The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-22
AN ABOMlNABLE NUISANCE
Is The Common HOuSefly. DR.. Dixon
Gives Some Helpful Suggestions.

dltlon to being an abomlnablC
nuisance, Is the subject Of time
ly bulletin from the State Health
Department. Dr.. Dixon, State
Health Com missioner, makes
some helpful suggestions on how
to get rid of the pest.
"E'lies breed In the crevices oi
warm or molst horse manure, ir
decayed vegetables, decayec
meats, COW dung, fowls, human
excrement ashes contaminated
with decayed vegetable or animal
matter, IN rags soiled by such
materials and In the crevices oil
decayed wood. The vast major
lty of them, however, breed in
horse manure.
''Horse manure bears nearly
the same relation to the house fly
that stagnant water does to the
mosquito. If the fly were pre-
vented from oviposlting IN ma,
nure and similar substances this
pest would be to great extent a
thing of the past. Toaccomplish
this, no filth or decaying matter
Of any kind should be allowed to
accumulate. Alleys should be
kept clean and free from all such
materials. Stable should have
hard and smooth floors and be
kept clean so that there is no
place for manure to accumulate.
The latter should be either re-
moved and utilized at frequent
intervals (twice each week. or
stored in hy-proof bins or screen
ed apartments. A good plan is
to ram 1t tightly into barrels that
can be covered in such a way as
to prevent access or egress by
flies, In towns and villages a
good plan is to have the manure
collected twice each week as Is
done with garbage aud ashes.
When used In the open as a fer.
tilizer 1t soon dries and dlslnge.
trates, ceaslng to be a breeding
place for flies.
"Noprivles or toilets accessible
to flies should be permitted.
Fresh unslaked lime or, If that
be not obtalnable, kerosene should
be sprinkled freely IN the privy
vaults.
Gall garbage, kitchen sIops
and waste should be kept careful.
ly and tightly covered until re.
moved and destroyed.
"Cuspldors filled with sawdust
or sand, are unsanltary. They
should be cleaned every day.
'Fhes should never be allowed
to settle on food of any kind.
Various kind of food stuffs ex.
posed for sale on the street are
potent sources of danger since
they are liable to be contamlnat.
ed by flies which have walked or
fed sputum expectoraJed on the
sidewalk.
"VarlCus methods have been
devised for the destruction of
lies, such as paper and wire
traps, poison papers and various
powders and solutions.
"a piece of gauze eight inches
long and five inches WIDE, tackled
to wooden handle fourteen
inches long, makes an effective
beater for striking and killing the
fly.
ga solution made by adding
two teaspoonsfuls of formalde.
hyde to pint of water sweetened
with sugar and placed In saucers
throughout the house will destroy
many flies.
"The house fly problem at the
present time demands the awak.
enlng of the people to the exigen.
cies of the case and to the ne.
cesslty of the adoption of vigorous
preventive measures. The ex.
pense incurred to prevent dis
ease from these sources would
be vastly more than justified by
the results obtained.
Prof. Ernest M. Gress and
daughters LaRue and Margaret
are Spendlnp n few waalrS o,,o,r