The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
RIFE and PERFUME
TO END FLY MENACE
o,oR COMBINE WITH AROMA
Co rIC SPRAY WILL DRIVE OFF
TUE DIsREPUTABLE PEST.

Tho common, not to say dlsreput-
.bIo house fly has as much use for
~. color blue as a burglar has for
noIiceman. Wise to this phenome-
on through the experiments OF
r.orcb scientists, the Merchants As
.ociation in declaration of war
AGAINST the persistent pests of sum
mer. purposes to use it in general
oTensive A bulletin announcement
If the forthcoming drive of New
York merchants against the enemy
contains this suggestion and hint:
according to a French scientist,
flies have intense hatred for the col
~ bIue. Rooms decorated in blue
will help to keep out flies"
blue room sweetly perfumed is
Guaranteed to anger fly so thor
oncbIv as to cause it to- leave the
whole place flat, for all odors pleas
ant to man are Objectionable to the
tinv two winged murderer of babies.
living room done with blue, wall
napered,. or decorated with blue as
the prevailing motif, is sure to drive
flies away or unhinge their reason.
Take five cents worth of oil OF
lavender" the bulletin states, mix
it with the same quantity of water,
nut in a common glass atomizer and
spray it around the room where flies
are. In the dining room sp
ishlv over the table linen. The odor
is very disargreeable to flies, but re-
freshing to most people. Geranium,
heliotrope, mignonette and white
clover are offensive to flies, and they
especially dislike the odor of honey
suckle and hop blossoms.
Spelling the Fly's Dinner.
Uncle Sam, who takes a deal OF
interest in lot of things through his
various bureaus in Washington, has
given many tips to New York mer-
chants as to how to make the city
flyless. Uncle is responsible for the
tip in blue and for the perfume hints,
and he has thought up neat assort-
ment of poisons warranted to spoil
a fly's taste for dinner.
Formaldehyde and sodium salicy-
late are the two best fly poisons.
Both are superior to arsenic and have
their advantages for household use
because they are not poisonous to
children, are convenient to handle,
are simply prepared and are always
attractive to the intended victims.
"a formaldehyde solution of APP
proximately the correct strength may
be made by adding three teaspoon
fuls of the concentrated formalde-
hyde solution commonly known as
formalin, to a pint of water. SINH
larly the proper concentration of So
dunn salicylate may be obtained by
dissolving three teaspoonfuls of the
pure chemical Ga powder) in a pint
of water" Uncle Sam tells the mer-
chants who pass in the information
along to the public. This concoc-
ton is warranted to take all the joy
out of life of any busy little buzzer.
Putting aside all persiflage-the
blue color and the perfume sugges-
tons are not nonsense at all but very
serious fly fighting aids-the Mer-
chants Association takes opportuni-
ty to warn the people of New York
against a very terrible enemy which
is Just now beginning to reappear
from its winter sleep.
Warding Off Disease Menaces.
The medical authorities of the
United States" the bulletin says,
ARE alarmed at the threatening i'm
portation of typhus fever and the
germs of other intestinal diseases,
and are making special preparations
to resist and combat the peril. De-
spite all wartime preparations, many
parts of Europe are being ravaged by
communicable diseases which easily
become epidemic under conditions ia
Vorable to their spread and develop
ment. The house fly is a great and
active spreader of such diseases. 1t
Is the duty of everybody to eXtermi-
nate it.
Every accumulation of garbage,
manure or filth of any kin dis hot
ped for such development. Wipe out
these plague spots. Every fly speck
a0ounds in germs. In the track of
single fly have been found 116 col
ONES Of germs and on and in the
BODY of single fly $500, 900 germs.
Every fly seen should be instantly
Killed. Let not one escape. Swat
the spring fly on sight!'
j, Other suggestions offered are for
.Ie use of borax around stables and
sne use of I've, chloride of lime or
eoppers dissolved in water or crude
TTS "a acid in and around vaults.
me me bulletin is signed by Edward
hLalch, Jr., chairman of the mer-
snahtS' committee on pollution and
sewerage; John Y. Cuyler, Daniel D.
jackson ia and DIR. Albert Wander Veer.
Inc Inc bulletin or ely card" will be dis
VI by thousands to the people