The Holt County sentinel., 1912-06-14

fill the bottle with the solution and
stand II inverted. In q saucer.
Enough of the poison will flow into
the saucer to answer the purpose. and
as 1t evaporates more will flow down
from the bottle. A piece Of bread
covered with sugar placed In the sau.
Ger will attract the flies. lf placed
where dogs or birds can yet at II, COW
er the poison outfit with screen Of
coarse wire, 50 as not to poison any.
thing but the flies.
Another cheap and reliable fly poi.
son which T. not dangerous to human
life Is made by dissolving one drachm
OF biciromate Of petroleum IN two
ounces Of water, sweetened with SUI
CUR.
Fly traps can I've easily made at
home by rolling a piece Of wire net
ting into cylinder eight inches In
diameter and a foot high. Another
piece Of the netting Is folded into a
cone and placed over the top and an.
other cone placed inside the love end
Of the cylinder, this cone having y
hole punched In Its apex through
which the fiies can crawl readily.
Tie device should he set up so the
fiies may crawl under 1t. and baited
with sweets.
\ form OF fy trap that Is especially
effective In stores and restaurant
kitchens consists OF a trough Of tin
three-Quarters OF an inch wide and Of
the same depth, and as long as the
width of the window. IL this Is
placed close against the window on
the inside and kept half filled with
kerosene. every fy approaching the
window will fall into II, for the
fumes Of the Kerosene have an over
powering effect on the insect.
Screen doors are a fayorite gather
ing place for flies. which hang about
them waiting for someone To let
them In. Mix teaspoonful Of car.
bolic acid with a quart Of Kerosene
and rub the solution on the screen
door. II will at once cease To attract
the fies. a weak solution Of formal
dehyde may be applied In the same
way.
Tie same carbolic acid and kero.
scne solution may he used In an ordi.
nary plant sprayer To spray the garb.
aye can. which Is the principal at
traction for flies Indoors. a better
plan, however. Il to keep the garbage
can outdoors and put a iiy trap In the
cover Of II. Any local tinsmtth can
attach trap to the cover readily,
and at q very small expense. Fly
traps can also he easily attached to
induw screens so that hies which do
get IN viii be caugli, "a they are go.
ing out.
There would DE no iiies to Kill II
there were no tlth for them To breed
In. Ninety per cent Of all flies are
bred In horse manure, so keep tie
stable tightly screened. with ny traps
set IN the window screens. spray the
floors around the horse stalls with a
good disinfcctant. l'yroligneous acid,
q by-product Of the distillation Of
turpentine, Is a very valuable spray
because Il l. effective and non.intiam-
mablc. u can be bought In New
York for 81 - a barrel and may be
obtained wherever paints and oils are
sold. Kerosene Is good, but increases
the fire risk. Keep the stable refuse
In q bin tightly covered with a wire
netting cover. This will prevent the
female ny from getting access to the
contents Ia lay her eggs.
Clean up every place where decay
ing animal or vegetable refuse ac.
cumulates. Spray every receptacle
for refuse with one Of the Kerosene or
pyroligneous acid preparations, or
with any good commercial disinfec.
tanl. Remember all the time that
nies and iilth begin with the same
letter and mean the same thing.
Keep the tiies away from the sick
room. especially where there are con.
tagious diseases.
Don't let waste paper or old rags
accumulate where they can decay.
Flies will breed in them II exposed to
moisture.
After the refuse pile has been re-
, moved sprinkle the ground thorough
ly, AS the fly maggols crawl down into
the earth to develop.
II the house drains empty on the
surface OF the ground, pour kerosene
into them. II your sewerage sytem
leaks pour kerosene into II.
Y If possible, burn all garbage. There