Before Children's Books, Dr. Seuss Championed Bug Spray. ... In the early stages of his career, Seuss worked for Standard Oil, a firm that produced Flit bug spray.

Before making it big as an author, Dr. Seuss kicked off his career creating ads for Flit bug spray as a student at Dartmouth. ... Henry, the Flit," which soon became a part of American vernacular.

Summer is bug time in the vegetable garden. Here's a look at 10 of the most common and how to keep them from eating your harvest.

Flit was a brand of insect repellent. The slogan 'Quick, Henry, the Flit!" was a household catchphrase in its day. UCSD Mandeville Special Collections Library ...

In the late 1930s, using the pen name Dr Seuss, Geisel created cockamamie ad campaigns for Flit bug spray. ... A Flit advertisement proof from the 1930s, drawn by Dr Seuss.

Tags: Bug Spray, Fuel, SR-71 Blackbird, U-2 Spy Plane, and War. ... including a chemical that the company traditionally used in its “Flit” insecticide. ...

For much of 1955, the United States simply had less bug spray—and mosquitoes everywhere had the U.S. Air Force to thank. Trevor Filseth is a current and foreign affairs writer at the National ...