The Archive · 1930

War on the Danube

The report published on Saturday regarding a new means of ith the mosquito post at the eaches along th insect is in for a particularly fic time, Few have the slightest thy with the little torment. n fact, if asked, most people would dight to attend a few demonstra-ons of the new contrivance to s rit really works as well as the gram says it d Wheth however, light does attract th mosquito is considerably to be ibted, for the general impression to be flirt the insect's noisome onselence prefers dark corners in hich to work his wicked—spite. hut high tension screens, on the ther hand, will prove effective there every reason to believe. It is!

be wished that some such system duld be installed here, particularly nder some local dining tables, In ne such case only a light was used, ud while the innovation seemed ttle irreverent, it undoubtedly had 10 required effect. The mosquitoes ent elsewhere on pleasure bent, it a8 possible to concentrate on th pup, and take an intelligent in-rest in the conversation, so often possible when frvitating preeeupations distract the attention. he correct use of these screens, en, would seem to be in dark siners, where the mosquito demon, engrossed with plans for fresh i nities, will absentmindedly pat 8 foot into a peck of trouble, Baris music is said to be at cross-roads. This would account sounds suggestive of dirty work. Punch.

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