Arizona republican., 1914-03-29

the tubercle bacillus to pass through
 the body of the adult fly and to exist in a virulent condition for at least fifteen days. For five days af- ter having fed upon infected material
 flies may continue to spread the live
 germs of tuberculosis. During this
 time this animated disease distribu
 tor may spend hours crawling over
 meats, vegetables and candies, visit
 several kitchens and dining rooms,
 leaving everywhere it goes a trail of
 danger.
 Trachoma, the last of this list of
 fly carried diseases, is well known
 in this section of the country. A
 glance at eyes afflicted with this
 disease is sufficient to convince any
 one who is not a skeptic as to what
 was once called the germ theory
 that the common flies are ideal
 agents for carrying the infection.
 In consideration of the dangers
 which have been outlined we are
 confronted with the problem of pro- tecting ourselves against an enemy worthy of our fullest attention. The
 phase of this problem which de- lection of the household. The steps in this protection in order of their importance are: Prevention of breed ing of flies in the neighbOrhoOd, dis posal of attractions on the home pre- misses which are likely to draw" flies; the proper screening of all doors and windows; the special pro- tection of infants; the special pro- tection of foods: the trapping, poi soning and "swatting' of those flies which succeed in entering the houses in spite of barriers; and the use Of
 out of door traps and poisons to re- duce the number of pests clamoring for admission. In addition to these direct methods of attacking and pro tecting against the enemy, all house. holders should assist in movements which will supplement, by city and
 town ordinances rigidly enforced, the
 direct efforts at home protection out lined above. while the housewife should endeavor to supply her house.
 hold with foods which have not been subjected to unnecessary contamina- tion by flies.
 In all communities where good measure of success has resulted from fly fighting campaigns, the preven- tion of breeding of the insect is. as above, given recognition as of prime importance not only for the individual household but for the in terests of the community itself. This protective step is in fact of so much greater importance from the civic standpoint that it's discussion will be deferred for inclusion under more appropriate section of this pa per.
 The disposal of fly attractions is quite distinctly household problem and one which in general is not diff ficult to solve. 1t is unnecessary to specify the materials which at tract flies: information concerning this point is only too constantly forced upon all of us. on the house. hold premises all fly attracting mate rials as far as possible should be burned. buried, or tightly enclosed
  | fly traps are, of course excepted 1 in this connection.
 The proper screening of doors and windows must be admitted to rank i as the first protective step under many conditions and always as of nearly equal importance with the two l first named. The mere naming ot tbic ctan seems to define it but there | is one mistake in screening which should be mentioned, since it is still met with occasionally Screen doors should always open outwardly and | never inwardly if it is possible to | avoid it. The latter arrangement
 makes a veritable fly trap of the room or house so screened. Screen l doors that swing both ways have
 half the advantage of good screen ing and half the disadvantage of the | fly trap arrangement. There is sell