The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-09
WAR on THE HOUSE rv

The story of the woman
celled all her engagements .aa-
voted her time exclusively to
war on the death-deaHne no~.
IS the story of a deyo,ee 7, "s'
and a fighter of disease. vh. '~'
have refused TO be alarmed a, 's
fly. They cannot deny the et,,.
OF health Officers and phv4i.i.,
it is the prolific spreader of t5s.s. .-,
yet, because the fly has been
with us and seems So harrnIss,
do not properly regard him
worst enemy Of the home m,
is for every person 10 Understand ,l.
the little fly carries the germ If 4.
ease and death and that in ex,ar~f.
mating the fly, we are killing DOTH
germs and reducing the amanr,
sickness and reducing the Death r,,.
Every man n woman motto ah.,.
the fly should be the same as the pr.r.
ciple of the man who, when censnr.3
for killing a valuable snake in q nur-
sery, said, my principle Is 10 XIII EN-
where / find EN-"
Typhoid fever, which Is much too
prevalent in North Carolina. comes
largely from the innocent-I0oking Nv
Writing of the danger 70 health in the
fly, Mr.. B. NJ. CGnedinst. in the Chris
tan Herald, says:
sSI-1n cerrro1p Ia-rc o.
to be known as the typhoid fy' and
when the term becomes universal.
greater care Will be exercised in pro-
tecttng n house from his p|resaDc4.
Flies swallow the germs Of typhoid n
countless millions while feeding on
excreta. They spread q Thousand
times more typhoid germs IN their ex-
creta than on their feet.
AS soon as the fly ONE ont O. his
shell he is full grown and starts out
in the world to make a living, and Il
your home is not clean, he knows n,
for the fly can discern an unClean odor
for miles, A pleasant-smeling sub
stance~the fragrance OF flowers &c
raniums, mignonette, laVendar, or any
perfumery-will drive them aWay.
1.-The fly lays her eggs In the manure
pile or some other filthy place. All
the gerrs-a!l the microbcs-fasten
themselves on the spOngy feet The
fy brings them into the hous" ana
wipes them off. The fy that yoH see
walking over your fOod IS covered
with filth and germs. II there is any
dirt in your house, or about your
premises, or those Of your neiE1bor',
he has just come from it. Watch him,
aS ha Glands on the sugar. ina ASt7l-
ously working his feet. He Is sellipS
rid Of disease germs, rubbing them On
the sugar that yOu are going I'D "".'
leaving the poison for you to S"a,""
This does more to spread t%p'A''
fever. cholera infantum and oln'i ILL.,
testinal diseases than any other ca1'e'
Don't allow flies Tn your mouse
Don't allow your fruits and rohi"',
tons to be exposed to the s"a'i'5 ".
flies. Don't let flies crawl over ."e
baby's mouth and swarm upon the hv.
pie Of its nursing bottle. Dsp)S. 80
waste materials IL such a way that me
house-fy cannot propagate, Tor ""'
breed in horse manure, decaElnG ~
etables, dead animals, and all h''o7 -
filth. Look after the garbage ra",
that It is cleaned sprink!ed WIN 'n.
or kerosene oil, and closely C"',''
Screen all windows and doors az" 10,
est that your grocer, butcher ""t.g
and every one from whom ~"
foodstuffs does the same, lteh'0'-4
that a large percentage OF H'tS .,,q
in the stable. There is NOR" "''.,
in a well-screened house than III '''''
a doctors visit"