The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-13

| that should receive the thoughtful
consideration of every citizen is the
better disposal of our waste and gar
bage products in the factories stores,
alleys and back yards. This can best
be done by the city under the super
vision of competent board of health.
All this garbage should be destroyed,
and not thrown, as now, on the prai-
ries to become breeding ground for
vermin, and insect life. We do not
realize to what extent disease is spread
by insect and animal life. We have
come to know that malaria and yellow
fever are carried by the mosquito; that
the horse-fy Is largely to blame for
infantHea. paralysis; that the rat and
squirrel have aeass that transmit the
bubonic plague; while house-flies are
responsible for the spread of SO many
terrible diseases that a campaign of
education Is being carried on all over
the land. Yet In spite of this, army
men say that flies killed more soldiers
than did bullets In the Spanish Amer
lean war. and we see fruit exposed for
sale. unscreened and flies swarming in
lowing formula was given for poison
ing flies: One pint milk, one pint
water, one tablespoonful formaldehyde,
one tablespoonful sugar. place on
slice of, bread on shallow plate. Equal
parts of formaldehyde g. and water
sprinkled in garbage cans will pre-
vent flies. Cockroaches are known to
spread typhoid fever and. should be
spreads scarlet fever, typhoid and ton
silitis. Professor Ladd's long fight
against impure and adulterated foods
was briefly alluded to. At. one time
brought suit for 100000 damages
against him. They let it be known
that the suit would be withdrawn IL he
would retract, This he refused to do,
as he had not said half that might be
told, This was beginning of a fight
that Is still going on. The snuff con-
troversy is too fresh in the public
mind to need repeating. The pity of
it that firms, for gain, should be will
ing to ruin men and boys by the score!
Professor Ladd closed his talk with an
appeal to the women to assist in Great
ing public sentiment for all the re-
forms needed to make better Fargo
He said an aroused public conscience is
the one thing necessary. A rising vote
of thanks was rendered him. About
seventy were present seven new mem
were $50 from dues, the collection and
three divisions The August division
served refreshments under charge of
Mesdames Lola Mckin, A. NJ: Baker. g.
Ger and Misses Belle Hutchinson and
Shirley McKim Florence Bunce, sec-
retary, pro tenn. .aa
Miss Selma Lind Of Moorhead has
returned home from Glenwood where
she has been visiting friends the past
ten days.
Charles Page left today on an auto
trip to Minneapolis. He will return
the first of next week after an over
Sunday visit in the twin cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. d. Wooledge 427
Ninth avenue south autoed in from
the lakes yesterday where they have
enioyd a two weeks outing.
Grand Forks Herald: Mr.. and Mrs.
G. e. Roseth and little son, Forbes,
have returned from Fair Hills at Lake
Pelican, where they have spent the
past few weeks, enjoying lake life, Mr..
Roseth made the trip by auto and Mrs.
Roseth and son returned by train.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. ellis have taken
an apartment in the Arlington of the
Broadway apartments The past few
months they have occupied the 3sR. b. |
Newton home on Ninth avenue south |
during the absence of the Newton
family who are spending the summer
months. at. the lakes.
The Foreign Missionary society Of
the First Methodist church was enter
tained at the church parlors Hyester-
day afternoon, the Misses Mahannah,
Norris and Canniff acting as hostesses.
a business SesSlull aWtis #ilSiu Seliiys ~
the afternoon followed by a most
and instructive talk by Lee
Tan Pien Of China who lis spending
the summer in Moorllead, Mr.. Pien /
chose for his subject Opium Lin China,
and his talk proved to be unusually |
interesting. Mrs. g. A. Pollock who Is
president OF the organization then told
Of the plans of the society for send |
ing q Bible woman to China and
several subscriptions toward her sup- [
port were received. AT the conclusion |
81 the afternoon the hogtesses served
dainty refresfm enta.
Come & In to Herbst's and ask the /
salesman to show you our line of table |
linens. You win find the newest BAT =