Millard County Chronicle | 1931-12-31 | Page 17 | African Province Found to be Flealess Oasis

african province found to be fleadess aless oasis A plague prevention survey of at af rica resulted in the discovery of a spot which aich Is absolutely tree free of fleas and xe the incident was regarded as so remarkable remar Lable that the investigators tar ried for some explanation of the unusual situation this favored spot was the town ot of and tha the country immediately surrounding it it pleas are notoriously good carriers of the germs of tl V Is disease and therefore re the entire wide reaches of africa were systematically searched for animals carrying infected sped mens of fullex Irr itans hence it happens that certain dogs at which lies iles on the prairies of the cape of good hope province were S searched for fleas by the cal men not a solitary jumper could be found every cur even the most neglected and mongrel native owned V brutes was absolutely devoid of them the theory of some residents la Is that the nitrates in the barren lands surrounding this particular settle ment act as a natural disinfectant