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Show ITHE CLOWN IN THE SCHOOL Over in Prance, the American health workers were confronted with the serious problem of how-to eotitrol tuberculosis which, dur Ulg the war spread ut a rapid rale. At the clpae "I the conflict, clever Americans decided thai one of the must effective ways to reach the children was to employ some form of amusement and so they organized a Punch and Jiidj mow and went to the schools, where they entertained the youngsters with dialogue, the subjecl of which was the rule of health from dangerous microbes and bacteria. This method, with variation, bus been adopted in this country and now hygiene lessons arc being conveyed tn the minds of children by clowns. Yesterday, in Salt Lake City, the national health clown, visited 3000 children in the schools, and his ippearau.ee must have been an occasion of joy, according to the following account of what took place : Previous arrangements had been made for the appearance appear-ance of the clown at each school, ami promptly on the minute the funny little man. accompanied by tin animated germ, an enormous toothbrush and a market basket full ol vegetables, vege-tables, made hi appearance before the spellbouud group of youngsters. Within two minutes he was the personal friend of each kiddie. When he was whisked away at the end Oi each performance l Supt. George N Child, who had arranged ar-ranged his itinerary, he left an enchanted audience, the members of which hated to sec their new friend go. Chow-Chow, this famous (down, undoubtedly has been invited to the schools of Ogden If In has not, he should be. These health Lessons in s richly humorous grb, arc deeplj impressed im-pressed on the child mind and, of necessity, must do much good In Prance direct benefits were derived and nol duly 'he children, bul the older folk, took home the full meaning of the meslage which Was delivered. |