To those who live in the tropics or hot and malarial countries generally, it will come as glad tidings learn that at last a discovery of what appears to be of real and lasting importance has been made with respect to the fly nuisance. 'Our London correspondent says that an' old established firm—one of those in the City which seldom appears in the public eye but has} carried on business for 40 years—has, after many years of experiment, discovered a liquid preparation which appears to be very effective in dealing with this pest. in any form. There would seem to'-be no question as to the efficiency, since all insects on impact speedily curl up and succumb, while the odour, which is perfectly harmless and not unpleasant to human beings, is quite sufficient fo scare away all flying life. The firm which has made the discovery is Mess: s. Hertz & Ca., manufacturing chemists, of 9 Mincing Lane, Eondon, E.C., and they are still carrying out tests which are yielding' quite interesting results.."T have seen some of them," says our correspondent, "so can bear persona testimony to their con-elusiveness."' Therefore, haste ye, Shanghai agents to get in touch with Messrs, Hertz & Ca.
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