Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-25
HEALTH MOVEMENT SWEEPING STATE Aggressive Campaigns in Many coun. ties Enlist Support of the People
 Counties Organize.

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 The Arkansas Public Health Asso- citation has during the year 1920 &C., complished great results. At the Se- ginning of tue year there were only three associations with paid workers. These were Pulaski, Sebastian and Jefferson counties. Now there are or ganizations and paid workers in Mill Ter, Washington, Benton Mississippi, Woodruff, Phillips, Pope, Yell, North Logan, Chicot and Bradley counties, with full time volunteers serving in Cross. All of these counties have 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 ern Health Crusaders, an organiza- tion among the school children of the. state. It is admitted to be the most effective educational movement yet devised for teaching health to chil- dreH. It is designed. to teach chil-. dren the value and, importance of cleanliness, sanitation and disease. preventives of various kinds. Each child is required to sign pledge for the performance of a specified num-
 Der of health chores, upon which re-
 ports are made daily to their teachers.
 These chores include the following: l.. I washed my hands before each meal today.
 2. 1 washed not only my face but, my ears and neck and I cleaned my finger nails today
 3. kept fingers, pencils, and every thing likely to be unclean or in-
 furious out of my mouth and nose today.
 A. 1 brushed my teeth thoroughly after breakfast and after the evening meal today b. 1 took ten CT more slow, deepl breaths of fresh air today Il
 was careful to protect others If l spit, coughed or sneezed. G.. I played outdoors or with win dows open more than thirty min utes tnday.
 T. I was in bed ten hours or more last night and kept my windows open.
 B.. 1 drank four glasses of water, including a drink before each meal, and drank no tea, coffee or other injurious drinks today g.. tried to eat only wholesome food and to eat slowly. I went to toilat at my regular time.
 10. tried hard today to sit up and stand ap straight; to keep neat,
 cheerful and clean minded; and to. be helpful to others. H.. took full bath on each of the days of the week that are checked (x).
 Ths Crusader is given a credit for one for each week he does 54 or more chores, including one bath. Tn the contest, the winner is the one who earns the, most credits. Children fromI stx to, sfxtsen years Of age may en- roll. They may earn progressive titles, such as Squire, Knight and Knight ! Baanerst The Madern Health Crusade has al- ready enlisted more than 4.000, ,0oo American school children. It is essen tiaily 8 system of teaching hygiene that teaches good health habits. ap- pealing to the child through the ele- ments of play and romance. and chill dren are given a motive that insures their careful attention to the rules of the Crusade and teachers and parents alike agree that the results are most remarkable.
 This is one of tke activities that is being carried on by the Arkansas Public Health Association which will mako the campaign during the month of December for the sale of Tuber- culosis Seals, expecting to raise through this means and by donation $150,000 in the state.