Show SOAP AND WATER I HAILED AS MANS MAN'S FIRMEST FRIEND Public sanitation has great vIctories victories victories vic vIc- tories to Its Ita credit In the control and prevention of disease and strides along these lines have been made in rapid manner within the last few years Beliefs In charms and magic ha have vo disappeared and s science lence Is pro pro- producing producing more wonderful gifts gifta for the modern world Cleanliness and sanitation sanitation san san- Is a health program sponsored sponsored spon spon- In our public schools and the most Important tool used Is the small everyday piece of soap It Is just a little more than years ago that a French chemist evolved the chemistry of ot soap and made it n a practical object of ot manu manu- manu facture Today It Is one of ot the cheapest and most widely used necessities necessities ne ne- of ot dally life Ufe Habits of ot cleanliness as taught in n nour our schools today protect individual health and reduce the spread of ot disease dis dis- ease In the soap pre-soap ago age skin diseases diseases diseases dis dis- dis- dis eases and other forms of ot sickness prevailed pre pre- in much larger numbers than today Even the most cleanly person must come In contact with his envIronment environment environment environ envIron- ment and through this contact the skin gives lodging to extraneous mi ml microscopic microscopic mi- mi living things This may occur in taking hold of ot a street car strap or even in shaking hands with witha a friend mouth Hand infections are responsible for the spread of or a large proportion of communicable disease especially of disease transmitted trans trans- transmitted through the nose and throat But surrounded as is modern man with the means to cleanliness it Is Isn Isn isa n a simple matter to play safe by washIng washIng wash- wash Ing lag with soap and water vater |