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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
"STARVE THE fly

Ours is IL country home. but we have
very few tlies. Our method is based
upon the principle of barring ami
sta'vins." In other words. we keep
them out and give them nothin. to
eat says a writer in the Wonr,n's
Home Companion.
Fighting tie Hy in the country is ex-
ceedinsiy difficult because of the wide
range and the numerous places where
the insect can breed On the farm
the most common of these places are
the barns and manure piles. piysties
fhicken houses and toilets. We be-
gan by making the barn scrupuluuSly
clean, This was not ii difficult task aud
no more than should Ge done on ever,
country place The fly part" of the
barn is the stables. Usin. plank floors
cleaning the stalls both mornin. aud
evening and sprintlins IL little powder
Ell lime about gave the flies no chance
The manure was thrown into Il box
outside. aud this box is on Il sled, ready
" be haHlcu AWAY 1T once anu thrown
on the garden or fallow land Pow
dered lime sprink!ed in the box. when
empty. keeps this fly proof
Then came the barring and starry
ing process for the house Both for
convenience and comfort we installed
complete plumbing system. with hot
and cold water, in the house In this
day of gasoline engines. hydraulic
rams and other simple as well as eco
monica! methods of installing water
systems every farm home should have
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05

sleeping stage which was called
pupa. When shed that was like
am now. full t1cdged fly
You have often wondered why | did
not get in your web or get caught by
you Did you know | had many eyes
that are put together to make one?
With these can see OIL all sides. and
SO am very hard to catch.
my worst enemies arc you and your
family, some beetles and little red
dish mite.
II always lay my eggs in manure or
other filth The people are screening
it and burning it and burying It. They
try to kill us by carbolic acid and
sticky fly paper, where SO many Of
my friends have ended their days.
people have some stuff. too. that
they put in water and put in their
bedrooms. They call it formaln. but
keep away from it. us 1t Is sure
death.
"rhe worst trouble have is where
the people screen their houses aud
keep tleir yards clean so we can't get
anything to eat.
"Our worst danger is not the carbOl1c
acid or fly paper and suc!, things
though. for after we are once Matched
they can never kill us all off, but II
they start out to destroy our breeding
places-the manure pile and other filth
we will soon be gone from the earth
| hope men will never find that out
hut fear they will some day"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05

plant Of this sort This required a
sewer system. but the one drain and
line of waste pipe also snfiice1 for the
kitchen sink and stationary washtnb.
The sewer pipe. which was four inch
close joint tile. was run down the hill
from the house into Il drain. No cess
pool or tank was used but the outlet
was converted into Il veritab ble flower
garden. The only flies that congre-
To assist in absorbing all waste the
outlet is changed from time to time
aud the former spot covered with
earth.
One thing is very essential. however.
for sewerage system Of this sort
that is. large vent pipe. not less
than two inches. for the toilet and
sinks. We have such pipe or pipes.
connecting them to final line and
b,lttius this into the brick hue Of the
kitchen This creates an upward draft.
which sucks out and keeps the sewer
line and drain clean of all odor and
poisonous gases by sprinklins chic
ride of lime in and close around the
drain now and then we are given NJ
trouble with this part of the system
and it remains continually fy proof.
As matter Of course we nave
screens at the doors and windows
The back porch. next to the kitchen
which is usually a harbor for flies. we
completely screened in. Thus tht
kitchen door can be opened when tht
| room is hot and filled with the smell
of cooking with no fear of the file:
svarming in Here. too. we p'acet
the stationary washt,.b.
Finally. let 1t be added. that ever
| with all these precautions we are Wis
tied bv flies. They always come Whei
such things rs cabbage. fish and meat
are cooked, but most of them get NJ
closer than the screens. wire scree'
f1y killer is kept handy for the 1eV
that chance to get in.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
THE DIARY OF DEATH.
BY AOR,ENNE CODY. aged sixteen, @:
Central park school. Topeka.

