The spectator., 1920-12-03
HEALTH MOVEMENT SWEEPING STATE Aggressive Campaigns in Many Cown- ties Enlist Support of the People
 -Countiss Organize.

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 The Arkansas Public Health Asso. citation has during the year 1920 ae. complished great results At the be- Einning of the year there were only three associations with paid workers These were Pulaski. Sebastian and Jeflsrseh counties. Now there arc er- xanizattoRs and paid workers in NH ier, Washington. Benton, Mississippi, weedruk. Phillips, Pope. Ysll. North Logan, Chicot and Bradley counties. with full time volunteers serving in OCoss All of these counties have a live educational and nursing work and several of them have both.
 One of the most popular features of the campaign being conducted by the Health Association is that of the Mod ers Health Crusaders, an organiza. ten among the school children of the state. It h admitted to As the mos effecNvs educational movement yet devised for teaching hsatth ts chil- l dren It is desixned 70 teach chil- | dreu the value and importance of 1 cleanliness, sanitation and disease i prevsauves of various kAnds Each child is required to sign . pledge for the performance Of . specSded num- | Der of health chores. upon which re- 1 ports are made daily 10 their teachers Those chores iuciude ths following
 1. washed my hands before each meal today
 2 l washed not only nsy face but | my ears and neck and clesaed
 my finger nails today.
 !. kept fingers, pencils and every. 1 thing kkely to be uuclean or in jHivus out of nay mouth and l RSse today.
 l l. l brushed my teeth thoroughly after breakfast and after the evening meal today.
 s l took ten or slore slew, deep
 breaths of fresh air toisy |
 was careful to protect others if
 l spit. couYAed or saseIed.
 G. l played outdoors or with win.
 dows open Aers than thirty min l utes today
 1 '. l was ia bed ten hours CT more last night and kept ny windows
 open
 S l drank ieur glasses of water, ineludia. . drink before each
 meal and drank 10 tea, coffee
 or other injurious drinks today.
 g. tried to eat only wholesome | fnAl IA xfn~lW 1 tO toilet at my regular time. | 10. tried hard today to sit up and
 stand up straight; to keep neat,
 cheerful and clean minded: and
 to be hsspfn te others Il. l took full bath or each of | the days of the week that are | checked (n.
 The Crusader is giVes a credit for one for each week he does 54 or more | chores, including enc bath In the | contest. the winner is the que who earns the Aost credits. Children from si1 to sixteen years of age may en- 1 Eoai They may esxn progressive titles, sash ss Squire ksisbt Sad Knight I Banneret
 The MoAss1 AsAitA Crusade has al, ready enlisted more than 4.0oo. 900 | Ame rieaa Sshosl ohildres k jS essen. tially a system of teaching hygiene that teaches good hsalth habits, ap- pealing to the child through the ele- ments Of play and romance. and chil- dren are given | motive that insures l the.r careful attention to the rules of t-e Crusade and teachers and parents aile agree that the results are most remarkable.
 lhis 10 one of the activities that is being carried on by the Arkansas | Futile HaAlth Association which will make the campaign during the month | of December for the sale of Tuber. culosis Seals expecting 10 raise through this means and by donation 1 $l500V0 in the state.