The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-12
AN ULTIMATUM TO FLIES
MUST STOP TOTIN' GERMS, SAYS THE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Informn ton Also Conveyed that These
Terrible Enemies Are Born
i'm Livery Stables.

About every housekeeper has discovered
that this is fly time" and most every male
member OF the household who was not
aware OF the fact has discovered 1t when
ever he dared to leave a screen door open
too long on coming home to dinner, but it
has remained for the State Board of Health
TO md scientific reason for guarding against
these summer pests, all of which are set out
IN an article in recent bulletin under the
caption, Keep Out the Flies. Every
housekeeper who has met masculine pro-
tests when she began the morning crusade
with buster and canvas-covered broom en-
deavoring to "shoo" them out, afterwards
insisting on keeping binds drawn and shut
ters closed to exclude the pests, can now
point with triumph to the scientific reasons
why homes should be guarded against the
flies.
1t seems opportune," begins the article
referred to, ito call attention to the danger
of flies as germ carriers" Most women
know of the danger of flies dropping in the
hot jam pots and crawling in the butter but
few of them, it may be safe to assume,
krow anything about their danger as germ
carriers With the next sentence of the ar
ticle the women will be prepared to agree
In unlimited expressions of approval, as the
result of sad personal experience.
But flies are more easily kept out of a
house by proper effort" the writer con-
tnues, than got out after they are i'm
Then the writer, in a few brief para
graphs, proceeds to give the scientific rea-
sens why homes should be quarantned and
'trochas" established against them. Some
OF the facts may be new to the reader and
they are brief enough even for such hot
weather as this. Judge:
IL mas been repeatedly demonstrated
Inat the bacillus of consumption may be
round in the bodies and in the dropping of
mes occupying room in which there is a
person sick with consumption. DR.. Coppen-
Jones, of Switzerland few years since by
careful psychological methods, demon
ton of this disease in their bodies but on
their feet as well. 1t was found i'm these
experiments that If flies were permitted to
light upon infected sputum and after flying
around light upon and walk across the sur
lace OF sterilized potatoes there appeared
soon after colonies Of the germ present in
the sputum.
AS flies are Industrious scavengers. and
tney are readily attracted by filth, which
they devour greedily, it will readily be seen
that decency as well as safety admonish
that they be kept out of the house and off
all food. Flies are mostly born in stables
Livery stables and other stables should be
Kept clean and disinfected in order to dmin-
lsh the number of flies. 1t is more sensible
dure the diseases they bring. 1t is true
they are scavengers, but in doing their work
they carry filth and disease in every direc-
tlon. Let US do our. own scavenging by
Every woman will be glad to comply with
the last suggestion and discharge" the
lilies, but will perhaps find cause for regret
IN the fact that practical suggestion along
this line which would do away with the dus-
ter and broom campaign each morning is
not made.