BY AORiENNE CODY. aged sixteen, Of
Central park school. Topeka.
am fly. I'm not very old and am
just learning where to find the best
things to eat. My favorite places are
in The spittoon in the sitting room and
the uncov cred garbage can on the hac,.
porch. Of course some dies would be
bothered about having to go out ct
doors to get to that can, But it doesn't
worry me In the house where | live
there aren't any screens. so can fly
from the garbage can to the Spit'oon
in perfect safety often stop os' the
way, though. to get in the sugar bowl
or crawl over any eatatales fhat are
handy.
There's baby in this house who an
noys me very much. Every time l
leave the spittoon and crawl into that
babys mouth it cries and Spits me out.
OF course ! leave II few tuberculosis
germs i'm it's mouth. but 1t iocsn't seem
like that would hurt the baby.
1t seems to me like people don't know
what is good to eat, At least the peo-
pie in this house don't. Why. they
throw away all the good things. They
put them in the garbage pail. am
endeavoring to show them what good
things are. however. for | get my feet
all sticky in the garbage can and then
20 and wipe them on the bread About
Il hundred Of my companions are do
I 10 bnI
| that the people are beginning to like it,
| for they never trouble us any more.
We wipe our feet on the bread in
peace and quiet
heard the woman across the way
say that she believed flies had some
thing to do with the man in this house
having consumption. wonder if he
got it from the bread,
The woman across the way is losing
all her flies. They're all coming over
to our house. She won't give them
anything to eat She covers up her
g;lrbage pail. has tight screens on all
her doors and is n terror to flies in gen.
eral. Her children are such happy,
hearty youngsters. while the children
in this house are always cross. They
never get any afternoon nap. The flies
won't let them.
There's very great deal of Illness in
this house. Two Of the boys have
malaria and the father is never we'll
! heard the mother say to the woman
across the way: II really do not know
what to do for all this sickness. II
drives me distracted."s What do you
think that woman said? Why, 'Swa
the tiy." of course. at which | ducked
Oh. yes: The baby has the typhoid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
HOW TO KILL FLIES
QUICKLY AND
CHEAPLY

Professor r. I. Smith. entomologist.
North Carolina agricultural station.
says: ''Fo:ln:llin is very successful
poison for flies in spite Of many re-
ports to the contrary. | have RECENTLY
used ii extensively with excellent re
snlls. The method that | have found
most successful is the use of formalin
ia milk with the following proportions:
"One ounce 1.-TWO tablespoonfuls, Of
farmalin: sixteen ounces tone pint OF
equal parts milk and water.
"In this proportion the mixture seems
to attract the flies much better than
when used in sweetened water The
mixture should be exposed in shallow
plates \ piece Of bread In the middle
of the plate furnishes more space for
the flies to alight and feed and In this
way serves to attract u greater mum
her Of them.
II first used this poison in a milk
room where the flies were very nnmer-
Gus and poisoned over 5000 flies 10
less than twentyfour hours on severa:
occasions. Over a pint OF flies were
swept up in this room each time the
poison was used.
Another experiment was used in Il
large calf barn where the flies were
numerous exposed six ordinary
sized plates of the formaliD poison
mixture and killed about 10000 flour
quarts of flies, between u O'Clock noon
and the next morning. This Is only
| an illustration Of what can be done
with formalin around stables where
| flies are breeding could cite mum
| bor of cases where the fOrlnalin poison
| mixture has been used In nnscrpenet
kitchens aud dining rooms and resulted
| in killing practically all the dies.
"A good place to use this formaiin i
on the front aud back porches. where
| flies are frequently numerous and walt
Ing to enter whenever the doors ar'
opened"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
TO PREVENT FLIES
FROM BREEDING

