New Britain herald., 1917-06-19
SWAT THE FLY AND
 KEEP BABY SAFE
Milk Station Conducting Cam
 pai6n Against Summer Pest
Baby bye, see the fly.

AeI us swat nIH, you ana l..
 That is the slogan of the children who bring their baby brothers and sisters to the Milk Station these days Those in charge at the station are conducting an anti-fly campaign, carefully instructing the mothers and children that the fly is not merely a that the proper course is not only to swat him when he enters the house. but better still, to destroy his breed ing places.
 The phrase swat the hy'' was in- vited ten years ago by Dr. s. J. Crumbine, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health, who is sorry enough now that he ever said it. He formulated the phrase with the idea that people should not only specialize In swatting lone flies, but should sweep away the whole kingdom of flies while they were at 1t. For the easiest way to get rid of flies is not to have them, and the easiest Way not to have them Is through. destruc- ton of their breeding places. Swat ting and screening are all very well, and neither should be neglected, but after all, the best time to Kill a fly Is before 1t is born.
 These little verses, attributing to Robert Louis Stevenson, are not % humorous as they seem:
 The fly he lights on all round
 He lights on you and me, Though reared within the stable foul
 He is swimming in my tea. His little legs they wiggle fast,
 All covered with bacilli. I do not wish him in my tea
 Nor will drink 1t, will I?'
 With the girls learning so rapidly from the nurses how to take proper care of baby brothers and sisters, there Is no reason why the boys should not take hand also, improv- ing their batting averages by prac- tice in fly swatting. The children all remember the old joke about rab- bits being such great mathematicians, because they multiply so rapidly, and they have learned that the rabbit takes back seat in comparison with the fly. A single female fly Is cap- able of depositing over one hundred eggs at a time and five or six patches of eggs in it's brief lifetime. Suppos- ing two flies started out in spring, with luck on their side, and not one of their offspring died or got killed, this Adam and Eve of flydom would be the proud parents of about 195,- 000, 900 bushels of flies. At least that is what the scientists say, who know all about fly genealogy.
 The following little fly catechism serves as basis of instruction:
 Where is the fly born? In manure and filth.
 Where does the fly live? Tn every kind of filth.
 Are there flies in New Britain all, the year round? Yes. In winter they appear in warm rooms, and, where 1t Is cold they hide in cracks until spring.
 What do flies eat? Nothing is too filthy for them.
 How much do flies eat? More than their own weight every day.
 How. do flies carry disease? They feed upon germ-laden filth, their bodies and legs are covered with thousands Of fine hairs, and their feet are sticky pads. Flies fly from filth to food.
 Are flies dangerous? Yes. They are mans worst pest. and more dan gerous than wild beasts or rattle snakes.
 Do n1es kill many people! During the Spanish-American war flies killed more American soldiers than the bull lets of the Spanish.
 How many disease germs can flies carry? Over six million germs have been found on Q single fly.
 What diseases do flies carry? Ty- phoid fever. tuberculosis dysentery, cholera infantum and quite possibly infantile paralysis.
 Where are the greatest number of cases of these diseases? Where there are the most flies.
 Where are the most flies? Where there Is most filth.
 Why should we kill flies? Because they may kill us.
 How? By keeping stables clean and removing manure and all other filth and trash once a week.
 After we clean up will flies come. to us from other regions? Flies sell dom travel over five hundred yards from their breeding place.
 Will New Britain ever be free from flies? Yes, just as soon as everyone does his part in his own house and yard. New Britain will be city of fy-less stores, markets and homes.