Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-12-23
The Red Cross Crusade.

the pupils Of West Liberty High
School. The We're asked to re-
produce it in their own words,
the best reproduction to appear in
the Courier. Although all were
good. James X. Swango's was
thought to be the best):
The Red Cross Crusade is a
great salvation to the human race.
Thousands and thousands of peo- :
pie die annually from the dread
disease, tuberculosis.
Humanity is rapidly growing
so is tuberculosis. Some years
ago there was no cure for: the
disease. The lungs are usually
the seat Of attack; however, it
often seizes hold of other parts
of the body, as the bones. This
is often the case with children,
and those it does not kill it makes
cripples or hunchbacks.
People do not know the value
of pure air, and prior to the year
1882 no one knew the cause of
tuberculosis. DIR. Koch, over in
Germany, looking through his
microscope, discovered the cause
"a tiny little germ which he
named "tubercle bacillus - They
are very small, but multiply rap
idly. 1t resembles a seed, but
reproduces itself faster than any
known seed. 1t has been learn
ed that it grows best in the dark.
Sunshine, pure air, food and wa
ter are its destructive agents.
There are hundreds of people
infected with this disease who
are too careless and thoughtless
of others. They go about spit
ting upon the sidewalks, floors of
public buildings and other wrong
places. The saliva dries, leaving
the germs free. The wind scat
tiers thousands of these germs
and they are breathed into the
lungs of little children and grown
people. If the people are strong
they can throw them off, other
wise the lungs make the best of
forts for their deadly work.
II every one was careful about
their habits, and regarded the
laws of health, this dreadful dis
ease would soon be stamped out.
Therefore it behooves US, each
and all, though apparently we'll,
to be careful of our health and
the health of others.
This is the Children's Health
Crusade Day, and it is the best
time to make up our minds to OBJ
serve the rules of health. They
may be stated this way:
LIST. Always breathe fresh air.
Keep the body warm. Keep the
air in your room fresh by having
the windows lowered at the top.
Eat nourishing food and drink
plenty of pure water.
End. Never eat nor drink any
thing that weakens the body, like
alcoholic drinks.
Sd. Make sure that everything
you put in your mouth is clean.
Avoid, public drinking cups. AL
ways wash your hands before
eating, and battle your whole
body often.
4th. Exercise every day. in
open air; morning is the best
time. Keep your shoulders
straight so as to give your lungs
plenty of room for growth. Take
in ten deep breaths each day.
If you want to be one of the
modern Health Crusaders against
this Ogre, and help to keep your
town healthful, the best thing to
do is to keep yourself well.
The open air schools are doing
a great work in stamping out
this disease. There are now over
500 open air schools in the United
States. We have already sold
Red Gross seals, and expect to
continue the work and in due
timerid the world of this mon
steF.
If you are interested we will
be glad to have you buy Red
Cross Christmas Seals, and in
this way aid us in the Red Cross
Crusade.
HOnOred By Masons.