. The Cuba review. 24 THE CUBA REVIEW As Felton is in the centre of a large and prosperous sugar district, many men come to the mine from the sugar companies after the oane-cutting season is over. It has been demonstrated very often that the majority of the fever cases are brought by such recruits. At Daiquiri, the new men as a rule come direct from the north of Spain, and are not so likely to transmit fever. Notwithstanding the above mentioned facts, the proportion of sickness at the Mayari mines is extremely low. It might be well to speak in this connection of the ever present enemies, the j
. The Cuba review. 24 THE CUBA REVIEW As Felton is in the centre of a large and prosperous sugar district, many men come to the mine from the sugar companies after the oane-cutting season is over. It has been demonstrated very often that the majority of the fever cases are brought by such recruits. At Daiquiri, the new men as a rule come direct from the north of Spain, and are not so likely to transmit fever. Notwithstanding the above mentioned facts, the proportion of sickness at the Mayari mines is extremely low. It might be well to speak in this connection of the ever present enemies, the jejenes (no see 'ems) which, though not a carrier of disease so far as known, are nevertheless a troublesome pest. These will undoubtedly be eliminated sooner or later, but at no satisfactory means of extermination has been proposed. SUGAR INDUSTRY NOTES TRAP SYSTEM FOR CAPE CRUZ ]vlr. D. J. Lewis, Jr., consulting engineer, New York City, has made a contract with the Cape Cruz Company of New York, owners of the Cape Cruz sugar estate in Oriente Pro- vince, to furnish for their sugar factory a trap system to collect from their juice heaters, evaporators, vacuum pans and live steam drips, a maximum amount of one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds of condensation per hour and return it automatically to the boilers. The pressures will vary on the dif- ferent devices from zero to one hundred and twenty-five (125) pounds. Mr. Lewis was formerly manager of the "Bundy" Trap and for three years past, sales manager and engineer for the Lytton Manu- facturing Corporation, with his associate Mr. W. J. Wayte, a consulting chemical, sugar and industrial engineer, he is now mak- ing a specialty of power house, sugar house and chemical works efficiency. Mr. Lewis is sales agent for the Lytton Manufacturing Corporation, who make the "Lytton" traps and valves, for New York and New England and Mr. Wayte is the United States Agent for Messrs. Watson, Laidlaw & Co., L
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