Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
Dangers Little Appreciated.

DIR. Howard said that the dangers
from these little pests are appreciated
by only a very few persons. He spoke
of them as carriers of typhoid germs
especially. and told wildly exactly how
they do it
The film which shows the life drama
of the typhoid fly as it is now termed
occupied twelve minutes. 1t shows
flies in magnified sizes as large as hens
tie 1t shows the rather disgusting
hairy appearance of the flies feet and
the not at all attractive method by
which they transfer food into their
systems by means of a double-jointe
proboscis.
Flies as large as crows are seen lay
ing their eggs in a dirty looking mess
y picture of the eggs is next shown
and an ichneumon fly appears on the
scene to make meal of the typhoid
flies' eggs. most interesting picture
shows the eggs just as the baby flies
break through and wiggle away.
These infants wriggle and slide and
stage IN fly life is shown by picture
of the youthful fly burrowing into the
ground and finally a 'wingless young
earth, and, throwing out his chest,
walks of to take a stroll into some
ones dining room.
At twelve days the typhoid fly is a
fulr-grown, streng-winged germ carrier,
and is shown on the screen big as
turkey. Half a dozen of them crawl
about on two mackerel which evidently
have been reposing on a fish wharf for
several days. The fish are every bit as
big as sharks. on the screen, and the
flies would fill coal scuttle each. A
fish head is the scene of the next chap
ter.
Carrying Typhoid Germs.
And then these same flies are seen
bowl. The change from the fish head
10 the dining room is made in a flash.
The lesson is obvious. Then a baby's
nursing bottle with a typhoid fly
crawling on the nipple is shown. and
in flash the picture shows very con-
tented baby sucking away regardless
of typhoid fly or anything else.
Following the life story of the typhoid
fly is film showing pair of acrobatic
flies, as large as cows. What horrible
looking thing typhoid fly is can be
cleaned at glance from this film. The
effect was obtained by pasting a fy'S
wings fast to board, turning it over, SO
the insects feet waved in the air, and
then giving him a tiny piece of ma. III
stem. The acrobat seemingly waved il
about, twisting il over and over again,
Cork pills. large as a typhoid fly's
head in reality, seemed as large as a
basket ball on the screen. and the aero
bat twisted and twirled it to perfection
Then two typhoid flies got into the picture
and did brutal brothers act" Each of
the actors looked to weigh 500 pounds.
Civic Association idea.
The exhibition is in charge of Secre-
tory Richard B. Watrous of the American
Civic Association. To make it popular
films Of aeroplanes are added to the fly
pictures. Mr.. Watrous said this morning
that arrangements had been made by one
of the moving picture circuits TO introduce
the typhoid fly Aims in nearly all the five
cent shows in the country. DIR. Howard
sand he believed this to be one of the
strongest educational moves that could be
possibly undertaken toward the extermi-
nation of one of the most dangerous pests
known to man.
commissioners, Rudolph and Johnston
were Interested spectators during the first
performance today. 1t was after Dr.
Towards talk that Commissioner John
ston said that now is the time to hit the
fly = hard blow by calling him a typhoid
fly for all time.
DIR. Woodward. DIR. Fowler, Gen. Stern
berg, Dr. Magruder, DR.. Tindall and sew
eral. OFFICIALS of the health department
were. present at the opening talk this
morning.