Bats, Mosquitoes and DollarsDr. Campbell and this particular book attracted a lot of attention in 1925, and the book was lauded by leading naturalists of the day, including Theodore Roosevelt, Lord Rothschild, and Ernest Thompson Seton. Dr. Campbell's revolutionary examinations of the bat and mosquito (and dragon fly) contributed much to the fight against malaria. He invented the first Bat-roost. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Dragon Flies | 179 |
Bedbugs and Smallpox | 203 |
Résumé of Experiments on Variola | 209 |
My Observations on Bedbugs | 219 |
Eradication of Smallpox By Other Means Than | 228 |
Functions of the Spleen | 237 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 252 |
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