The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-04
nov IS time TO
SWAT that FLY!
SOME INTERESTING INFoRMA.
TON REGARDING THE CRU
SADIE BEING CARRIED oN-THE
COLD WEATHER HAS so FAR
KEPT PESTS UNDER COVER.

in the anti-fly crusade which is gain
ing impetus all over the country and
which promises this summer to as
sumo good sized proportions. The fly
carrier of disease germs Is recog-
nized by scientists to be one OF the
greatest menaces to the health of the
nation at the present time. Fargo
flies have been laying low this
week, hut the coming Of warm wealth
err will bring them out again. In the
meantime the crusade against the fly
can be carried on very effectively by
disposing of the buzzers who are al
ready on the scene of action. The
FLOWING interesting discussion of the
"Anti-Fly Crusade by w. d. Biggers
of Detroit will be of interest in this
connection:
For several years, a subject of in
terest has been presented to the pub
lie, 1t is near and dear to every
man, woman and child In this great
land of ours. 1t is near" to them
because it comes to such close contact
with each one. 1t eats at the same
table; 1T eats out of the same dish;
it drinks out of the same cup; it
craWlS on their races.
1t is "dear" to them because it gives
and yet does not enrich.
We speak of the r1y-the common
fly-which spreads filth and disease,
which causes sickness and misery;
the great destroyer Of peace, health
and happiness.
This subject has been investigated
by scientists, has been exploited by
physicians, has been discussed by en-
tomologists, has been acted upon by
boards of health, and has been consid-
cred by business mems associations,
civic improvement leagues, pure food
societies, anti-tuberculosis societies,
etc.
A few years ago flies were looked
upon as scavengers. They were
thought of as a necessary evil. Now
they have been found out. Every
physician, every scientist, every ento-
mologist has taken a whack at the
fly. If it were not for the fact that
they breed and multiply by the mill
lion, they would have been annihilated
long ago. A scientist has computed
that the descendants of a single fly
during season, should they all live,
would amount to the enormous sum of
S,154, 100000. I cannot vouch for the
accuracy of these figures, but If you
doubt them you can figure it out for
yourself.
If the eagle is the national bird. we
certainly can claim the fly as the ma
tional insect. Indeed it has become
Of such national repute that every
board of health has been compelled
to take note of it,
There is no longer any doubt of the
fact that the common house fly
Musca Domestica-or BIS DIR. L. O.
Howard national entomologist calls
1t, the Typhoid Fly" is responsible
for much, yea, very much of our sick
ness. 1t has been proven time and
time again that the fly carries the
bacilli of typhoid, tuberculosis, dysen-
terry and intestinal diseases.
Aside from the fact of its germ car
rying propensities, the fly is filthy and
dirty. Its principal breeding place is
in horse manure, in garbage pals and
in filth of one kind and another. Flies
are born in filth, they breed in filth,
they carry filth.
Statistics have been gathered from
physicians, scientists and entomolo-
gists. Reports, statements and figures
have been tabulated from boards of
health, All of this testimony and in
formation simply amplifies the fact
that the fly is not only a troublesome
and loathsome enemy of mankind:
more to be feared than q mad dog or
a snake in the grass or a wild animal
roaming at will.
The fly is insidious He turks in
every corner. He plants his disease
germs on your bread. He buries them
in your butter. He browns them in
your babys milk bottle. There is no
escape If he once enters your home.
There Is only one safe way to guard
against the fly, and that is to keep
him out of the house by screening
your doors and windows.
The fly does not convey the bacteria
into the human system by biting, as
the mosquito does, but carries the
disease germs around with him in his
body and clinging to the hairs of his
feet.
Modern investigation in the field of
bacteriology and germ life is doing
much to clear up the mysteries of the
origin and transmission of disease.
There has been much study in recent
years of the various classes of insects
and the study has brought out some
valuable discoveries, 1t has only been
within the last few years that the
real danger of flies has been appreci-
ated.
A great deal has been said about
V1asl
ever stop nd consider that most of
the impure milk is rendered so by the
fly, the dirty fly, the filthy fly, the
typhoid fiy?" If we will but protect
our milk from flies, half that battle
win be won.
Fly season is at hand. What are
the good housewives going to do about
it? DO they intend to allow these
hot weather pests and breeders Of
disease to multiply from a few flies
into million eggs and form million
eggs into tens of millions more flies 2
II not, an early campaign is in order
Extensive preparations are being
made In Florida for war Of exter-
mination against the typhoid fly."
The state health commission after
consultation with the United states
health authorities, has already issued
instructions as to the methods Of deal
Ing with the evil, and posters depict
Ing in vivid Illustrations the habits Of
the house fly and its proclivfties for
gathering and disseminating disease
germs are being scattered Broadcast
throughout the state, as the unusually
warm weather this spring has started
the fly on his rampage earlier than
usual. In Georgia and Louisiana a