Evening star., 1915-09-17
WASHINGTON HEALTH
RULES ARE PUBLISHED
Association for Prevention o1
Tuberculosis in District Is.
sues Booklet.

A booklet entitled washington
Health Rules" has been published by
the Association. for the Prevention OF
tuberculosis of the District Of Colum-
bia, the work being the result of CO.
operation by a dozen Of the best known
experts on sanitation in the United
States, and all are local men. The
chapters have been written In simple
style, to be comprehended by any one.
Each chapter is based on one of the
twelve rules frst published by the as
sociation in 1912 and distributed
through the upper grades of the schools
and the high schools. With the ap-
proval Of the board of education the
present book is to be placed in the
hands Of each school teacher.
Authors of the Work.
The authors Of the work are Surgeon
General George NJ. Sternberg, U. s. A.,
retired; DR.. Arthur L. Murray, DR..
George NJ. Kober. Surgeon General
Rupert Blue. United States public health
service; Earle B. Phelps, United States
public health service; DR.. Ernest C.
Schroeder of the United States bureau
Of animal industry. Walter 8. Ufford.
secretary of the Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis; Emile Ber-
liner, vice president of the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis; DR..
William C. Woodward, health officer of
the District; DR.. Charles w. Richard
son, DR.. Allan Scott Wolfe, DR.. Harvey
DIR. John Van Schaick, jr.
Rules for Sanitation.
The chapter headings constitute in
themselves good rules of sanitation
and are as follows:
Avoid badly ventilated, badly lighted.
dusty, dirty, overheated. crowded or damp
rooms.
Breathing dust. notably house dust,
often causes disease.
Have no tackled down carpets and mat
tings. Have loose pieces or. rugs, and
clean them frequently outdoors
Use hair broom for your floors and
keep lower sashes closed while sweeping
or busting. Open upper sashes if posi-
BILE.
Never sweep rooms with broom that
raises dust.
Drink pure water.
Avoid water from shallow and unpro-
tected wells and from ponds and streams.
w.,
Washington water is safe to drink.
Avoid public drinking cups.
".
tuberculosis. typhoid fever and other
diseases are often cansed by drinking raw
milk and raw cream.
Get milk properly pasteurized, or home
pasteurize 1t or simply scald 1t.
All cream, including that used for ice
cream and butter. should be properly pas
teurized to be safe.
Sleep with windows open, or better still,
outdoors.
Take a bath or sponge daily. and a
warm bath, followed by cold splash,
plunge or shower once or twice a week
or oftener.
| Use soap freely.
Wash your hands before handling food.
Don't put fingers, money. paper or pen
ellis in your mouth.
Don't bite your fingernails.
VII.
Don't eat food that has been exposed
to flies or dust or touched by unclean
hands.
Raw fruit or vegetables SO exposed
should first be rinsed or washed thor
oughly.
Chew your food well
VIII
Breathe through your nose.
Practice deep breathing.
Sit and stand erect Take plenty OF
outdoor exercise, but avoid excess in
athletics; 1t may cause heart trouble.
Don't eat or drink when overheated by
exercise.
Clean your teeth in tho morning and at
bedtime; use a brush and prepared chalk
Teeth decay principally during the
night
4 quarter teaspoonfM Of milk Of mag
nesia taken without water and kept In
| tho mouth. Just before retiring. will helr
to preserve the teeth. This applies even
| to young children.
Teeth should be frequently inspected
by dentist
Avoid tobacco and liquors. They are
especially injurious to the young.
Do not neglect coughs or colds
II you do not get well soon, go to a
doctor or dispensary for treatment
Never cough. sneeze or breathe into
another persons face.
Don't spit on floors or sidewalks.
XII
Admit plenty Of sunshine into your
houses and into your lives.
Cultivate cheerfulness and kindness
| II will help you to resist disease.
Your mind acts on your body.