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Show Plain TruthjConcerning The Fly 1 Tho beginning of the fly season is at hand, and questions concerning the dangers of these Insects ate of Interest to all. Head the following and sco whether you knew It all before: be-fore: 1. Whero Is tho fly born? In manuro and all sorts of filth. 2. Upon what doeB tho fly feed? Upon every kind of filth, sputum, dung, garbage, dead onlmals, etc. 3. Whero does a fly often go when he leaves a water closet, u manure pllo or a spittoon? Into tho kitchen and dining room. 4. What docs ho do there? Ho walks over tho bread, meat, vegetables and fruit. Ho sticks to tho butter nnd bathe3 In tho milk. He spits on dry substances such an bread to soften them so that ho may cat; ho smears filth from his feet on everything ev-erything ho touches and drops his dung. G. Does tho fly visit tho person sick with typhoid, consumption, summer sum-mer complaint and other contagiosa diseases? Yes, and ho crawls over and feeds upon tho discharges of their body, so that ho is both filled and covered with germs of disease C. What may he do ncxtT Ho may call on you; crawl on your baby's faco and over and In nil the food materials In your kitchen and dining room. 7. Is tho fly dangerous? Itothcr! Ho is man's worst pcet, and more dangerous than wild beasts or even war. 8. How do you know this? For Instance, ho killed more American Amer-ican soldiers in tho Spanish Amcrl- can war than bullets did. This was duo to the typhoid germs he carried to their food. He Is now killing Individuals In-dividuals on tho sly, everywhere, in tho samo manner, 9, Why and when should wo kill tho fly? nccause ho will otherwlso kill us. Wo must kill him at nil times beforo be-foro ho gets wings, when he Is an egg or a maggot In tho manuro pile, and wo must swat him whenever we tee him. JO. What Is an easier and more effective ef-fective way to get rid of flics? To prevent them by not allowing p. fly to find material and a placo whero ho can multiply. 11. Hoy may this be dono? Ily not allowing horse maf.ure to accumulato around staoics ana oy having all of it covered with flies by netting or by having It treated with chemicals, such as borax that will prevent fly eggs from hatching. Also wo must not allow garbage or other refuso to bo kept where files ran reach It. Keep It tightly covered cover-ed until It Is removed or destroyed. 12. What In particular must we do to prevent Immediate danger of death and disease being brought Into the window by n fly? Wo must have tight flttlng screens at all open windows, and, by tho uso of fly paper, traps, fly poison, wo must kill nil flies trat get Into tho house. Remember that any ono fly may havo a load of deadly disease germs, and whenever ono gets Into jour home, swnt him at once? Do not buy food or cat In places where flies aro allowed. Bulletin of tho Greenwich Uonrd of Health. |