The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-15

pie than all the lions. tigers. snakes. and even
wars.
90. Have hies always been such an enemy to
mankindf
Yes, but great many have died. About four
out of ive 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 1t possible to protect ourselves
more from flies than we 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 can this be done?
In three ways:
(a) BY killing all the winter flies that have
been hiding in buildings as fast as they come
90 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 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
e. II we did clean up all the manure and filth
from the neighborhood would not flies swarm In
from other parts?
ny seldom travels over 500 yards from its
breeding place.
49, With what the traps baited?
II used in the cover of a garbage can the
garbage Is the bait II used otherwise. bread ano
milk Is an attractive bait
29 VIII all the flies 20 into the trap!
Yes, II 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 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 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 prize OF
$40 and to pupils in the NTH and six grades he
offered a first prize OF S. and second prize OF
$3. 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, the main object sought.
Secondly. the fact that 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 go into
the matter on their own responsibility This
year 1t s not necessary for Mr. Hatch or any
one else to offer prizes to the country I'm general
The leaders OF public opinion and public spirit
In one city after another are offering prizes
themselves.
AS result of all the agitation, this year sees
fly crusade throughout the land such as was
probably never seen btore In the history OF the
world.