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PliACOCK BLOCK, HILO.
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C. C. KKNNKDV Vice Pru.
JOHN T. MOIK..JII1I Vicc-1'rot.
C. A. STOMlt Ciuhiur.
A. H. SUTTOK bicntary.
DIUHCTOUS:
J.S.CAimrlo, John J. Ornrc,
1'. S. I.ymnii, II. V. ratlin.
sVm. 1'iiltnr. W. II. hliiiunnii.
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NlCW Youk Wells Pnre,o & Cos Hank.
London Glynn, Mills, Currie & Co.
Ilongkon mid Shanghai Hanking Cor
poration: Hongkong China; Shang
hai, China; Yokohama, Japan; IJiogo,
Japan.
Solicits the accounts of firms, corpora
tions, trusts, individual, and u ill prompt
ly and carefully attend to all business eon
nected with banking entrusted to it.
Sells nnd purchases Foreign Kschauge,
iss les Letters of Credit.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Rented by the Month oi Year. I'ar
ticulars on Application.
Till?
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Iilo
Bakery
JL
Makes I'iucst Hread.
Fresh Rolls and Huns
always on hand : : :
Ice Cream for families
WeihliiiK anil Party Cakes
Specially
HOP WARN GO.
Cor. IvIiik anil Front Streets.
Dealers in Dry Goods,
Japanese and Chinese
Goods.
RATTAN FURNITURE.
TlU.lil'IIONIS
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neatly ami l
shoeing a (.peeialtv. Carrtaj-i
len.il eniistaiill) on hand.
U. II. I1YUNI!, Prop.
ENTERPRISE , ami mom yellow lever epidemic, ; mnliy experiments m the effect of
5 r 1 nn? iCV ClfOn is"IL,el,leillwcl,,0CS ot ""..'' kerosene on mosquito larvae. Small
J L A K K 1 AU U J II V i tllL 'cllow feVL'r Kcr,n- l,ul !s (,llly n was the quantity of water, it was
i Volcano St by bridge J , its temporary host. In other words enough to contain at a time some
4 a:Ui...1h of cam..-, m..U- m i lhN m" '". first l,itu a per- fifty f U,e wigglcrs, and to keep
J ord,r. H.-IMI....K and Job u ork ? wlucli has yellow fever bclore his cottage till the source of supply
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in. i. Jt
A Word as to
Prof, llcnshnw, Representative of the Sinitlisoniaii Institute, Con
tributes a Scholarly Article Concerning the Well Known Pest.
Practical Course Pointed Out for the Destruction Of iMan's Chief
Insect Foe in the Tropics.
Kilitor of the Thiiiunk: For'
those who believe that everything
in the woi Id has its uses for man,
the mosquito has alwnys been n
jK'iplexing )roblcm. If the benefi
cent purposes ol tlic crention ot
this little insect are a trifle obscure
to human uiHlerhtandinii, not so
the obverse side. Culcx has been to the islands by means of travcl
a plague nnd a nuisance since man 1 lers. In such an event it will be of
was, mid the distressing jar of its the greatest importance that the
song upon human nerves is the re
suit not alone of the personal ex
perience of each man nnd woman,
but of inheritance as well. We
may perhaps congratulate ourselves
that the poison injected into our
veins by the mosquito is to some
extent a preventitive of the worst
effects of future attacks, but no in-
noctilating anodyne has yet been
found for nerves rasped by the
baleful hum of Culcx.
Time was when the sleep-destroying
mosquito was considered a nui
sance but nothing more. Modern
research has materially changed
this view, and now that we know
this little knat to be the means of
conveying malaria and yellow-fever
germs to their human victims, the
mosquito has assumed a new im
portance. Having recently read
Dr. Howard's admirable treatise
upon the mosquito (from which
hook the gist of the facts in this
paper are taken), its relation to the
disease gei ms, and through them
to man, I have endeavored to col
lect mosquitoes about 1 1 Ho with a
view to ascertaining what species
arc found here, and whether they
are of the dangerous or the harm
less kinds, harmless I mean, so far
as the spreading of disease is con
cerned. As the subject is not without inter
est and importance to the public,
I have thought it well to make
columns.
So far as my preliminary investi
gations have gone I have found but
two species of mosquitoes in Hilo
viz: the brown or "night mosquito"
as it is commonly called here, since it
is active only between dusk and
daylight, and the spotted or "day
mosquito" which, unlike the form
er, confines its business hours to
daylight; and an extremely busy
little rascal it is during its ap
pointed time. Hoth theses species
have been identified by Dr. How
ard from specimens furnished by
inc.
