The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-18
SAVE THE BABIES
T. ]. Spaulding.

." A1p &Gbot IIak We uu liz
go ar this question Of flies in til
right wav-Lor with sufficien
seriousness. That it is really one o
the most sensible and seasonabl
subjects that could possibly occup,
our thoughts just at this time i
easily proven. The fact that tn
ny is responsible for over fifty pc
cent OF the deaths among our chill
dren during the summer months ha
been proven by actual records. Ans
the ries are getting ready to dt
their grim work again this summer
During the coming months of thu
hot season the flies will kill per.
haps several babies in the city Of
Cairo.
| Did you ever realize it in Just
this light before. ASK your family
doctor about the statement. He has
known IT right along, excepting
perhaps for the actual figures.
And did you know that these
babies could all be saved? That If
the money you and your good neigh
bors have been spending for fly
paper, killers and traps were direct
ed more wisely there would be no
trouble with flies In Cairo this sum.
ner?-That the fly business in
babies would be stopped?
"Oh these pesky Aies." lis such a
common exclamation. "Arn't they
Just dreadful? How the swarm about
on the table-on the dishes--on the
ciothes-on the victuals. How they
cling to you--and fly back and stick
TO you. Oh damn these flies any
way!"
Well why not let's wade in and
really and actually damn the fies?
Would Won help?
a week or two ago stood on The
poreH OF one OF the good homes in
Card talking to the mother of
child that lay in a go-cart. The
child was siekly and feeble. It was
asleep. The flies were swarming
about Its body And being driven
. way now and then by the fitfdl and
estiess movements of the tiny fists
ana legs. A bottle lay beside the
child, half filled with milk and
there was perfect cluster Of flies
81 the rubber nipple,
! spoke to the woman about the
1aby and she shook her apron and
said: oh, yes, baby Ii not Welt
aese last few days. I think il i'll
he heat more than anything. Jusr
zee those aits. Arn't they dreadfulq |
wish they wouldn't bother So"
And q few days later she came |
oack from burying the baby. Was |
t the heat? No 1t was the dies
In al interview with Or. f. M
Hewitt, commissioner of health and
public safety at Carbondale-ana
me Of the most sensible and cour-
cots men | have ever met. he made
ne following statement;
Nothing would be simpler than
d determination Of the ay IL the-
natter were wisely taken up. The
roubie Is that the people begin at
he wrong end. They should pre-
'ent the ny--then they would not |
iced to kill him. 1t Is readily seen
nat ne can more easily be disposed
4 In the germ state than when he
= nylng about. Five cents worth
I iron sulphate Observation-Disclosures
n TWO or three gallons of water and
prlnkled over the garbage can
Dout the barn--the toilet--the AL
eyWay or wherever flies are born
III absolutely prevent his existence
mis- should be done every few DAYS
ut the high grass and weeds IN
our lawns and rake off and burn
he trash, old cans, rags, bones I
nd decayed vegetables, etc, tina, I
g about your back yard and in I
our alleyway. Sprinkle the above i
button over the garbage can
len see that tie can Is covered
10 face the matter earnestly would
can general and conscientious
can UP and disnfection Thy the
sopae acting In cooperation. The :
suit would be the prevention OF {
le NY and a marked decrease in /
ortality among the children a O
sliberate and concerted action l.
salhst the ny at this time Of the o
'ar would be 2 veritable campaign )
mercy and saving Of lila II !