SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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X. A Girl Scout Is Clean in Thought, Word and Deed 
This means that just as she stands for a clean, healthy 
community and a clean, healthy home, so every Girl 
Scout knows the deep and vital need for clean and 
healthy bodies in the mothers of the next generation. 
This not only means keeping her skin fresh and sweet 
and her system free from every impurity, but it goes 
far deeper than this, and requires every Girl Scout to 
respect her body and mind so much that she forces 
everyone else to respect them and keep them free from 
the slightest familiarity or doubtful stain. 
A good housekeeper cannot endure dust and dirt; a 
well cared for body cannot endure grime or soil; a pure 
mind cannot endure doubtful thoughts that cannot be 
freely aired and ventilated. It is a pretty safe rule for 
SALUTING THE FLAG IN A GIRL SCOUT CAMP 
