SVAPEPY FIRST” 
Rerorts CoRRESPONDENT IN REPLY 
TO COMMUNICATION ON Mos- 
QUITO CAMPAIGN. 
Editor North Shore Breeze, 
Sir: As a resident of Manchester, 
nay I be permitted to write a few 
words in -teply to “A- Manchester 
Resident” in last week’s issue of the 
NortH SHORE BREEZE. 
Here, we apparently have the pessi- 
mustic view, which is to be deplored. 
Perhaps your correspondent is one 
NORTH: SHORE BREEZE 
of those fortunate persons, who is al- 
most immune from attacks of these 
diabolical insects, and who probably 
would not care to see them destroyed. 
What. authority has this writer in 
stating that “before appropriating 
$5000, the question should have been 
fully understood, for there are as 
many sane minds against it as for it?” 
Our officials at the helm are quite 
capable of handling this grave mat- 
ter. 
In previous years, during a wet 
spring, mosquitos multiplied rapidly 
nects them. 
cr two of these three persons. 
series to those desiring them. 
This advertisement is one of a series designed to effect closer cooperation 
between the company and its subscribers. 
phone call—the person calling, the person called, and the operator who con- 
The quality of service rendered is determined by the spirit in 
which all three work together, rather than by the individual effort of any one 
We shall gladly send complete sets of the 
There are three parties to a tele- 
OH VNA TER ISDS 
7-8-5-6 is asked for in that way. 
numbers. 
GIVE NUMBERS CLEARLY 
Everyone realizes the possibilities of error in telephoning when 
When numbers are given to our operators in that disconnected, 
hurried or otherwise indistinct fashion, it is more than likely that 
there will be an error and a wrong connection made. 
There is absolute necessity for the clear enunciation of all telephone 
numbers: the operation of our switchboards is directed wholly by 
A wrong number or a misunderstood number invariably 
means an error call, for which our operators should not always be 
held responsible. 
Sev-en eight fi-ve six” is the better way to give the above number. 
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Clearly pronounced numbers uttered directly into the telephone trans- 
if she has misunderstood you. 
work correctly. 
and trouble; and, if you will also say “Yes’ 
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE 
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 
mutter will obviate a majority of error calls. 
When you have given a number to our operator, she repeats it. 
You should listen for that repetition, for then you may correct her 
That will save a great deal of delay 
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or “That’s right,” if she 
repeats properly, she will have your assurance that she is doing her - 
I. W. Rolfe, Manager 
March 23,1917. 
in the marshes, with the result that, 
in summer, many of us suffered con- 
siderably from their bites, whether 
they be of the tropical or non-tropical 
species. The assertion that our mos- 
quitos are not dangerous is ludicrous. 
One may as well contend that a dog 
is not a dog and could not bite. 
Most of us have experienced what 
it is to pass a restless night during 
the sultry weather. When about to 
sleep, this insidious foe comes flying 
over your head, and, with its fiddle- 
string note sounds a warning, beware! 
Shortly after, you are bitten. En- 
raged you jump out of bed, switch on 
the light, and grab a towel, like a 
hand-grenade, determined to flay the 
enemy to death. Whilst searching 
for the foe, the insect calmly alights 
upon the back of your hand and bites 
again. Sleep having departed pro 
tem you fill your pipe or light a cigar, 
only to find that a whole family has 
been in ambush awaiting a chance for 
a surprise attack. 
What is more agravating than to 
see a helpless babe, sleeping outdoors, 
bitten unmercifully by man-eating in- 
sects? Naturally, revenge fills one’s 
mind. Thoughts of these insects hav- 
ing drawn blood from a diseased per- 
son occur, and the injections from the 
stings, as you await results, cause 
many anxious moments. 
In the genealogical records of New 
England settlers, mention is made of 
the numerous mosquitos. Those days 
have gone. Since science has made 
advanced strides, and we live under 
better conditions than our ancestors, 
it would be incompatible with the 
times if we should stand aloof and 
refuse to combat, with all possible 
means at our disposal, the foe within 
our gates. 
To exterminate the mosquito is not 
exactly a luxury, as your correspond- 
ent assumes, but a vital necessity. In 
order to scientifically abolish these 
pests, a sum of $5,000 or $10,000 in a 
wealthly community like Manchester 
is a paltry amount. 
Money spent in this work is well 
spent. Unfortunately, there are peo- 
ple who save money, not for its uses. 
but merely for the sake of hoarding 
it; on the other hand there are those 
who have immense fortunes, but who 
spend foolishly. 
With that true spirit of American- 
ism there is no doubt but all would, 
in time of national danger contribute 
handsomely to any call upon their 
wealth. 
Shall the mosquito flourish ad in- 
finitum? Tet us live up to the slogan, 
“Safety first,’ and destroy the filthy, 
blood-sucking insects which infest out 
shores. ' —-P. Arry. 
Manchester, Mar. 19, 1917. 
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