The brown, or night mosquito,
may be dismissed with few words
since, however vexatious it may be
to the unwary stranger who tries to
sleep without the protection of a
net, it does not, so far as present
knowledge goes, convey disease
germs of any kind whatever. It is
known to science as the Culcx
pif'iens, Mini, and is a very com
mon and very widespreadlnosquito.
The "day mosquito," the one
with the banded legs, is, or may
ccomc, a much more serious foe
in these Islands, for it is the Sic-
gomyia fastiala Kebr. This mos
quito is veiy common and wide
spread in tropical and sub-tropical
eouuliies, and is the direct convey-
agent ol yellow fever to man. It
is not yet certain that more than
one species of this genus conveys
the germs of yellow fever, but up
to now the above named species is
the only one that has been proven
guilty, and the opinion has been
gaining ground that through the
bite of this mtsquito is the only
method, except by direct iunocula
tion, that yellow fever can be con
veyed from one patient to another.
It must be cleat ly. understood
that the presence of this mosquito
in our midst should occasion no
,.ml iIipii nnlv .r...r id.. i.-,..iii..c .-
spoiiiooii has developed in its body
I ... .... .J !. lt I'ltVIMK,! H
lor aliout twelve days.
It is well, however, for physically mosquitoless, but now, as
Mosquitoes
cuius especially to know of the pres
ence of this particular mosquito in
the Islands, since in that indefinite
time in the future, which it is to be
hoped some of us mny live to sec,
"when the oceanic canal is due"
there is at least a distinct possibility
that yellow fever may find its way
first patient or patients shall be
most carefully guarded from the
attacks of the "day mosquitoes,"
as neglect of the proper precaution's
may result in a serious epidemic.
Such an epidemic will be uhsolutly
impossible if proper care be exer
cised. I bclivc that both the above mos
quitoes arc common on the other
islands of the group, and are es
pecially abundant about Honolulu,
as Oahu furnishes unusual facilities
for the breeding of myriads of mos
quitoes in its extensive taro patches
and rice swamps.
So far I have not found aliout
Hilo the mosquito which is known
to be the direct cause of malaria in
man through conveyance of the
germ, the Anopheles; though some
have supposed that this mosquito ex
ists here in limited numbers, though
probably not in the town itself.
Malaria is supposed to be almost
wholly confined to the vicinity of
the Waiakea swamps, but so far
my limited search has not resulted
in the discovery in that neighbor
hood of the Anopheles.
The failure to find Anopheles
without considerable search is not
at all surprising, since this mos
quito is strictly nocturnal in habits,
being active only after nightfall,
and is very secretive by day, hid
ing in the darkest corners. More
over it is very local, and is said to
1,. .. .,.... ....i frnm the
pool in which it is hatched.
There remains a possibility that
the malaria mosquito Is not found
at all about Hilo. Should such
prove to be the case it would seem
to follow that the disease commonly
known as "malaria" in Hilo is not
in reality that disease but another
form of tropical fever, more or less
similar in manifestation. It is a
fact that the presence of true malar
ia is not conceded by all the phy
sicians of Hilo, and never has been.
In connection with this subject
it is worthy of mention that a re
duction of the number of mos
quitoes, if not extermination, is
neither a very difficult matter in a
town like Hilo, nor yet a very
costly one. Mosquitoes lay eggs
only in pools of still and, generally,
stagnant water, and about Hilo
these pools are neither so numerous
nor so extensive that the filling of
most of them would heavily tax
the town's resources. The intro
duction of gold fish, which greedily
devour the mosquito lnrvae, in such
others as cannot be filled, together
with the monthly tratment of the
remainder with kerosene will ac
complish the rest.
None or all of these precautions
will much avail, however, unless
care is exercised by householders.
A single soi tub with a little water
left in it outside the back door, or
a few opened tomato cans careless
ly thrown into the back yard to
serve ns the receptacles for rain
water furnish ample accommoda
tions for the hatching of hundreds
of mosquitoes every week.
To show how readily the mos
quito eludes any but the most care
ful search, I may mention that a
small cavity in the stump of an
alligator pear tree, holding perhaps
a cupful of water, has furnished
the writer with the opportunity for
was uiscovereu wen siocKcu
mosquitoes.
