Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
'SLAY AND BURN"
Right Now Is Time to Begin the
Warfare Against Deadly and
Filthy House Fly.
Presence Of the Pests lie Evidence That
Housekeeper Does Not Measure
Up to Proper Standards OF
Cleanliness and Efficiency
--Ged Rid Of ThemI

The Merchants Association of New
York Is sending broadcast bulletin
designed to encourage the fight against
the dangerous and filthy house fly. The
propaganda is commendabIe one
and we are glad to give 1t space in
these columns.
XIII at once every fly you can find
and burn his body.
Observers say that there are many
reasons to believe there will be more
flies this season than for Aumber of
years.
The killing of just one fly NOW
means there will be billions and tril-
lions less next summer.
Clean up yoLf own premises; see
and insist that your neighbors do like
wise.
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 fly has no equal as a germ
carrier" as many as 500,000,0O0
germs have been found in and on the
body of single fly.
Spreads Deadly Diseases.
1t is definitely known that the fly
is the carrier" of the germs of ty-
phoid fever; 1t Is widely believed that
it is also the carrier" of other dis
eases, including possibly infantile pa
ralysis.
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nal and notification that a house
keeper is nncleanly and inefficient.
Do not wait until the insects begin
to poster; anticipate the annoyance.
April, May and June are the best
months to conduct an anti-fiy cam
paign.
The farming and suburban districts
provide ideal breeding places and the
newborn flies do not remain at their
birthplace, but migrate. using rail-
roads and other means of transporta
ton to towns and cities.
XIII flies and save lives
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
qf water, put 1t in a common glass
atomizer and spray 1t around the
rooms where flies are. In the dining
room spray II lavishly, even on the
table linen. The odor is very dlsa-
greeable to flies. but refreshing to
most people.
odors the Pests Will Avoid.
Geranium. mignonette, heiiotrope
and white clover are offensive to flies.
They especially dislike the odor Of
hOneysuckle and hop blossoms.
According to a French scientist 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 mix
ture Is poisonous to the 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
UP and BURNED.
B0raN 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 its manurial quail
| ties or farm stock. Scatter the borax
over the manure and sprinkle with
| water.
Lye, chloride Of lime. or copperas
| tsnlphate Of ironl dissolved In water.
crude carbolic acid. or any kind of dis
infectant may be used in vaults.