Arizona republican., 1914-04-05

the writer speaks from personal eX- perience in endorsing this idea of converting the garbage can into fly trap.
 As already indicated, home protec ticn extends beyond the home pre- mises to the markets, bake shops, and all places where foods or con- fections are made or sold. Here the household problem meets the civic problem. Here the individuals by protecting their own homes assist in the civic program. The housewife should purchase meats, vegetables, bulk groceries, and all foods not sold in original packages, from deal CTS who at least make reasonable at tempts to protect their stock from fly contamination. The placing of confectionery, cakes, bread and other food articles in glass case does not in itself constitute a reasonable attempt at such sanitation. h. stances of dozens of flies imprison- ed in glass cases together with food offered for sale are not uncommon. II SioStI we're lO dllOW small drove of well kept pigs to run at random in his stock, he would soon lose all desirable patronage Does he deserve any more consideration If he permits the more diminutive house fly. capable of leaving thou sands of bacteria with every step of his six feet, to wander aimlessly ell upon the unwrapped foods he ex- poets to sell his customers. In the endeavor to provide foods free from fly contamination the dairies and creameries should not be overlooked. though something more than individ- ual action will have to be exercised 1 to control this situation. The intro | auction of milking machines is heIp- ing to improve dairy sanitation as regards fly contamination as well as along other lines, but strict over sight by civic authorities is every where necessary to provide the homes iWth truly sanitary dairy products | As civic problem fly fighting is Q matter of even wider interest than as household problem. As such the prevention of fly breeding can De acted upon in an effective manner to the advantage not only of house. holders but of the entire community. including the travelling public.
 It has already been stated that 95 per cent of the typhoid or house files breed in horse manure. This material indirectly causes more sick | ness and deaths than the combined epidemics of small pox. scarlet fever and diptheria. which diseases are generally recognized as seldom car rled by flies. Still this fly breeding material is practically harmless when properly cared for
 In the work of prevention of fly breeding, southern Arizona possesses in it's dry climate a material advan- tage which cannot be duplicated else 1 Where in the country. The flies can- not breed in dry horse manure and an examination of corrals and stables to locate the suitable breeding places will show that a system of manure c;sposal can be easily planned in each case which will greatly reduce the opportunity for fly breeding at slight or no additional expense. h sections where rains are more ire quent more expensive methods ot caring for manure are required.
 Supplementing the proper disposa-
 of manure, the trapping of adul
 flies by the traps discussed under
 the subject of household protection
 will aid greatly in the prevention ot
 breeding. In addition to rigidly en.
 forcing the closed garbage can ordi.
 nance and other sanitary ordinance!
 which all cities should have, it Woulc
 not be impracticable or unreasonabl,
 in any degree to require by city or
 dinances that all persons maintain
 ing one or more horses and certail
 other animals dispose of manure ac
 cumulations according to prescribe, rules and in addition keep at al times one properly bated trap fo each animal. Ordinances should als provide against the contamination 0 foods by flies as well as by dus and other means.
 The enactment and enforcement c SUE gested are well worthy of the in terest of civic leagues, womens club! and even boards of trade. Civic at tractiveness has long been consider ed an asset to a progressive an growing community and althoug this subject should not be given an less attention it would be well if tn | tad our fly population were given mol attention. From the sanitary stand point civic interest should be mair ] tained to the end that proper fl preventive ordinances be enacte supported by necessary funds ar | carefully enforced that effecti' | health officers should be supporte - and that ineffective officers may
 intelligently criticized.
 \ Pending the securance of prop
 municipal recognition of fly fightiI
 campaigns, clubs and associations il
 terested in home protection and civ
 improvement need not be inactiv
 Cooperative arrangements or agre
 ments should be made between SUI
 or ganiZations and stores, marke
 restaurants, dairies, and creameries
 in fact all places where foods a
 handled or sold As a suggestion
 this respect the action taken at
 Johnsbury, Vt, is cited. Every stol
 market, restaurant, and hotel in t
 city was visited and the proprieto
 asked to sign a card which read
 follows:
 "We the undersigned, desire to c
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