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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 284, 1 December 1944, Page 19

TSSued BY THE DEPT . OF HEALTH QA 6 8 46 5 carry the germs Of Typhoid FEVER, DYSENTERY , SUMMER SICKNESS and WORMS: Flies breed in foul Places and scatter their foulness wherever they g0. When a fly alights on a sugar bowl;, on a piece of cheese; or any other food, it first spits out a drop of moisture to make the food soft: Then while it feeds it usually excretes: AlI this moisture contains germs, many of them highly dangerous: Also, the sticky pads of the fly'$ feet carry germs from the filth they last touched: Imagine the amount of infection ONE FLY can spread in a few minutes: And how they breed ! It is estimated that the offspring of one female housefly will in a few weeks number nearly half a million: Kill flies everywhere: Half-hearted measures are useless: Don't give them a chance to breed: Keep refuse in containers with properly fitting lids: Don't have rubbish lying around: Use household spray liberally: KEEP ALL FOODSTUFFS COMPLETELY PROTECTED A word to home gardeners: Compost heaps can be prolific fly-breeding grounds unless properly controlled. Here is a recipe for a fly-paper mixture Mix five parts of castor oil with eight parts of resin: Warm until melted and smear it on glazed paper; which can be burnt after use; and wires, which can be burnt clear and used again: KILL THOSE FLIES ? 9A FOR A HEALThiER NaTiON Contentment from CRIB to COT with ANKORIR ALWAYS SAFE BABY FOoD AL Ch � 1ST$ A Product of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd;, Anzao Avenue, Auckland: Ankoria