172 GERM DANGERS AND HEALTH HABITS 



smokers is well known to the athlete, and no boy who is in 

 training can have any doubt that the use of tobacco has a 

 definite effect on his " wind " when he trains for some 

 athletic contest. 



Fifteen health rules. One of the most interesting and 

 helpful books written in late years is the manual, How 

 to Live, by Professor Irving Fisher and Dr. E. L. Fisk. 

 They summarize the health habits given in this chapter 

 in the following fifteen rules : 



I. AIR: 



1. Ventilate every room you occupy. 



2. Wear light, loose, and porous clothes. 



3. Seek out-of-door occupations and recreations. 



4. Sleep out of doors, if you can. 



5. Breathe deeply. 



II. FOOD: 



6. Avoid overeating. 



7. Eat sparingly of meats and eggs. 



8. Eat some hard, some bulky, some raw foods. 



9. Eat slowly. 



III. POISONS: 



10. Move the bowels regularly and frequently. 



11. Stand, sit, "and .walk erect. 



12. Do not allow poisons and infections to enter the body. 



13. Keep the teeth, gums, and tongue clean. 



IV. ACTIVITY: 



14. Work, play, rest, and sleep in moderation. 



15. Keep happy. 



Welfare pamphlets. Much help in forming good health 

 may be obtained from the welfare pamphlets such as those 

 issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 

 the International Harvester Company. Several of the il- 

 lustrations in this chapter were taken from "Good Health 



