Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
MRS. WILSON PLEADS
FOR MORE CLEANLINESS
Houses Bodies, Minds and Clothing Must Be Kept Clean in
Order TO Insure Good Heath-Take Pride in
Your HousetUork
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

ttcopprioht, 1920. By Mrs. NJ. 4. Wilson.
I All rights rcserUod.J
,TIIE nations most effective weapons
i against disease and cpidemiCs are
isanitation and physical fitness or per-
/ feet health. Scientists declare that the
4 Three handmnidens of war--death, fam
ine and pestilence-go hand in hand
with wars and conflicts, and unless the
people are alert to prevent this last
scourge, many who today are apparent
I " in good health might soon be taken
! from u.s.
Complaints of city dirt and filth tell
the story of the real lack of civic pride.
for IL each householder were person
Tally responsible for the entire premises,
both front and rear. dirt, filth and dis.
ease would soon be considerably lesscncd
and in time disappear.
/, In a little burgh in Holland there
are no municipal street cleaners or gar
I bage collectors. Taxes are low and
! the people dwell in happiness and COM
! fort, for eGch good vrOuw is personally
Irresponsible for her premises. Early in
. the morning she will be found sCrubbing
not only the Stoop, but her portion of
the walk and street, and there. in the
,center of the street. rubbish is gathered
and what is useless is destroyed hv fire.
. Now few of us can imitnr" the good
vrouws in this Dutch community, but
we can. for personal safety, dn mucn
to prevent epidemics by destroying by
. fire such trash that we wish to discard,
instead of placing il in front or rear of
. our premises to be picked over by the
rag pickers and others. We can clean,
, and urge. by example. that our neigh
bors do the same.
In a certain part of old Boston was
small street that was known to be
hopeless because of the dirt and the laZ-
iness and general filthy condition OF the
street. Periodical cleaning did no good.
During the house shortage n mOthcrly
country woman moved into a house in
this street and almost before she had
time to unpack she called and enlisted
all the women in a better street cam
paign, and today this little street is
spick and span. just like graft in old
Holland. Almost every house has a
window box Of flowers. and the child
who is unfortunate enough to bring
Old Grandma Bcadle is indeed very
happy aud the street has slowly lost
much Of its unsavory reputation.
You. TOO. can see personally to your
premises. both rear and front, keep
them in . sanitary condition. sweep the
dirt aid place il in galvanized tubs or
pals so that there will be no chance
for the wind to blow it about.
The terrible toll which influenza took
in the last two winters should bring
TO your mind this crying need. Be n
pioneer and start this clean up going at
once in your own street.
Good health is essential if we are
TO he physically fit, and the real essen
tials of good health are personal hy-
giene and food. Good food alone will
not do both must be combined. Per
sonal hygiene consists of each and every
member of the family. from the infant
TO the grandparent having clean
mouth, clean body, clean mind and clean
clothing.
A clean mouth is most important if
we are to be well, for many germs find
lodging places here and await their op
portunity TO create destruction of the
body forces. Broken, decayed or dis
eased teeth cause much sickness and
death, so II your mouth causes you to
blush when inspected. go at once and
put it into proper condition.
A clean body means not only daily
bathing for the entire body, but active
elimination of the bodily waste. | may
best explain this to you in this manner ::
IL you eat four cups of food each day
and many Of US eat more-then there is
about two or two and one half cups
of waste material that must be elimi
mated each day. If not. then there is
clogging of the sewers of the body.
The mental attitude is surely the con
trolling factor in health \ filthy mind
surely breeds disease. So many beauti-
full persons and objects with real