Evening star., 1911-05-26
WAR AGAINST PESTS
Broadside Opened on Flies
and Mosquitoes.
CLEANLINESS IS URGED

Flies and mosquitoes are the subjects
of broadside put into circulation by
the Georgetown Citizens Association.
Dwellers in Georgetown are warned of
the peril to human life and the menace
to health in the very existence of the
fly and the mosquito; are advised of tho
cupabiity Of all householders who
thoughtlessly or indifferently contribute
to the increase of the dread insects by
providing favorable conditions for propa-
cation, and are informed that public
duty requires every human being to de-
clare war on both insects, so that they
may never increase. and describes a cam
pagn OF suppression and determination
against these enemies of mankind.
Signed by Officers.
The broadside bears the signatures of
the officers OF the association. who are:
Albion X. Paris. president: j. Hadley
Doyle. first vice president: r. Janney
Brown. second vice president: Frank r.
Leetch. secretary. and William Dougai.
treasurer. Endorsement also is given by
the following names attached to the cir
cular: George A. King. chairman execu-
tive committee T. Il. Weaver. chairman
commercial interests committee: Henry 5.
Mathews. chairman legislation committee:
r. B. LOCKER, chairman finance COM
mittee: James Barrell. chairman i'm
provement committee: DIR. A A. Snyder.
chairman health committee; ]. II. Gordon,
chairman school committee. Thomas j..
Stanton. chairman membership commit
tee: Charles G.. Warden, DR.. Henderson
Suter, Benjamin Sinsheimer. DIR. III. j..
Nichols and II. w. Houghton.
The article reads
do you want flies and mosquitoes?
do you want flies and mosquitoes in
your house? II you do you can easily
grow them in empty cans. crockery or
anything that will hold water for few
days. or I'm piles of dirt or dust. collec-
tons Of grass or woods, or manure piles.
manure or pits not protected by tight
closed doors and wire netting. or I'm little
collections of still water-as In water
barrels, rain cutters. in empty flower
pots and flower glasses. old pots and
pans. old glass, china or ironware left
out of doors, in backyards. alleys and
vacant lots. old vegetable or fruit cans.
tin and metal scraps from shops and
stores. boxes left exposed to collect dirt.
dust and water. under back stairs, in
Railways. in corners OF yards or porches.
in stagnant water. in yards and in un-
clean cutters and in water traps.
Propagate Rapidly.
Files and mosquitoes lay eggs every
day and these eggs are hatched and
grown to fullsIzed flies and mosquitoes
at the end of two weeks and are then
ready for business OF worrying people
and laying more eggs. Flies and mos
quitoes rarely fly farther than two city
blocks. usually stay at home. so II you
have mosquitoes and flies you and your
neighbors have dirty yards or wet places.
Flies and mosquitoes won't come up the
hill from the rver-too far.
do you want flies and mosquitoes of
your porch. out of your kitchen and
house? Then clean up and get rid of
rubbish and dirt and everything that will
hold rubbish and dirt Clean up all tin.
glass. china. jars, boxes. piles made of
dust or paper or weeds. etc. If you can
not remove things which collect and hold
water you can empty them-upset them
| once every ten days and see that nc
water is allowed to stand Water bar
rels should be covered by fine MOSQUITO
netting or tight closed covers tor doors)
All manure should be removed every
week and the manure pit or box protect
| ed by tight cover or mosquito netting.
ITO clean up and remove rubbish, tir
| and scrap doesn't cost much over n little
| time and energy. Clear cutters cost moth
| ing. To wire-screen a water barrel ol
manure pit about cents each square
| foot. The cost OF window screens you al
| know.
'The trouble and annoyance caused by
flies and mosquitoes you all know and the
| woman in the kitchen knows far more.
THE health department does help. but
| cannot keep our back yards and lots
| clean and dry.
mo one person or a few persons can dc
| 1t all.
Let all OF us and each of us clean ur
and dry up our own places, help our
| selves and help our neighbors to destroy
| flies and mosquitoes
Then let us all hands clean up anC
dry out and grow flowers"