The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30


in part says: "AND IT SHALL BE THE DUTY
OF ALL INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES
THAT ARE SUPPLIED WITH WAITER In WHOLE
OR IN PART BY SYSTEM OF WATBRWORKS,
TO PROVIDE SUITABLE AND A SUFFICIENT
NUMBER OF WATER TROUGHS, WHEREIN
WATER FOR STOCK SHALL BE KEPT AT ALL
TIMES BETWEEN MAY /, AND NOVEMBER L. OF
EACH YEAR" We believe it to be the duty Of
the city to provide this watering trough and hope
it will be done without delay. We respectfully re-
fer the matter to the commissioner of water works
Now the elections over We will have time to
give attention to matters pertaining to business
and household conditions. Chief among the latter
is the fly question. Some one has suggested that
the name OF house fly" be changed to typhoid
n.y. suggestive Of the danger that turks when these
httle pests are present. Flies of earthly
use and it is known that they do great damage
in the way Of spreading disease Flies can be
gotten rid of too, if everybody will use the proper
precautions. Flies thrive best fifth sucn as
stable manure human excretions, the contents of
garbage cans, etc. Flies are bred in filthy places
Remove all filth and there is no excuse for their
existence. Keep all garbage cans covered; throw
quantities of lime in the vaults from time to time
and keep them free from flies In ENGLAND sucn
unusual precautions have been TAKEN THAT flies are
very scarce and many homes are not screened at
all. Our houses should be well screened The
feet Of flies are alive with microbes They break
fast at the manure pile and lunch with you later
unless you keep the unlimited guests out. Beware
of the deadly fly and swat him at every opportu-
nifty.
The following from the Kansas State Board of
Health should be read carefully:
FLY HABITS,
Naturally insects that are bred and reared in
filth would be expected to have filthy habits This
proposition not only applies to Individual of the
genus Homo, but also to the individual of the
genus Musca domestica. And thus find that the
common housefly, continues the filthy habits feed
ing the filth Of the barnyard the outside privy
vault and decaying animals and vegetable matter
wherever found
The odor of the food in the houses and stores
together with the warmth and protection afforded
therein, makes these places desirable home for
the fly and while as above stated, he Is fond Of
filth, yet he reshes all kinds of foods, particu-
Larry those containing sugar milk, and all kinds
of meats. 1t reasonably be expected that a fly
having gained entrance into the house, has come
from some filth producing or disease breeding
place and it is because Of this that his presence in
the house shop becomes exceedingly dangerous
This is particularly true Of flies that breed in
human excrement carrying as they may do, the
germs of intestinal diseases, such as cholera, dy-
to foods drinks.
The experiments and observations Of this de-
parture are in active accord with that of other
state departments Of health, which warrants the
belief that very large portion of the cases of
typhoid fever and the Intestinal diseases Of chu.
hood are undoubtedly due to the infection of the
milk food by the fly
Moreover. it has been demonstrated that the
living virulent germ producing tuberculosis may
be disseminated by the house fly either by carry
ing the infectious material upon his legs after
having fed upon such sputum, by depositng fly
specks containing the germs Of the disease upon
the food. Flies that have been experimentally fed
upon tuberculosis sputum have passed the tubercu-
losis bacilh in living virulent state and one
eminent bacteriologist reported that a single fly
speck contained many as 5000 tubercular germs.
In a former bulletin this department reported the
result Of an examination of fly specks found upon
lemon pie in certain bakery in this state which
to the effect that the fly speck contained
belonging to the fermentation group Of bac.
terra; but what worse, it also contained large
number of pus- forming germs
Elbow doth the busy little fly
Improve each shining minute,
And where he finds apple pie,
Plants micro-millions in it,
1t would seem therefore, that the regulation OF
the State Board of Health requiring food products
to be protected the depredations OF the fly
in accord with scientific findings ascertained by
the department. s.-s my ...s,.+t r-.-' -.~;.r~--
The primary elections are now over, and it Ii the
duty the Republicans Of the state get together
and elect their ticket. AZ The time Of writing thas
We do not know the result Of the election, but what
ever 1t is to support the entire ticket.
Revenge is sweet-sometimes--but we don't believe
it ever accomplished any good, and IT is mighty
fofn that 1r}nx