Show african province found to be fleadess aless oasis A plague prevention survey of africa resulted in the discovery of spot which Is absolutely free of flea and the incident was regarded as aoi remarkable that the investigators tarried for some explanation of the unusual situation this favored spot was the town of and the country immediately surrounding it fleas are notoriously good carriera carr lera of the germs of this disease and therefore the entire wide reaches of africa were systematically searched for animals carrying infected specimens of puller Irrl tans hence it happens that certain dogs at eska which lies on the prairies of the cape of good hope province were searched for fleas by the medical men not a solitary jumper could ba found every cur even the most neglected and mongrel native owned brutes was absolutely devoid of them the theory of some residents if that the nitrates in the barren landa surrounding this particular settle ment act as a natural disinfectant |