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Show THE FLY SEASON APPROACHING v The fly season is now approaching and Bingham should . jarrange to take some concerted action to combat this pest and menace men-ace to the health of the community. The town was full of flies . last summer and it will be the same way again during the warm months this year unless something is done to prevent it. There is no excuse for the existence of this pest other than indifference. The fly evil can be eradicated. There are many ; ities in the country where the fly does not molest any one. This "is because those communities have taken the necessary action i;o eradicate the evil. The common house fly depends upon filth -for existence, and if the town is kept clean there will be no breed-. breed-. ing places for this carrier of disease. The fly seldom travels more than a few hundred yards from the place of its origin, and if it is allowed no breeding places in town this city will be free from the . pest. ;- ': , The breeding places can easily be destroyed, and now is the lime to do it before the season opens in full blast. In this matter the city health officer can render the community an invaluable service by seeing to it that there are no open places of filth in : the town. That will mean that there will be no flies here, and aside from the fact that this will greatly improve the health of the , community the people will be free from a very disagreeable pest. |
