The Yale expositor., 1913-05-15


pie than ell the lions. tigers, snakes and even
wars.
% Have flies always been such an enemy to
mankind?
Yes but a great many have died About four
out or five children in Cleveland live TO be five
years old. Many of these deaths are due to nies
carrying disease germs to their food
%. How is il possible TO protect ourselves
more from flies than already have?
When we thought flies merely annoying.
we could afford TO hide ourselves behind screens;
now that they have been proved TO be our deadly
enemy must out and fight them in the
open.
25. How can this be done?
In three ways:
(a) BY killing all the winter flies that have
been hiding in buildings fast as they come
out
(b) BY cleaning up all manure and filth in
which flies may breed.
(c) BY keeping traps set in covers OF garbage
cans and on porches where the flies are thtckest
to catch them before they can enter our homes.
26 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.
o. II we did clean up all the manure and filth
from the neighborhood would not flies swarm in
from other parts?
A fly seldom travels over 500 yards from its
breeding place.
2S with what are the traps baited?
III used i'm the cover of garbage can the
rarbage is the bait. II used otherwise bread and
milk is an attractive bait
90 Will all the flies go into the trap?
Yes. If there is other food about.
30 Has any ever succeeded in keeping
his house free from flies without screens?
Yes n number of people have used the method
above indicated. and have done away with screen
windows and doors
81 VIII the city of Cleveland ever be free
from flies?
Yes Just as soon as every one does his part in
his own house and yard Cleveland will be a city
Of nyless stores, markets and homes.
One of the most interesting experiments made
last summer was a highly successful effort TO
teach children the truth about the necessity OF
exterminating the typhoid fly
Among those furthering this specific plan OF
education was Mr. Hatch who offered two sets
OF prizes in each OF q 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 a prize OF
SO and TO pupils In the fifth and six grades he
offered first prize of So and second prize OF
SO. In the aggregate he spent In this way some
S700 many thousands competing. One result is
that army of children have acquainted them
selves with the fly and what IL does to man.
This, of course. was the main object sought.
Secondly, the fact that a New Yorker was offer,
ing his own money in this campaign, and sue
ceeded in arousng the spirit manifested among
children all over the country. caused local news
papers, health bodies, educational institutions
and other individuals in many places to so into
the matter on their own responsibility This
year IL is not necessary for Mr. Hatch any
one else to offer prizes TO the country In general
The leaders OF public opinion and public spirit
in one city after another Offering prizes
themselves.
As a result OF all the agitation. this year sees
a fly crusade throughout the land such ns vas
probably never seen before In the history CT The
world.