The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-14
THE TYPHOID Fly.

HE TYPHOID FLY.
The common house fly is still al
liberty On the premises of many
homes L is furn shed with all the pro
lection ana comfort for development
. that i could desire. Furthermore, in
many instances. it is allowed an the
: I priYi- eyes of the household.
!n the little city OF Miami, Okla
homa this pest has been almost com
netely eradicated by the Use OF the
large fly traps that are and have
been more or less IN vogue during the
! prlps and summon All OF our cities.
and epecilily the larger ones, should
inaugarsla an aggressive warfare
ag'insi this pest As ! have previous
iF stated the problem cannot be com
I pleielr So we'd by the swatting method
! ~ control such method is only
! defensive and at best only q source
1 OF amusement and monetary satisfac-
tion 70 the swatter. Generally speak
/ lne, the larger cities have sewer svs-
4 tems which may materially lessen the
! fiy fighting task The proper use Of
I The sewer should. however. be duly
considered. An solid material. such
as kitchen garbage, should never be
thrown into the sewers with the
| iqlids. but should be thrown into
garbage cans. No liquids should be
placed IN the garbage cans unless
there is no convenient sewer. and
under the latter conditions there
should be two garbage cans. one for
the liquids, and one for the solids.
Along with the solids should 90 all
OF the waste papers OF the household.
They can thus be made to serve a
useful purpose as wrappers Of the
solid garbage, such as vegetable par
ings, meat scraps, bones, and all SIM |
lar waste which is continually pro-
duced in the culinary department. in |
stead of adding to the litter that Is al !
ways accumulating on the premises. |
Furthermore, in cases where the dis /
posal OF garbage is brought about by /
burning OF newspapers and wrapping /
papers, the latter will aid In the
destruction OF the garbage after they /
have accomplished the useful purpose
of preventing the feeding and breed /
ing Of the typhoid fly on the solid /
materials previously mentioned This
method Of procedure is a sumner to
the house fly because its favorite
foods are thus largely protected from
It's attacks, and are destroyed before
it can feed or develop in them.
The fly breeds chiefly in used, open
latrines and in stables. This is
especially true when the deca wing
animal matter therein is kept moist.
II it is perfectly dry no flies can
develop. The same is true in case Of
the kitchen garbage, and in the dis
posal Of the latter this should be con-
sidered by all persons who are in any
way responsible for the cleanliness of
their premises. Unsanitary conditions
are found in many fairly well regu-
lated towns and cities. Under such
conditions fly trans should be used
until better conditions prevail. If the {
decayins animal and vegetable mat
ter were properly cared for, the fly
tran could be relegated To the junk
pile Not until proper methods OF
cleanliness are Instituted against the
-iy should we think Of giving up the \
use Of traps and ily killers or any :
ithef defensive method The latter fl
nc most expensive, and not only }
CONSISTS IN the capture Of the elusive Z
lest, hut alSo should consist in the
lse of thoroughly wei screened doors
IND windows The ordinary Nfmrod
would battle 4 harmless wolf or fox
bat wgHld trcssDass npon HIS prem- I
sos. but tie germ laden fly is prov y
He itself "a be- superior 10 the wild
plHa.s iu safely emdne IFS rigltful
onfueror and even slips undi8furhcd
p deeilnes wifb him Ipi us arouse +
UfselFes and join IN the control Of
ais universal post Many states are
lEHs up This fight in 2 more or less
Nstemnile manner; none az them are
repared 10 90 in0re effective battle
aan we can do IN Oklahoma. y,
fcw words relative to tho trans "
ds ion of disease germs should he
pecIaIly emphasized in order that 81
eopie may be generally aroused con- Ct
afping tlle real significance of this
"st 10 seems TO be a growing habit D.
3th men and boys not only to OK IA
eetorate on the sidewalks and =
rccts Of the thOroughfares. but also 81
? frequently Indulge in this habit it
.hen gathered in groups in public al
lilaings or public conYeYances. Per II
DIS Infected with tuberculosis often di
taeetorate In exposed places and In
YEN ia houses. Other persons in So
.cied with contagious throat dis. b;
'ses are given to similar habits. to
Tho house fly Is attracted 10 the 10
utuT, and not only feeds on il. but
avis IN i and carries the germs 90
ezra one place 60 another These II
ay be deposited on tie lips Of -,
eepiHg person or they may be de- y, -
'sited on the lo9d material in such y.
edition as to be devoured. Too -. -.
lch caution cannot be taken by =
1nle in general relative 10 the 20
read of contagious diseases in this "a
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