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ferent kinds wear, A linen closet should be planned so that the dif- 

 ferent kinds of linen can be kept separate and a person can tell at a 

 glance just what is lacking. 



LESSON 46o 



Problem. — How to keep well. 



Points to be brought out. — Health is that condition of the body and 

 its organs necessary to the proper performance of their normal func- 

 tions. Disease is a pathological or abnormal physiologic state. 

 Kinds of disease: (1) Autogenic, those which arise in the body — indi- 

 gestion, rheumatism, gout, nervousness, etc.; (2) contagious, those 

 which are due to micro-organisms coming from the outside. Pro- 

 phylaxis is the use of hygienic or other precautions for the prevention 

 of disease. It may consist of (a) disinfection, (b) keeping the body 

 in healthful condition so that it may resist the attacks of disease- 

 producing microorganisms. Means of keeping well and strong: (1) 

 Eating proper food in proper amounts, (2) getting sufficient fresh air 

 and exercise, and (3) maintaining cleanliness inside the body and out- 

 side. It is our duty to keep well. We become ill when we disobey 

 the laws of nature. 



Rejerence. — Any good book on personal hygiene. 



Supplementary topic. — Estimate in dollars and cents the cost to the 

 family of the illness of some person whom you know. How is sickness 

 a cost to the community ? What does your community do to protect 

 its members against sickness ? 



LESSON 47. 



Problem. — General summary and review of bread. 



LESSON 48. 



Problem. — The relation of food to health. 



Points to be brought out. — Food is probably the most important 

 factor in the question of health. We should have it in proper kind 

 and amount. Meals should be properly distributed throughout the 

 day. The dangers from eating between meals are due to lack of 

 sufficient intervals of rest for the stomach and also to the fact that 

 food taken in this way is likely to take away the appetite for 

 the regular meals. Girls who indulge in candy and sundaes between 

 meals are liable to be undernourished. We need to study the food 

 question carefully not only because certain autogenic diseases are 

 the direct result of improper food, but because improper food lowers 

 the body resistance and makes us more susceptible to contagious 

 diseases. One of the best means of preserving health is the right 

 choice of food. 



Rejerence. — Any good book on food and nutrition, 

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