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Show "HEALTHGRAMS." The Bulletin of the Chicago Department of Health recently published pub-lished these sentences under the apt title of "Healthgrams " : Dry dusting moves dust; it dosen't remove it. Closed windows are open avenues to consumption. Long hours of labor mean short hours of life. If your milk is not safe your life is net safe. 1 So-called chest-protectors are targets for colds and coughs. Spitting in public places sows disease and creates a harvest for the "grim reaper." ' Dark, dirty-aired, overcrowded tenements are the charnel-houses charnel-houses of the working class. Overwork and fatigue stunt growth, pervert function, invite disease; cause individual and social degeneration. The more you expand your chest the less you will contract colds. "Hygiene aims to make growth more perfect, life more vigorous, vigor-ous, decay less rapid, death more remote." The air in your house cannot be better than the outdoor air it is usually much worse. Open your windows and give your lungs a treat. The digestive tract is about thirty feet long. The combined length of the blood vessels of the body is many miles. If you want your food to go a long way chew it thoroughly. |