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Show PUNCH ID JUDY TEACH HEALTH Danger of Microbes Shown French Children by American Ameri-can Workers NEW YORK, Snpt 24 A method of teaching simple fundamentnln of hygiene to children In France is dc-BCribed dc-BCribed by the Rockefeller Foundation Founda-tion Through attending an amusing Punch and Judy show, called a "Gul-gnol" "Gul-gnol" In France, 17.000 young citizens of the republic took their first lesson In the science during 1919 The American antUTuberculosIs rommlsslon built a little Punch and fudj show, copied from those In the Champs-Bilysees, writes George K. Vincent, president of tho foundation Henri de Oresslgny has written a piece for the wooden actors and himself works and mnk'es the eon versatlon for the heroes of his little drama. The piece hnR been played In thirty departments depart-ments Thousands and thousands of lohildren have heard It. j The plot Is simple. A little boy, on his way to school meets n little girl In the street The boy stnrts to talk of hygiene. Do you know what a microbe Is?" Yes' replies the little girl "It is a big animal " j Then the boy explains how microbes (are spread and how to avoid them. A isoldier appears who tells them how to I keep the house clean and how to airi tt. While he is speaking a drunken 'man reels in, shocking thp children. iThe soldier scolds the drunkard Von mustn't drink alcohol," he admonishes The drunkard falls down, "See what becomes of a man who; drinks," cries th lift to girl with s' orn . j I We must not imitato him. We must 'lake caro of ourselves for we are ne- Icessary to France." |