Gilpin observer., 1913-05-15

pie than all the lions, tigers, snakes. and even
%. Have flies always been such 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 to flies
carrying disease germs to their food.
"a. How is it possible to protect ourselves
more from flies than already have?
When thought flies 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
25. How this be done?
In three ways:
(a) By killing all the winter files that have
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 porches where the flies are thickest
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. If we did clean up all the manure and filth
from the neighborhood would not flies swarm In
from other parts?
fly seldom travels over 800 yards from lts
2s With what are the traps bated?
If used in the cover of garbage can the
garbage is the bait. II used otherwise, bread and
milk is an attractive bait.
29. VIII all the flies go into the trap?
Yes If there is no other food about.
3O Has any one succeeded in keeping
his house free from flies without screens?
Yes, a 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 does his part in
his own house and yard Cleveland will be city
Of iyless 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 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
$40 and to pupils in the fifth and six grades he
offered a first prize Of IS and second prize OF
SO. In the aggregate he spent In this way some
500, many thousands competing One result 10
that an army Of children have acquainted them
selves with the fly and what It 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 suo
ceeded in arousing the spirit manifested amon1
children all over the country caused local news
papers, health bodies, educational institutions
and other individuals in many places to go into
the matter on their own responsibility. Thit
year 1t is not necessary for Mr.. Hatch or any
one else to offer prizes to the country In general
The leaders Of public opinion and public spirit
In one city after another are offering prizes
themselves
As a result OF all the agitation, this year sees
a fly crusade throughout the land such
probably never seen before in the history Of thu
world.