Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-13
What Is a Hero? Usually a
Life Saver
You Can Be Lie Saver Very Easily By KILLING FLIES
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You should kill flies THE FLY IS THE MOST DAN
GEROUs INSECT ON EARTH 1T is MORE DEADLY THAN
THE COBRA, MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE TIGER.
1t your duty to kill flies. THE FLY CAUSES THOU
SANDS OF DEATHS ANNUALLY FROM TYPHOID FEVER.
All good citizens kill flies THE FLY CAUSES
THOUSANDS OF DEATHS ANNUALLY FROM INTEsTI-
NAL DISEASES
Please kill flies EVERY AUTUMN THERE is A RISE
IN THE DEATH RATE FROM TYPHOID. THIS RISE IS
TRACED BY THE SCIENTISTS DIRECTLY TO THE FLY.
We beg of you to kill flies. THE FLY KILLS TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR
The fly causes more blindness in children than all other
combined
The fly spreads every known disease to children and to
adults for frquents every disease breeding spot and hunts
purposey for filth.
Early in the KILL FLIES
In the middle of the Summer KILL FLIES
And in the Autumn and in the Winter if you find them,
still KILL FLIES
Treat the fly our ancestors in the old days treated the red
Indians and the wolves.
First shut them of your house. that they
won't get then kill them off rapidly possible and pray
for the day when you will longer have protect your house
against them.
Screen your windows.
Screen your doors.
New fly made netting that will
important than coat of paint a automobile,
for fly screens means protection for children.
Protect your house from the flies absolutely possible
Protect food supplies and protect your babies faces
rately.
As the child lies asleep keep mosquito netting over it,
Keep your bowl butter dish and food supplies
cred.
Don't forget that you flies their breeding place
nearby filth be behind the door under the table
the cuspidor
If there is no dirt or filth there will be no flies
If there is nuisance in the neighbOhOOd write at to
the Health Department.
Do not allow decayng material any accumulate
premises All refuse should be removed
covered with lime or kerosene.
Keep all reCepaces for garbage carefully covered the
cans cleaned or sprnled with oil or lime.
See that your sewerage system in good order Pour kero
into the drains
Cover food after meal Burn or bury all table refuse
Screen all food offered for SALE Buy food that has been
posed to flies
1t only by earnest intelligent operation that the fly
finally be abolished
The citizens combine the national State city and
enemies of flies that carry the diseases or
very nearly ALL and the mosquito that alone nfecs with
THE THING CAN DONE for it has been done by gov
ernments in Cuba, in Panama and in New Orleans
The trouble is that the country will take the
seriously.
Darwin told that single pair flies in forty eight
hours-the quick breeding African hy-w lay enough eggs
and breed enough maggo to devOur lion leaving nothing
the white bones
few flies surviving through the plague
afresh the following year.
And careless citizen leaving breeding ground
qmtoes supplies enough to nfest the whole country.
Fortunately for two three years the people
alive to the fact that their enemies the tiny
quito and the invisible disease deadly and
dangerous than the of prehistoric
times or the wolves and lions of our day.
Discussion has begun newspapers have taken up and
offered prizes few public officials have TRIED
something. But only beginning has been made
The country must realize the danger and the duty Chill
dren be taught that the killing good and nee
essary act painful as 1t is to take life.
Do what to public feeling for the of
public safety
And in the meanwhile DO WHAT YOU CAN MDI-
Kill the flies.