The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-03
FLIES AND THEIR WAYS.
Divided Into Two Great Bodies-The
Tramp and the Domestic.
New York eTimes. J

What a queer lot flies are How pa
! tfentfy they return time and again to the
F.! spot whence they have been repeatedly
| driven by the eX4sperated victim of their
pranks. They are verftable Ishmaelites
! caring for no man, but causing all to
| care for them. They are without natural
! affection and leave home and the old
! folks just as soon as they are Matched.
But how, generous they are in their deal
! 1ngS with each other A little lump of
! sugar OF drop OF honey is free to all who
| can crowd around it, as long as it lasts.
! and then they startl3off on individual
accommodating tours, until the discovery
of some especially delicious morsel is the
signal for another banquet.
So far as my researches Oh this impor-
| tant subject have extended, l find that
while there are -;nnumerable races and
varieties of flies, they are only divided
into two great bodies-namely, the
tramp and the domestic fly. The former
may be found more particularly on the
street cars. attracted, doubtless, by the
family market basket but when the bas-
ket fails to materialize, he vents his spite
Oh the passengers in vicious attacks on
every unprotected portion of their GU
ticle.
The domestic fly is different insect
in all his habits. No matter what the
BE it ever so humble. there's no place
like home" and, if the truth must be
told. the humber the home the better
he appears to like it. He loves to fire.
but is contented to hang his hat up in
an ordinary dwelling house if the afore-
mentioned resorts are beyond his neigh
borhood. Longfellow, in his matchless
pathos, has compared trouble to a host
of vultures which watch from distance
for a favorable opportunity to descend
upon their prey, and the comparison
holds equally good with flies at meal
times. Observe them, as in uncounted
numbers they promenade along the bou-
levard overhead. chatting with this
neighbor and that over the latest fashion
or the latest arrival among them. or per-
Shoofly, but 10. the peaceful promenade
or discussion ceases, and a strange hush
settles over F'lyland. What does it mean?
Simply that the table is being drawn out
for the anticipated feast?
Not by any meals-they wait fo- the
appearance of the viands. Soon all is
ready, and down comes a fly, then an
other and another until at last they
through the butter, go swimming
through the milk. play hide-and-seek in
the bread, and perform such series of
antics that m despair the head of the
family arises. grasps the fly brush,
swings it around vigorously and-knocks
a fly into the teacup Of everyone at the
table. Upon this elimination of disasters
all effort at disposing of the intrujers
cease. and the fly reigns supreme.
Before closing this homily l would like
to correct a very prevalent, yet very
erroneous. idea that baldheaded men are
more annoyed by flies than those who
have been blessed with considerable
capillary adjournment On the contrary,
egg-topped individuals are rarely trou-
bled with them. / have made special
study Of this feature of the subject, and
have noticed that where ordinary indi-
Vlduals expended a large portion of their
time temper and muscle in combating
the ubiquitous insect the bald-headed
man has enjoyed almost complete i'm
munity, and smiled serenely at the ri |
diculous gymnastics of his neighbors
The reason for this is based on the aver
sion flies manifest for ANYTHING of a
light color. Their taste inclines them to
sober hues. and Dear the brunt of their |
attacks. Happy bald heads.