Monsieur de Necker, an evil-minded genovese, set the thing a-going.
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac
The low-lying district of Foca, at this day, is certainly very malarious, whereas the death-rate up here is only about 12 per 1000. Dr. Francesco genovese of Caulonia, to whom I am indebted for much kindness and who is himself a distinguished worker in the humanitarian mission of combating malaria, has published, among other interesting pamphlets, one which deals with this village of Foca, a small place of about 200 inhabitants, surrounded by fertile orange and vine plantations near the mouth of the Alaro.
"Old Calabria"
Norman Douglas
Dr. genovese thinks that by the year 1691 the entire coast was malarious and abandoned like now, though only within the last two centuries has man actively co-operated in its dissemination.
"Old Calabria"
Norman Douglas