The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-08
must first be intelli-

widespread there must first be intelli-
gent organization.
A nucleus for such a campaign in d
community could be found in an or
ganization by the local bodies Of our
fraternal beneficiary societies.
Every member should be vitality and
selfishly interested.
A hyless city means a city that has
been freed of filth. A city free from
flies and filth means city with
lower death rate.
Here is a brief outline for plan Of
organization.
l. Have every fraternal beneficiary
society in a city or town appoint a
committee. Have these several com
mittees meet and perfect central or
ganIzatlon in which every society in
the city shall be represented.
?. Have this central committee or
organization appoint a publicity COM
mittee to prepare articles for the local
press Through these articles have
aroused the sanitary conscience of the
community. Have Informed persons
lecture upon the fly, Illustrating the
address by projecting moving picture
"Fly-pest" films upon a canvas. Have
articles published in the local papers
telling what other cities have accom-
plished. Advise them that one pair
of flies. if given filth in which to
breed, will produce more than mil
hon HleS in one season. Encourage
them with the thought that by either
burning all garbage or depOSiting it in
covered cans, one great menace is re-
moved. That by having stables cleaned
daily and manure boxes kept tightly
covered, and chicken coops and hog
pens made sanitary, the flies will be
so greatly reduced in numbers as 70
create establishment. Have the peo-
pie informed as to the habits of the
fly; tell them that a fly is seldom
found forty rods distant from the filth
in which it was Matched, showing that
a section can be made fyless even
when one locality in a city may not
work as effectively as another.
3. After public sentiment has been
awakened then organize the whole city
or town for the purpose of extermi-
nation. Screen the doors and win
dOws, swat, poison, and starve. To eff
fectively organize secure the help of
the local board of health. Get them
to enact and enforce sanitary regula-
tons. As an aid to enforcing sanitary
regulations use persuasive measures.
Do not permit drastic action that viii
offend or antagoniZe and make the
movement unpopular. Enlist the ac-
tive cooperation of the superiuten-
dent of your schools. Have him, or
some other competent person, organize
the boys into Junior Sanitary police
men. Have them organized in squads,
companies. battalions, and regiments.
Have them subject through their Off
GERS, to the chief of the health depart
ment. Give every Junior sanitary pO-
liceman a badge. Detail these junior
police by individuals or by squads to
patrol streets and alleys. If a garbage
can is left uncovered, garbage not de
but left scattered about alley
or lot, let them call upon the owner
and explain what is being done and
ask him to abate the menace. If he
does not do so, let the private junior
DOli ceman lodge complaint with his SUI
perior officer; then have the officer
warn the offender and finally if the
nuisance is not abated have the com
plaint go to the proper police officer
who will, if necessary, take drastic
measures which will cause Mister
Filth Maker to understand that the
city in which he resides is enga ged in
a warfare to save the lives of the
babes and the grownups as we'll. and
that he must keep step cheerfulIy, |
and gladly. if he will, but
keep step he must anyway.