The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-05-13

perts who are the greatest authorities
upon the fly nuisance. 1t is regarded
as model and reads as follows:
All stalls in which animals are
kept shall have the surface of the
ground covered with water-tight
floor. Every person occupying a
! building where domestic animals are
Kept shall maintain, in connection
herewith, bin or pit for the recep-
ton OF manure, and, pending the re-
mOval from the premises of the ma
nure from the animal or animals IS,
snail place such manure in said pit.
This bin shall be SO constructed as to
exclude rain water, and shall in all
other respects be water tight except
as 1t may be connected with the public
sewer. 1t shall be provided with a
suitable cover and constructed so as
TO prevent the ingress or egress of
lilies. No person owning a stable shall
Keep any manure or permit any ma
nure to be kept in or upon any por-
ton of the premises other than the
bin or pit described, nor shall he al
low such bin or pit to be overfilled or
needlessly uncovered. Horse manure
may be kept tightly rammed into.well
covered barrels for the purpose OF re-
mOval In such barrels. Every person
Keeping manure shall cause all
such manure to be removed from the
premises at least twice every week
between June / and October 81 aid
at least once week between Novem-
Der l and May 81 of the following
year. No person shall remove or tra..s-
port any manure over any public
highway in any of the more densaly
populated parts of the District cx-
cept in a tight vehicle which, if not
lnciosed, must be effectually covered
with canvas so as to prevent the ma
nure from being dropped. No per-
son shall deposit manure removed
from pits or bins within any of the
more densely populated portions of
The District without permit from the
health officer Any person violating
any or these provisions shall, upon
convection thereof, be punished by
Inc OF not more than $40 for each
)ffense.'
No Germ Centers
Next III Importance to the DESTROY
ng OF the breeding places of the flies
S the general proposition of the I
leanlng up OF premises so there will
re no germ centerS where those that I
III exist may gather up contamina- {
ION. The most important part of this s
ampaign is the right disposal of the |
amliy refuse. Where there is illness,
VI instance, and the refuse is dis e
osed of in such way as to be ac- e
esslble to flies, that illness is nearly S
ure TO be spread broadcast. In b
yphold fever, for instance, the germs
lten remain in the system for years S
tier the patient RECEIVERS. The fa- il
lous case of Typhoid Mary" is well a
hoWn, she being an apparently well II
oman, put 1t being shown that ty- u
mold followed always in her wake. "
ecause OF this possible existence of
le germs in the body of any indiyid- il
al, care should be taken that the ref W
les. ~ u
The final step lies in excluding Ii
les from the house. A window
uncut a screen is constant invita- IL
on to disease through flies. Thew 2
the dishes, the babv's 2
pple, The very hands and face of |
lie individual. 1t is unsafe to LET /
EN- IN. Yet the screens are not suf- 4
lent protection, for the resident in l
hy-proof house may be contaminat- g.
while walking or driving in the 3.
rect. The all-inclusive campaign is g.
necessity in every community. 2.
How to Kill Pest @.
Flies in the house may be killed l
heating a shovel or some such ar 1!
re and dropping twenty drops of II
rbollc acid on it. The vapor kills
e flies. A''''
"A cheap and perfectly reliable hy
lson, not dangerous to human life,
plchlorate of potash in solution.
ssolve one dram, which can be
ugh1 at any drug store, in two
noes of water and add little al
gar. Place in shallow dishes and an
Strlbute about the house. de
A spoonful of formaldehvde in q so
arter of pint of water is the new As
ana best and cheapest of them all -
VIII XIII all the flies. To quickly
ar a room where there are MANY
IS, BURN pyrethrum powder. This
lpehes the flies and they may be s
ept up and burned. - ba
ANY of these acts may save life lef
d a combination of them all would fo,
suit, in the saving of thousands err,
FRY year and a greatly improved -
1dition of health. =