The reduction of domestic flies / by Edward Halford Ross.

  • Ross, Edward Halford.
Date:
1913
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The reduction of domestic flies / by Edward Halford Ross. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    silently approaching and walking round and round her as she died. Worry rolled her head from side to side and pressed her lips to her wooden grave as the last gleam of life burned up for a moment, flickered, and then died down and at last went out. And this was the sad end of Worry, the fly. But sadder still is the epilogue. Worry left a train of disease behind her to tell her tale. She had infected children and adults, had killed some and maimed others, and sent many to hospital. It was not her fault, but it was the fault of those who had allowed her, and still allow her to exist. A little trouble, a little care, a little perseverance, and Worry with her kith and kin will disappear, or at all events will diminish in numbers to such an extent as to become harmless. But she has given birth to others and these, unless controlled, will work as much harm as she did— and our children will suffer. This is the story of Worry, the fly.