HEALTH HINTS 



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hairy bodies and sticky feet, especially adapted for carrying 

 all kinds of germs and for spreading them over everything 

 they touch. The fly delights to feed on all kinds of foul or 

 diseased objects, and the waste it deposits is often full of 

 dangerous germs. 



" Swat the fly " is indeed a proper slogan. But a still 

 better plan would be to destroy all filth or to dispose of it 

 so as to prevent flies from breeding. Flies never travel far 

 and their presence indicates filth in the neighborhood. If 

 manure and other decaying matter 

 is kept in covered pits until it is 

 used for fertilizing, and if garbage 

 cans are kept covered, much 

 mere will be done to exterminate 

 the fly than by swatting. Houses 

 should be carefully screened and 

 all food kept covered from these 

 carriers of disease, but along with 

 all precautions to avoid the fly 

 must go consistent efforts to 

 exterminate the fly. 



BACTERIA COLONIES 



These were developed from the 

 tracks of a fly on a gelatine 

 plate. 



Health Hints. Good health is man's greatest asset. 

 If he is to attain his highest power he must maintain his 

 health. His muscles must be exercised so as to stimulate 

 the cells to grow and to throw off their waste products. 

 The skin must be frequently bathed so as to remove the dirt 

 and waste materials that clog the pores. The body must 

 have sufficient rest and sleep so that the cells will not be 

 worn out faster than they can be reproduced. 



One must have plenty of food but not too much, or the 

 stomach and other organs will suffer from overwork. The 



