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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1960)
C MAii.TRIIUNI.Mrtf.rf, Or. "O Thiifsear, Aerll II, 1M0 Hook on to this weekend these values ssssssa Worlds f 3Around By lynn M. Wotklns during this r n FE Mosquitoes March On , In Defiance of Man The Roman legloni were once almost invincible In bat tle, but they were licked to an Itching rtandstill by a bug. They were out-numbered, out fought, out-witted and out raged. From the swamps at the outskirts of ancient Rome, the mosquito hordes came to make a monkey out of Na poleon, Caesar and all the rest. People at that time, not knowing much about the disease-carrying mosquito, be lieved the "air of the night" was the cause of sickness When darkness came, all win dows and doors were closed tight to keep out the night air.. But it wasn't the night air1, it was the mosquio. And those little demons, like those wt still have today, were nor mally more active during the hours of darkness. The Roman legions have marched back into the silent pages of history, but their tormentors survived. A cul ture, and what was a pretty good facsimile of a civiliza tion, passed Into the limbo of antiquity, but the tiny, seem ingly frail mosquito lived on; laying her eggs, developing from a wriggling, grotesque larvae Into a winged, stinging insect. She and her kind, then as now, possessed no physical strength or intelligence. Inherited Instinct They - followed only the established pattern of their inherited Instincts, without change or deviation; but they lived and continued their kind. They were stronger, more adaptable,- more capable than all the Roman legions that marched with bands playing and flags flying. The very weak outlived the very strong. The battle between man and Insect has been long and tiring. There is a frightening atrength in numbers and the ability to adjust to changing conditions; that Is where the Insects have it over ua like . a tent. Since the crumbling of that old Roman culture and the death of all those who felt they were great, and the later draining of the swamps near Rome that furnished places for the winged hordes that out-fought and out-lived the mighty, other great ventures of man have been attempted, and some abandoned, because of the mosquito. Railroad con struction and the digging of mighty canals have been inter rupted, and not so long ago, just because some of the de scendants of those pesky crea tures that licked the brave Romans, several millions times removed, are still as busy, and in places as danger ous as ever. Today, with modern meth ods, we stand a better chance of mosquito control. Now we, too, have tremendous strength; unlimited inventive genius, and punctured skins. We are also fighting mad at the female with the sharp --beak, the high hum and the bn&od-thirsty appetite. But don't let' kid ourselves; for if you live to be a couple 01 hundred years old, and I hope you do, even then you won't have to spend much time out of doora before a mosquito will "hum" along from some where and bite you. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 19B0) City Prisoners Taken to County Five city prisoners were taken to the Jackson county Jail yesterday by city police so remodeling work in the Jail area may get under way today. It was reported that seven prisoners were serving terms in the city jail. One prisoner was scheduled to be released this morning, and another prisoner, who is a trustee, will be lodged in the women's cell and will remain at the police tatlon. Police officials said that re modeling of the jail area is expected to be completed in week. A new wall will be , constructed in the jail area and new plumbing installed. Persons sentenced in munici pal court during that time will be token to the county jail. 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