Keep the manure. while it is in the
stable. in a closed bin or pit
Screen stables If possible.
Remove the manure ut least twice q
week
Every time the stalls are cleaned ana
the manure placed in the pit or bin
sprinkle it with dry plaster powdered
GYPSUM or slaked lime.
Re sure that you sprinkle the cracks
aud creyices of the bin or pit as well
MS the cracks between the planking of
the stall floors.
II flies begin to breed in stored ma
nure they may be killed by thoroughly
spraying 1t with kerosene or paris
green and then pouring Oh enough wa
ter to wash the oil or poison well in,
The objection to the use of kerosene
Is that il ruins the manure for fertiliz
ing purposes 4 solution of iron sui
plate tone pound to Il galioi,. applied
ut the rate of one gallon Il day in 4
stable where one horse is kept, will
kill all the maggotS 1t costs about 81
per 100 pounds. so that the cost of
keeping flies from breeding in one
horse stable is about ] cent Il day.
1t is well to abolish old fashioned
outhonses where possible Where this
cannot be done Il liberal amount OF
lime should he used, applied in small
amounts daily Chloride of lime is
better than slaked lime. but s!aked
linn" Is better than none ut all
Garbage cans should be thoroughly
cleaned after emptying. and the con
tents should he sprinkled with crude
oil. lime or kerosene oil
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
HOW TO FIGHT THE
FIX IN THIS TOWN

First.-EHaacational work should be
begun at once in schools. women's |
clubs and other civic organizations. be-
cause if you wait until the flies appear
in the spring they will be multiplying
by the million while you are d0iE.
orga nization work that ought to have
been done during the cold weather.
This committee. as in former years.
will cooperate with local committees.
furnishing literature and answering
questions rs to methods of individual
campaigns, etc.
Second-In your movements for pass
ing OF general cleanup and anti fly or
,linances first secure the interest Of
the state healtl, department If yOn
find difficulty in doing this by mere
force Of suggestion. employ other lesit
innate means of stirring 1t to action
petitions from local or state organiZa-
tiOns, boards of trade. women's clubs.
town improvement societies. etc. If
the head of the state health service Is
not cordially cooperating with you he
can he sl,amed into it.
Third. - Employ similar tactics. II
necessary. with the health authorities.
aldermen and other officials of your
city or town
Fonrth.-Get ordinances passed tstate
if possible local at any rate, for the
screening Of foodstnffs. the chemical
treatment and removal Of manure. etc.
but do not think that because you have
| an ordinance it will enforce itself
Eternal vigilance is the price Of free
| dom from filth and flies Probably
even the most energetic and sympa-
| thctic health officer will be unable with
| the force nf inspectors at his command
to discover all the violations Of the or
dinance You must help him by vol
nnteer inspection and reports II then
he is ~lukewarm in the prosecution OF
offenders make his position unc"m.
| Portable If the magistrates refuse to
impose fines for proved violations
make it uncomfortable for them too
It's all very simple if yon are in ear
nest.
Fifth-Colorado and Texas have in,
| St1tuteu the custom OF state "iue
cleanup days" Induce the governor
of your state by proclamation to sci
aside day for such purpose. and II
he cannot be induced to do 50 but he
probably can if proper representations
are made to him at least get youl
mayor to proclaim local cleanup
day"
Sixth.-If you must have fly swat
ting" contests to stimulate interest II
your local campaign let them he helt
as early in the spring as possible. while
there are comparatively few flies, i
you could find and kill all the spring
flies as OF course you cannot ther'
would be none to trouble yon in th'
summer.
Seventh.-Re careful to brush up an.
flies that may be lying around Will
their feet up in the air looking as !
they were dead: they may be ''playin'
possnm" The only safe way is +
burn them Do not throw them ont
) into the garbage can. as they VIII DC
come active us soon as the temperatnr
rises.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
THE WINGED PERIL

The deadly peril to life and health
wrought by the housefy and the sta
BILE fly has never before been SO fully
understood as now. and the expert
ence of Cleveland in her notable anti
fly compaign, initiated and conducted
by Dr. Jean Dawson. enforces this les
son--that the work must start ut or be
fore the opening OF spring because dies
breed so rapidly: hence there IS now
no time to lose, and hence the strenu
BUSINESS with which you should urge
immediate action w. H. Hale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05

The fly lives and thr;ves on the
bounty of mankind. He ~epays this
into our homes Man should be the flys
most dangerous and persistent natural
enemy.
Flies in the dining room
precede the. doctor in the
s;ckrcom.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05

~ 1he Banner free one year to any
!, sss'ef boy OR girl who gets married and
slhs housekeeping. Permit a friend
8 eshd IN your name and address.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
FIGHTING THE FLY.

