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Show M ' j YOUR HEALTH BY DR. R. H. BISHOP. I 4 GERMS ON YOUR HANDS Every tlm. I s. smnconc moistening moisten-ing his fingers In bis mouth when sorting papers or counting currency, I Wonder how long It will be before he falls 111. It is Important to remember that at nil times your fingers are literally covered cov-ered with germs, unless Just washed Tlit-r.. may be no disease among them, but how arf- ou tu know? Do you realize how many things you touch with your hands during th day? Tne dirty hand-rail or the strap hanger on th street car, door knobs. Oiled paper money. library books! dogs or other pets that roll, bv habit, In the dirt and dust. 1 he common, familiar old habit of handshaking oftr-n leads us to cx- cuauga grips wnn persons w would rather avoid, but whoso feelings we do not care to hurt. The solution isn't to stop petting dogs or shaking hands, or handling dirty paper money, but to be careful care-ful what w. do with our flngi rs after-wards, after-wards, until they have 1 n thoroughly thorough-ly scrubbed. I 'Mess your hands are. scrupulously cban It Is dangerous to rub your eyes, pick your nose, or put your fingers Into your month. Otherwise you'll be transplanting germs where you want them least in Just about the quickest possible way, except, probably by kissing. kiss-ing. And If some of them chance to be tho germs of disease, you'll be taking tak-ing the auresl way of catching that disease yourself. oo |