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, house-dy. lf all stables couldbe abolished within city limits it 1
would go a long way toward reducing the trouble experienced E
in keeping dies from city dwellings. A single stable in the I
` neighborhood is often the source of nine-tenths of the dies found
in houses in the vicinity. A sudden reduction in the numbers
of dies in a household has more than once been observed follow-
ing the removal of a stable from the vicinity. Very often peo- I
ple rear on their premises most- of the dies that appear in their S
l . kitchens. The question of getting rid of dies thus often re- » E
’ - solves itself into getting rid of their breeding places. Vegetable {
V · ‘ litter of any sort in damp places should always be removed (
either by hauling it away and using it for the improvement of (
' A soil, or by burning it, tho this should be avoided if prac-
ticable. When it is not possible to remove accumulations as t
promptly as desirable, they should be treated in such a way as i
l to keep flies from breeding in them. Darkened bins of cement. (
l screened bins, or bins with dy-tight wooden lids, are sometimes [
~ used for this purpose, while various substances such as formalin, i
cresol, powdered borax, lime chlorid, a solution of powdered {
. hellebore, and the like, have been recommended for the treat E
p ment of manure to destroy the eggs and maggots. Probably E
borax, one and a fourth pounds to eight bushels of manure, as (
‘ recommended by F. C. Cook, is as eifective as any of those tried. [
Every careful householder should use his influence toward C
having ordinances enacted providing for systematic inspection
of all stables, and a st1·ict enforcement of provisions. for the (
cleansing and disinfecting of all breeding places for dies. [
With these precautions looked after at all times, the housekeeper ,
will have much less difficulty in controlling the pest within [
doors. Yet sticky dy paper, wire gauze traps, and screens on I
doors and windows, cannot be entirely dispensed with during C
i the summer months. · ‘
When dies by some chance have entered a kitchen in large E
numbers, insect powder can be made to destroy them quickly, » {
the usual procedure being to puff the powder from a bellows (
imo the room in the evening and closing the door. In the morn `
ing the killed and disabled flies can be swept up and burned (