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Show 3iiiiLtiijiniiiiiJjiii JiiiEtiiiiijiiitriiijjjirtEiiiniJii iJjiLtriiiiiiJJirLtLiiiiiiiiiriiiftiiiiiitiJjiMiiritiiii Jitiirircitiiiii iiiiiiiiiilii 111 - 1 v H) j I I m4 1 " I I The Spirit of The j I Clean-up Campaign In a tenement district lived a family sur- rounded by filth and dirt. The whole atmos- phere of the little room which they called home I was one of hopeless depression and squalor. To prove the power of suggestion, a good woman j placed on the table a miniature statue of Venus de Milo! Against this grimy background of dirt and wretchedness, the Venus shone out in all her whiteness and purity, elevating and brightening her strange surroundings. ,' The good woman called a week later and found that the place had been cleaned up, the dirt had been washed away and a pathetic but sincere attempt at decoration had been made j the subtle influence was effective. -s 1 If the homes in a neighborhood became wea- ther-beaten and shabby, values in the whole neighborhood deteriorate. But if some house owner cleans up, repairs, fixes up, paints and beautifies his home, it radiates its attractive- ness in every direction. Others follow the good example and soon the whole neighborhood is made bright and attractive. 7. ,-. , Js. |