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August

“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson  

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Swat with Scruple

Balthasar van der Ast, Flowers and Fruit, c. 1620 From “Why We Hate Insects,” an essay by Robert Lynd, collected in his 1921 book, The Pleasures of Ignorance. It has been said that the characteristic...

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No Known Remedy

Illustration: Wellcome Library, London  The flies have conquered the flypaper. —John SteinbeckThe thing about a flyswatter is, there’s a limited number of places you can effectively wield it. Sure,...

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August

“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson  

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Swat with Scruple

Balthasar van der Ast, Flowers and Fruit, c. 1620 From “Why We Hate Insects,” an essay by Robert Lynd, collected in his 1921 book, The Pleasures of Ignorance. It has been said that the characteristic...

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No Known Remedy

Illustration: Wellcome Library, London    The flies have conquered the flypaper. —John Steinbeck The thing about a flyswatter is, there’s a limited number of places you can effectively wield it. Sure,...

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