Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-19
THE WAR ON THE FLY.

Dear Sisters and friends of the So- cial Corner: After reading the swat the fly articles one might easily force himself to believe little or no effort had been put forth heretofore to re- heve suffering humanity during the hot months of the summer from the prosecutions of thaat pernicious and persistent pest, the house fly; and that for the first time in human his tory the purpose is his ultimate ex- tinction. The warfare on the fly has been going on not only for years, but for centuries, and the future holds out no hopeful promise of either an early or a lasting peace.
 One peculiarity about the house fly is that he appears to be an accom- paniment if not a product of clvili- zation. Every new home erected and occupied adds to and enlarges his do main in spite of screens. fly traps fly poisons and fly papers. He asserts that right of entry and possession and once in he industriously devotes him. self to his mission as a persecutor and pest.
 There are those who tell us, just as scientists are now telling us, that there are good microbes as well as bad microbes that there is a good and useful purpose back of all created life, and that if we were only able to dis cover it we would find the house fly, 
 other bugs that sometimes invade our beds at night had each mis- sion to perform, which in the last analysis will make for the peace, com fort welfare and lasting happiness of mankind. We would like to believe this, but after passing through the not uncommion human experience at different times in the past of fighting flies all day mosquitoes and other things all night, and rising in the morning unrested, ill-natured, irrita- ble and out of humor with ourselves and the rest of mankind, we are very apt to say a long word with short meaning.
 While the fly is a persecutor and a pest so far as interfering with phys1- cal comfort is concerned, for that reason if no other, that merits the will be made upon him. The real reason for the vigorous crusade now being carried on against him lies in the fact that he IS a serious menace to human health, inasmuch as he is not only a busy agent in spreading in fectiOus and contagious disease, but is the direct cause of many serious and dangerous diseases with which medical science has to contend
 In fighting the fly human ingenuity has been put to a severe test. There are patent poisons, patent traps and fly papers almost WlCHOuI uulhpei used every day in the United States and through their use alone quantities of flies are slaughtered every twenty four hours.
 The Social Corner. July 12th, creates a great interest. The Temperance Meeting, A day at Gardner lake, etc, the whole page throughout is being read the third time by me.
 If the picnic is to be a real going affair 1 can only imagine being with you as I do not go only on paper, and as fancied and pictured among you I've been in your stories so much l have enjoyed it. If convenient to land at my place. beautiful pond lilies and the huckleberries and a sniff of new mown hay, and it is where the milk white birches grow, of course.
 Biddys like berries and she's worthy the fish-fry, too.
 Please favor the stay at homes by telling us of your outing.
 Mo0sTp FRANK.