Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-12
on the body of a single fiy.

on the body Of a single fly.
II is definitely known that the a
Ii the carrier" Of the germs OF y
phoie fever: Il is widely believed tina
IL IS also the carrier" Of other dis
eases. including possibly infantile par
alysis.
The very presence OF fly is a sig
nal and notification that a house
keeper is uncleanly and inefficient.
Do not wait until the insects begir
TO poster: anticipate the annoyance.
| April, May and June are the best
months to conduct an anti-fly 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 rail.
I roads and other means of Transports
ton. 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
are not a poison to children; they are
convenient to handle, their dilutions
are simple and they attract the flies.
A formaldehyde solution approx
mately the correct strength may be
made by adding 3 teaspoonfuls OF the
formaldehyde solution,
known as formalin, to a
pint of water. Similarly, the proper
of sodium salicylate
may be obtained by dissolving tea.
spoonfuls of the pure chemical Ga
powder) to a pint of water.
A container convenient for automa-
tically keeping the solution always
available for flies to drink is easily
made. An ordinary, thin-walled drink
ing glass is filled or partially filled
with the solution. A saucer, or small
plate, in which Is placed a piece OF
WHITE blotting paper cut the size
OF the dish, is put bottom up over
the glass. The whole Is then quickly
inverted. The glass of waten then
stands inverted on the saucer. A
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 seal at the edge of
the glass is broken and more liquid
flows into the lower receptacle. Thus
the paper is always kept moist.
other Simple Preventives
Any odor pleasing to man is often
sive to the fly and vice versa, and
will drive them away.
Take five cents worth of oil of Law
ender, mix it with the same quantity
OF water, put it in a common glass
atomiZer and spray 1t around the
rooms where flies are. In the dining
room spray it lavishly even on the
table linen. The odor is very dis
agreeable to flies but refreshing to
most people.
Geranium, mignonette. heliotrope
and white clover are offensive to flies.
They especially dislike the odor of
honey-suckle and hop blossoms.
According to a French o"i"-.'-
flies have intense hatred for the color
blue. Rooms decorated in blue will
help to keep out the flies.
Mix together one tablespoonful OF
cream, one OF ground black pepper
and one of brown sugar. This mixture
is poisonous to flies. Put in a saucer,
darken the room except one window
and in that set the saucer.
To clear the house of flies, burn
pyrethrum powder. This stupefies the
flies, but they must be SWEPT UP
and BURNED
Recipes for Stables, Barns, etc.
Borax Is especially valuable around
farms and out OF doors. One pound
of borax to twelve bushels Of manure
will be found desirable as a poison
without injuring it's manurial qualities
or farm stock. Scatter the borax over
the manure and sprinkle with water.
Lye, chloride of lime, or copperas
(sulphate of iron) dissolved in water.
crude carbolic acid. or any kind of
disinfectant may be used in vaults.