The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-09
THE FLY NUISANCE.

Us The following article relative to
the fly question. taken from the
Christian Herald:
Swat the fly" is a new national
slogan that makes up in efficiency
what it lacks in elegance. Newspa-
pers and magazines are teaching it to
the people. Photographic exhibits.
moving pictures. and scientific exper-
imen,s are being employed to drive
1T home. State and municipal au-
ttorities are urging it upon their
citizens. Even the pulpits ring with
The new slogan Swat the fly"
| One of the ten plaques of Egypt
has been upon Us for years and We
have not realized it. The awful re-
suits have been charged to other
causes 1t has been hard to interes.
the people seriously in SO common
place thing as flies. The little
pest has been subject of bantc-
and joke 1t has elaborated with
TIE baldhcaded man in supplying the
professional humorist with material
fer mirth. At the worst !. has
aroused only teh Impotence Of irrit-
able humanity. We have fished it
from the milk and dug it from the
butter. We have shoocd it, and laid
all manner OF traps for it. as an in
evitable part OF the summer routine.
regarding it, the while. merely as
something sent to annoy us and try
our patience; for after all It was
nothing but the common. insignifi.
cant house fly.
| But scientists have been busy in.
vestigating the formation and habit:
OF the tiny creature, and suddenl!
they have revealed facts which star
tie the world. No longer can tn,
common house fly be treated with In
difference or mere petulance.
must receive the most serious and ag
gr"ssivc attention 1t is a matter O
life and cath to thousands of men
women and children.
This busy buzzing little beast, tn
common house fly. is the most dan
Scrous and deadly wild animal in al
the world. More persons are kille
b. ii every year than by all the 9th
or poisonous insects. all the snakes
and all the beasts Of prey combined
More persons fall victims each yea
t. the common house fly than ar
killed on all the fields OF battl
throughout the world
Capture one of the most insight
fcant looking flies buzzing arOun,
your baby's head as she lies sleeping
put the fly under microscope. an,
at once its character is revealed
You can hardly refrain from start
ing back in horror at the though
that your baby is constantly beins
attacked by SO terrSle a beast. Each
foot of the fly is covered with claw.
and little sticky hairs. You have
seen many times how the fly is con-
tinually rubbing his feet together
lie does this to scrape off everything
that adheres to his feet and legs
; These sticky feet are loaded with
. germs and microbes deadlicr thar
: bullets. and the fly industriOusl,
wipes them off on your baby's face OF
on your food.
Flies feed on filth They Tourist
only where refuse or filth of son.,
kind exists. They bring typhoit
germs from sewage and deposit then
in tho home. Intestinal disease.
which afi'ict so many thousands %
persons come from the feet &c III.
house fly as they bring tie poisDnOn'
germs and microbes in direct con
! tact with their human victims
Man made the fly by carclcssncs:
, in the disposal of Nth. The fly in
habits the dwelling places Of man
finding more 10 encourage it than I,
discourage Now man must unmak
the fly. The State of Utah has adopt
ed the slogan. Man must kill the n
or the fly will kill the man." I
many cities rewards are being Offerc
for systematic determination of file:
The tiny assassin, hitherto ignore
because OF his diminutive size an
familiar appearance, now has pric
set upon his head Men and women
and even children are rising {
swat the fly" In one small cit
the result of few days campaigl
was ten barrels full Of dead flies as
public exhibit.
Every family should join the cam
paign, and by strict cleanliness o
rooms and grounds and aggressiv,
warfare against ever yintrudc
should Danish the house fly foreve!
from the home.