A few years ago Olaa was practi-
most of us have learned to our cost,
nets are something more than a
luxury up to and even beyond 16
miles. . Originally the mosquitoes
no doubt were carried up the road
accidentally by conveyances, but
our Olaa friends could not be in
hospitable even to mosquitoes, and
accomodating!' provided them open
rain water barrels, poi tubs and
discarded tins in which to repro
duce their kind. Kvcn now, with
tlic necessary cooperation, it would
lie possible at a comparatively small
outlay to exterminate the mosqui
toes in Olaa, and restore the dist
rict to its original mosquitoless condition.
The first and most important
step towards the extermination of
the mosquito pest is the wide dis
semination of knowledge respecting
the danger attending the presence
of the insects, and the readiness
with which, granted a little care
and energy, the pest may be done
away with. To this end there is
no quicker or surer road than
through the public schools. Dr.
Howard's book on the mosquito
should be accessible to every
teacher (a copy is in the I Iilo Pub
lic library), and an hour's reading
will put any one in possession ol
the chief facts necessary for the en
lightenment of the pupils, be they
young or old.
When one considers the discom
fort directly caused by mosquitoes,
the apathy of the public respecting
them is not easily understood. Add
to the discomfort the facts now well
known to investigators that with
out the presence of mosquitoes
there can be no malaria nor yellow
fever nor elephantiasis, and still
further bearing in mind the count
less thousands of human beings
who have perished from the above
diseases and the expense and mis
ery caused by them even when not
fatal, and it would seem that apathy
in the face of such facts is really
criminal negligence.
Surely the public money can be
put to no better use than the pro
tection of the public from discom
fort, diseases and death.
II. W. IIKNSIIAW.
Proposed LiiKe-to.l.nko Cnnnl.
James S. McConnell of Chicago
has written a pamphlet advocating
the building of a canal from Chi
cago to Toledo, through Northern
Indiana and Ohio. He undertakes
to show that such a canal, 17.J
miles long, 300 feet wide, 34 feet
deep, and without locks, can be
built for 70,000,000, only double
the cost of the Chicago drainage
canal. One of its chief advantages
would be the saving of i.oo miles
in the elimination of the trip around
the Michigan peninsula, together
with the troublesome shallow chan
nels between Lakes Huron and
ICrie. Kansas City Journal.
Street Car Mrlke Over.
San Francisco, April 27.- The
most successful strike in the indus
trial history cf the nation came to a
sitisfactory close last night when
the local branch of the Amalga
mated Association of Street Rail
way employes of America accepted
the terms submitted to them by the
United Railroads Company. With
in two hours after the agreement
was reached at a most enthusiastic
meeting of the striking employes,
and the company was notified of
the result, fifty cars were in opera
tion along the principal streets.
Today the entire system, after be
ing tied up for one week, almost to
the hour, will be in operation.
Itctoliitlon In SI. Domlniro.
Cape Ilaytien, Hayti, May 2.
Vice president Vasquez of Santo
Domingo, leader of the revolution
against President Jiniinez, has ar
rived at Ciitcrrn, near Santa Do
mingo, the capital. The fall of the
Jiniinez government is expected to
day or tomorrow.
.New Canal Hill.
Washington, May 7. Senator
Hoar today introduced a new isth
mian canal bill, leaving to the Pres
ident the selection of a route.
All Kinds Of
RUBBER GOODS,!
GOODYEAR RUBBER CO,
It. II. PHASIC, President,
S.111 Praucibco, Cat., U. S. A.
Hilo Railroad Co.
TIME TABLE
To take cfTect Mnrch 1, 1902.
Passenger Trains, xcipt Sunday.
No. iNo. 3
No. , No. 6
i.v.
A.M.
i.v.
I'.M
STATIONS
Alt. AK.
A M. 1' M.
9:3"! 6lHi
7:00
7:20
7:30
7M5
Hilo
...Olaa Mill
Kenan
,., Pi'rndale
3:s
.1:00
t:ts
!3J
9:10'
9!(xj
.S:3
5 15
5:00
HMS
H:oo
..Mountain View.
. 30
SUNDAY.
Hilo
.... Olaa Mill
Keaau
1'erndale....
