El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-13
PEOPLE : WORST
ENEMY, THE FLY
A Trap is Invented That
Will Trap Him; Kill the
FLY To Kill Disease.

Fly To Kill Disease.
The house fly is now considered the
greatest enemy Of man. He is often
called the undertaker's travelling
salesman" He is a source Of disease
and the grim monster death follows in
his wake, reaping a bountiful harvest
The price Of his presence is so gener-
ally known that the slogan. catch
the fly and save the baby" has be-
come familiar TO every one The day
Is not far distant when his presence
viii not be tolerated One well known
writer has said, ''Our descendants OF
another century will stand in amaze
ment at our blind tolerance Of such
q menace to life and happiness"
Economic Loss To Nation.
In the United States about $4,000
are capacitated and about $4,000 are
killed by typhoid fever alone each year
Thus the nation suffers from this dis
ease tremendous economic loss,
amounting TO many times over what
the work required to prevent such loss
would cost
The fly must Eo. His days are num-
bered. Are you ready 10 enlist for the
fight:
To ObIiterate Flies.
In cities It is easy to make any city
practically a flyless one There is but
little more excuse for having flies IN
your city than there is for having
vermiD on your body. These things
are not theory, but demonstrated facts.
So far as known at the present time.
there are only two methods Of doing
this:
First. by keeping the city so clean
that the fly cannot breathe. and
Second, by destroying them with
traps before they begin TO deposit their
The first method would be effective
and is the ideal one, but practice has
shown il to be impracticable. there
fore, we must resort to the second.
A Trap That Works
The idea Of catching the fly outdoors
is comparatively a new one, and max
ing a trap based upon the knowledge
OF the habits Of the fly TO do IL with.
is entirely new. We have a trap, in
vented by a man who knows the habits
Of the fly and how to take advantage
Of them In other words. we have a
trap scientifically constructed. the first
and only one. as disclosed by the United 7
States patent office, ever so construct
ed It is so constructed that We con-
troll the fly by controlling the light |
II We darken a room in which there !
are flies, will they fly against the
window II so, why? We know they
VIII and have taken advantage Of this |
knowledge TO destroy them The trap
has been tested thoroughly by five L |
- army experts, appointed for that /
purpose and endorsed by them. In /
their report on the trap they say ~The |
board therefore recommends that the 4
reSimental quartermasters be direct i
ca TO submit their fly trap acquisitions Il
for the Curry Champion Fly Trap"
Approved By Health officer.
Dr. William Arnold Greene, city
health officer. Of Douglas, Arizona. in 4
a letter 10 the inventor, says Mr..
&c rr-aT1 INF = !
ject Of flies. and his knowledge. to-
gether with his efficient and scientific
trap. prompt me TO recommend him as |
an expert on this subject"
Dr. J. P. Kennedy, city health off
Ger for Atlanta. Ga says This is to
state that the board OF health of the |
city Of Atlanta used the Curry Cham
Dion Fly Trap during the sumner Of /
1915, (about six weeks and paid for
e62 81 gallons Of flies caught in same"
The health officer Of one city, after
using the trap during one season, does
not hesitate - state that the use Of
the trap, IN his opinion, should be made
compulsory in all cities
Press Endorses Curry Trap.
me Douglas Daily International, in
an editorial. says The remark is
house flies have been fewer in the city
during the present summer than in any
previous one This may be attributed |
10 the extra energy exerted in the
work Of eliminating the nuisance from
the community The Curry Champion |
Fly Traps have caught bushels Of them |
and we believe the city should provide ]
more Of them for use in every fly
breeding locality"
We know we have a trap that will 1
do the work II used systematically
and persistently. the flies in your city 1
may be practically entirely destroyed |
All We ask OF you is an honest fnvesti-
cation The trap is all metal. there
fore, II Is sanitary It is neat in ap-
pearance, strong and durable. Il knocks |
down and occupies but a few inches Of
space for shipping or when put away
when not in use. It is easy to set ND. |
Thousands of Testimonials
Finally we wish 10 say the Curry
Champion Fly Trap will accomplish ali
We claim for il. We have thousands
OF letters from those who have used !
the traps and they testify to these facts
We VIII cheerfully furnish YOU with J
al this or any other information at |
our command II you will write US for
il. Ask your hardware dealer about I
the Curry Champion Fly Trap, and IL
he has not got them in stock he will |
get them for you. II. however. he can
not supply you write US and YOUR
order VIII receive prompt attention.
SCOTT-F'ULTON MFG. co.
Sole manufacturers and distributors Of
the Curry Champion Fly Tran Cen
eraI office 221 Mills Bldg, Fl Psso.
Texas Phone 5770.-Adv