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Show KILL THE FLY In every town and locality in th Stale many people have failed to hoev. the num-erous warnings that Luvt been issued against the f!'s. Attention Atten-tion has been called to the fact tha. they are one of the most dangeroa.-menaces dangeroa.-menaces to the life and health wiih which mankind has to contend, belli; responsible ior a large proportion o: all cases- of typhoid fever and di-arrhoeal di-arrhoeal diseases of infants and many cases of tuberculosis and o;her contagious con-tagious diseases. This results fro., j their habit of feeding on filth and dischargtis from the sick, thus coi lecting and carrying disease germs to various articles of food and drink. They have caused thousands ol deaths in Utah, and will continu' their work' of destruction until the public awakens to the fact and inaugurates in-augurates a warfarb that, will resu'.! in their extermination. ' This can be accomplished definitely and effectively. It requires only TIIF REMOVAL OF FILTH. FLIES BREED IN FILTH and in filth alone. Without filth there can be no flies. More than ninety per cent of them breed in stable manure and the balance bal-ance in garbage, oumouses and other , forms of refuse. Ineir dcveloempnt ! from the egg require about ten days. Maggots are flies in the larval stage. The fly season is approaching. Prompt action at this tim. '.lay prevent pre-vent many deaths during the summer and fall, and a grave responsibility rests upon the health officers and other oth-er citizens. An immediate and thorough cleaning clean-ing of premises should be effected and further accumulations of filth or rteca; ing matter avoided. Stanie manure should be kept 11 vaults or boxes screened or covered or frequently fre-quently sprinkred with lime or ker osene, and should be removed at least every week. Garbage receptacles should bo care-. care-. fully covered and the contents sprinkled sprink-led with lime or oil. In addition to the measures for the prevention of the breeding of flics every effort should be made to prevent pre-vent them from entering the homo or having access to milk and o'her foods. When germs are deposi'ed in . milk they multiply rapidly. i All doors and windows, especially I those to the kitchen and dining room should be screened throughout the f y 1 season. ' ! Food exposed for sale should r.c 1 screened and ordinances to this ef- feet should be enacted and enforced Flies should be especially k?p; . away from the sick, and if one is dis-' dis-' covered in the sick room it should b killed. A simple and effectual fly poison may be provided by mixing two tr-a- soonfuls of formalin with a pint of sweetened water. Every household should be po-1 po-1 vided with one or. more fly traps. Sim-i Sim-i pie and efficient traps may be con-' con-' structed or purchased at small cost and the State Board of Health will ; furnish plans on request. People who have cleaned their own premises should demand that their !j icighbors shall do likewise, and notify no-tify the Board of Health of any failures fail-ures or refusals. The saving of life and suffering will amply repay for all the trouble and expense. EITHER MAN' MUST KILL THE , FLY OR THE FLY WILL KILL THE MAX. ' ' |