Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-05-16

He greatest anti-hy crusade that
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IL M 81 American cities and smaller COM
II M munities, reaching from Seattle
IL M and San Francisco to Boston.
IL N During recent years physicians,
~ psychologists, sanitary engineers,
II and others concerned with ques-
c. tons of public health, have made
ceaseless effort to arouse the American people
concerning disease and death travelling in the
tracks of the common housefy, or typhoid fly.
as the United States government does not hes1-
tate to call it in it's official printed documents.
Little by little the country has become
quainted with the danger and now entire COM
munities-hamets, villages, cities alike-are un-
dertaking systematic and complete determination
of the insect. The fly has been recognized as a
carrier of disease for many generations, and
some authorities, like Jean Dawson the Cleve-
land biologist feel satisfied that it was so recog-
nized even in Bible times. But never before has
practically entire great nation awakened to
the absolute necessity of fighting the fly to the
death; of driving it out of existence
Moreover, it was left for New York patholo-
gst, Dr. Ferdinand M. Jeffreys Of the Polytechnic
Medical school and hospital, to formulate a reply
to the old question, "Of what is the fly?
According to Dr. Jeffreys it has very important
In acting a danger signal which cannot
be dsregarded with impunity.
wherever you find the fly" he says, you also
find filth. And where you find filth, you find dis
ease"
Not merely typhoid, but other highly danger
Gus intestinal diseases now known to be
spread by flies, and germs of tuberculosis, chol-
era infantum, spinal meningitis, infantile paraly'
sis are likewise carried far and wide by the same
little pests State boards of health, county COM
missions, municipal health departments, private
organizations of men and women in all stations
of life are printing and distributing pamphlets
on the subject, having lectures delivered before
audiences of children as we'll of adults, ex-
planning various methods of poisoning trapping,
and "swatting' flies. In many cities prizes OF
I money have been offered for the largest number
of flies killed in given period. In other cities
and towns prizes are offered for the best essays
written by school children as to the dangers u
flies and how to get rid Of them
North Dakota has issued two important health
department bulletins, spread broadcast through
out the state one entitled ely Habits and the
other "A Fly Catechism,' in which are answered
in simple language questions concerning mes
which the youngest child may understand
The United States government, through It's
Farmers Hulletin No. 412 makes out complete
case against what it terms "the typhoid or mousse
fly"
Virginia'p state board of health has issued at
least three bulletins and circulars devoted Wholly
or in part TO the subject.
In addition to quarterly publications. one wen
illustrated Iowa issues shorter folders tellns
iust how to deal with the fly nuisance
The Chicago board of health, through its schooi
of sanitary instruction, publishes and distributes
articles AMI cartoons on the subject, as wen DIS
concise LIST of Hints to Householders
The Ohio state board of health has also peeh
busy in the matter and has reprinted large mum
bers of Dr. c. O. Probst's practical paper Inc
Fly as Disease Carrier
Michgan's state board has come out win an
important quarterly document on The Antl-fV
Crusade" -.
PENNSYLVANIA devotes entire issue OF us
large Health Bulletin to an essay easily unuei-
stood. which is called "The Common Fly; how
It DEVELOPS Why 1t Must Be Destroyed anu
How to Destroy It
South Carolina, Texas. and almost all the oenei
states in the Union have been doing their utmos.
to educate the public concerning the dangers u
nermitting flies to exist. But with the exception
of single fourpage circular the state OF Ne"
York has done nothing in the matter tnat mas
been pressed so vigorously by the country gen.
erallv This circular is brief document enttied
| .Tbe Filthy Fly" and is issued by the PUBLICITY
and Education Department of the State Board OF
Health.
II is said that by means of red powaer scat
tered over piles of garbage and other NTH MES