FLIES, MOTHS AND BEETLES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14196, 13 January 1917, Page 5

FLIES, MOTHS AND BEETLES.

THE PAKMtJEUIS? PESTS. lii all, large towns the fly pest is ar ever-present evil, and strenuous efforts are made every summer tp combat it. Flics > a^e-"gi^eat disease -carriers, being particularly diangerous to babies and young children, and account for a good deal of our infantile death rate. Thej also caus.e great damage foy soiling wallpapers, pairitwbrk, and furniture, but m country districts, moths, beetles, and-a-U sorts of flying insects 'are adidfed to the [fly pest, and the hodsfehpldler has the «choice ■. of^ either; keeping them, out by the doors and -vvindows m the diottest. weather, when vehtilafcion; is most i'fquired, or being worried by them both •day anid aiight. . ' ■ i . In farm, houses wherei kerosene lamps &*e used for lighting, 'moths iand flies :«ause great trouble by breaking globes, (and m country towns where gas. is*-avail-able they t are equally • .destructive to gas mantles, 'thus greatly i increasi ng tihe •lighting bidl. In the. "litest model lamps iiow being; fitted to; th©\ famous "Wizard .iQas Lighting Systeln" for country homes 'and , stoi'es, this difficulty- lias been en•tirely, overcome. The new • "Wizard" ' iLamps are' entirely fly. and moth 1 proof, |and iare covered . by V;.special patent, so no matteY' how numerous the flies and ■moths, ape fcTiey cannot get into\J>he elobe, iand destroy the ; mußV-es. 3lahy "Wizard" Light . users are still using thej. original mantles with, the lamps after twelve to /eighteen, months' use, and are naturally pleased to malic tliis important saving m the cost of ; upkeep, whioh is very lo\v. The mantles supplied "'with ""Wizard'' Lamps'. sure, majiufactured bji a patent, process, and will stand a lot of rough* usage. Before being burnt ofl they can be posted m an ordinai'y business envelope and are ullbreakable. Farmers and country storekeepers should wirite to Messrs Eai'ly : Bros. ,59 Guba Street, Wellington, for. r further infornxa tion ; ,about the "Wizard" Light. -Nearly two thousand complete plants Rave . at ready; been sold iti Niew Zealand,i'including va Utrge number to the Qoverninenl •for use m Post Officeis, Wireless; Stat ions, etc., and the fact that these lamps art 'Uge&in'jiQanyi.pjf^ '' and >! f arpf .hotiseS' in ' the J Doniinion' -"b^ s testimony to their merits.— G. 11.. ;-r