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Show Health Crusade School Feature The "health crusade" started among the pupils of the public schools, and sponsored by Miss Tooth, health instructor, is being accepted with real earnestness, and all the ' children are co-operating with the teachers in the work to have better health while in school. Miss Tooth, who was here last week, has asked that the parents, too, cooperate co-operate in the health work and with the help of all it is proposed to make the public schools of Gunnison the best and healthiest in the state. For the benefit of the parents who would see better conditions a set of rules have been prepared for the daily routine and for the benefit of all the rules are herewith printed: 1 I washed my hands before each meal. 2 I washed my face, ears and neck, and cleaned my fingernails. 3 I kept fingers, pencils and everything likely to be unclean or injurious out of my mouth and nose. 4 I brushed my teeth thoroughly after breakfast and after the evening eve-ning meal. 5 I took ten or more slow, deep breaths of fresh air. I protected others if I spit, coughed or sneeezd. G I played outdoors or with windows win-dows open more than thirty minutes. I tried hard to sit and stand straight. 7 I was in bed ten hours or more last night, and kept my windows open. 8 I drank four glasses of water, drinking some before each meal, and drank no tea, coffee nor any injurious drinks. 9 I tried to eat slowly, and only wholesome food, including milk, vegetables, fruit. I went to toilet at regular time. 10 I tried hard to keep neat; to be cheerful, straightforward and clean-minded; and to bo helpful to others. 11 I took a full bath twice this week. |