Manchester Democrat., 1909-06-16
PRESS BUREAU. DEPARTMENT.
ON TUBERCULOSIS. BOARD
OF CONTROL OF STATE
INsTslTuTIoNs.
SUGGESTIONS For Summer. Keep Out
the Flies. Protect the Food.

Des Moines, June 15-In the COM
bat against tuberculosis it is neces-
| sary to take into account every fac
tor which may in amy way directly
or indirectly spread the disease. As
summer draws near it will bring as
usual it's swarms of flies and other
insect life and there is no greater
nuisance than the house flies which
infest the homes of our people. How
ever, if proper sanitation was OBJ
served about the premises which peo-
pie call their homes the common
house fly would be much less prevail
ent than it is.
All garbage, manure, cesspools,
open drains and other unsanitary COL
ditions existing about the house or
barn will produce an incredible num-
ber of flies as in decaying matter of
all kinds the fly breeds. The first
measure to be carried out therefore
lis to remove all kinds of garbage and
manure and to close all open drains
which may lead from cesspools or out
closets. The next measure of pro-
lection is to screen the house and
to diligently exclude from the kitch-
en-, the dining-room and the living
apartments these little pests. We
have become so accustomed to the
fly that while we look upon it as
an llslmitigated nuisance yet tolerate
its familiarity and for this reason
many a tragic story has been writ
ten full of the most heart-breaking
sorrow.
Flies are. great germ carriers.
Their feet are SO constructed that
they are little cups. This enables
them to walk on ceilings. These vac
cumed feet become splendid agents
in the transmission of germs of
typhoid fever and tuberculosis. Re-
cent Investigations made by the
Merchants Association of New York
reveal the fly as being responsible
for vast amount of contagious sick
neSs.
1t is urged that the people shall
with one accord protect themselves
against germs of disease which may
readily be carried into the home by
the fly. The food supply should be
protected against flies;
a rigid rule should be established in
every home which should be enforc-
ed in every instance. and no fly
Should be permitted to crawl over
over the food which is to be set on
the table for human consumption.
Milk should be especially particular
ly cared for. 1t should not only be
protected from the fly but from dirt
as we'll. Many little babe will. be |
killed this year in Iowa by careless
ness. Flies will carry germs of var
ious diseases to the nipples on the
bottles of artificially fed infants, and |
bacteria will be introduced into the
child's body. Milk from diseased
cows suffering with tuberculosis, milk
which has been produced under UNI
sanitary conditions in the barn or
yard, will be given to these infants
whose lives will be terminated by
various disorders, commonly summer
occasionally tuberculosis
of the bowels.
Two important things are here con-
One is to, SO far as possi-
BILE prevent the breeding of flies by
removing garbage and waste and
pouring kerosene oil on stagnant
pools. The other is to protect the
food supply against insects of all
kinds, particularly the fly, and see
to it that little children are given
wholesome food free from disease
germs or dirt.