Evening star., 1923-04-06


household bugs and insects
\. as nuisance only, but
modern science says they
are, in addition, a menace to the
health of the family, as it has been
proven that they are conveyers OF
many diseases. 1t is therefore the
duty of every housewife to keep en-
tirely clear of them.
A sure preventive against all
abundant fresh air, bright sunlight
inside the rooms, freedom from
Gampness, and regular system OF
scrupulous cleanliness both in the
house and on the outside premises
You must also screen all windows
and outside doors, fill cracks and
holes in floors and walls. clear up
promptly all crumbs and bits of food.
leave no food uncovered, keep all
garbage in closed receptacles and in
sist upon it's prompt collection. re-
move all decaying animal or vege-
table matter in or near the house
cover rain barrels. and allow no other
stagnant water in or near the house.
a household so governed will be
visited only occasionally by pests of
any kind. and the invasion viii be
by accidental Importation rather
than by native culture.
since AN ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure" the best time
10 night household, pests is in early
spring, as this is the breeding sea-
son. Special precautions should be
taken in the kitchen. 1t is we'll to
nave here smooth. washable walls
and bare floors closely laid and easily
cleaned. The Kitchen range should
not be placed so low that il is i'm
possible to clean underneath IL. Either
iift the range higher, or else have
II placed nat on Vie floor. away from
the wall SO that*it will be easv to
cream around 1t. 'A few inches more
might be the means of riddinr the
kltchen or reaches and other insects.
Case against the House Fly.
The house fly is not to be looked upon
as anything but Il deadly enemy 10
mankind. Breeding in filth. and Wis
ltlng all sorts of foul waste and de-
caying animal and vegetable matter.
help becoming contaminated. At the
first opportunity they will also
crawl over food in the kitchen and
drink from the milk pitcher. In this
way some of the germs are rubbed
on and adhere to the food. and are
then swallowed with it by human
beings. 1he way to make sure of
having no flies is to Kill them before
they are born. Treat all damp cor
hers ana refuse receptacles to
lin
The ideal insecticide of course. is
that which brings death to the pests,
MT ont rs harmless TO human beings.
kind. will probably always be with
US. but its harmlessness is offset by
It's diSagreeable features too numer-
GUS and too obvious to mention. Bet
ter to use than this are many of the
liquid anti-fy preparations on the
market. which are both harmless and
effective. Flies succumb to an abso-
Iutely non-poisonous preparation
known as "pyrethrum flowers" This
IS a kind of dust or powdered pol
len, and it is the basis of most of
the good DISCRIMINATING products.
a few drops of essence of sassafras
burned in little alcohol will keen
nies away. plant of mignonette in
a room Will help TO keep flies away.
They do not like the odor of this
Before putting in window screens.
brush off all dust. repair all, breaks,
then brush over both wire and frame
with Kerosene oil. This may be quick
jy done with broad paint brush II
cleans the wires of all dust and
grease and prevents rusting. This
should be done every week or SO,
when insects are troublesome Those
tiny little mosquitoes and bugs that
DEFY screens and fine netting and
crawl jubilantly through the finest
meshes of either can be outwitted by
this method. Mosquitoes breed in eel
lars. rain barrels and all damp and
nndrained places. A goodly amount of
kerosene Will kill off the larvae at
rapid. rate. if used in these places.
Getting Rid Of Reaches.
A drop of preserves. jam or mo-
iasses left on the kitchen table or
in the pantry. bread crumbs on the
foor, or saucerS with milk or other
food for pets on the floor, serve as
magnets for reaches and give them
their required food
A very successful way to exter-
inmate reaches is to cover their
haunts. such as water pipes or heat
ing pipes, the angles between the
baseboards of the floor. the interior
of cupboards, the backs of wooden
shelves, the door posts and every
crack and crevice. with q solution
made by dissolving borax in hot
water until no more will be absorbed