The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-05-18
THE FLY"
BY FREDERIC j. Ht.skIN.

A nationwide resumption of hostilitie!
against the house fly has started with
Swat the Fly" as its slogan. An all
summer campaign has begun which vii
give the invading hosts q tug OF war suct
rs they have never before encountered
LAST years campaign was successful
enough to demonstrate just h may BIZ
expected when the country becomes
Aroused. and If this summers work does
not awak the 90, 100000 people of the
United States, then all signs fail. Schools
churches, women's clubs, civic organiza-
Hons. health associations. picture shows,
BOY scouts, municipalities, newspapers
thousand agencies OF every kind and de-
scription will be enlisted under the banner
Of the fiy-fighting army, and from every
6ousetop the tocsln OF war Will be sound
I'd calling all men to arms TO resist the
Invading host,
And well 1t nay be. For generations
man has given the fly a home. only
ehooing him away when he became too
pestiferous. and only using a fly brush
when he insisted on eating at the first
liable. During all these years the fly re-
quilted the shelter OF mankind by secretly
tragging in all manner OF filth and diseases
And placing It where his beaefactors must
eat it. He has been the advance agent of
pestilence and the drummer of disease, and
Is one bright crusader recently put 1T: SHs
has six legs, n a half dozen hairy grips
pm each leg in which to carry samples,
Ind these he distributes with s. lavish
band" These samples he gets from the
ttabie. from c~arr.on-fronl any place
where disgusting things and deadly disease
SsT1ns azv 10 DC found. IN SNORT, the ny
IS a professional poisoner. Instead Of
slipping a little arsenic into ones food he
%secrets typhoid germs IN milk, c~onsurnp-
ZION germs in butter. or other equally
eeadty though invisible germs in the meat
and vegetables. Men hang the OCCASION
81 human poisoner. but every day they
Get this insect poisoner go scot free.
Science has at last succeeded IN expos
hg the fay and the mosquito In their true
Solors. and has proved that these two
little pests have destroyed mora human
dives through their arts as p-olsoaers than
ali the wars. fauliQss and wild animals
of history combined. It has proved that
The doctrine Of reincarnation holds good
N the case OF this fly; It Is filth come
back TO life To plague mankind.
With these facts hetore them the c-u-l
faaers are going Into the campaign il
aeadlg earnest this spring. They are 20
ing 10 nrnihilafa the advance guard be-
Fore the tnuE-narahle reinforcerpeuts ar
give. thereby hoping to avoid unaecess,arv
marfa-e. There viii De many rev phases
70 lne campaign This year Newspapers
- A2l1. I'LL NSeaIE. are 1GEL-I
Ing in the crusade. and All admit rlla1
stIsy constitute Ihs artillery OF me e-.-
Eaoing army. The American CIVIC ASA
and the Bureau Of Entomology
furnish Ri the ammunition the press de-
Stres, and this ammunition is af as ara a
quality as the art o. war affords
Then there VIII De ona branch az rha
Er1ny which VIII consist Of young peo2sa.
lives are yet ahead Of than, and 1
their chances 10 escape ths ty peri, are
fewer The enthusiasm CT thu boy scou-s
the country VIII be usai rs a SORT q
uuclel's around whEch 10 rally q ha-S q.
Fouthfnl crusaders wAn viii contribute
Itrzae and energy 10 the navarnsnt.
Ihey can Keep q watch nz the ursaSanr
y8aGes In Their rsighAarAnoss. DESTROYING /
whist they can Eng reporting 10 oshe-s L
ss1rt f1Ey are ne- aide % destroy ahsn-
sAfYes.
The RchoaH rhiizran mn also be draft
&C INTO rzrvsce 81 1ts gy-Esa.s z-nx i
TIE Vnacners VII tAs1 them hsw the ~ T;
IS t4ae islzg-gr6 Of The 514sH-r xo<a5. AMI
slil instruct them II tbs nsrnss Of arms i
otherwise 1t tas11 n he fully :
equipped sciaiHts~ In mar saoos prizes !
vlE4 be uSEazaz SlT rA4 best sssgrz OF, The +
aLsuse IF En6 ms ha1tss. 90 It's danger !
1uslskss and IN apr1s gases rt1yfrE ufcfura /
ihovF VII give srs sxh5tfssU1 Of the ia S
~ sEl1l Last ysgrs crusade was y
sxeaSE aaas6 Ay LIE moving picture brig s
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