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Show HITCH-HIKING FLY SPREADS DISEASE The common house fly Is a hitchhiker. hitch-hiker. However, the fly doesn't bother both-er to jerk a thumb and ask a ride; It flies into moving nutos or even trains or airplanes without permission permis-sion and often travels hundreds of miles before leaving Its chosen vehicle. ve-hicle. This habit of flies traveling great distances on other power than their own has made local fly eradication campaigns less effective than the campaigners hoped. Cases have been found where a fly carried disease germs on Its legs and body for miles and Infected people In the community where It settled. No previous cases of the disease were in existence la the new community and health authorities au-thorities could find no other source of Infection than flies. Repeated warnings of physicians and health officials have apparently failed to Instill a proper fear of the house fly in the average mind. However, How-ever, a more thorough knowledge of the habits of a fly would Increase the respect for this tiny Insect, according ac-cording to authorities on the subject. Decent cleanliness In any home requires protection against the menace men-ace of flies. Whether a fly is home-born home-born or a hitch-hiking visitor, he Is a danger. Fortunately, an effective fly-killing program can be conducted In any home by the use of a reliable fly spray containing an ample quantity quan-tity of Pyretlirins, a product derived from Pyrethrum flowers, which Is death to ilies, when sprayed In a flno mist. |