Connecticut western news., 1878-08-22
A ELY MANUFACTORY.
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE DONE IN A FACTORY IN PATTERSON, N. J.

IN FACTORY IN PATTERSON, N. J.
 Flies are artificially propagated in New Jersey, near Paterson, says an ex- change, where an association of men have invested capital, and are running the works to their full capacity.
 Flies are incubated from eggs, by an artificial matching arrangement, and the young flies are taught all the deviltry they know right in the factory. Some will look upon this statement as false, and wonder why any association of men should engage in the artificial propaga- tion of the fly. We will explain. It is well-known that flies die at the end of the season, and if it were not for artificial propagation, there would be none the second season. The parties that are en- gagged in this industry, are also sole manufacturers of fly paper and fly traps. | We trust that the object is now plain. In order to sell their paper and traps, it is necessary to have game to catch. The gentlemen had engaged largely in the manufacture of fly paper and fly traps before they knew that flies only lasted one season, and after year of success they found bankruptcy staring them in the face, as it was probable they would not sell sheet of paper the next year. So they organized the "Great American Artificial Fly Incubating Association of New Jersey" and issued million dol lars worth of stock.
 We have not room to describe the matching of flies, but it is like hatching chickens by steam. Some. of the best old flies are kept to lay eggs, and eggs are placed on cards and put into an oven.
 They hatch out in twenty minutes, and
 are ready in half an hour to learn the
 business. First they are taught to wade
 in butter, to swim in cream, and to get into things around the kitchen. Then
 the young flies are taken to the dormi-
 tory, where men and women, engaged
 for the purpose, are pretending to sleep.
 An old fly and hundred young ones
 are placed in each room, and the old fly,
 after lighting on shirt colors, bosoms or
 female white goods, in order to teach the
 young flies the noble art of punctuation,
 begins to get in its work on the sleeper.
 The old fly, after seating the young flies
 on cuffs and collars, calls "Attentlon ?
 and after buzzing around little, lights
 on the sleeper's nose. The sleeper pre-
 tends to be mad, and slaps at the fly
 this is 8 mere matter of form, however for if sleeper engaged by the associa tion kills an old fly, it is deducted from his or her salary. As the old fly gets
 away the young flies laugh and want te
 try it themselves. Then the old hy ) lights upon the lady sleeper's big tos . and proceeds deliberately to walk ul her foot, ankle, and calf, occasionally stopping to bite. This is very trying te
 the alleged sleepers, causing nervous 1 ness, and twitching of the muscles, bu l they must not injure the fly. The littl' flies notice everything, and after the olt l fly has caroused around, and tickled ant buzzed, then the young flies are allowed 5 to practice on them. The persons prac tised on get $6 day and board, as it i f 8 very particular and trying situation. x Then comes the expensive business o s distributing flies throughout the coun . try. Formerly it was done through boo 3 agents and lightning rod peddlers, bu : that was found too expensive, so the as ,, sociation originated the idea of sendin y out regular agents call tramps, to lntro B duce the flies. The first year only abou l, 10000 tramps were sent out, but tn !, business has grown to such huge pro + portions that it is estimated that thi @ year the. association has out half mi a lion tramps, leaving flies around. The
 go from house to house begging, an '- before they leave they manage to drop g few flies. Each tramp has card wit l, 8 million of young flies on. After h j. has partaken of his meal and the woma n of the house is out after shot gun or
 dog to drive him away, he slips his han
 up his sleeve and tears off 8 piece of car y ycontaining perhaps 10000 young fife n and drops it in the wood box or in som
 convenient place. That is enough 8 start on, as the flies breed rapidly. Tn d next day the woman will wonder "whe, l. on airth all them flies came from"