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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
A girl should be within ten per cent of the proper 
weight for her age and height. If you find that you 
are underweight, do not be frightened or discouraged, 
as it is quite easy to get up to normal by following the 
health rules, particularly those relating to food, water 
and sleep. Drink as much milk as possible, and eat fresh 
vegetables and don’t spoil your appetite by eating too 
many sweets or nibbling between meals. If you find 
that after a month you are still more than ten per cent 
underweight, then ask your parents if you can see the 
doctor or consult the school physician. 
A Health Record Chart for Girl Scouts 
Girl Scouts who are working for the “The Health 
Winner 5 ’ badge should keep an account of their progress 
for three months, and a good way to do it is to have a 
Health Chart to fill out daily and bring the record for 
each week to their Captain, at troop meeting. The chart 
given below is suggested as a model, and copies will be 
obtainable from National Headquarters, but troops can 
make up their own. 
Every Scout is naturally a Health Crusader ,and she 
can use the blanks provided by the National Modern 
Health Crusade if she so desires. 
In this case the first two points can be combined, 
which relate to washing hands and face, and an 
additional point inserted in place of the second, to the 
effect that “I ate no sweets, candy, cake or ice cream 
between meals today.” 
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