The Detroit times., 1908-12-18
lought Stamps?
What Are You Doing
For Your Own Health?
Some Day the Doctor VIII Get You,
Too. II You Don't Watch Out
We Should Have More
Health Days.

ordered and those n charge of the
distribution expect dispose 100000 of this lot
Nine stamps sold here will credit
Detroit with contribution $4,000 toward the fund that is
being carry campaign against the white plague
in the families of the poor.
The stamps gunmed that they be stuck to letters
and express packages during Christmas and
ped hand hand evidence OF the send
er's give-'s sympathy this commendabe work
To credit for the idea and the credit
because of its worthy purpose
And said praise of those and
who giving of their advancing the
sale of the stamps.
The people may proud of their city too for
hearty its business manufacturers and pro-
society toward the showing that
will be made The Times the whole hundred
thousand stamps will be sold
Everyone to every of these stamps sold
The is that enlist sympathy
1t those about heahstones where
but for the of disease there could be complete happiness
this Christmas.
And good Of drawn to the
question public health only for day few days
regrettabe there be days
stamp public will serious consider
alton of this question health
For instance Yesterday today and sloppy
filled with slush there hundreds
who bought tuberculosis in the stores and at the time had
feet
commercially sympathy with this the in
harmony with concerned
their physical welfare.
1t wouldn't possibly to have RUB
apart remind people that of the secrets
of health is KEEPING FEET DRY
They tuberculosis exists else they wouldn't be buying
stamps to help combat the disease
They know exist the general public
through the of the germ every
precautionary toward keep
ing their systems in condition to expe this germ
We might WALKING DAY" teach those
pie get morning their breakfasts and take street
they playing into the doctors hand
There giving exercise than WALKING TO
WORK
And we might add for the benefit walking
write on
plicated at any drug
Then we could have next a DEEP BREATHING DAY.
day. ratherto call attention to
the filing the lungs with fresh air.
germ has adherence Of fresh air.
Next we could introduce "PLENrY-oFs LEEP-N1GHT,"
brother know upon awakng wa was inc
We could have cHEwYouR-FooD~ day. eating
has filled many grave.
We could have a oNcE-ADAY MEAT DAY-soo many peo-
pie al every meal.
day apart for telling people that they
SHOULDN'T DRINK WITH THEIR MEALS, because it inter
feres with proper digestion.
We could have a day set apart people know IN
DULGENCE IN ALCOHOL and the system
We could have day preach that the SLEEPING
ROOM SHOULD BE KEPT PROPERLY AIRED and that the
window should be open at night
There enough special health days named last for
And every one of these days accomplish
way Of keeping the country well
People wouldn't spirit of these however they
do ar tags stamps for sale
The sentiment move them to consideration OF the
matter of health would be lacking
They everybody else to be well
They have pity family where disease has hand
They encourage selfsacrihcing
make health conditions better where
neople intelligence do
selves
But vhen il 10 he of their own health
Oh WELL they until they sick and then they
doctor for curing them PERHAPS where they could have