Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-19

notice sunervision. some trouble and expense VIII
be involved, it is true. but not TO a ohio''" Wy
gree. to-
posted at frequent intervals either IN a PIT or '"u ~
or screened Enclosure. Each layer snouiu ~
snrinkled with chloride of lime. ms is the cheap
est and most effcacious discourager OF the ny e.ves
II almost no chance to breed, and Trims us huhipeie
almost to the vanishing point. Other
NAV also be used, such as Kerosene. or d III
of paris green or arsenate OF LEAD. me pn
ebo,Id he kent covered carefully and not allowed 10
overflow. The manure may be kept tlghty aninne
in barrels for purposes of removal. us uahspoi'a
ton and deposit should also be unoer Il $50
regulation. Always 1t should pc porhe III "
that an ounce of prevention in destroying the chiei
breeding place of the insect is far less expensive
than the pound of cure when the mlschlel d oeeN
done. .
The next precaution to be taken is the apolltion'
n = at least the strictest regulation, of outhouses' IN
which flies are disposed to breed. In the ereae
o;+ios this care is lessened by the perfection Oh
eawerage systems. but in the suburbs ana country
tho danger is always present. The chief peril here
lies in the absorption by the fly OF typhold ana II
festival bacilli and their subsequent deposit upon
food. In this way pronounced epidemlcs are spreau'
The remedy consists in doing away altogether WIN
the old-fashioned clubhouse and the substitution Oh
some form of earth closet, the use OF lime anu
decent precautions consistently and pers1stentiy CD
served even at considerable expense and care
Eo,1allv important is the screening of food sup
plies. whether displayed in the open market OF III
the private larder, the disinfection and screening
Of refuse in hospitals, the regulation VI 1T o.
garbage deposits and ashpits and all ACCOMMODATIONS
of fermenting and decaying matter.
Lastly. the close screening of all dwellings, TO the
absolute exclusion of our ancient and pestlierous
friend. will greatly circumscribe his ability to work
harm.
The fly is also only a 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 bacn1.
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 fly is solely re-
sponsible for the spread of typhoid" perhaps
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
pernicious 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 one particular species of insect
that mans health is to be conserved. East side or
West side, in thousands of stores that cater to the
wellto-do 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 un'
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
as open to contamination as the soggy pies and
sinkers In the cheapest restaurant or 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, meat-shops, and confectionery stores the
same lax methods prevail
A scientific warfare against disease-bearfng in
sects is not sufficient to enable us to win the con-
test for health, happiness and increased iene1h OF
days. We must fight equally against our own In
difference to civic regulation, which seems to be the
abiding sin of a people who love individual liberty
very much to the exclusion of the collective good.