The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-06-17
HOUSE FLIES VS.. TYPHOID
Beware of the Germ Carrying Pests
As They Are Dangerous

House flies breed with wonderful
rapidity. 1t takes only eleven days
for a fly egg to become full
grown fly. Twelve to fourteen gen.
erations will develop during the sum-
mer. AS a fly lays II to $50 eggs at
time you can see that the descend
ants of single fly in one summer
might reach to countless millions.
What a merciful thing that we have
so many allies to aid in the destruc-
ton of the flies in the shape of birds,
wasps and insects.
Flies are blamed for the epidemic
of typhoid during the Spanish-Ameri-
can and Boer wars. Eighty percent
of the deaths in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war were due to typhoid fever
which was spread by flies.
Flies spread disease from one per-
son to another. Such diseases as dy-
sentry, typhoid fever, choler infantum
and even tuberculosis are known to
be spread by flies.
Flies are always most numerous
where there is filth, such as ma
nure, or accumulations of refuse, and
are known to carry small particles
of filth on their body and legs. Scien-
lists have discovered the tubercle
bacillus and other germs in the fly
especk. Thus we can see how the
fly with his germ laden body can in
feet the milk or butter and other ar
tices of food by falling into or walk
ing over them.
In order that diseases may be les
sened by the public taking steps to
destroy or protect itself against the
disease carrier, the common house
fly, the state board of health recon-
mends the following directions, that
are approved by all health boards be
adopted.
Keep the flies out of dwellings. Get
screens for doors and windows. Be
on guard all the time against them
Keep screens over all articles of
food. Don't let flies get near the pan
try kitchen or dining room and have
covers for all dishes.
Be careful about the garbage can
and don't let flies collect around it.
Keep the cover on all the time. You'll
starve many of themto death if you
do. You'll poison the neighbors and
yourself if you do not.
If you are a livery man or keep a
horse, be doubly careful. Horse ma
nure is the best possible breeding
place for typhoid flies.
Keep horse manure in covered
boxes, and have carted away as fire.
quently as convenient.
Look out for decaying vegetables
Typhoid flies thrive on these.
Be doubly careful about keeping
flies out of the sick room. They are
likely not only to bring complications
of new diseases, but to carry the in
valid's disease to others.
Keep the baby away from flies.
They are likely to give it cholera in
fantum and dysentery.
Kill or drive out any flies that may
find their way into the house. Show
them no mercy.
Look carefully after cuspidors. This
to apply to hotels, railroad stations,
stores and other places where many
people congregate.
If your neighbors are careless in
these particulars. call their attention
to 1t or notify the health authorities.
You and your family are vitality con-
cerned in this.
Never drink milk. coffee or water
in which a fly has fallen.
1t is cheaper to throw away a whole
plate of butter in which a fly has
fallen than to try to cut out the por-
ton nearest the spot.