The Washington times., 1924-08-08
What Is: a Hero? Usually a
Life Saver
You Can Be Life Saver Very Easily by KILLING
=. :-..- FLIES

You should kill flies-Reason No. i: THE FLY IS THE
MOST DANGEROUS INSECT ON EARTH. IT IS MORE
DEADLY THAN THE COBRA. MORE DANGEROUS THAN
THE TIGER.
is your duty to kill flies-Reason No. O. IN NEW YORK
CITY ALONE THE FLY CAUSES THOUSAND DEATHS
YEAR FROM TYPHOID FEVER.
All good citizens must kill fes-Reason No. 3: THE FLY
CAUSES MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND DEATHS AN
NUALLY IN THIS ONE CITY FROM INTESTINAL
DISEASES
The dead fly means good work-Reason No. A. An expert
recently examined fly in South street. It carrying on
It's legs and in its mouth than 100000 bacteria.
1t had been walking filth the water front The
pert caught it on the edge of glass Of milk.
Please kill flies-Reason No. 3: EVERY AUTUMN THERE
IS A RISE IN THE DEATH RATE FROM TYPHOID. THIS
RISE IS TRACED BY THE SCIENTISTS DIRECTLY TOl
THE FLY.
We beg of you to fies-Reason No g. THE FLY KILLS
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR.
The fly causes more blindness in children than all other
causes combined
The fly spreads every known disease to children and to
ndul for requents every disease breeding spot and hunts
purposely for filth
Early in the season KILL FLIES.
In the middle of the KILL FLIES.
And in the autumn and in the Winter find them
still KILL FLIES.
Treat the fly ancestors in the old days treated the
red Indians and the wolves.
First shut them out Of your house. make that they
won't get in then them off rapidly possible and pray
for the day when will longer have to protect your
house against them.
Screen your windows
Screen your DOORS
New fly made Of wire netting that will rust are
more important than coat of paint automobile
for fly screens mean protection for children. |
Protect your house from the flies absolutely possible
Protect your food supplies and protect your babies faces
separately.
As the child lies asleep keep mosquito netting it
your sugar bowl butter and food supplies covered
Don't forget that you flies their breeding place
nearby filth It may be behind the door under the table, or
In the cuspidor. ..-a
If there is no dirt or filth there will be no flies
there nuisance in the neghborhood write at to
the Health Department.
Do not allow decayng material any to accumulate
on premises All refuse should be removed at
once covered with lime or kerosene.
Keep all recepacles for garbage carefully covered and the
cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or lime.
Bee that your sewerage system in good order Pour kro
sene into the drains
Cover food after meal Burn or bury all table refuse
Screen all food offered for SALE Buy food that has been
It is only by earnest intelligent cooperation that the fly
can finally be abolished.
The citizens should combine the national State city and
village governments should combine with them wipe the
eres of the flies that carry all the diseases
very neay ALL and the mosquito that alone nfecs with
THE THING CAN BE DONE for it has been done by gov
ernments in Cuba, in Panama and in New Orleans
The trouble that the country will take the matter
seriously.
Darwin told that single pair Of flies in fortyeigh
quickbreeding African fy-w lay enough eggs
ana breed enough maggots to devour on leaving nothing
few flies surviving through the winter start the plague
afresh the following year.
And one careless citizen leaving breeding ground for
mosquitoes supplies enough to infet the whole country
Fortunately for two three years the people
alive to the fact that their enemies the tiny fly and mos
quito and the invisible disease deadly
dangerous than the prehistoric
times or the wolves and lions of our day. |
Discussion has begun newspapers have taken up and
offered prizes few public officials have least TRIED to
DO something. But only beginning has been made.
The country must realize the danger the duty Chill
dren must be taught that the killing of flies good and
necessary act, painful as it is to take life.
Do what you can to public feeling for the sake of
public safety.
And in the meantime DO WHAT You CAN rN11T !
VIDUALLY ~
KILL THE FLIES