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Show PHILOSOPHY OF CLEAN LINEN. Why It It That White It the Mott Sanitary. That there Is a Bclontlflo reason for wearing whlto linen cuffs It assorted as-sorted by n writer In tho Loudon Lancet. Tho whlto material Insures that tho slightest degreo of soiling shall ho Instantly noticed, so that the tendency s to keep tho cuffs In sanitary condition. Colored shirts aro thcruforo u stop uwny from civilization. civiliza-tion. Says the writer: "From an esthetlo point of view tho cuff seems to bo an Indispensable part of tho clothing of tho neatly and cleanly dressed Individual, This ns-sumes, ns-sumes, of course, that the cuff Is clean and spotless. Ilacterluloglcal rollno-merits rollno-merits aro often dismissed by many peoplo ns Inndinltslble In tho common applications of llfo, but tho oxhlbttloii of n dirty or even frayed cuff Is commonly com-monly held to be tho mark of slovenliness sloven-liness and dirt as an Indication that tho Individual has lost all regard for his cleanly appearance and condition. There cun be no doubt at all that whan tho cuff picks up, as it Is prono to do, dirt from tho counter, desk or table, It picks up also u multitude of microorganisms. micro-organisms. Dirt so far may bo welcomed, wel-comed, Inasmuch as it Indicates nn Insanitary In-sanitary state of affairs. Thoro Is, thernforo, a vory strong scientific argument ar-gument In favor of tho wearing of materials which readily exhibit tho signs of soiling. Tho whlio dress, tho drills and tho ducks must necessarily bo cleaned at regular Intervals because be-cause thoy look unsightly or aro ttu offense to tho eye. Tho doiunnd of tho oyu (bus encourages tho preservation of tho hygienic state. It Is so also with the cuff. No man with any respect re-spect for himself can wear a dirty cuff, and by keeping Ills cuffs religiously lean or by changing them .frequently ho is reducing his chances of corning I Into Intimate contact with a collection of bacteriological entitles." |