Show KILL THE LIES FLIES ME N 0 W th the e best time to kill the fly is always W ays now but during august the areat great number and tho the stupidity of lies flies makes them particularly obnoxious statistics show that the greatest number of deaths and cases of 0 sickness among children occurs during the high fly time of 0 july and august so safety as well as cleanliness demands that a vigorous fight bo be made upon the 11 lly during tills this mouth when we art told that comparatively fcc cw houseflies house fles succeed in passing thru the winter without succumbing to unfavorable weather conditions we conclude that their rate ot of increase is extremely great in the eight generations resulting from one adult fly there are offspring one fly is about one fourth of an inch in length then if all the flies above mentioned could be placed end to end they would make a line of flies feet long the distance to the bowl in only feet this string of flies the progeny eny ot of one female could reach reaca there and back several reveral times tile the housefly breeds readily in almost any decaying vegetable matler mafer but not in fit animal flesh as is so often asserted horse manure is the th favorite material selected by tile the house fly for egg deposition and supports the growth of perhaps ninety five per cent of all the housefly larvae lacking horse manure the fly usually selects the excreta ot of human beings pigs or poultry the dishwater and refuse thrown out the back doors of many homes sometimes affords a convenient breeding place for flies it is admitted by medical men generally that the housefly may be the carrier of many intestinal diseases typhoid cholera dysentery diarrhoea in infants and tuberculosis are some of the principal diseases carried by this insect to rid the house of flies the best known measure is the following soak a piece of bread about one and one half inches square and one quarter inch thick in a little milk then place the bread in a saucer and add a le p maul j ordinary I 1 formale for maln add sufficient water to raise th the lavel bf the liquid in the saucer until it almost reaches the upper surface of the bread sprinkle over the bread and liquid a spoonful of sugar this saucer should be placed on a window sill in the evening and the blinds drawn before all the windows except the one before which the saucer is placed this shade should be drawn two thirds the way down early tile the following morning the houseflies houseflies will go to the window that is partially lighted and partake of tile the liquid in the saucer within ten minutes after a hy fly has taken the least sip of the liquid lie he will be killed this method cannot be considered lite alie least dangerous to children in the house as aa tho the taste s very repulsive to human beings if taken into the mouth of the child vomiting occurs but no serious illness poisoned fly paper and poisoned liquids usually sold upon the market should be avoided as many cases are reported each year of children being dangerously ill or even losing their lives thru gaining access to some of these articles |