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Domestic News
October 2, 1935
Red Lodge Daily News Combined With Carbon County News
Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana
What is this article about?
Article warns that house flies travel long distances via vehicles, spreading diseases to new communities, and recommends pyrethrin sprays for home protection against this health menace.
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HITCH-HIKING FLY SPREADS DISEASE
The common house fly is a hitch-hiker. However, the fly doesn't bother to jerk a thumb and ask a ride; it flies into moving autos or even trains or airplanes, without permission and often travels hundreds of miles before leaving its chosen vehicle.
This habit of flies traveling great distances on other power than their own has made local fly eradication campaigns less effective than the campaigners hoped. Cases have been found where a fly carried disease germs on its legs and body for miles and infected people in the community where it settled. No previous cases of the disease were in existence in the new community and health authorities could find no other source of infection than flies.
Repeated warnings of physicians and health officials have apparently failed to instill a proper fear of the house fly in the average mind. However, a more thorough knowledge of the habits of a fly would increase the respect for this tiny insect, according to authorities on the subject.
Decent cleanliness in any home requires protection against the menace of flies. Whether a fly is home-born or a hitch-hiking visitor, he is a danger. Fortunately, an effective fly-killing program can be conducted in any home by the use of a reliable fly spray containing an ample quantity of Pyrethrins, a product derived from Pyrethrum flowers, which is death to flies, when sprayed in a fine mist.
The common house fly is a hitch-hiker. However, the fly doesn't bother to jerk a thumb and ask a ride; it flies into moving autos or even trains or airplanes, without permission and often travels hundreds of miles before leaving its chosen vehicle.
This habit of flies traveling great distances on other power than their own has made local fly eradication campaigns less effective than the campaigners hoped. Cases have been found where a fly carried disease germs on its legs and body for miles and infected people in the community where it settled. No previous cases of the disease were in existence in the new community and health authorities could find no other source of infection than flies.
Repeated warnings of physicians and health officials have apparently failed to instill a proper fear of the house fly in the average mind. However, a more thorough knowledge of the habits of a fly would increase the respect for this tiny insect, according to authorities on the subject.
Decent cleanliness in any home requires protection against the menace of flies. Whether a fly is home-born or a hitch-hiking visitor, he is a danger. Fortunately, an effective fly-killing program can be conducted in any home by the use of a reliable fly spray containing an ample quantity of Pyrethrins, a product derived from Pyrethrum flowers, which is death to flies, when sprayed in a fine mist.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
House Fly
Disease Spread
Hitch Hiking Flies
Fly Eradication
Pyrethrins Spray
Domestic News Details
Outcome
flies carried disease germs on legs and body, infecting people in new communities with no prior cases.
Event Details
House flies hitch-hike in autos, trains, or airplanes, traveling hundreds of miles and spreading disease to new areas, reducing effectiveness of local eradication campaigns. Physicians and health officials warn of the danger, urging protection through cleanliness and pyrethrin-based fly sprays.