The diamond drill., 1917-04-14
KILL FLIES AND SAVE LIVES.

Kill at once every fly you can find
and burn his body.
Observers say that there are many
reasons 10 believe there will be more
flies this season than for number Of
years.
The killing OF just one fly NOW
means there will be billions and tril-
lions less next summer.
Clean up your own premises; see
and insist that your neighbors do
likewise
Especially clean 'out-of-the-way-
places" and every nook and Granny
Flies will not go where there is
nothing to eat, and their principal
diet is too filthy to mention.
The ny Is the tle that binds the nm
healthy TO the healthy!
The fly has no equal as germ
Carrier; as many as five hundred
million germs have been found in and
on the body of single fly.
1t is definitely known that the fly Is
the carrier" OF the germs Of typhoid
fever; it is widely believed that II is
also the carrier" OF other diseases,
including possibly infantile paralysis.
The very presence OF fly is a sig
nal and notification that housekeep-
er is uncleanly and inefficient.
DO not wait until the insects begin
TO pester; anticipate the annoyance.
April, May and June are the best
months to conduct an ant-hy cam
paign.
The farming and suburban districts
provide ideal breeding places, and
the new born flies do not remain at
their birth place but migrate, using
railroads and other means OF trans
portation, TO towns and cities.
Kill flies and save lives.
Recipes for Killing Flies.
The United States Government
makes the following suggestion for
the destruction OF house flies For
maldehyde and sodium salicylate are
the two best fly poisons Both are
superior to arsenic. They have their
advantages for household use They
arc not poison 70 children: they are
convenient to handle, their dilutions
are simple and they attract the flies.
Preparation Of Solutions.
A formaldehyde solution of approx
imately the correct strength may be
made by adding 3 toaspoonfuls Of the
concentrated formaldehyde solution,
commercially known as formalin, to
pint of water Similarly, the proper
concentration OF sodium salicylate
may be obtained by dissolving 3 tea
spoonfuls of the pure chemical Ga
POWDER to a pint Of water.
Containers for Solutions.
A oontainer such as shown above
has been found convenient for auto
matically keeping the solution always
available for flies 10 drink An ordi-
nary. thin-wallod drinking glass IS
filled or partially filled with the solu-
ton. A saucer or small plate, I'm
which is placed a piece Of WHITE
blotting paper cut the size of the
dish. is put BUTTON mp over the glass.
The whole is then quickly inverted, @
match placed under the edge Of the
glass. and the container Is ready for
use. As the solution dries out Of the
saucer the liquid seals AZ the edge OF
the glass Is broken and more flows
into the lower receptacle Thus the
paper Is always kept moist
Other Simple PreVentiyes.
Any odor pleasing 10 man is often
sive to the fly and vice versa, and will
drive them away
Take five cents worth Of oil OF
evender, mix il with the same guam
tty water, put Il In a common
glass atom4- and spray II around
the rooms whore flies are In the
dining room spray II lavishly even on
the table linen. The odor Is very dis
agreeable to flies but refreshing tc
most people.
Geranium. mignonette. heliotrops
and white clover are offensive TO flies
They especially dislike the odor Of
honeysuckle and hop blossoms
According to French scientist
flies have, intense hatred for the coloi
blue. Rooms decorated IN blue viii
help 10 keep out the flies.
Mix together one tablespoonful o