The Washington herald., 1911-03-31

Their is no place in the National Capt.
tai for flcS, and the f1y-fightins commit
t.c OF the American Civic Federation has
started to wipe from the face of the
earth these pests Tho work of eXtermi-
nation is being carried on in a more deter
mined manner than ever before. by teach
ing people all over the United States what
a black demon of death and destruction
the ordinary house fly is. There IS in hi
small body a total lack Of virtue. and h"
never has been endowed with virtue and
never will be- tn" cOmmittce declares.
A pamphlet recently Issued points TO
the fact that eli yoLr home is not c!cah
the fly knows ii by the odor, and can
discern filth for miles.
''He also wipes his feet on the food
that you eat and on the faces and lips
of your sleeping children, which does
more TO spread typhoid fever and cholera
infantum and other intestinal diseases
than any other cause. Flies kill a create
numb"r of people than all the b"aS:s q
prey added 10 the poisonous serpcnt2
Reasons for the War.
This and much more is given as rca-
son for the war on the fly, whose scientific
name IS more terrifying than the havoc
he does. and il the society is successful
this plague will be forever secured from
the United States.
An early start IS being made this sea-
son TO kill the fly and his progeny, which
multiplieS faster than any other ,orm or
life Early in spring the eggs begin to
hatch and 1t takes but few days to
produce host of the winged insects.
Richard Z Various. the secretary OF
the association. will leave Washington
on April u. for Norfolk, Conn. where
lie Will lecture on the fiy-eSterninatlnS
crusade lie will take along with him
moving picture films. showing the eF!is
Of the fy. which were shown IN Wash
inCtOn a year ago.
Mr. Various SAYS the crusade against
the nv must he one Of education. and
that the newspapers are the most val
liable agency for the dissemination OF
expert knowledge on the subject.
Every one admits that the fly IS a
peskv nuisance" Mr.. Watrous said yes
terday. but only Il small portion OF the
population know just what possibilities
for the spread Of contagious diseases
lie in the feet. wings and head OF the
fIv. When the people are awake 10 the
dangers of the fly they will demand the
most stringent regulation of the care
and removal Of manure. of the screen
ing Of meats, fruits and foodstuhS IN
and about markets and stores. ard the
proper screening OF homes and Offices
Will Issue Bulletin.
Tho bulletin to he issued next week
by the civic association pays the fol-
lowing tribute to the fly:
He is a frequenter of offal; the ny
Al, q
fl.h. All the eerms-aII the imaginable,
aboninahle microbes-fasten themselves
on the spongy feet OF the fly. He brings
item into the house and wipes them off
his feet. The fly you see walking over
the food YOU are about TO eat is covered
with filth and germs.
IF there is any dirt in your house or
about your premises, or those OF your
neiChbors, he has just come from II IL
Is: his home Watch him as he stands on
the lump of sugar, indCstriously wiping
his feet He is wipinS OF the disease
germs; rubbing them on the sugar that
YOU are going to eat, leaving the poison
for You 10 swallow.
.IJe wines his feet on the food that
Won eat on the faces and on the lips Of
vour sleeping children. This does more
10 sprcad typhoid fever and cholera in
f.rtIIr, and other intestinal diseases than
any other cause.
Disease attacks human beings only
when they are brought in contact with
it For instance. you cannot get typhoid
fever unless you swallow the germ OF
typhoid. and you do not swallow these
germs unless they get on the food you
eat or in the liquids you drink. or on
the glasses or cups from "nich you
drink.
PoIIutcs Fruit and Vegetables
Not only does the fly scatter the seeds