| Show r v J FE MOSQUITOES HAVE IIA ARRIVED J FOR I f THEIR THEIn ANNUAL L FEAST J f oah eh Webster tel Dech Declared i ed Antennae C of I of Males Were Tere Not MadeL Made t. t L for fOl Piercing 4 Mosquito Mosquito- Any of certain dips dipterous dip- dip s insects of the family Culi- Culi v i having a rather narrow abdomen abdomen abdomen abdo abdo- men usually a long and slender but firm The males have Shave a a. feather like antennae and the mouth parts are not fitted for piercing piers pierc lag ing but the females have slender antennae and a set of ot needlelike organs in the proboscis with which they eY puncture the tho skin of fruits or to suck up their juice or blood Noah Noah Webster f Mr Webster in his ponderous and well advertised volume also declared I ed that mosquitoes were products of ot swamps and stagnant waters He does not speak of their historical origin It is a well known fact that the In rat born American-born mosquitoes were K discovered in New Jersey shortly after afe af- af ter the e landing lauding of the white man I Nothing mean can be said about aboul rte e male mosquito he minds hi Ma his business business and leaves the sanguinary I work to the women folks In the thee Me e of the mosquito it can be truly Bald s that the female of the species is more nore deadly than the male She takes particular delight in poking her needlelike organ as Mr Webster Webster Webster Web Web- ster called it ft into mankind in gen gen- eral oral Gallons of ot good red American blood is absolutely wasted each year through the activities of female mos coos mosquitoes qui toes and efforts of oC various societies socie- socie ties ties and organizations have ha resulted in only a multiplication of oC the insects Insect They take particular delight In n pestering pestering pes pes- the fellow who wea wears silk hose and low shoes but hut are not r res respecters res- res of ot persons persona Tho The first mosquito has arrived and the city board of health has urged d citizens to swat her her- TJi Tyre e is only one class of oC people e who escape the vicious efforts of oC th the e |
