t-house at which he stopped on his
way. Some of these germs gathered at the out-house
had come from some person who had typhoid fever.
As he crawled over the baby's bottle and its
little mouth, he left some of the germs there and
he left some in the milk pitcher also. It was
careless of the mother to give her baby milk that
was not covered. The mother did not know she was
giving the baby milk in which there were these
little plants, or germs, which cause typhoid
fever.

You have learned that the house-fly carries the
seed, or germs, of typhoid. These germs, or seed,
will grow and multiply in the body. So you should
never leave food uncovered where a fly can get to
it.

7. Since you know where house-flies are hatched
and bred, what may you do to keep them from
multiplying?

8. What else can be done to make sure that no germ
can get to our food or drink?

SWAT THE FLY

S is for Sunshine, keeps nature clean,
And makes Mr. Fly feeble and lean.

W is for Waste, where the fly breeds,
The fouler, the better it suits his needs.

A is for Anything dirty and vile,
On which the children may spend a short while.

T is for Typhoid, whose best friend is the fly,
It makes thousands to sicken and hundreds to die.

T is for Trouble he brings to us all,
From Spring's early green until far into Fall.

H is for Housewife, his unceasing foe,
Who traps, swats and otherwise brings him to woe.

E is for Energy she puts into work,
So long as there is one left she will never shirk.

F stands for Friends of which he has none,
If you look for his foes you may count me as one.

L stands for Labor, which is always well spent,
If it keeps Mr. Fly from enjoying content.

Y stands for You, who will help in the task,
Kill each fly you can is all we ask.

_Author Unknown._

THE STORY OF THE RAIN BARREL

O John! did you know that I almost fell on my head into the rain barrel
at the corner of the house this morning? I was looking at the picture of
myself in the water