The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
HEALTH RULES FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
In Alphabetical Order, DR.
Stotelmyer, a Trustee,
Sounds His Warnings.

Alphabetical health rules prepared
by DR.. c. l. Stotelmyer. pracucing
physician at Hagerstown. and trustee
of Jefferson township. will be distrib-
uted among the children attending the
Wayne county public schools, and also
will be given prominent position in
the annual statement by county sup
erintendent c. o. Williams. which
deals exclusively with school matters
and is distributed among the teachers.
The A B C's OF good health. coming as
the do from an authority on the sub
ject. undoubtedly will create much
impression upon older residents as
we'll as the school children.
Being approved by the county board
of education and the county super
intendent. these simple rules for good
health. one for each letter in the al
! phabet. will be followed closely in
the Wayne schools. School children
will be urged to read the rules care
fully and parents are requested to as
sist the teachers in having them obey
ed. The Injunction against kissing
will be a blow to many
| Consumption is the disease which
DR.. Stotelmyer hopes to stamp out
among the school children. His rules
are directed primarily as a preventa-
tive of this disease. However. he also
AYERS that there are many other con-
tagious diseases which in many cases
could be prevented by living up to
these instructions. The Stotelmyer
rules follow:
StoteImyer's Alphabet.
A is for Anybody who can help pre-
as grown person.
B is for Breathing which you should
learn TO do deeply. Take deep breaths
in fresh air often.
| c is for Coughing. which you should
never do in any ones face, nor should
you sneeze in any ones face. Turn
away your head and hold your hand
before your mouth.
D is for Don't Don't swap apple
cores. candy, chewing gum, half eaten
food. whistles. bean blowers. or any.
| thing you put in your mouth.
is for Eating no fruit that has not
been washed or peeled, or anything
that is not clean.
F is for Fingers. which should not
be put in the mouth. nor wet to turn
the pages of a book
G. is for Giving good example to
your fellow pupils and playmates by
being always neat and clean, just as
much SO at home as at school
be used only to wipe your nose and
not your slate. desk or shoes
is for Illness of other kinds be.
sides consumption. which following
these rules will help prevent such as
colds. measles. grippe. diphtheria and
pneumonia.
J is for joints, where children have
tuberculosis more often than in their
lungs.
X is for Keeping your finger nails
clean. A scratch from a finger nail
may make bad sore.
l. is for Learning to love fresh
air. and not for learning to smoke.
NJ is for Mouth. which is meant tc
put food and drink into. and not fol
pins and money, or anything not good
to eat in it.
N is for Nose, which you should new
err pick nor wipe on your hand OF
sleeve.
O is for Outdoors where you shoult
stay just as much as you can. Away.
play outdoors unless the weather j:
too stormy.
P is for Pencils. which vow sh0,.'
not wet in your moU'h 70 Z. h. -a.
write blacker
Q is for Question, which 60 ~ .
ask the teacher if you doG 49,:
stand all these rules.
r is for Roughness in Pie
which YOU may hurt yourself OF .dl4
comrades. If you have CUT you93a.
have been hurt by Others or 8Ge0 Gses
don't fear to tell the nc
S is for Splitting. 4syo@4& 80
er be done except Il zg=rm@a" ae
piece Of cloth OF hC- gfa 30 @f}
for that purpose alec -. 49, y.
on slate, on the foo. r1e te.afn 3D.
nor the sidewalk
T is for Teeth. vL.-L - &c.,
clean with tooth brusL -.
ter each meal, or when
the morning and beE.--
bed at night
L is for Unkind l.~L -
never be 10 4 copsurlr-..C