Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-19
WAR IS DECLARED
 ON THE HOUSE FLY
Campaign Is to Be Opened This Week with Lot
 of Dodgers

No time has been lost by the com mittee of the commercial club that is back of the health officials in the campaign to swat the fly" and fol- lowing the declaration of war, the first advance upon the enemy will begin this week. The first move ment will take the form of a distribu- ting hundreds or dodgers over the district They will be distributed to and by the school children and they will be given out with all packag- es by the merchants of the city so as to get them into all the homes.
 This is the notice that marks the beginning of war on flies and for the prevention of typhoid in advance Of the appearance of that disease, in fact for the prevention of all germ diseases.
 Flies carry typhoid and other dis. ease germs from places of filth to articles Of food. When you have flies in your dining room, you eat filth and disease germs They kill more people in a year than are killed in war.
 "You are requested to protect your self and others from the tilthiest and most dangerous insect known 10 man bv the following suggestions: Burn or haul away your garbage. Keep garbage cans covered. Don't empty dishwater where II | will stand or collect in pools.
 Keep manure in screened boxes until disposed of.
 Allow no empty tin cans in youl ! yard
 Protect outhouses fr6m flies. Sprinkle chloride of lime whereyel [ you see flies collecting.
 | "A teaspOonful of formaldehyde t' | a half pint of water, placed ln sauc CTS. will poison them
 Those harboring breeding places ! for flies will be guilty of a misdemean or and will be prosecuted, per oTdel ! of the board Of health.
 City to Clean Up.
 County Health Superintendent pr |. Miner, stated yesterday afternoon ] that the city government was read! to beIu with the campaign and had IS ] sued orders for a clean up. Ihl'
 cleaning is to be conducted all owe
 the city and refuse, old cans, an' other uusightly and uncleanly thing
 are to be removed and carried away Ii is to be a general spring hous
 cleaning. or more properly, out doc
 cleaning that the city has promised [
 have made. Bisbee may not becom
 tbe ideal spotless town but sanltar
 conditions will be much improved D the course that is being pursued.
 C. and 4. Takes Action.
 ~.rt ar , have acted. The surface ot us PIT perty at Lowell has been tnoroughl , cleaned up Men armed with rake l were put to work early this wee l and these men have gone oveT ever ! foot of the ground with rakes an
 are making a great change, ieaVlh 2 nothing to draw flies or 70 furnlsh | breeding place for them; | Refore the Lowell clean up wa |. started bv that company quite as m Q portant a move was made, possioi |. even more important, al JiggerFlll !, Al that point there was large accul f uIation of manure from the stable q last week this offal was piled lnto ]. creat beap and fired. It has been Du | ming ever since. and Is sun uui iIrt 1T. e s;,. days after it was set on hIe- Q matter of sewering Jiggervilie Is D
 ing taken up and given attention ar B if is expected that some plan VIII SOC % T. he sufficiently developed for an d ia ,,o,,ncen,ent to Ee made. Along 2 c lines the work Of insuring healthl n conditions for the district and . 70 rsrts of it are progressing and U Ie enviabIe record that Bisbee and q "a Sis,rict made last year as shown a tba low death rate promises to
 stin further bettered in the pfese q year.