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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 46. 
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. 
Reference.—Any good book on personal hygiene. 
Supplementary toprc.—Hstimate 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 heaith is the right 
choice of food. 
Reference-—Any good book en food and nutrition. 
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