arba in Algeria .... 36 



5. CxAonel W. S. Stone dusts an Arab with DDT louse powder 37 



6. This soldier won't be bothered by lice after his dusting with 

 DDT powder 38 



7. An unsung hero of the War — ^A volunteer lets body lice feed 

 on his back in experiments that helped government agencies 

 develop DDT for use against the typhus-carrying louse. The 

 lice, on patches of cloth, are allowed to feed on the subject's 

 back and are then removed 55 



8. There won't be any flies in this room after the young lady 

 finishes spraying 56 



9. A wise housewife knows that insects like to hide in dark 

 places • . . . 57 



10. There will be no fleas in this house after the floors and rugs 



are sprayed with a 5% DDT-kerosene solution 58 



1 1. Garbage cans sprayed inside and outside with 5% DDT will 



not be breeding grounds for flies 75 



12. A flick of the valve and the death-dealing DDT mist from 

 this aerosol bomb will spell the doom of every insect flying 



or hiding in this room 76 



13. Sergeant Edward J. Haladay releases an aerosol mist to kill 

 any insects that are lurking in the barracks where his com- 

 pany sleeps 77 



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