The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
Frederic Haslrin' 5 Lett
Knights Of Health.

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i yvashinStoo D. q. Nov, Al
KnieAthoo6 "a Aeain II full flower,
v1th mi "a fascina&inf eccputfe-
tnAuts a hanners. knixhts, dfaeons,
tournameate. ana 8 ~ crusade. Ths
new knlahfhood = 8 cleaner ihsti-
linton. literally. than The old. tor
Il Il A orxanisa&3ou Of school chill.
dren and fheir crusade a in search
az heelth
], When the knishfs Of he middle
Assa 1Ionfiahed. air and disease
vsre - aooeoted - al exietsncs.
Tha fsmona Order a TIE H.th orig
inatad nm 4 youtA, pressuted him
~ hefnne IN NM Tor knishthood
a "a odor1fsrnualv M disgustinrly
dirtv n stafA that the king seegeeted
fhaf fhe maetine he Adjourned
vhilA tia voune cayalier took an
intansive .crnb Tia rAsulta Of the
,,nu.naI IN we're IA nIeoaine TIT
cieanliness bscams more popular.
thonrA A. NJ never 4 hobby Win
the oid crusaders
Nov All the deliahtfuIly mouth
fiilins voeds az ckivalrv and the
49, fanturea az the crusAdAa hAva
heen revived a an irresisfible
meana of interestinr children i'm
ths gloomy husineaa OF ~ vash-
inc 9oinr n hed earlv and abstain-
ine frnm fea And coffee
The idea has worked Eight mil
lion nchooa children IN different
parts of the United states have zone
enthusiasttcAllv IN uuest Of health.
some OF them have been crusedinr
for two sears. and the interest Of
the younx sonires and knirhts ia
still a hfrh ditch.
And this a really remarkable.
when Won sion 70 consider nov LONG
yorr remarks On heeIth would be-
remembered II YOU were to get up
before a school and advise the chill
dren in plain Language to '.clean
YOUR teeth because II Won don't they
viii decay and hurt Won" This IL
what muthers and teachers have
been sayine ali along with VARYING
success lint when cleaning teeth
becomes a nart ~ Tho vnrk necas-
sary for 4 nare to ADVANCE To the
rank of sauirs. and When the HOY
across the aisie is Milling nm toints
toward a kniphthood Nv taxing :
bath every day cleanliness become
a Desirable estate
How r. Star4od
Thu atorv ~ the crusoda uo a.. th,d
us the other NIGHT NV the man who
started f. Charles DeEorest ths
crusader executive who il con.
nscted>with the national Tnbercn.
losis ASSOCIATION
Several wears apo Mr. DeFnres,
felt thai his little SON wa. Ieadins
ton carefrea AN eristenee ana 4ha1
he shomlA hsva anma lind ~ vcrL
to X-cm.+hir~ IN ths nras. -,
The choras ~ h;s ov.r hovhooS A.
no annronriate odd iobs conid h.
found M nerorost msdo AZ. :
cbapt and wro,e en mae S gu.
chores. such A ~ nlayed ont dnor,
or with fhe vindovs oman mors ths :
40 minutes today" and ~ washel
nv hande before each meal TO-DAY ;
LAT the end OF the week the points
were added.s ana n the INV hsd !
satisfactorv number. he was re-
watded bv A srnall increase over hi,
regular Allowance
4 When a plan was wanted 70,
teaching health to schooI children
Mr.. Deforest elaborated hi. It'll,
zane and decked II ont with In,
trappines of chiyalary After tvt
weeks' probation. 4 child who rot s;
out Of a possible 75 nv doine IN,
heath chores became a crussder
In three weeks more he was rsise,
from the low rank Of pase to th1l o
squire. Then. in ave more week
of healthiness-all recorded on hi
own chart and vouchsd for by hi
parentsLthe SQUIRE became
knight. and eventually a knigh
banneret.
children's demand for homethin