Any i.:a5 that come into your
house may have come straight
from person who is sick with
some contagious disess. and
possibly cause the death Of your
self or some member Of your
family. Kill every fly you see in
your house. Get a screen door.
You can better afford to pay 81
or So for one than to get sick
and lay off for month.
Keep all food covered up. Boil
all the water you drink. Keep
your privies screened.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
THE LIFE OF A FLY
BY GLADYS e. NORTON. aged eleven
of State street school, Topeka.

of State street school. Topeka.
Wont you come into my parlor?"
says the spider to the hy No says
the fly to the spider: II will brin. YOU
all kinds Of diseases. such as typhoid
fever and tuberculosis. We'll, Ill
take the risk" says the spider. No:
I'll not come in. but 1T yen will listen
| will tell you my history. and then |
am sure you'll not want me- replied
the fly
We'll. my mother told me this much.
She said ! came out of little egg
laid with many others in a manure pile.
When was hatched didn't have any
legs or wings and was called maggot
by Our worst enemies, men | stayed
In that form tor tive days Then | had
a thick brown coat and went into y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
THE po,sonEa.

A human fiend who would en-.
ter our stores and markets by
night and. after gorging him
self, leave poison in all the re-
manning food, to spread suffering.
disease and death throughout the
community. would be execrated.
pursued and torn to pieces by
an outraged popuIace. Vet a
useless insect, playing this role
to perfection. is living among US
constantly and is regarded mere
Iy as a mild source of annoy
ance. often as a subject Of jest.
DESTROY THE FLY!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
FOR FLY FIGHTERS.

Keep the house free from flies.
Every fly should be considered .
possible disease carrier and
should be destroyed.
Keep the windows OF the house.
especially the kitchen windows,
carefully screened during the
spring. summer and autumn.
Protect children from exposure
to flies and do not allow nursing
bottles to be exposed.
Protect milk and foodstuffs
from contact with flies.
Keep the garbage outside OF
the house carefully covered.
Abolish open drains near
dwelling places.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
THE DEATHS HEAD

Not the kind you usually see-s,ght-
less and harmIess-hut alive and all
seeing. The fly is one Of the busiest
workers in the animal kingdom. AND
HE is WORKING FOR OUR DE-
STRUcTlON The only way to destroy
the fly is to starve him.
Screens in the windows
prevent Grape on the door.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
so. H. CASSITY
Physician and Surgeon

4 u'nce rooms, third floor Commercial National
- hailding, Shreveport. VIII answer all
ssssi, emergency, obstetrical and consultation
- any time and anywhere. Both telephones.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10
Eugene II. Lamb, travelling ageu

W.
Eugene II. Lamb, travelling agent
of the Chicago and Northwestern,
arrived today and will make a trip
through the valley on matters con-
nected with his road.
Judge II. J. Bartine, member, and
f. II. Walker, secretary, of the
State Railroad commission, returned
home this morning from attendance
at the Interstate Commerce hearing
in California.
T. c. Giller. commercial agent OF
the Nevada, California and Oregon
railway. with headquarters in Reno.
was an arrival this morning. He
is making a tour OF this section in
the interest of his road.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10
Personal Mention

