The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-26

are defeats was revealed to US. We
saw but little of the squslid. rack
and-ruin condition that people attack
when they want to get rid of the fly.
Canon City has little or none of that
but it has the fly.
On our tour we came upon beauti-
full rear lawn. Flowers grew up about
the rear fence and clinging vines
clamored over the outhouses. giving
an air OF beauty to the whole scene.
Near one corner in the rear sat a
well-dressed child playing in her sand
pile. YAH about appeared cleanliness
personified. A green painted ash-pit.
seemed to cap the climax of neatness.
But we noticed flies 1--WE were look
| ing for them) and we peeked into the
ash-pit. There again we saw the
whole trouble-the little filth. Re-
| fuse from the table was there in
plenty with old wet and greasy papers
in abundance. We watched those
flies. They would explore about that
filthy mess, shoot-the-chutes down
a greasy paper and fly over to wipe
their sodden feet on the rosy cheek
of the little maid and fly back again
for another lunch. And this was in a
yard that nine-tenths OF us would call
perfectly clean.
Then people wonder where children
get their sickness. It's an easy mat
ter for us to explain now. We've
seen where much of it comes from.
Our trip brought us face TO face
with much big filth too. Stables that
were neglected; manure piles that
apparently were never meant to be
moved. Indeed. We know they were
not. for often we saw the sign. Don't
take this manure" staring US in the
face. 1t had lain in some places so
long that we wouldn't have taken the
job to move 1t even If we were pro
vided with one Of those deadly gas
! protectors they use In the trenches
in Europe. The stencil would make
a bone yard smell like perfume fac
tory.
Shiny pools in the alleys, the re-
suit of imperfect drainage. and dis
carded boxes and barrels. filled with
straw and rnbbage aided in giving
our clean city. which we boasted of.
q black eye.
And to think that It can all be 80
easily remedied.
Il A daily garbage collecting system Is
the first need. Warden lyman says
that he will gladly take the siops for
his hogs II a system OF daily collection
can be devised. A receptacle in the
rear of each home or store would
solve the problem easily.
). sanded alleys. especially those back
of Main street are necessary. This
will cost something but not much
. when 1t Is known what a deplorable
condition 1t will rectify. Daily cart
ing away of manure from livery barns
and other places where great deal
gathers would be a great help.
!; More consistent use of fly traps
ought to be pracdced. We saw sever
al that were not baited and housed
but one or two lonesome flies. Bait
ing is the first requirement Fish is
J ideal for this purpose.
The frequent burning OF those
caught in the traps should be done.
Some Of the traps have caught a good
many flies. We know 1t, for all that
have entered the death cell since
early spring are still there, in many
of the screened boxes.
1t would be good idea II the city
would give to one OF its men the duty
Of emptying the fiy-traps on Main
street and the burning Of dead ones.
The street cleaner, for Instance, might
be able to do this handily without a
great deal OF extra labor on his part
and no expense whatever on the city's
part. He could also see that they are
properly baited. The responsibility
Of these duties ought to be assup'
by someone and the city's man would
be good one. +.
That trip did the three Of US great
deal Of good. The little filth-as well
as the big-holds real terrors for us
now.
And to think that 1t could all be so
J easily removed.