The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-03

expensive measures are observed, the
Indifference and apathy in dealing
with this question can only be regard
ed as a serious blot upon civilized
modes of living. The house-fy has
been largely decreased in England; it
has been done by sweeping and gar
nishing that little island. This has
made it much less necessary to screen
the homes in that country, SO the care
lessness which prevails on almost ev-
cry hand in regard to this messenger
of death is either due to ignorance, or
is an admission that we are willing to
sacrifice human lives because of weak
ness on the part of mankind.
Screen the Food.
The food must be screened or kept |
under cover. This rule should be OBJ
served, not only in the home, but in
the grocery store, restaurant, hotel,
dairy and meat market. This is par
ticularly important in handling fruits
and vegetables that are not required
! to be cooked. The time has come
when the family that prizes the health
and happiness of the home should re-
fuse to patronize any grocer, meat
market, or place where foods are sold
unless the proper sanitary measures
are complied with; this much is due
the customer, and should be demand
ed
The Stable is the Point of Attack.
About seven species of the fly are
found in the home, and SO per cent of
these are the persistent and exceed
ingly familiar house-fy 1t is found that
about 95 per cent of these flies breed
in horse manure, and it requires only
about ten days for the process of de-
velopment to be completed. 1t is clear
that the stable is the point of SAM
tary attack, if We hope to decrease his
numbers and finally accomplish his
determination. This merely requires
little time, some systematic atten-
T. ton and concerted action, with a lit
VIC SApShSC ny CelSh pei oOh III a NOAAi
munity for only a part of the year. Is
not this worth while when it means
the prevention of an immense amount
of sickness and suffering, and actual
: saving of human life? In one town
about ten miles from Jackson Miss.
Il there have been about forty-three
l. cases of typhoid fever since January
/, 1911, and three deaths. The aver
d age loss of time per individual was
3 about six weeks. Placed at the mos
/ conservative estimate this disease has
v cost that community of about three
l. hundred and seventy-four people dur
IL ing the above period not less thai
e thirty thousand dollars, while it woult
E. cost only about six thousand dollar
e to screen their homes, and provid
+ sanitary measures which are essentia
y in the prevention of this disease. Thi
r expense would be divided up so tina
IL each one would bear only a. small POI
ID ton. Instead, they are paying tn
penalty in sickness and human lif
with compound interest
lie CLEAN UP!
lie The presence of flies is an evidenc
lie Of disease-bearing filth. 1t means thf
IT. the garbage cans need to be REGULAR
u cleaned and sprinkled from time
&c time with a little lime, or kerosene OF
? and at all times kept covered. Tt
re refuse and garbage of the back yal
n should be burned. The manure a
ed cumulated in the stable or barr
Oh must be collected at least once
US week and placed under cover so as
ai prevent flies from breeding. For tn
ny purpose closet should be built at Il
most convenient place adjoining Il
stable and connected by windo
pitched and the window kept clos,
III during intervals. Each time when Il
III manure is removed from the stable,
should be sprinkled with chloride
lime which will check the breedil
In of flies in the manure removed.
course, this closet should have an Of
side door from which manure can
shoveled when needed for fertilizi
to purposes. This plan has been tri
lat and the breeding of flies reduced
,rk such an extent that they were scar
eff. ~ noticeable We should never lc
is sight of the fact that Health
on Wealth." and that there is nothi
the more obvious than IAN ounce of p
re- vention is worth a pound of cure"
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