CLEANLINESS. 



and cold: gentle exercise, as quiet walking, should, 

 therefore, always follow. 



Great care should be taken that the place we 

 bathe in is free from sunken rocks and deep holes, 

 as we may strike ourselves against the one, and 

 stick fast in the other. We ought, therefore, 

 never to venture into an unknown place ; many 

 boys have lost their lives for want of this caution. 



It is not enough that our skin is clean; unless 

 our dress and habitations are free from filth, we 

 cannot keep it so. Our under clothing should 

 be frequently changed, and our dress at all times 

 should be perfectly clean and neat. 



The rooms in which we live should be washed, 

 scoured, painted, and whitewashed, from time to 

 time, and there should be a free current of air 

 through them. 



Our bed-linen should also be clean, and often 

 renewed, and the beds and mattresses beaten, and 

 now and then taken into the open air. Not only 

 should the inside of our houses be attended to, but 

 every thing about the outside as well. 



Questions. 



From what cause do many diseases arise ? 



Why are the poor liable to contagious disorders ? 



What part is very often diseased for want of cleanliness ? 



What difference do we see between a child regularly 

 washed, and one that is neglected 1 



By what simple means may we preserve ourselves from 

 many unsightly diseases 1 



