The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-20
WHY is A FLYa


At the convention Of the National
Civic society in Washington last week,
Dr. Woods Hutchinson discussed the
above question
"No longer to be dismissed with a
contemptuous shoe, but an influence
TO be reckoned with, the fly is a hust-
Ter from way back said the speaker,
and he distributes samples OF pesti-
lence marked D. o. D.-death on de-
livery with lavish hand
@We may admire him for his indus
try, pertinacity and business enter
prise; we may even love him--luke-
warmly-as one Of Gods creatures.
but we had better wipe him gently
bur nrmly Out Of existence just The
same He is the best travelling sales
man known, carries a grip on each Of
bis six legs and a trunk in his head.
His line Of samples is extensive. ana
will last from time to eternity. Ite IS
more Of a nurseryman and tree agent
than anything else. the only one
whose seeds ana cuttings bear bios
SONS and fruit equal TO the pictures
in the catalogue. In fact they Dioom,
never failing, On the other side Of the
Jordan, or rather translate you 20
over there
Among the specialties Of the ny, Dr
Hutchinson mentioned
Bacillus Typhosus CEberth): Had
" perennial. seldom known to winter.
kills even in Alaska, heavy crop. pro-
duces $4,000 deaths annually Il the
United States. Value OF lives destroy.
ed siO0,000,O00.. One-dfth OF all who
grow It guaranteed never to grow any
other Blossom. rose colored all over
abdomen and chest. Fruit, cherry red
deepeasng 10 black all through he in-
testines No aiiiiculty in dispos.ng OF
the surplus to your neighbors. Al
splendid variety for both city and
country trade. Strong, well rooted
specimens carefully selected from
sewer mouths. now ready for delivery.
IF. Q. F-Free on Food
He continued in the style OF a seed
catalogue, describing Cytoryctes
.varielae. otherwise smallpox, as a
HALF hardy annual, now very rare
though formerly great favorite.
"Bacills Tuberculosis is a half hardy
perennial and old favorite. but deli
cate, easily sun blistered and viii not
grow in strong rich soils; Bacillus
shigae, Aorcyenes Capsulatus. Ameba
Coil. etc. commonely known as sum
mer complaint. cholera morbus. chol-
era infantum, etc.a very attractive
group Of quick lowering, tender an
nuals. specially adapted for kinder
gariens. colors black and white, re-
sembling crepe and satin-with
plumes on the hearse. Wonderfully
free bloomers. children cry for them,
but seldom after them: crop for 1907,
10000 dead babies, value S20,000.000.
as guaranteed by the census bureau.
No trouble at all to grow. all that is
needed Is a baby. a little dirt plenty
OF carelessness, and flies will d0 the
rtst." And 50 on through a grim and
ghastly travesty Of seedman's cata-
Iogue Or. Hutchinson proceeded, con
cluding with this warming:
IA fly in the house IS as dangerous
as rattiesnake, as filthy as louse,
as disgracefui as bedbug. The time
will come when any modern cleanly
home viii feel itself ashamed and dis.
graced by the presence Of fly, and
when every householder upon whose
premises a brood Of flies is detected
win be fined heavily and sent 10 jail.
The fly is literal eye OF the Lord, be-
cause he is in every place beholding
evil and the good, especially the evil,
for he loves to lay eggs in it, You
can't hide dirt from a fly. He is also
the most intimate and domestic ami
NAL we breed and keep An ounce Of
cleanness Is worth ton of fly paper
and wire screens One.half the money
wasted on iiy traps and window
screens, one-fifth the energy squan-
dered in stopping and profanity, would
clean up the back yard and wipe out
the fy."