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Show vn Inlu lh Interior low ii(ttts of Mexico. "ThAt la why. by NUmi'lnf nut thf dlvmina and 1 toi ritrr.rra htr. with t hi ftKu rlun( up and anthrr m!.r onr In Africa) rradlruted. th world will ! frea from divi.M thm uaually kill inaid vt vn day a and fr which no cur ha a hHrn dlaptrd." SCIENCE HAS DREAD -YELLOW FEVER - MASTERED OHMW Authority Sy It Will Be Completely Eradicated i in Near Future ly C. H. NEWELL. J7iKllH)A. Vucaua. Mlto. March ( II. -YaIIow fpvvr, the moat fatal dla-hn dla-hn V American origin, will b com-pltl com-pltl jradlcltd In lh near futura." Tb I graateat authority nf yellow faft ar. fn-. M. F. Connor. Held director of tha Jlockefellar foundutton Interna-tinal Interna-tinal i hrallh board, make. I hla an-notinramant an-notinramant hara. TkiMinda of llvaa will br aavad throHih tha aucraaaful fight that Dr. t onrm.r and aaalatanta ara Aging hara ad alaewhara cgalnat thla dlaeaaa. Rlrt tha world of yrlli.w favrr!" waa. In aut(anr. tha order Dr. Connor got froaa hie Korkafeller board la 1111. already acorad In comiletly araaJIcallng tha dtaaaaa In Kcuador and oUmt auooaaaaa la tba Magleo olUaa on tha gulf of MriU-o Ivada Dr. Connor Con-nor to make the .redletlon ao full of rheer for million. In Ihe hot mr llona of aouth, cenirut and aoutnarn North America. fRESSEO IN CtNTEftt. - Dr.. Connor'a rampalgn aaalnat the dtneave haa been preaeaeeil at aurh j ritlAa aa tluayaquil and Merlda. where I Il haa bean endemic for yeara and from which It baa apread to oiber ae-tiona. With lliiuyaquil cleaned up. Merlda virtually cleaned up and rapid reduction reduc-tion In raaea being acored In Puerta. Mm ico. Vara Crua and other gulf porta, juet one Important yellow fever focua In Hrasll remaina to be dlap.ad of liefora the world will be free of the dlPeaae. "Kraillcatlon of yellow feier." auya Dr. Connor, "waa a aelf -Impoaed tank umlerlaken by tha Korkafeller foundation founda-tion International heultli board. "Medical authorltlra agrea It la a dla-aaae dla-aaae of American origin. "Yellow fever waa probably lntr-dured lntr-dured Into Kcuador and Panama In 17411: and there are excellent reaeona to believe that It waa preaent In tha former country until May, 1119. when I waa able to announce tbat It waa free of the dlaaaae. CAUSED IV GERM. "Tha dlaaaae la cauaed by a germ dlacovered by Dr. NuguVhl of Ihe Rockefeller foundation, In Guayaquil, during our fight to eradicate the dlaaaae. dla-aaae. The germ la carried from one peraon to another by tha female atego-my atego-my la muequtto and In no other manner. man-ner. Tbl Ingacl breed In receptacle i ' ua1 fir ai 'ring freah waler In or near human hab.iaiiona and haa thua eurned the name of h'oia niOMiulto The moaquitu rccclvea Ihe yellow fever gernia lino Ita body while .inking .ink-ing Ihe blriHl or nn Infected pereon during the firat thrrv du)f of the' nine. ni-ne. a. "Twali-e day. later the muetiuHn return, re-turn, to auck blo. again. "If It happen. Ihe peraon then bitten bit-ten haa never had the iliac., the germa find their way Int hla blood atream. multiply, and throw off a pul-aon pul-aon which producea the iltaeaae. "On the other band. If ihe peraon bitten bv the Infected miaqulln haa prevlou.ly had yellow fever, he Buffer a no harm. "Kruillcailng yellow fever from the world Involvea the deatruclion f all aleaomyla moaqultoea from endVmlc area a. Ho attack the ategomyla. la what we did In Kcuador. and la what we are doing here. Our work la carried on with the cordial cooperation f local health uuthnritiea, Jual aa In Kcuador. PROTECTING WATER. "In hot counlrlea Ihe people depend largely on rain water for drinking pur-poaea. pur-poaea. , "We have lo moaqullo proof auch conlalnera aa large tanka. and fill bar-rela bar-rela or other cnntalnera that cannot be covered tight with amall mlnnowa. which eat the larvae of the alrgomyla. "Hand In hand with thia work goea that of teaching Ihe people almple rule of aanltation. "Merlda la an endemic renter. rTnm here yellow fever waa carried to Vera Crua, Puerto Mexico and Tamplco and |