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Show Battle Deadly Fly ' - vi ' ' ' Early, Says Expert The time' 'to' fight the hou-e fly i; before the .fjy appears, says Mrs. Ef-fie Ef-fie S. Barrows, extension econom'st in home management at the Utah State Agricutural college. The home-maker' home-maker' 'who takes the offensive in early spring Will net find herself on the defensive in August: Screens are among the best weapons wea-pons to use against the fly. Screens in just a few of the w'ndows, or in the windows only, are rot enough. Every door should have its screen. Full-length window screens add greatly to summer --comfort, for then windows can be opened at the top or bottom for better ventilation, and cracks are eliminated between t' e upper edges and the top sash which admit flies and other insects. Copper screen'ng will not rust and lasts for many years, Mrs. Barrows says. Though it costs a little more, it is economical over a period of years. Painted or galvamzed steel screening is the cheapest kind and gives satisfactory satis-factory serv'ce for several seasons ;f it is brushed with oil when stored in the fall. Its wear depends on climate. The best way to destroy the fly, however, is to destroy its breeiing place. House flies not only annoy in I summer, but menace health because they breed in filth and feed on f" 1th before alight'ng on human fcod. They . pick up germ's on the thick hairs and j bristles which cover their legs and ! bodies. Absolute cleanliness in d's-i d's-i posal of all garbage and waste, whether whe-ther in the house or barnyard, is essential es-sential in f'ghting the fly. |