way to kill them off is to do so when they
are little "wiggle-tails" or "wigglers." She says the best way of all,
though, is never to have any standing water around where the mosquito
can lay her eggs.

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I am going to kill every mosquito I see. Mother says I can tell the one
that carries malaria, because she is always trying to stand on her head
like this.

I'll tell you, let's have a "Mosquito and Fly Brigade." You can be the
Captain. All the little boys and girls in our classes can march under
our colors, and we will make war on every fly and mosquito in the
neighborhood, and stop the children and grown people from having
malaria. Mother says sickness costs a lot of money--many millions of
dollars every year.

We will be little soldiers while all the country is at peace, but we
will wage a battle royal against these very small but strong enemies,
and we will win.

Our motto will be, "To prevent is better than to cure."

QUESTIONS

1. What causes malaria?

2. Can you tell the difference between the
mosquito that carries malaria and the one that is
called the house mosquito?

3. Where do the mosquitoes feed?

4. What caused so many of the early settlers in
the Old Dominion (Virginia) to die?

5. Which was their greatest enemy, Indians, wild
animals, or malaria?

6. How much does malaria cost?

7. Can we prevent malaria? How?

8. What medicine will cure malaria?

9. Is it better to cure a disease or to prevent
it?

10. Where was quinine first gotten?

11. If a person has malaria, how may we prevent
other persons from getting it?

12. Have you a "Fly and Mosquito Brigade" in your
school, or will you have one?

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JACK FROST

Children, do you know who Jack Frost is? Well, he is a frisky little
fellow. He never seems to lose his youth and freshness, although he is
as old as time itself.

When the days grow shorter and the nights get longer, Jack Frost is a
regular busybody--he is here, there, and everywhere. Jack does not make
long visits in the Sunny Southland. The warm sunshine and balmy winds
chase him back to the North, his native land.

Jim lives in the North where Jack Frost makes long visits, sometimes
remaining from early autumn until late in the spring