"Columbia's business section received a DDT bath Monday morning in a State-County health program to eliminate flies... This is the third year Columbia has been sprayed with very satisfactory results..."

"I am horrified to learn that DDT was sprayed around the town of Columbia in 1949 (and the previous two years!) And for supposedly healthful reasons..."

Spraying With DDT Saves Pantry Food

Homemakers can do a great deal in saving cereals and other foods by controlling pests in their pantries, according to Mrs. Pearl Haak, specialist in foods at the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, University of Kentucky, who calls attention to a USDA leaflet on the subject.

[R]emove all packages of food and spray all the interior surfaces of the cupboard or pantry with a 5 percent DDT solution. The crystal deposit which remains after the spray has dried will be effective for seveal months, killing the insects coming in contact with the deposit before they have time to lay more eggs.

Copies of the leaflet, "Save Grain by Controlling Pantry Pests," may be had from the college in Lexington.