Governor Oddie is at his desk
coming in on the motor from Reno.
Mrs. Julia B. Cowing has entirely
recovered from her late indisposi-
ton.
%. Graves and w. r. Holmes Of
Reno are registered at the Arlington
today.
Senator +. O. Stickney, of Lyon
county, is in Carson attending the
Federal court on jury duty.
Frank Healy, stenographer for the
tax commission. is numbered among
those on the sick list today.
c. Herring, formerly with the To-
cal electric company, returned to
Carson this morning from Rawhide.
Qui Ella Anton, a Hindu priest,
was an arrival in Carson this morn
ing and is registered at the Airing
ton.
District Attorney w. w. Willis of
Lyon county stopped over between
trains this morning. He was on his
way to Yerington.
Attorney Fl. V. Morehouse arriv-
ed on the motor to consult with his
business associate, James G.. Sween-
ey, on legal matters.
Charley Watson, mining surveyor,
is in town from the Black Rock des-
ert country, where he has been do
ing work for the government.
Clarence Dangberg of Minden, &C
companied by Chris. Dangberg, au-
toed in from the valley this morning
IN response 60 from the
Federal court.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10
Don'ts

Don't use your neighbours newspa-
per; have one CT .o-- ow-. L Won:
cost you any more THAI i. does him.
Are all your friends subscribers?
If not. tell the manager. Phone No.
1871.
Why annoy your neighbor by using
his newspaper when you can have
your own delivered at SO small a
cost? Subscribe for the Appeal and
read all the news. {,
Do you share your automobile with
your neighbor: Why share his Jews
paper? He pays for it.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10

Ira Fallon, former member of the
Assembly, passed through Carson
this morning Ell route to his home at
4erington. Mr.. Fallon has been at
tending the stockmen's meeting with
the tax commission at Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10

Ogden Mills, one of the big stock
holders in the Virginia and Truckee
and other Nevada enterprises, vas
in Carson a short while yesterday
looking after his interests. Mr.. Mills
is en- route to San Francisco from the
east.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10

REGAN'S-Opposite the depot. cat
ers to the trade of the general pub
lie and has on hand the bet of al,
lines of wines, liquor and cigars.
Excellent service and courteous
treatment. A fair share of public
patronage solicited.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10

Assemblyman H, K. Davis arriv-
ed from Winnemucca on the motor
this afternoon and is about town
meeting the many friends the genial
Socialist made during his stay in
Carson at the last session of the
legislature.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10
Happy New Year

Bob Preston will be glad to see
you at the Waldorf or Tavern when
You are in Reno. dc
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-10

Crisp Los Angeles lettuce at the
Bon Ton. Two for Is cts. do
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-23
VALUE OF VISIONS.
Dreams of the Thinkers Arc What
 Lead tho Way to Progress.

Dreams of the Thinkers Arc What
 Lead tho Way to Progress.
 There is certain little Scripture that is not noticed much. It is this. Where there is no vision the people perish" That would be true even if 1t were not in the Bible. It is trne of an individual as we'll as a people. There must be a hope. an aim. an upward look. realization of better things ahead to awaken aspiration and quick en endeavor. So many people don't have this. They live from hand to mouth and never look out from where they are standing. That's the animals way. They don't dream. They have no visions
 There are communities sometimes that have no inspiring outlook. They settle down to amusements. prisons. politics. sports and the passing show. but never unfold the future and see ir it the nobler life. They have nothing to live for but today. There is no in spiration in tomorrow. They buy and sell and talk and laugh and eat and drink and go to bed, and tomorrow is the same There is no vision. no higb mark to press forward to. no heavenly vision. as St. Paul expresses it.
 Now. there is something in vision, or the Bible would not say the lack of it would destroy people. This lack constitutes the dry rot we hear of-n0 incentive. no life. no hope. And when an individual gets that way and sees no visions he is dead duck.-Ohio State Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-23
Old Roman Bathers.

It was not left to modern doctors to associate the decline of the Roman em. pire with luxurious warm bathing. Roman writers are full of moralizing on the subject. Seneca. glancing back at the good old times. recalled that the old Romans. though they washed their arms and legs daily. bathed their whole bodies once Q week. Even when Scipio introduced a warm bath into his villa the bathroom was small and dark. after the manner Of the ancients.' v with no pretensions to luxury. and the earlier pnbhc baths were so simple that the aedile merely tested the tenn. perature with his hand. Things had moved on terribly by Seneca's time. and later came such emperors as Com modus. who bathed seven or eight times a day and took his meals in the bath.-Lopdop Graphic.