Show Is the t he world really going to the bugs B bugs F by dr L D legear VS I 1 since next week july ath to Is national insect killing week the following lollo winK article by dr legear is timely and interesting scientist tell us says dr legear that the in insect sect kingdom may Koine meday day dominate the world drastic measures he adds are needed to keep this ever present menace in check the editor A letter recently placed ou on my deak announcing tile the opening of 0 a Na national tonal insect killing week to begin b july ath reminded me ot of a conversation versa tiou I 1 once oveil overheard loard in a pull man while emotte to california two follow travelers were derisively discussing a magazine article one of 0 them had discovered in which a well known scientist had asserted that someday mans boasted civilization would be utterly obliterated by the ever increasing myriads of the lowly insect kingdom A lot of 0 sensational rolv rot scoffed on yeah agreed the other kotlier ot lier guess these college profs pros anything to ou au ut write tool fool bauff like that I 1 said nothing for or it 4 would have done no good I would merely havi haat been considered another of thaw tool fool profs pros with nothing to do but concoct lurid po tor for popular amusement nevertheless I 1 very much with the writers pont ot of view I 1 recalled the tact fact that had it not been tor for the late general boggas Gog gis brilliant campaign against the mosquito tile the paeans canal would have been the same banie dismal ailcie 85 B i the french fiasco in steal agua As a matter ot of tact fact I 1 could almost be willing to back the pioquito uio quito to accomplish the downfall of man single handed were ere it not tor for the recent arous ingot public to tile the fact act that these infects carry tile the germa of nia ma lirla itris and other dAug dangerous erous diseases rhe use nap of insecticides insecticide a to coni coin bd ba those pernicious pests has now nov he be come coma fagaly general but much ts to ye to be done there cannot be too loo uia Z ny spray guns gulls iu in action against tuti tilts leally enemy should need an alle aclei in their attempt to conquer man kind they could hardly do bettel than llian enlist the aid of the 1001 1011 housefly born in filth tile the fly nev er lees his liking for it ft noth nothing ing s 8 ems to 0 o please him more loan a 4 chance to dabble bis big feet in evera ever conceivable form orm laden nastiness hastiness and then transfer it to food intended for human screening Is only partial protection flies files will get in in spite of even bagrier erected them and a good fly and insect powder shoula Is e constantly cons tautly on hand to strike the them down us as fast as they show up but while discussing tile the barlou insect pests that threaten the hea health ith and comfort of mankind let us tie not forget that athletic fellow the flea to mot mo t people tie lie Is merely a minor nuisance nuni ance treated more as a joke than as IL a serious menace yet now reco gulBes a tiny broat jump champion as a carrier of the liea liel ded tiled bubonic plague the fhe fac that hll hit domestic animals art an hosts to tile flea Is reason enough tor for ext extreme vigilance rily fly and insect powder tor for the amaler animals gild and especially houseold pets and occasional dipping to livestock will help to keep lown tile he fleak let it not be forgotten e n too that the rat is i a a carrier f these pl algue guo c s vat awat tile the rat at possible op I 1 jo eunity 1 mo ato tin file tl ti as bedbugs cont laust to back Vage faie i IS THE WORLD REALLY HEALLY GOING TO THE BUGS continued from first page and were just getting a good start atari who said civilization menaced by bugs and how about roaches comical clowns ot of the insect world word tut dangerous pests peels just the same they annually destroy thousands of dollars worth ot of foodstuffs and much that they do not actually consume Is so BO polluted by their til thy bodies that it is not tit fit to eat cat they leave a disgusting odor on oil everything they touch and there la is no question but what like the flies their feet and bodies are living inca banors tor for millions ot of disease germs which they strew about with reckless abandon wherever they go more afore work for the blow gun and the insect powder by all means remember the roach when you celebrate national insect killing week so tar far we have not go gone ne outside the walls ot of the home yet we have already found enough germ carrying health endangering comfort des destroying destio toYing ying insects to make us wonder it the scientist mentioned at the beginning ot of this article might not net be somewhere near the truth yes and we even spoken ot of the moth that causes untold damage to clothing bedding and upholstering in thousands of homes every year and that notorious nocturnal prowler the bedbug no home Is so carefully kept but what the vile intruder may occasionally find a way in they seem to be able to subsist nourishment but anyone who has ever acted as an involuntary host for or them will certainly ceita testify that they make up tor for lost time once the opportunity presents itself As tormentors tor mentors of livestock too lies flies and mosquitos qualify tor for championship honors in the insect world I 1 have seen cows tormented almost to the point ot of insanity ly by the whirling buzzing biting hosts that swarmed around them in clouds horses and other domestic animals also suffer painfully from the same plague at least temporary protection can be given by spraying them ath a good fly chaser liquid and their usefulness will be greatly increased thereby going further afield think of the I 1 many forms forma of insect life const constantly ant threatening the welfare of our poultry flocks lice and add mites to tIon only two plenty of work tor for the right kia kind ot of insecticide there A good lice powder tor for dust ing ng his birds and a supply ot of dip and disinfectant so solution luton should be considered part ot of the essential equipment quip ment ot of every poultry ralser raiser the gardener too Is aware ot of the of the insect problem almost overnight any gardne may be overrun with innumerable hordes 0 ot tiny but destructive warriors thit that in point of numbers would put the combined armies of the world war to shame for some the garden insecticide sect icide powder and tor for others the liquid insecticide but unremitting warfare ot of one sort or another must le carried on throughout the season it a paying crop la is to be harvested so after all our scientific friend was unquestionably much barer the mark than our two friends who jeered at this prophecy the insect conquest it if stever it ever comes ts fis a matter of centuries in the future that is quite true but there is plenty of reason for starting a determined offensive against all forms ot of insect pests right here and now no less an authority than colonel at A reasoner of the unite estates army bled ican chips has stated that directly and indirectly insects have caused more deaths than all the wars ot of history added together when you consider on top fit that the billions of 0 dollars worth of property they destroy each year it is easy to see that no small problem confronts us let us put into effect that well known army maxim A determined offensive is the best beat de fence and prepare la in all seriousness a to defend our lives and property against these tiny but all too powerful powei Powel tul ful adversaries |