The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-25

time had been furnished with a wire screen
Iho preparations were completed by the
middle of June, and Il barrel of chloride ol
lime was put in the corner OF the closet
since that time every morning the manure
OF the stable is thrown into tho closet and n
small Shovelful OF chloride of lime is scat
tered over It, At the expiration OF ten days
or two weeks the gardeners open the outside
door, shovel the manure into cart and
cnrry IL off TO be thrown upon the grounds
Judging from actual examination of the
manure pile, the measure is emincntly sue
ccSsful. Very few files breeding in the
product of the stable which formerly gave
birth TO many thousands daily After this
measure had been carried on for two weeks
employees OF the department who had no
knowledge of tho work that was going on
were asked whether they had noticed any
dminuton In the number OF 0ies In their
oiiiceS. Persons In all OF the Offices on the
first floor of the two buildings were asked
this question. In every office except one the
answer was that marked decrease had been
noticed, that the work must be consid-
cred TO have been successful
The account OF this remedial work has
been given with some detail. since It shows
so plainly that and cleanliness COM
bined with such an arrangement that de-
scribed Will in an Individual stable mcasur-
ably affect the fly nuisance in neighborins
buildings,
owning stables In given community much
more effective results can undoubtedly be
gained
II the consideration Of these measures we
have not touched upon tho remedies for
house flies breeding In human cxcrement
on account OF the danger OF the carriage of
typhoid fever. the dropping OF human cXcre.
lnent in the open should be made a nisoo-
meanor and the samo. care should be taken
to remove cover up such dispositions as
Is taken by the removal of the bodies OF
dead animals. The box privy is always Il
nuisance from many points OF view and is
undoubtedly dangerous as a breeder OF flies
which may carry the germs OF Intestinal
disease. No box privIes should be permitted
TO exist unless they conducted on the
earth closet principle. With a proper yault
or other receptacle closed except from above
and a free use OF fine earth. the breeding of
house flies can be prevented. Covering the
surface with lime. however IS more GER
tain than the use OF earth. The writer has
seen, in large camp of volunteer soldierv
unprotected sinks in which the house ny was
breeding by the thousands He has also
seen permanent camps In which tho sinks
were so constructed and so treated vsItn |
lime that no house flies whatever were
present
The house ny has n number OF natural |
enemies, The common house centlpede de- |
stroys it I'm considerable numbers There !
is q small reddish mite which freouentIy |
covers Its body and gradually DESTROYS IL |
II Is subject to the attacks OF hymenoptcro,,s |
parasites In Its larval condition and IL IS |
DESTROYED by. predatory beetles at The same |
time.
Tho most effective enemy. however. Is a |
funSous disease. which carries off nies in !
large numbers. particularly toward the close
OF the season, The epidemic ceases in De-
-ember' and although many thousands arc
Killed by ii, the remarkable rapidity of de-
'eiopment I'm the carly summer months soon
more than replaces the thousands thus de-
stroyed