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At night, there were only partially effective remedies did exist to ward off mosquitoes.  Flint slept under what he called a “very close musquitoe [sic] curtain.  When I drew it up and attempted to inhale a little of the damp and sultry atmosphere, the musquitoes [sic] would instantly settle on my face,” evidently having difficultyContinue reading “Early Arkansas Environment: The Deadly Mosquito 1819”