BUZZ! MENACE OF THE FLY

NZ Truth, Issue 1107, 17 February 1927, Page 16

BUZZ! MENACE OF THE FLY

Ways of Dealing With A Summer Time Pest Summer time m New Zealand brings its troubles, 'not the least of which is the fly pest. . "I must not kill a little fly — it is an act of cruelty" — said an early school-book poem, but scientists exhort us m these enlighten I ed days, to make, war unceasingly on the troublesome little insect. '

UNFORTUNATELY we-, can't control the 'ways of pur neighbors with regard to. fly destruction, but we can exercise precautions;, in /keeping ourown, homes free of .the nuisance. "•". ' Some lengths of cheap butter muslin i or old curtain muslin are invaluable, for use m the kitchen! when uncooked meat and fish come. Into tlie house;; They can be used -as coyers, freshly washed for the next occasion, .'arid kept, conveniently m a. dresser drawer.;, '":• Raw fish -wijl attract- flies from ; outside' VihV, a few minutes, arid •"unless; some of vthose useful zinc covers are available, it ; is always wise to wrap 7;tHe vfish, whether iin cooked- or ravv»' in/clean, muslin before putting ;it away. •' yy y. •. 's . wKen next-door dustbins make flies it .unpleasantly, riurherous, and there are no wire nettings to doors and -windows,/ ' It is worth while to stretch mosquito netVori light rods top and^bottom of n the pantry windows. If these are pc- — casiohally ; wrung but of cold .water, : the kitchen atmosphere will be; kept wonderfully cool arid;fre?h. y ' . The "cleaner, kitchen and paiitry, the : freer of flies >jvill bj^the house. V'Ple^nty of soap and water cleanliness will help ' considerably as well. ..,' A paraffin, rag Vis ■.. a useful ally; : A very little paraffin rubbed on the edges mi of window frames and on electric light

bulbs will aot like a charm m driving flies away. Only a suspicion of the oil is needed— or the remedy will be disagreeably noticeable— but a suspicion of paraffin once or twice a week where flies congregate will : soon drivej off the pest. ■ j It Is a good idea to clean windows with a' little paraffin. Flies will then refuse to light dn them, 'arid thus the work-. -"of keeping them spotless is minimised. URGENT. CALLS FOR HELP. V Depression, lassitude, irritation, neu-. ralgic pains— these are the messages your .nerves send to ybu when they need nourishment. VYou cannot expect your nerves to be in.order.if you do not' look after them and give therri proper food.; Hean's Tonic" Nerve Nuts art." invaluable; if ypu are anaemic, highly strung, neuralgic, or convalescing from illness. V -They, .contain the valuable 'element fbt'lecithihV the;;.mbst'.lmpbrta'tit' part 7 of brain, Mierv^s, ;miiscleSi glands arid iprgansi 7 They contain no * harrritu I drilgs, but suppiy food that is essential to,rierve;life.'■-•^Retoifl'rnena.ed^by/a^iiro-minent analytical chemist ,f brf neuritis, anaemia, rickets, a.nd mai-riutritloii: ?3/- box at your chemists. Whole- \ sale, Young's Chemical Company Wellington.* - : ■.. ■ ■ I ■.'■.;...

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