The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-22

thhNm hUU ntAINlA aNNNff'
piles may take up iubcrcular spu-
tum and deposit tubercle bacilli the
virulence Of which may last for at
least fifteen days"
This is a finding Of Dr. Frederick
T. Lord, after a series OF long and
careful laboratory .~nsestiEntlons. Dr.
Lord stated further:
The danger OF human Infection
from tubcrcuiar fyspocks IN In swai-
lowing the specks with the food"
Recognition Of the fact that the
ny may Increase the number Of cases
OF tuberculosis In Detroit II n OF the
reasons why a crusade against this In
sect has been ~inaugurated. IL h esti-
mated that there are $500 known
cases OF tuberenloss In Detroit now.
With flies carrying the haciiii to the
we'll. uc barriers bctwecn health aud
disease are lowered atill farther.
Tuberculosis u not the only disease
carried oy the ny. There Is typhoid
A. well. and typhoid l. a disease that
In held 10 be absolutely preveniable,
some eminent surgeons declaring that
| every Ease OF typhoid fever II a dis
grace TO the city.
Carry An Communicable Diseases.
Or. william II. Price. health OH
Ger. believes that dies carry every
communicable disease. This Is the
same conclusion reached by DR.. l. q.
Howard from observations, studies
and experiments made as chief Of the
! United States government bureau OF
entomology.
I'VE are only beginning to nnd out
In how many diseases flies are the
| chief carrier of Infection" declared
Or. Howard, "but enough has been
discovered to indict the ny as the most
dangerous 60 man OF all creatures"
In an epidemic OF pink eye among
school children. Or. Howard diseov-
K cred that HES, settling about the eyes
OF children with the disease prompt
I Is carried Il to others. In the sane
way. flies settle on the eyes OF Esypt~
ians with Ophthalmia, "A terrible eye
! disease. ana carry the Infection. In
he case OF parasitic worms. which Of
| ten aniict children. flies carry the eggs
Of these worms to the food o. other
| children. With JAWS, a tropical dis
ease. and anthrax the case against the
~ has been proved also.
Campaign Arous,s Interest.
The local campaign against flies has
aroused much interest. Among the
| letters received was one which show
cd that while the world is just awak-
| caing to the danger OF the ny. Its ca
/ pacity for evil was recognized as early
as 1861. The letter follows:
To the Editor: Noticing In the
first column article In the Mon
go e NaaHHa 80 The Nous
under caption Grim Battle
Against Fly" that YOU, like silas
wegg. had dropped into poetry
induces me TO forward you the
enclosed copy OF a t%rio!et, m
what different aud somewhat
older than 'McGuney.' and GER
taiaiy as deserving Of notice.
II Ia taken from "A little book
OF "Ballades and Triolets,' writ
ten by Patrick CAREY, the original
manuscript, dated August 90,
1851, coming into tho possession
of sir Walter scott, who caused
IL TO be first published In 1873.
II is a thin auartd of g. pages. h
particular triuict rs entitled "Nulla
Fidcs.'
For Gods sake marke that ny;
See what poore, wenke. htue
thing III Is.
when thou has marckd u
scorn'd IL: know hat this
This little. poorc. weake ny
Has knrd IA pope; can make an
emp'rOus dye.
Behold yon sparckle Of Ire;
4 How little hottl Now near Co noth-