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A Farm and Home Weekly for
The Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida.
RALEIGH,
SA I IIKIIA Y H'KKI ...1. II .1 1 YPOf. IP 1 I finV
Vol. XXX. No. 14.
Don't Let the Flies and Mosquitoes Get4 Start
IN FIELD, orchard arid
garden and about the
the farm home April ;
is the month in which :
harmful pests begin to
multiply, and unless steps
be taken at once to con- ,
trol them they will soon"
be tieyond control. On
other pages of this issue
we are dealing particu
larly with the insect pests
-that affect crop produc
tion, and here '.w wish,
especially to deal wlfh .
our old-time enemies, the
fly and mosquito, ,
We have recently heard;
a great deal about econ .
omy, but we doubt if.
enough has been said
about health conserva
tion, which, after all, is
one of tne finest kinds of ;
economy measures, and
one that in the end will''
pay us the most substan
tial dividends. : Ever y -year
the fly-borne disease, "
typhoid fever, and Jhe
mosquito - borne malaria , '
areVesponsibleforthous-
andsanlthousands - of
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- - Rmmrt them danced the sunbeams brijrht,
unnecessary deaths, lin
gering illnesses, greatly
impaired efficiency, and
untold millions-in doc
tors' bills. ' - .
Typhoid fever and
malaria are preventa
ble diseases. anH tk
no good reason why they should not be absolutely banished from our
country, it may S0Und ajittle hard, but do you know that it is some
body's fault when there'is an outbreak of. typhoid in your family or
your neighborhood? Somebody's fault when your loved ones suffer
uidiana Dome by mosquitoes that should "
never have hppn reA U
-ls the time to fight thesdeath-carrying pests
and H . , y f
;i again a case where an ounce of pre
vention is worth a pound of cure.' ' ; :
Don't let the flies and mosquitoes breed.
perhaps 90 per cent of the common house flies
MM m horse manure in -the sta,bles, and this
, .be Prevented by cleaning-out the stables at
east once a week and keeping the manure in
Za, recePtacles until it can be put on the
fren VttUUUl uone, powaerea Dorax
quently sprinkled oyer the manure will keep :
tw lrom. breng Then be careful to see
-u.iues nave access to Drivies and rarbaffe'
, . Round them danced the sunbeams bri ?ht,
Green the grass-lawn stretched before them,
While the apple blossoms white
Hung in rich, pro fusion o'er them, Wilt Carieton.
onH mir usual olacrue of flies will be a thing of the past.
Science has proved that a particular kind of mosquito is entirely;re
sponsible for malaria, and if this particular species of mosquito never
bites us we ascertain never to suffer with chills and fever. .Here, too, it
nests breed. All oonds and stagnant pools should
be drained, or if this is impossible, they should be J
oiled once a week; Buckets, barrels, tin cans and
like receptacles should be kept emptied of wa:
ter, and thickets ot weeds and unddrbrush that
might harbor mosquitoes should be cleaned up.
After all these precautions r have been taken,
every window and door in the house should be
carefully screened. The expense of this will not
be great, and it is the best kind of insurance
against doctors' bills, sickness and death. Good
health is one of the biggest and best things life
givs us. Let's make sure of our share of it byt
swatting. the fly and mosquito now;-
DON'T FAIL TO READ
Advantages of Cooperative Mar
keting A Sound Diversification Platform 23
Cultivating the Crop ..... 3
Every County Should Have Mu
tual Fire Insurance . . . I2
How to Avoid Cotton WUt , . . 9
Livestock Suggestions for April . 10
Some New North Carolina Laws 13
Spraying Dont's . .
Twelve Things to Do This Month 7
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