.Mountain View,
A.M. I'.M. A.M. 1 I'.M. I
8:00 3:30 Hilo ' io:,v 6:00
8:20 3:50 Olaa Mill 10:10 s:.o
0:30 .1:00 Keaau 10:00 5:30
M5 4U5 1'erndale 9:45 5:15
9:90 4:30 ..Mountain View.. 9:30 5:001
Mxd. roil PUNA Mxil.
A.M. Thursday. I'.M.
11:00 Hilo a:oo
11:20 Olaa Mill I 1:40
ii'.p I'ahu.i 1:20
12:00 Puna 1 '(x
Pas. Sunday. Pas.
A.M I' M.
9:00 Hilo t'25
9:20 Olaa nun 1:05
9:40 Pahoa I 3 MS
iik'hi' I'liua I 3:25
Kxcursion tickets will he sold on Sat
urdays and SundajM at redtiriil rates,
ood until the follow inn Monday noon.
Commutation tickets aie now Mild,
good for tueuly-fivu trips hUwren Jlilo
and Olaa at a rediicid rale, Mthjccl to
certain conditions printed on the same.
V. H. LAMBERT,
Superintendent.
Watson Navigation Go.
flic only Direct Line between San Prnii-
cisco and Hilo, Cotuprisiii; the
following Past Sailers
Bark ANNIE JOHNSON
Dark SANTIAGO
llnrk RODERICK DIIU
Hark MARION CHIICOTT
Ship FALLS OP CLYDE
Tug ROVER
Launch LURLINE
Steamer ENTERPRISE
miiI nllwr Snceiallv Chnrtered vessels
illilKi; nut iiiji Mini iik iv.ipw "in. w. uivi-t
boats' each month, carrying hoth freight
nut Passengers.
Por dates of sailing nnd terms,
Call upon,
J110. D. Sprecliels & Bros. Co,
Agents,
327 Market St., San Prnucisco.
R. T. GUARD, ARcnt,
II11.0, Hawap.
... .1 .1.1.. ..... ...:.i. , !.... .... ,r 1I1... .. 1
BEGINNING MAY 1st
I will sell out for COST
(retail nnd Wholesale)
All slock of American Grocery
Also Ilnildine;, 2 Leaseholds,
Horses, Wagon. Fixtures, etc.
Strictly for CASH, 110 erulit
Dont Lose lliisOpportuiiity!
I offer for sale very good
lots in Villa Franca and
Riverside Park at
SPECIAL PRICES
In order to close out busi
ness, a peisons owing
the American Grocery (or
S. M. Polemkiu's Stole or
Poteinkiu, as he fore) ate
required to pay their hills
before the last day of
May. All hills unpaid
31st of May will he placid
in hands of an attorney
for collection.
A. M. POTEMKIN
m
Iftoiwitteiual Work
vv
Jino "Sicilian 7farbh" and ffironzo Statuary
Srantto and 9atwo Stone 97fonumcnts
Sron Jficncinjj Sates and SPosts
ySftronzc tStatuos of the ltto iPrcsidont 97cJCinloi sitli'iiff or staiuiing
any site. Write for
1 C. JM
Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd.
w
POUR NP.W
Carpenter Organs
JUST HliCKIVHD
Voso : : : :
Stclnway :
Kingsbury
Pianos
1
Clilrngi) Typewriter only
$40.00 t
Johnson Cyclopedia nnd
Standard Dictionary are
hotter than any eomliind
dictionary and cyclopedia
in existence. : : :
Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd.
Wai'iiiuenue Street
Three
Hundred
Strokes
Out Hue includes I lair
Brushes specially adapt
ed by fineness of mater
ials and arrangement of
bristles to produce that
beautiful gloss front'
brushing that is so ad
mirable in wonicns1 hair.
Our line of Adams'
Hair Brushes is complete;
the best brush made, and
if the hair is given the
three hundred strokes
dail' prescribed by the
hair dressers the results
will be most highly
pleasing.
Prices Range from
50c. up
HILO DRUG COMPANY,
FRONT STREET, HILO
AMANA
rierchant Tailor
Suits Made to Order nt Low Prices.
Ready-Made Suits. Cleaning and Mend
ing Neatly Done.
43 FRONT STRHIiT,
Next to Chinese Doctor, HILO, H. T
J. D. KENNEDY
Watches
J c w c 1 r y
Silverware
EVERYTHING FIRST
CLASS
7orins airt SParliculiirs
,w, Bcrctotiifl Street
Ijoiiolulu
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