Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-16
Open War Declared
On Deadly HOusefly

not get at them We should employ
az reasonable agencies TO destroy
hies that come into existence. In spite
| OF our other precautions We should
, Keep nles out Of our houses particular
~ dining rooms, kitchens. and es-
pecially sick rooms wherein may be
confined patients suffering from con
tagious or Infectious diseases, We
should screen all the doors and win
! uoWs OF our homes, and especially pro-
tect fruits. salads and other foods
which do not require cooking. We
! should insist that our grocer, butcher,
| haker and every one from whom we
| buy food stuns, does the same. II they
| persist in exposing their wares to the
contamination OF files, we should trans
fer our trade 20 those who take greater
! pains 20 protect their goods from such
contamination.
on the part OF the city, much might
be done toward extermnating this pest
by some general and consistent meas
uros. which would also act as "A
stimulus to individuals TO make greater
efforts. For example exposed cess
pools and outhouses might be abolished
by ordinance. also II might be made
compulsory for each home to be pro-
Nded with covered sanitary garbage
can These should be properly cleansed |
and dlsinfocted. as occasion might re- |
quire. II would be an excellent thing |
II garbage were collected regularly |
twice a week during the fly season |
Dealers In fruits and vegetables and |
other food stuffs might be required to
screen their food from flies, as far as
this can reasonably be done, and since
stables furnish perhaps the greatest |
and most prolific breeding places for
flies 1t would not he Inconsistent to
require Of them to provide closed
manure bins, completely protected
from flies. These should be emptied at
thor fr0ntipDr iufQrNHfs during the |
fly season.
As to the methods that may he en-
ployed to destroy flies that have al
ready gained access to our homes, one
or more of the following may be used:
Twenty to 80 IroDs OF carboliC acid
dropped upon hot shovel or stove
lid, The vapor of this burning acid
is effectual In killing hies.
cheap and reliable ny poison, and
one which is not dangerous to human
life. is potassium bi-chromatc Dis
solve one dram in two ounces OF water;
add little sugar and expose In shall
low dishes about the house.
sticky fly paper In Soma ways Is
an ideal ~ catcher lacking. however.
IN one particular that II fails 10 at
tract the fly. This might be remedied
BY placing on the sheet some substance.
he odor of which is attractive 10 fies.
ono of the latest, cheapest and most
highly recommended fly klllors, Is
ormaln or formaldehyde. A spoonful
II this liquid in one quarter Of a pint
II water exposed In the room Is said
O be sufficient To kill all the fiies \
This. however. is somewhat doubtful.
'he burning OF pyrethrum powder in a
Dom is said 10 quickly clear II OF flies.
no vapor Supplies them, whom thcy
nay be swept down and burned
A FEW DON'Ts. y
Don't allow flies in your home y
Don't permit their breeding places s
bout your home. 4
Don't allow any materials that are
to flies to remain in or about =,
our back yards,
Don't permit nies to be upon your Il
,od. especially milk n
Don't expose fruits. vegetables and go
her food stuffs to flies, but keep them 81
screened. ."
Don't let flics crawl over the babes 81
outh and swarm upon its face during di
eep. y
Don't allow your premises to be I'M 81
eany and thus be attractive to dies. "
he presence OF flies is a direct evil 10
nee Of carelessness I'm housekeeping. or
III the existence Of Nth In or about
e premises. Strike at the root of Ri
@ OWL; and do 1t now Dispose OF st
noxious materials and thus destroy WI
o means OF fiy propagation, remem- IN
ring that wherever absolute cleanll- no
SO prevails. there will be no flies We
A brief outline of this article was ne
epared by DIR. Stookey, Supervisor br
the Parents Department Of the Lib IN
Y stake Sunday schools as a guide ~
: class work during the coming NJ
NTH. BY request 1t has been re- "a
itten and the city press has kindly W
cred space for its publication tIo
'alt Lake city July Is. 1910 ow