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Show Wash Hands Before Eating j Urged as Polio Precaution j j Parents should see that children chil-dren wash hands thoroughly before eating as one precaution precau-tion against polio, particularly j during the summer epidemic ! season, according to the Na-j Na-j tional Foundation for Infantile i Paralysis. i The National Foundation through its local chapter is issuing is-suing a series of six simple health rules that should be observed ob-served during the summer to help combat the disease. Scientific studies, financed by (CvAiTtiTGOOD ) I'll wash the f"s March of Dimes funds, indicate that the hands may be a means I of spreading the virus infection through contamination of food, drinks or objects carried to the mouth. For this reason, a high standard of persona! cleanliness should be maintained especially during the polio danger months late June through September, the National Foundation cautions, cau-tions, adding that fresh fruit and vegetables should be washed j well before eating. I I |