Letter from Walter Reed to L. O. Howard, January 13, 1900 [1901] |
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Columbia Barracks,
Quemados, Cuba,
January 13, 1900. [?]
DIVISION OF ENYOMOLOGY,
JAN 17, 1901
ANSWERED BY LETTER.
Should be 1901
In dating stamp.
Dear Mr Howard:
I am in
receipt of yours of January
5th, and thank you very much
for the card containing Dr
Wolfert's suggestion. I turned
the card over to the Chief
Surgeon, yesterday. I enclose
a copy of the order relating
to protection against mos-
quitoes. Ofcourse, you have
already heard from Dr Stern-
berg of our complete suc-
cess in repeating our
former observations.
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The mosquito theory of [for] the
propagation of yellow fever
is no longer a theory, but
a well established fact.
Isn't it enough to make
a fellow feel happy?
Anopheles and Culex are
a gay old pair! What
havoc they have wrought
on our species during
the last three centuries!
But with "Howard and
Kerosene", we are going
to knock them out! With best wishes,
Sincerely, yours,
Walter Reed.
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Major J. R. Kean, Surgeon, U.S.A.
was the Acting Chief Surgeon of
the Division of Cuba, at the time
this order was published, & it
was he who drew it up & rec-
ommended it to Gen. Wood. He
should have credit for it.
W. R.
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