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Show nnuiiiLittrmM. nimu.li IN LOTT ESSAY CONTEST Bolow is tho third place wlnnor in. vacuum cleaners, etc., havo loBBono me ijou ussay contest Held annuall at the Lehl High School. THE VALUE OF CLEANLINESS IN THE MAINTENACE OF LIFI Arleen Goodwin. , r Ono of the greatest things Is lit ' is to be clean, both In habit an dress. "Cleanliness Is next to Godl ness" and as tho early bird catcho the worm, so does tho wcll-drcsscc faultless-sneaking young man c women come first and foremost 1 tho world. Wo nro personally Judge by our appearance. It is cvor n freshing to bo In tho company wit! a woll groomed person, and If w .mingle In good society wo will b benefited by It, as wo aro influence by our associates and surroundings therefore If our homo conditions ar clean and Invigorating wo will b come like them. Tho child of an immaculate houc keeper is -brought up to bo a brlgb and loving child of regular habtyt who respocts that manner of living whllo a child who lives in a disordei ly home is apt to bo lacking in hi good habits and become unless th modo of living Is changed a cros and unmanageable child. Our lots and outdoor grounds shoul bo well kept and froo from gerr breeding places. To dispose of thes places would rid us of our most dead ly onomy tho fly who frequon't those filthy, unclean places, and sea ters millions of germs overywherc'l goes. Ono of tho deadliest foes of ma: In tropical lands Is the mosqult which carries tho malaria and yolloi fovor germs, causing, In certain, pari over 5,000,000 deaths, a year. It thos places had tho proper drainage fo the mosquitoes breed In tho swtonps-theso swtonps-theso terriblo deaths would not occui Tho horrid Insects, for whoso exlsl once it is quito Impossible to find an: oxcuso, might seem to havo boon sen by nature to- teach mon to be clear Death has been terribly prevalen among tho builders of tho Panam Canal, as diseases were tho thing they fought against tho hardest, am things reached such a condition tha the American government sent out it most oxporiencod and learned men ti combat tho mosquito. They dralnci the swamps, and tho mosquitoes am sickness disappeared. Tho same thlni can bo dono for tho health of peopli in the deadliest climates, and If the: will only attend to tho laws of healtl they need not fall victim to tho germi that cause certain death. If children are taught in early youtl to bo clean and habitual, they wll become "littlo worshipers at th shrino of cleanliness," porformlni their devotions with soap, wator brush, and towel, learning un consciously tho lessons that wll servo them all their lives. What bet ter school can they attend than this tho modern bathroom? Our bathroon should bo ono of tho cleanest am finest in tho homo. As tho world becomes moro civil ized, it learns of tho value of cleanll ness, but in the early centuries It wai very much dlfforent, as most of thi pooplo did not caro whether the): huts wero clean or not because the; did not senso tho valuo of cleanliness but tho civilized world of toda: knows that cleanliness Is THE lm portant thing. Personal cleanliness means mon than merely clean liands and face;-lt face;-lt means that the WHOLE bod; should be clean and healthy. Clear liness and health go together, and I Is qulto impossible to havo ono wltr out tho other. The morning bath should bo grea: ly encouragod. It makes us ylgorou and healthy, giving color to our face and luster in our balr. It also keep our bodies In fit condition so as nc ts be overpowered by germs and t ward off sickness. Bathing frequen ly and regularly with given attentlo to our teeth, nails, and hair, become a habit Instill theso things in earl youth so they will cling to us throug life. Wo need not live In luxury to t clean.' Anyone can be clean it 1 tries, no matter what his conditioi might he. Our modern sclontflo 1 vontlons, such as tho washing m I chine, sowing ' machine, electi Y tho housohold tasks and mado th work easy and pleasant to do. Wo arc living In an ago whoro ma I can accomplish almost anything. Ot sanitary ways of living mako men all high and tho majority ot thei 0 reach tholr goal to tako tholr plac 1 in tho hoarts of mon. Tho youngc I- generation ot today will bo tho con s ing generation of tomorrow. Let t !, strlvo hard to keop pace with oi r foro-fathors making all mankind a hoalthlor and bettor race, i o |