The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-06-08

oouoa s,narvision Some trouble and expense will
he involved 1t is true, but not to proniDltory oe
gree
nosited at frequent intervals either IN pit or vault
- scraenad Enclosure Each layer should be
snrinkled with chloride of lime. This is the cheap
est and most efcacous discourager OF the n.y. gives
it almost no chance to breed, and tnns us nuinDe
almost to the vanishing point. other oslniectan's
NAV also be used such kerosene or soiuuon
f n.ris oraen ar arsenate of lead The bin or pit
should he kept covered carefully and rot allowed 10
overflow The manure may be kept tignty rainineu
in barrels for purposes OF removal us tanspoi "a
tion and deposit should also be under the strletes.
regulation Always it should be borne In mlnu
that an ounce of prevention in destroying the cnlei
hreeding place of the insect Is far less expensive
than the pound of cure when the mischief has peen
done.
The next precaution to be taken is the abolition,
or at least the strictest regulation OF outhouses IN
witch flies are disposed to breed In the great
cities this care is lessened by the pefectlon OF
sewerage systems but in the suburbs and country
the danger is always present The cnief peril nere
lies in the absorption by the ny OF typhoid ana IN
festival bacilli and their subsequent deposit upon
food In this way pronounced epidemcs are spread.
Tho remedy consists in doing away altogether with
tha old-fashioned clubhouse and the substitution Oh
some form of earth closet, the use OF lime ana
decent precautions consistently and persisteny OBJ
served even at considerable expense and care.
plies. whether displayed in the open market or In
the nriyate larder the disinfection and screening
of refuse in hospitals the regulation OF aDattolrs
garbage deposits and ashpits and all accommodations
of fermenting and decaying matter.
Lastly the close screening of all dwellings, to the
absolute exclusion of ancient and pestiferous
friend will greatly crcumscribe his ability to work
harm.
The ny is also only minor factor in the spread
of tuberculosis. The bedbug. the flea and other
household pests must also be charged with some
measure OF guilt in conveying nOxious Dacllil
Again, while it has been proposed by DR.. Howard
that the house fly be known henceforward as the
typhoid" fly, he himself says that, strictly speak
ing the term is open to some objection, as convey
ing the erroneous idea that this ny Is solely re-
sponsible for the spread of typhoid PeTnaps
(continues the same authority "even under city
conditions it (the fy) must assume third RANK
next to water and milk Even human beings nave
been found to be personal carriers OF the disease
injecting whole families with whom they are
brought In contact.
Without desiring for an instant to minimize the
perncious activity of the fly in the great conspiracy
of natural forces against the continuation OF the
human Species one need only walk at random
through the streets of New York or any other CITY
large or small to realize that 1t is not alone by
the extinction Of particular species OF insect
that mans health Is to be conserved East side or
West side in thousands OF stores that cater to the
welltodo or in noisome shops where the impov-
erished many buy their supplies, the same careless
and unsanitary customs prevail In varying degrees
The dust that blows In clouds through every I'M
sprinkled thoroughfare deposits germs upon the
food OF rich and poor alike. The wares exposed
upon the counter In the elegant bakery at
which madam orders her rolls and macaroons are
al omen to contamination as the soggy pies and
sinkers in the cheapest restaurant bake-shop OF
the Ghetto. The fruit lying unscreened upon the
lastly decorated stand Of Upper Broadway IS as
dangerous to health as that pushed about IN the
handcart OF the intinerant peddler In expensive
groceries. meatshops, and confectionery stores the
same lax methods prevail
a scientific warfare against diseasebearlng In
sects is not sufficient to enable US to win the con-
test for health happiness and Increased length OF
days we must fight equally against our own IN
difference to civic regulations which seems % DC 1ne
ab,dinp Gin At people who love individual liberty
very much to the exclusion Of the collective gooo.