Proceedings of Sixth Annual Meeting 83 



We have gotten rid of the dangers of the German soldiers, and 

 now must turn our attention to the things at home, one of which, 

 and probably the one most important to the people of New Jersey, 

 is the extermination of mosquitoes. 



There are two kinds of mosquitoes that we are most interested 

 in. The one that spoils our outdoor pleasures, or the Salt Marsh 

 Mosquito, and the one that interrupts our pleasant dreams, or the 

 House Mosquito. 



Not every man had the privilege of going overseas and fighting in 

 Europe, but every man, woman and child helped in that great 

 fight and we won. Not everyone can go right out into the salt 

 marshes, or "No-Man's-Land" of New Jersey, and fight the Salt 

 Marsh Mosquitoes. This is the work of the Commission alone, 

 but every man, woman and child can assist them in fighting the 

 House Mosquitoes and we will win. 



In order to fight we must know the methods of warfare. In 

 order to fight the House Mosquito we must know some of their 

 habits. The Mosquito Extermination Commission can do very 

 little without the help of each person, but with that help there is 

 little doubt that we can overcome our enemies. 



In almost every case our property is the breeding place of these 

 little enemy soldiers, and our back yards, their training grounds, 

 where they learn to use their bayonets, so skillfully on their part 

 and so much to our discomfort. Their favorite breeding place 

 is the Tin Can House of the Baked Bean, Corn, Crisco and Tomato 

 Soup variety, which is located on Back Yard, Vacant Lot and 

 Dump-no-Rubbish Streets, is supplied with water by the rain and 

 has a very poor drainage system. In other words, these mos- 

 quitoes breed only in water that is allowed to stand. 



Therefore, see that no Tin Can residence is constructed on 

 your property, and do all in your power to see that the "Dump- 

 no-Rubbish" sign is obeyed. 



If you suspect a pool of water in your neighborhood that is 

 allowed to stand, where drainage is impossible and the expense 

 of filling in prohibitive, a few drops of kerosene oil, sprinkled 

 over the surface of the water, will prevent breeding for about 

 two weeks, after which another dose is needed. 



The Mosquito Extermination Commission will be very busy this 

 spring seeing that the Mosquito Armies are not reinforced, and 



