Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-02

shc EiNdtrsN hbil-llA tfuSaut lhal the world has known Is now getting under way in a multitude of AmeTi- can cities and smaller communities. reaching from Seattle ana San Fran cisco to Boston.
 During recent years physicians, bac. 1erioligists. sanitary engineers. and others concerned with questions of public health. have made ceaseless ef- forts 10 arouse the American people concerning disease and death travel ing in the tracks of the common housefly. or typhoid fly, as the United States Government does not hesitate to call it in it's official printed documents.
 Little by little the country has be come acquainted with the danger and now entire communication lets. villages. cities. alike-are under taking systematic and complete eX- termination of the insect The fly has been recognized as a carrier of disease for many generatiOns and some authorities. like Jean Dawson. the Cleveland biologist, feel satisfied that it was so recognized even in Bible times. But never before has practically an entire great Nation awakened to the absolute necessity Of fighting the fly to the death; of driv ing it out of existence.
 Moreover, it was left for a New York pathologist, Dr. Ferdinand Nj. Jefreys 'Of the Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital. to formulate a reply to the old question, "0f what use is the fly" According 10 Dr. Jef- freys it has a very important use inI acting as a danger signal which can not be disregarded with impunity
 Wherever you find the fly." he says, you will also find filth. And where you find filth. you find disease
 Not merely typhoid. but other high. ly dangerous intestinal diseases are now known to be spread by flies. and germs of tuberculosis, cholera infan. tum, spinal meningitis. infantile par alysis, are likewise carried far and wide by the same little pests. State boards of health, county commissions, municipal health departments, pri- yate organizations of men and women in all stations of life are printing and distributing pamphlets on the suo- ject, having lectures delivered before audiences of children as we'll as Of adults, explaining various methods of poisoning, trapping and "swatting" flies. In many cities prizes of money have been offered for the largest num- Der of flies killed in a given period. In other cities and towns prizes are offered for the best essays written by school children as to the dangers Of flies and how to get rid Of them
 The Michigan Board of Health IS distributing large quantities of d large brown placard telling how to- make war on the pest, and siaTting off with the title in large, black type. Flies Poison Food"
 North Dakota has issued two i'm. portant Health Department bulletins, spread broadcast throughout the state. one entitled Fly Habits" and the other A Fly Catechism. in which are answered in simple langu- age questions concerning flies. which the youngest child may understand.
 The United States Government, through it's Farmers Bulletin No. 4l2. make out a complete case against what it terms The Typhoid or House Fly"
 Virgnia's State Board Of Health has issued at least three bulletins and circulars devoted wholly or in part to the subject.
 In addition to quarterly publica- tions one well illustrated, Iowa issues shorter folders telling just how toI deal with the fly nuisance.
 The Chicago Board Of Health. through its School Of Sanitary lnstruc- Jion, publishes and distributes arti- cles and cartoons on the subject. as well as a concise list Of Hints to Householders.
 The Ohio State Board of Health has also been busy in the matter and has reprinted large numbers of pr. C. O. Probst's practical paper, The Fly as a Disease Carrier"
 Michigan's State Board has come out with an important quarterly doCu. ment on The Anti-Fly Crusade"
 Pennsylvania deyotes an entire is- sue of it's large Health Bulletin to aD essay easily understood, which is called The Common Fly: How t Develops. Why it Must Be Destroyed and How to Destroy It."
 Even a town the size of UTbana. Bll., puts out a pamphlet. The Dan ger from House Flies and How to Control It." while the Normal School Of Cleveland, Ohio. has published and is circulating in heavy quantities one of the finest and most effective arti- cIes which have thus far appeared, fin addition to the lectures and priz- es and printed matter. many localities provide cartoons, which inform the people who cannot read of methods to rid their homes of flies. In particular may be mentioned a colored poster and printed crculars sent out by the In6isna State Board of Health, all of