336 PERSONAL AND CIVIC HYGIENE 



To have a central organization of such dignity and importance that 

 departments of health of states and cities will seek its cooperation. 



To influence health authorities, state and municipal, to enact uniform 

 legislation in relation to health matters. 



To act as a clearing house of state and local health regulations and to 

 codify such regulations. 



To draw up a model scheme of sanitary legislation for the assistance 

 of state and municipal health officers. 



To gather accurate data on all questions of sanitation throughout the 

 United States. 



To reduce the death rate. 



Questions 



1. Why should dish cloths and towels be frequently scalded 

 and sun-dried ? 



2. Why should individual combs, towels, brushes, and 

 drinking cups be used ? 



3. Why should all fruits exposed for sale be kept covered ? 



4. Why are oranges and bananas safer fruits when bought 

 from a street vender than such fruits as apples, grapes, and 

 pears ? 



5. Why is the common practice of du-sting clothing in 

 a Pullman car a dangerous one ? 



6. Why are the so-called tourists' sleepers more sanitary 

 than the ordinary Pullmans ? 



7. Refrigerators should be frequently scalded out and 

 washed with some antiseptic, as washing soda. Explain. 



8. Give one sanitary reason for cooking foods. 



9. Why should fruits eaten raw or with the skins be 

 thoroughly cleansed? 



10. What clothes most need the laundry, from the stand- 

 point of health? 



11. Why are there more intestinal troubles contracted in 

 summer than in winter, while riding on railroad trains ? 



12. What is one of the important uses of hydrogen peroxide ? 



13. Why should city streets be flushed with an antiseptic 

 water, instead of being swept ? (Chlorine water is good.) 



