Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-04-13
DESTROY Disease Carriers.

flea, while others less lthpor tais oie
the stable fly, lice and ticks.
Every insect has four stages IN It's
life. First the female deposits the eggs,
these are Matched into the larva which
eats and then grows into the pupa
which in turn becomes the adult. 1t is
very interesting indeed to watch fly
from the time the eggs are hatched
into the young larva uutil they become
adults, but we all realize that though
they are pretty little creatures, they
are the most harmful insects we have.
The Fly and Typhoid.
The fly carries typhoid fever, gener-
ally speaking. 1t loves filth and for
this reason we should begin now to
destroy it's breeding places. Flies breed
in the lot or other places where filth
is allowed to accumulate. In the warm
season of the year the adult female
lays about a hundred eggs in some
filth; in less than a day these eggs
hatch into larvae or maggots, which
which feed on filth they are in until
they become the pupa, then the aduls
fly. In less than ten days the eggs go
through all changes and become very
harmful insects. The thing then to do
is to destroy their breeding places.
Each week the barnyard lot should be
cleaned and the rakings put into fly
proof bin. This will destroy all the
young pupa.
Then, too, the fly can carry consump-
ton from one person to another. They
have pair of legs, each equipped with
two claws and pair of pads between
them. These, like the legs. are cover
ed with stiff hairs, winch will very
easily pick up anything they touch.
Suppose consumptive was not careful
aud should expectorate upon the side
walk. The fly will crawl over this,
then into some kitchen and over the
food, leaving behind it trail of the
disease germs to be eaten by some 9th
er person. To prove that this is true,
you might take handful of flour to
some filthy place where the flies are
and sprinkle it on them and in less
than half day you will find some in
your dining room. Great care should
be taken with the body wastes, espe-
eially of those who have any conta-
gious disease.
But as long as man lives there will
be some flies, so the next thing to do
after you have destroyed their breeding
places is to screen. This will prevent
many flies from getting into the house
and then if fly paper is used and
homemade fly killer, they can very
easily be controlled.
Mosquitoes an Enemy.
Mosquitoes are the next worst enemy
to our health, as they carry the much
dreaded disease malaria. Every year
many dollars are spent for the cure of
chills and fever, when with little pre-
caution all this could be avoided. Be
sides the suffering it leaves the body in
a very weakened condition. Thus the
Importance of the old adage, can ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of
cure"
The MOSQUITO breeds in water: old
cans may catch enough water from a
single rain to hatch hundreds of mos
auitoes. The eggs are deposited in this
warm water. and in day the larvae or
wigglers appear. The wiggler contin-
ues to eat for dear life until it becomes
a pupa and inside of this the adult mos
quito develops. 1t then flies up from
the water to bite some person sick of
malaria. These germs are sucked up
through the proboscis and carried into
the stomach, where they cause knots
and multiply greatly. After two weeks
these germs pass into the salivary
glands. The mosquito then injects these
germs into the person it bites and 9TH
ers have dengue fever.
Destroy Breeding places.
Ali breeding places of the mosquito
should be destroyed. Old cans should
have holes punched in them, rain bar
rels and cisterns should be covered.
All necessary pools and standing water
should be covered with thin film of
oil, as the young larvae and pupa must
have air and this oil will exclude it,
causing their death.
The stable fly was once thought to
carry infantile paralysis, as it can suck
blood. Fleas living on rats which have
plague are said to carry the disease to
others and to people: Ticks are very
harmful to cattle and man. Lice are
other harmful insects, but many of