Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
MAKES WAR ON FLIES
IN INTEREST OF HEALTH
Cleveland System Gives Prom
Use of "FIyIess City, Sug-
gestions for Washington.

Although the term "flyless city gen
orally has been used in an Utopianistic
sense. with no one considering serious
ly the possibility Of communlt!
being entirely rid of the insects. health
authorities all over the country are
beginning to believe that such a con-
dition may be brought about In city
or town where everybody engages IN
starving or swatting the pest
One Of the cities which has conducted
a vigorous warfare on the fly for sew
eral seasons is Cleveland. Health ON
Gals there have issued a bulletin in
which they say that Cleveland will be
entirely free from flies just as soon as
every citizen sees that his premises are
maintained In sanitary condition,
stantly covered that his house is prop
erly screened and that other simple
Suggestions for eradicating the fly are
carried out.
Endorsed by Dr.. Murray.
This view is subscribed to by DR.
Arthur l. Murray of the local health
department. who supervised the anti
fly campaigns conducted here last sea
son and the year before under the
auspices of The Star. Dr.. Murray
points out that flies travel but short
distances from the places where they
are Matched, and that, therefore. the
question of eNterminating the disease
spreaders largely is a local question.
IL the food supply in the locality in
which he is born gives out fly Will
city in search of food. Nature has
not endowed the insect with the power
to travel great distances. DIR. Murray
and other health experts who have
a., rf A
opinion. therefore. that if each citizen
would maintain his premises in such
sanitary condition that flies would find
no food there the pests would starve
by the millions and, in time, would dis
appear altogether.
Other Precautionary Measures.
While the insect is being starved out
doors. efforts should be made, through ef-
fective screening. to prevent him from
gaining entrance to homes Every house
hold should be sauipped with sWatters,
and, If these devices are employed Wig
orousIy, there will be 1yless homes.
Experiments have shown that one fly
is capable of carrying 100000 germs.
There are about 10000 cases of typhoid
fever in the United States every year.
and nearly $1,000 deaths. Much Of this
disease is due to the fly. 1t is estimated
that $1,000 infants die every year OF
summer complaint. the germs of which
are probably all carried to the milk by
flies These facts are indisputable. and
citizens should see that their homes are
kept entirely free of the insects
Fly Swatters Free.
Another heavy demand for The Stars
fly swatters was recorded today. BY
presenting the coupon printed below
you may obtain a, swatter free of cost
at the business office of The Star OF
any of the following places: Sullivan
drug store, 7th and D streets south
west: NJ. S. Fealy, 18th and Pennsylva-
mia avenue southeast: Thompson Drug
Company. 8th and E streets southeast
Lincoln Park Pharmacy. 18th and East
Capitol streets: D. A. Yeatman. 7th and
H streets northeast; r. NJ. McWilliams
18th and Fl streets northeast; Lamb &
Taylor. 18th and East Capitol streets
F. X. Richardson & Co, North Capt.
toll and streets; Kenealy's Pharmacy
North Capitol and / streets; Fred b
Campbell, 1903 Georgia avenue; Flem-
ers Pharmacy. 18th street and Colum-
bia road; Herbst's drug store, 25th
street and Pennsylvania avenue; Holtz-
claws, 17O5 Pennsylvania avenue; Paul
Pearson. druggist. 18th street and
macy. Connecticut and Florida avenues
Tewksbury's drug store. 354O 14th
street: Quigley's drug store. 21st and
G streets: O'Donnelrs drug store 32d
and NJ streets. and Pride Pharmacy,
28th and streets.