Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-16

pie than all the lions, tigers. snakes, and even
wars
% Have flies always been such an enemy to
mankind?
Yes, but great many have died About four
out Of five children in Cleveland live to be five
years old Many of these deaths are due 10 flies
IA rylpg disease germs 70 their food.
fat --is 81 X si5rFs ~ p recs Z ourselves
more from flies than we already have7
When we thought files were merely annoying,
we could afford to hide ourselves behind screens;
now that they have been proved to be Our deadly
enemy, we must come out and fight them in the
open
Is. How can this be done?
In three ways:
(a) By killing all the winter files that have
been hiding in buildings fast as they come
out
OBJ By cleaning up all and filth in
which flies may breed
(c) By keeping traps set in covers of garbage
cans and porches where the flies are thickest
to catch them before they can enter our homes.
&C. What particular good would come from
killing winter flies?
Killing the flies that live over winter means
killing the mother flies before they can lay eggs
in the spring
81 If we did clean up all the manure and filth
from the neighborhood would not files swarm in
from other parts?
fly seldom travels over 500 yards from it's
breeding place.
2S. With what the traps baited?
If used in the cover of garbage can the
garbage is the bait, If used otherwise, bread and
milk is an attractive bait
20. VIII all the flies go into the trap?
Yes, If there is other food about.
80. Has any one succeeded in keeping
his house free from lilies without screens?
Yes. number of people have used the method
above indicated, and have done away with screen
windows and doors.
81 Will the city of Cleveland ever be free
from flies?
Yes just every one does his part in
his own house and yard Cleveland will be city
of fyless stores. markets and homes.
One of the most interesting experiments made
last summer was highly successful effort to
teach children the truth about the necessity Of
discriminating the typhoid fly.
Among those furthering this specific plan of
education was Mr.. Hatch who offered two sets
of prizes in each of number of cities, including
New York, Milwaukee Kalamazoo. Salem Mass !;
Wichita, Kansas City. KAN. Memphis and ST.
Louis To children in the seventh and eighth
grades of public schools he offered prize of
$40 and to pupils in the fifth and six grades he
offered first prize OF s. and second prize OF
49, In the aggregate he spent in this way some
$780, many thousands competing One result is
that an army of children have acquainted them
selves with the fly and what Ii does to man
This, of course was the main object sought
Secondly, the fact that New Yorker was offer
ing his own money in this campaign, and sue
ceeded in arousing the spirit manifested amons
children all over the country, caused local news
papers, health bodies educational institutions
and other individuals in many places to go int
the matter on their own responsibility. Thi
year it is not necessary for Mr.. Hatch or an,
one else to offer prizes to the country in general
The leaders of public opinion and public spiri
in city after another are offering prize
themselves.
As result Of all the agitation this year see
atr do Nr1,s
probably never seen before in the history of tn
world