The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-19
"SLAY AND BURN"
Right Now Is Time to Begin the
Warfare Against Deadly and
Filthy House Fly.
Presence Of the Pests Is Evidence That
Housekeeper Does Not Measure
Up to Proper Standards of
Cleanliness and Efficiency
-Ged Rid Of Theml

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 commendable 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 number of
years.
The killing of just one fly NOW
means there viii be billions and tril-
lions less next sumner.
Clean up YOU own premises; see
and insist that your neighbors do like
wise.
Especially clean "out-of-the-way-
places" and every nook and Granny.
Flies win not so where there is
nothing to eat, and their principal diet
is too filthy TO mention.
The fly has no equal as germ
carrier" as many as 500,000000
germs have been found in and on the
body of single fly.
Spreads Deadly Diseases.
II is definitely known that the fly
is the carrier" of the germs of ty-
phoid fever; 1t is widely believed that
1t Is also the carrier" OF other dis
eases, including possibly infantile pa
ralysis.
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 begin
TO poster; anticipate the annoyance.
April, May aud June are the best
months to conduct an anti-ily cam.
palgn.
The farming and suburban districts
provide ideal breeding places and the
newborn flies do not remain ut their
birthplace, but migrate using rail-
roads aud other means of transporta-
ton to towns and cities
Kill flies and save livesl
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 II with the same quantity
OF water, put 1t in common glass
Rtomizer and spray 1t around the
rooms where flies are. In the dining
room spray 1t layishly, even on the
table linen. The odor Is very disa-
greeable 20 flies. hut refreshing TO
most people.
odors the Pests VIII Avoid.
Geranium, mignonette. heliotrope
and white clover are offensive to dies
They especially dislike the odor Of
honeysuckle and hop blossoms.
! According TO French scientist flies
have intense hatred for the color blue.
Rooms decorated In blue will help 20
keep oat the flies.
Mix together one tablespoonful OF
cream, one OF ground black pepper
and one Of brown sugar. This mix
/ ture Is poisonous 70 the flies. Put in Il
saucer dsrken the room except one
window and in that set the saucer.
I To clear the house Of fi.es burn
/ pyrethrum powder. This stupeiies
the flies. but they must be SWEPT
/ UP aud BURNED.
Borax is especially valuable around
farms and out of doors. One pound
of borax TO twelve bushels of manure
win be found desirable as 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 eopperas
tsulphate OF irony dissolved in water,
crude carholic acid, or any kind of dis
'nfectant may be used In vaults.