The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-20

( danger to health in what we call the
common house fly, they would ali en-
list in a war Of determination. For
generations he a been regarded as
| an ordinary nuisance, to be endureo
with patient resignation. Not lone
ago, when the Bishop Of London was
on a visit to America, he visited a
home in the South that had a famous
old-time colored cook. The things
she cooked so delighted the palate OF
the English prelate that he was pro-
| fuse in his praise. The host, thinking
to please the. bishop n the COOK
| asked him if he would like TO take a
look into the kitchen and see her
make the particular delicacy he LIKED
so much. He was happy at the
thought, and, without notice to the
cook, they descended into the kitchen,
there to see Aunt Dinah over the
stove, wearing her old bandana. Ii
was a goodly sight, but it was rem
dered awful to the London bishop be-
cause he was shock ed to see a thou
sand flies in the kitchen! He beat a
hasty retreat and never enjoyed an
other meal cooked in that kitchen.
The host was chagrined.
1t was bad for the bishop to be
annoyed by the flies, but that was a
small matter compared to the daily
danger to the health Of the family
from his Ally of Death. The biggest
.1~&io ~o-- $3.50 -, oxa,1x- ~ pof
political or historical. You may n
dure any president n live under
any code Of laws, but if your dump
ling is poisoned in your kitchen, life
is worth little to you. On Sunday
The News and Observer printed a
sensible and wise article on how to
prevent the breeding Of flies, by State
Entomologist Smith. What he has
done has been followed by others and
his expert advice is bearing fruit. The
best written article on the fly evil that
has yet appeared is the following,
which was printed as the leading edi-
torial in the last issue Of the Farm
Vile Wa.) Herald:
It's Fly Time-Get Busy!
We wish to have a plain talk with
advance that what we have to say
is Of great Importance and interest,
If the said readers are wise.
You have doubtless heard the ex-
preston. A busy as a horse tail in
fly time" Well, this is fly time. Had
you thought of it? We will wager all
he money we haven't got in bank
that you have not thought OF it, and
that o. do not see why you should
think about it. That's where you are
not wise. but otherwise.
If some one were to say to you.
gentle reader, that the conditions in
or around your home were such that
there were about 100000 flies there,
you would probably say. Yes, the
flies are pretty bad. but it's h a way
every summerl" And then if that
same some one were to say that the
presence of all these flies indicated
that the conditions in or around your
home were filthy, and a few other
things like that, you would, If you
| were a male person, hit him with a
brick. or tell him it was none Of his
business. If you were a woman you
might hit him with a broomstick or
a r~olling-pin.
Now, we have no means Of telling
what these conditions are, without
visiting your home: and If we paid the
| visit, politeness would demand that
we be polite!
But there is one good way to tell
whether things are as they should
be, and hat is by asking, How many
flies have you in and around your
home, or your store, or you factory,
or your working placer" It's a sure
way to tell, because a fy-just an
everyday. ornery fy-breeds in filth
and nastiness; is born In filth. makes
most of his living out Of filth, and
cannot live except in filthy and nasty
conditions. That's plain talk, reader
but it isn't half as plain as the fact
You pick up a primer for children
and find a lesson on the fly, n it will
read something like this: