Coalville Times | 1903-04-17 | Page 7 | Color Liked by Mosquitoes

COLOR LIKED BV MOSQUITOES. Little Peate Found to be Partial to Dark Blue. Color playa an Important part In the attraction or repulsion of certain Inaecla. It waa noticed during the Cuban war that the American aol-dlera aol-dlera who were clad In the regulation navy-blue ehlrta auffered much more everely than any other, from the bltea ot moaqultoea. The aurgeon. general Inatl'-tled a aerlea of teata. He had boxea painted with yarloua colora and placed In a moiqulto-baunted moiqulto-baunted neighborhood. It wae found that the one painted blue attracted oa Inseetn, nel came brown and dark red, bnt these attracted only two each. Yellow failed to aacure a alngle mosquito visitor. Aa a eon. aequ.nre, blue ahirts will no longer be Issued to troops In moaqulto-lnfast ed regtoua. Tiaveiers are recommend recom-mend to wear pome khaki-colored material when Journeying lo the tropic.