The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
FLY SEASON LATE
BUT PESTS WILL
SURE Be AROUND
Declared To Be Health Men
ace As Well AS A
Nuisance

edited by DR.. David H. Reeder,
Chicago,
THE FIX sEASoNs 1t has begun
late this year but Just so sure as
there ,are careless housekeepers and
careless farmers and stablemen, there
are flies They are not only an un-
necessary nuisance but a real menace
to health and, fife. We do we'll to
lives, our families and our homes
against the danger of destruction by
human enemies. They do not come
against us often but If we are wise
we are always ready to defend our
selves.
It Is the small. hardly noticed foe
that does the most deadly work. how
ever. No matter how often we put
screens on our doors and windows
or fly nets on our horses the crop of
fies that are Matched from the filth
of our own careless creation comes
back to prey upon us and upon our
cattle.
How wish could use words OF
sufficient force and in such convinc-
Ing style that what write might
gladly be copied IN every paper or
periodical in all countries where flies
va % oAiu piaS u0 1AA0 P0opiS. WAY
wont you, why don't you clean up the
barnyard?
At an expense OF much painstaking
effort and many thousands of dollars
NAe Department OF Agriculture estab-
Eshed by your government and my
goDrnrnent and paid for by you and
y. has demonstrated to us In plain
view through well illustrated pamph-
let's that flies can only propagate in
piles OF manure and other filth, sell
dom however, In any other place than
manure. Every pound of manure that
is spread upon the fields in fresh
state Ia worth as fertilizer two pounds
Of old manure and when the fresh
manure is scattered In the fields the
flies cannot breed in IT, Flies re-
Quire about week or ten days in
which to deposit their eggs and hatch
the young flies. They must have the
warmth and moisture that is sup
Piled by the wasting fermenting man
ure pile.
If the stable waste is thrown di-
rectly onto the manure spreader or
onto a wagon and taken to the fields
and scattered even once eacn week.
Mr.. Fly is killed before he Is born.
Tn fiee1ds receive the fertilizer be-
fore the best Of It is lost and the
horses and cattle are saved from the
cruel bites Of the dangerous pest
I believe am safe In saying that
II all the money spent In the u. S.
alone each year for window screens.
screen doors. fly nets and lily traps
fly poison and other expense incurred
trying to defend against flies, were
used In straight from the shoulder
compulsory fight, compelling the
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breeding places for two or three
years. we could. with the money saw
ed, buy q manure spreader for each
d 200 acres OF farmed land and by
compelling the constant use Of the
spreader and the systematic care OF
other breeding places. avoid in the
future any necessity for the great
annual expense Of fly protection. The
mosquito nuisance and danger could
be eliminated by the same crews OF
workers that are employed to elimin-
ate flies.
We must do everything possible
now to conserve health, strength and
effort Prevention is better than
cure XIII flies and mosquitoes by des-
troying their breeding places and
save the fight against flies and grow
food with the energy saved.
~ ~ Is . i =
will gladly answer all inquiries
for information on health subjects
from readers of this publication ii
same are addressed to Home Health
Club. 5oss Cottage Grove Ave. Chi.
cago, Ill. Send full name and address.
with cents postage. ~
Dear Doctor: I have concluded tt
come to you for advice. My wife i.
now ~ years of age, her usual weigh
y from 165 to 172 pounds and hel
height feet, inches. Mother O
~ children. two living. She still is
and, always has been a hearty eater
rather over-burdened with flesh; il
generally a sound sleeper.
Some years ago she was driving t,
4 town accompanied by two Of tn
children The horse ran away, hit
ting her hard on the left knee ant
abe was laid up for quite a while
Since that time she has been troubled
more or less with pain in the kne
\ and occasionally, while walking, sh
will make a misstep or slip and
almost unable to get about Latel
the pain has appeared on one side o
tfoSxnee cap again, keeping her awak
during the night. When getting u
in the morning or after sitting dow
a while, she has to exercise the join
for a while before she can walk. Sh
was persuaded by friend last wee
to call on physician When he ha
: examined her knee he told her tn
4 trouble was caused by uric acid j
the blood and it was his opinion tina
she should take a treatment for
number Of months. When I read you
lecture on "Diet and rheumatism"
seemed to me best to write and as
your advice If that or siilar treai
ment would be of benefit In her cas-
I will add that we eat breakfast 9
g. m. and dinner at Q p m and a
apple or two in the evening. pei
shaded her some time ago not I
drink more than one cup of coffe
a day and no team easy matter, q
use neither. She is fond of mes
but we do not buy much as pre-
fer fresh fish and we have all til
eggs we need. also raise all kline
OF vegetables in my garden so as |
have an abundance for use during tn
year. Likewise great variety {
fruit, fresh, dried and canned, is O
our table at all times. I have trie
in my feeble way to lay the case bs
fore you. Hope you can help.
L. S.
(Answer) The method OF trea
nent described in the lecture you n
fer TO would be of great value In he