House Flies.
A correspondent of a contemporary gives the following as effective methods of destroying the house fly : 1. They may be effectually destroyed by putting half a spoonful of black pepper in powder, on a teaspoonful of brown sugar, and one teaspoonful of cream; mix all together and place in a room where the flies are troublesome,' and they will soon disappear. 2. The butchers of Geneva have from time immemorial prevented flies from approaching the meat which they expose for sale by the use of laurel oil. This oil, the smell of which, although a little strong, is not very offensive, drives away flies, and they will not come near walls which have been rubbed with it. 3. Flies are kept out of stables (a place they propogate in in great numbers) by using sawdust which is saturated with carbolic acid, diluted—one part of acid to a hundred parts water. The sawdust, scattered about the stables, keeps all flies away. A similar application of the acid ought to keep flies away from kitchens.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 121, 11 January 1909, Page 3
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175House Flies. King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 121, 11 January 1909, Page 3
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