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channels of the body and cause Ger
tain conditions known as chyluris
and elephantiasis, ending usually IL
death. It is probable that dengue
or breakbone fever, is transmitted by
the mosquito, but this has not beer
proved as yet.
"The only rational way to fight the
mosquito is to destroy his place and
opportunity for breeding, remember
ing always that the main object in
view is the removal Of all collections
of standing water within a week OF
their formation.
"It is known fact that without
free access to water the mosquito
cannot live. The cisterns Of Char.
lesion are to be condemned if We
expect to get rid of the mosquitoes.
The Fly in Its Relation to Disease.
'The house fly is Of no earthly
use; it is a constant menace to the
health of this nation, so much so that
it has been called the typhoid fly
Among the diseases spread by this
insect are consumption and tubercu-
losis, typhoid fever, infectious bowel
troubles, such as diarrhoea and dys.
entery, suppuration or fostering OF
wounds and abrasions, summer diar.
rhoea of children, Asiatic cholera
and others.
These diseases are all transmit
ted in the particles, of filth which
cling to the hairy body and legs OF
the fy-these particles, consisting OF
human or animal excrement, pus
blood or decaying food, may contain
the germs of the various diseases
named. The excrement of the fly
the familiar fly speck, has also been
found to contain living disease germs
which had been fed previously to the
insect and had passed through its
alimentary canal without losing vi
tality or virulence.
'''The heavy death rate from ty-
phoid and diarrhoea diseases among
our soldiers during the war with
Spain was due chiefly to the agency
of the fly rather than to the bad beef,
of which so. much has been printed.
In one of the large camps of soldiers
lime-covered flies we're commonly OBJ
served crawling over the food on the
mems table; the lime came from the
open closets used by the men.
s'It is estimated that 5000 infant
deaths every year in New York city
are due to house flies. What the
yearly total for our State is can only
be imagined.
Quoting from the State board OF
health in 1913 there, were 10000
cases of typhoid fever and 900 deaths
in the State
physicians now recognize the fact
that the fly is more common and
more certain vehicle for typhoid fever
than either water, milk or food
Aside from it's crimes against health
laws, the fly is a violator of all laws
of decency and cleanliness. Its un.
speakable, loathsome filth is alone
sufficient to make it's destruction an
imperative, universal necessity.
'The best way to abate the fly nui-
sance is to prevent the breeding OF
flies rather than to attempt the de-
struction of the full grown insects.
keep always in mind that flies
and filth belong together. Filth is
necessary for the propagation and
breeding Of the fly. In the absence
of filth there will be no flies.
"The remedy is obvious: Clean
up, screen up and keep clean ano
screened.
s'Since flies do not travel more
than a few hundred yards in horizon
tai, not a hundred feet in vertical
distance, each man is responsible
usually, for his own flies, and theil
breeding places. Houses should be
screened, especially kitchens, pan
tries and dining rooms. All meat and
fruit shops should be screened, ano
screened windows and doors must
not be allowed to become broken OF
to stand open.
''Not until the community as q
whole understands to what extent the
flies and mosquitoes are a menace tt
the health of our city can we succeed
in our efforts to exterminate these
disease carriers. "-Charleston Post.