I often learned new things in Louis L'Amour's books.

When I lived far north of here my housemate liked a bit of booze. He was attacked by mozzies if ever he was outside at dusk. I read that mozzies hone in on a person's scent and can smell this scent for miles. I was able to walk around outside with impunity...the mozzies would go for him and leave me alone...there were several biting him at once we noticed one evening. As I sit here typing I'm also scratching. The tide has turned and now I am fair game for mozzies...these are smaller than the ones up north but no fewer in number or ferocity. I have a circular welt more than 2 inches in diameter from a bite I received 2 days ago. I have several other smaller swollen hard lumps on various parts of me. They settle down then flare up with alarming intensity. I seem to be having some sort of allertgic reaction. Oh yes...I do not eat processed sugar. I use sweetener in my coffee and other sugar comes from fruit and the occasional biscuit. I think different breeds of mozzie have different consequences of their bite. We have a mozzie in Australia whose bite can leave you infected with a virus. And don't a certain species of mozzie bring malaria?

More evidence of the effects of our modern, bad diet. Also more evidence, that the original people, of many countries, were not uncivilised. I think many knew more than us. Thanks for telling us this.

What a wonderful subject. I love the Native Americans, and have studed so much about the people. They also used bear grease, to keep off the mosquitoes and insects. Today, we use repellents and such. If you will read Rossanna Bitners books, you will really lean a lot of true stories, and most of the time, it will break your heart. But, lots of interesting info too. I have given you a + for this posting.It is very good.

Wow that is very interesting that teh American Indians never had that much problems with the mosquitoes, Oh I understand what you are saying that is very interesting informtion. Oh yes it would still work today thank you for your discussion.

My husband read every book that Louis Lamour wrote. He and his mother both read them all. In fact I think we own them all

I live 60 miles from where Louis L'Amour was born: Jamestown, ND. Have you ever read his bio? What an interesting man! I've often wondered how he had time to be such a prolific writer! If you get a chance, read his bio in the back of one of his books and you'll see what I mean. I looked him up in Wikipedia, and it hardly covers all the things this great man had done in his life! I, too, never thought I'd enjoy the Western genre of literature, but I started reading L'Amour with "Last of the Breed" and "The Walking Drum", the first is a suspense/action story about a downed Native American pilot in Siberia and the latter an historical fiction about early days in the Middle East. I decided to give his Western novels a try and found I enjoy them. I would consider Louis L'Amour as a great American hero!

Maybe that is why my husband is attacked when we are outdoors and I am not. My exhusband loved those books and we always had them laying around the house. I hope to find him a few for his next birthday which is in April. Yes, I do like to give him gifts still. It has taken many years to improve our relationship, but finally in our older ages, we know how short life is and appreciate each other's friendship.

i do too! and i like the actual stories, my grandfather got me into them and i like the way he writes. i too have learned things about wilderness survival that benifit while camping