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GERM DANGERS AND HEALTH HABITS 



the entire body at least once a week should be a habit, and 

 if the feet or body become covered with perspiration in 

 warm weather, one should bathe more frequently. 



Always wash the hands before eating. (Eastman Kodak Co.) 



Not only should we get the habit of cleanliness of body, 

 but we should also early in life strive for habits of cleanli- 

 ness of mind. We should learn to keep watch upon our 

 thoughts as well as upon our bodies, for purity of mind as 

 well as purity of body will have an effect on health as well 

 as an influence over others. 



The use and abuse of drugs. One degrading habit to 

 which Americans are addicted is the use of patent medicines 

 and drugs. . American newspapers annually receive fully 

 $40,000,000 for advertising patent medicines; how much 

 more must the manufacturers of these medicines receive ? 

 It should be a rule never to use a patent medicine unless 

 it is prescribed by our physician. The body is a delicate 



