The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-04
PLAYING THE GAME OF
KEEPING HEALTHY
Grown-Ups Join 10000 Riddles
as Modern Crusaders in Col
orado Schools.

| Olo you ever keep DOx score Oh
your personal habits?
Ever figure Sut your batting aver
age in such matters as cleaning your
teeth, taking baths and sleeping with
your windows wide open?
Over 10000 children in the grade
schools of Colorado are doing these
very things day In and day out, and
they are mighty proud Of their score
cards, too. These youngsters are men,
bers Of the Modern Health Crusade, 4
movement to make a joyous game Of
those habits Of personal hygiene which
insure good health.
Although the Crusade was devised
primarily for children In the grade
schools, some Of their teachers are
taking 1t up. One young lady, teach
er In school In Lake County, admit.
ted that she had joined and wrote as
follows to Colorado tuberculosis As
sociatfon: "Send an extra chore card
for me, because am enrolled with my
pupils"
The health chores which are checked
up daily and weekly are as follows:
1. / washed my hands before each
meal today.
2. washed not only my face but
my ears and neck and cleaned my
finger nails today.
3. kept fingers, pencils and every
thing likely to be unclean or Injurious
out Of my mouth and nose today.
4. / brushed my teeth thoroughly
after breakfast and after the evening
meal today.
5. l took ten or more slow, deep
breaths Of fresh air today. l was care
full to protectiothers If I spit, coughed
or sneezed. .
6. / played outdoors or with win
lows open more than thirty minutes
today. 4rE
Z. was In, bed ten hours or more
last night and kept my windows open.
8. l drank four glasses of water,
Including drink before each meal,
and drank no tea, coffee, nor other in
furious drinks today.
0. / tried hard today to eat only
wholesome food and to eat slowly.
10. tried hard today to sit up and
stand up straight to keep neat, cheer
full and clean.mlndi ID; and to be help,
ful to others.
II. took full 5bath on each Of the
days of the weeks that are checked
on the card
A child who ent ers as candidate
must make score of at least rs per
cent Of these chores for two weeks In
order to become Crusader. He then
receives certificate OF enrolment
and the rank of Page. After three
weeks more, total Of five weeks, he
ls graded as Squire Five weeks
more, total Of ten weeks, and he be-
comes Knight. Anoth er five weeks,
or a total of fifteeni wee ks, bring him
the title Of Knight Banneret. For each
grade pin of mp proprhate design is
awarded and the children are exceed
ingly proud of the BE badges of merit.
Contests are ciirried ON between
schools or betweeli rooms in the same
school for pennan As TO be awarded to
the group in win fch the largest per-
centage Of pupils have attained the
grade of Knight fBanneret.' Pennants
have been won by schools IN LaPlata,
Sedgwlck, Weld and Prowers counties
In Colorado. daring the last school
year, and more contests are under way
now.
The Crusadegis conducted here under
the direction of the Colorado Tuhercn-
losis Association and has been intro
dnced into SO Of the 63 counties of the
state. 1t Is part Of the great prevent
we campaign which is being waged in
every part Of the country to fortify
the next generation against tubercUlo-
sis, the diseasj. which killed 10000
persons through out the United States
last year and which caused the death
Of 2,O30 personii in Colorado alone In
the twelve months ending May /, 1920.
More than 6,iN0.O00 children In the
United States are in the Modern
Health Crusade and the aim of the
Colorado Tuberculosis Association is
to attain a 100 nor cot,t eprf,lItnanf