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8. I drank four glasses of water, including a drink before each meal, and 



drank no tea, coffee, nor other injurious drinks to-day. 



9. I tried to eat only wholesome food and to eat slowly. I went to toilet at 



my regular time. 

 10. I tried hard to-day to sit up and stand up straight; to keep neat, cheerful, 



and clean-minded; and to be helpful to others. 

 n. I took a full bath on each of the days of the week that are checked. 



By doing these chores daily, by scoring them on a sheet pre- 

 pared for that purpose, and (see page 45) by reporting the score to 

 teacher or Crusade leader, the child progresses steadily through 

 the ranks of squire, knight, knight banneret, and even to a seat 

 at the "round table" in this new health chivalry. The Crusade 

 makes the routine and burdensome daily health duties of the 

 average child interesting by giving to them the elements of 

 romance and competition. 



The testimony of hundreds of parents and teachers, as well as 

 the observation of thousands of children, shows that the Crusade 

 contributes largely to these results : 



(a) Correction of nutritional defects and habits. 

 (6) Improved cleanliness of body and mind. 



(c) Correct posture, and proper exercise and rest. 



(d) General physique and health and the steady building of 



weight and resistance. 



Recognition of the Modern Health Crusade as an integral part 

 of the school curriculum has been accorded in several States and 

 in a large number of cities in the United States, as well as in 

 Czechoslovakia, the Philippine Islands, and Porto Rico. It is 

 hoped that eventually the Crusade will become as much a part 

 of a child's required schooling as the "Three R's." 



9. The organization work of the National Association has been 

 for years one of its principal activities. Thirty-six of the 48- 

 States have been organized or reorganized directly by the Na- 

 tional Association. This has meant an increased amount of 

 field service and intensive educational propaganda. 



10. The Association has endeavored to standardize methods 

 and programs in a variety of different ways. The Institutes for 

 the Training of Tuberculosis Workers, established in 1916, have 



