The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-13
A STITCH IN TINE
WILL SAVE NINE"
ANDERSON SHOULD PLAN
FOR SUMMER
NOW TIME TO SWAT
Cleaning Up Premiess Now VIII
Do Much to Help When Sum-
me2 Weather Comes

:, ahythlhg In the old adage
stitch in time saves nine" those
anderson people who had evan q
speaking acquaintance with SoIomon
VIII shortly begin to clean up their
premises preparatory to the coming nf
summer. BY removing some of the
winters accumulation of rubbish and
gctting tho pramises cleaned up now
tnero won't have to be so much rnb,
Dlsh and getting the premises cleaned
up now, there won't have to hn G.
much swatting of the fly this sum
hler and on the other hand If Yha
premises arr not cleaned up. all tho
swatting that the family combined can
90 VIII not accomplish much. IF tine
breeding place of the fy is NOT re.
moved the killing of a few hufir1ds
VIII not make any appreciable differ
ehce: TO accomplish anything with
the fly his breeding place m,st be de-
st:oyed. Thousands or eggs hatch
out faster than any living man can
kill flies.
In the hopes that is may do sons
good here the following ely Catch
ism as prepared by the Indiana
state Board of Health, is reproduced:
l. WhcFe Is the fy born?
In msu.e and filth.
z. Where doeS the fly liyee
In every kind OF filth. ~
8. Is anything too filthy for the fly
I. (a). Where does he go when he
ieavss Lha surface closets and the ma
nure pile and the sp;ttoon?
INTO 1ne kitchen and dining room.
q dF.o6 I,a = Il .. Il - 's
/ he walks On the bread, fruit and
vegetables. He wipes his foot ON tbe
butter and bathes in the milk.
5. Does the fly visit the patient sick
with typhoid fever, consumption aSI
cholera infantum?
He does-an6 he may call on vou
next. '" 'ou
8: Is sha'fy dangerous?
He Is mans worst pest and is ,sh-s
dangerous than wild beasts or ra{tIe-
snakes.
q. What diseases does the fly cary?
He carries typhoid fever, consufr,1-
ton and summer complaint. HowP
ON his wings and hairy fet. What is
MS correct name? Typhoid fly.
.. Did he ever kill anyone? s~'s
lie killed more American soldiers in
the Spanish-AmericaD war than did
the bullets OF the Spani2Pds. 50
.. where are the greatest nuIb her of
cases OF typhoid fever, consumption
and summer complaint? isiEl
Where there are most flies. %r '',t
lO. Where are the most flies? r.
where there is tho most filthsn
/. IL. Why should we kill the fly?
Because he may kill US.
~. When shall we kin the fy?
Kill him before he gets wings--kilk
MIN when he is maggot In the ma
naEe piler-kill him while he. Is in the
egg state. -
!. 13. How? o f.E..,.4
kee the stable dry and clean and
don't allow any manure to stay on the
premises longer than one week. Have
all other filth and trash accumhlating
on your premises removed and burned
at least once week.
IL. II your neighbor falls to comply.
with rules and allows dies to breed q,
his premises to visit you, screen youE
doors and windows and keep, them Out.
Anderson is no dirtier than any 9Th
or city ia this section OF the country
out at that the statement does not
stand for much. There is not enough
care used In keeping the premises
In ana around the city cleaned UP and
the statement taat at least half OF
the sickness of the community is due
to this cafeiessness cam not. de de-
Hteds The newly elected board az
ihsRita Is soon to SIaa Esslf t.is stitili., ef
eampaign and ii gives The fdil6wiIlis.
splendid working rules for Anderson
aen!Ale sAl - Z, h7-.s s7s III sssi;Hti :, 3 5
Keep the lids On garbage cans.
PIE up the trash in yards and mo-
thy the sanitary department. 20 come
and get il. ~ M
Don't throw things into streets ind
alleys. u
Help US to put an end 70 the fSieSi
aud mosquitoes. You know trash
breeds them"