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3. Why are steerage passengers taken to Ellis Island and 

 special inspections made ? 



Conclusion. Write a paragraph telling how ship quarantine 

 is of special value in destroying germs from the sick. 



b. Prevent Germs from entering the Body 



Considerations. 1. Study Figure 84. Is there any good 

 reason for keeping flies away from food ? 



FIG. 84. Showing how house flies carry disease germs from putrid matter to 

 babies. (Courtesy of The American Civic Association.) 



2. Why is the common fly called the 'typhoid fly'? 



3. Explain the benefits of boiling and filtering water. Of 

 pasteurizing milk. 



4. Why should there be no such things as public drinking 

 cups, towels, combs, etc. ? 



5. Why should we be especially careful and not permit 

 ourselves to be bitten by such insects as mosquitoes, fleas, and 

 bedbugs ? 



6. Explain just why sputum should not be permitted in 

 public places. 



7. What are the reasons for sewage disposal ? 



8. Why should railroads be especially careful in disposing 

 of the wastes from the human body ? 



Conclusion. Write a paragraph or two telling what you can 

 of the different ways of preventing germs from entering our 

 bodies. 



