Duchesne Record | 1916-02-16 | Page 3 | Danger in Foolish Custom

DANGER IN FOOLISH CUSTOM Those Who Bite Penholders In Publio Use Are Hereby Warned of Possible Infection That the penholder such as most of ot ofus otus ofus us frequently use in hotels post of of- aces ces banks and other public writing rooms may oe e as deadly a carrier carner of disease germs as the roller towel and public drinking cup is the suspicion for which the boards of health be be- they have found ample grounds Tie The T e next Dext time you OU use one of these public penholders you will notice if you examine it carefully that the wooden handle Is covered with little dents These dents are the imprint of the teeth of ot persons who have used the pen before you and as the mouth is the favorite port vort of entry for disease disease dis die ease each dent is usually full of ot mi ml- To expose yourself to sickness and death therefore all you need to do dois doIs dois is to bl bite e on the penholder Every time Ume you do this you take into your mouth the germs which scores of other persons have left by similar bites Health officials plan to secure legislation legislation legis lation abolishing the public penhold penhold- er ere In the meantime they urge the public to try to break itself of the almost al- al almost almost al al- most universal habit of ot holding a pen penin penin penin in ones one's mouth while folding ling a letter or blotting a check