In the South African Journal of Science there appears a remedy for the house fly. 'Die "bait" is prepared by mixing lib of sodium arsenate with 101b of sugar, anil dissolving the mixture m 10 gallons of water,' The solution may be syringed over manure and rubbish heaps. Leafy twigs dipped in the solution and hung In places where flies congregate serve as death-trans.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1917, Page 5
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64Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1917, Page 5
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