Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-12
Health Talks by Dir. Brady
The Demon Rather.

Sanitary engineers they are wont 10 call
themselves. and just plain black mustachcd
plumbers are frankly warned that they Will
gain nothing by reading this article.
AS one smarting victim writes:
one would not care so much about how
many baths these bathing fiends took each
day II they would only brag less about such
feats. But they want to appriso the whole
world Of thu accomplishment. and incidentally
to trS TO make the other fellow feel like n
pig because h. doesn't devote most OF his
leisure to walluwinG in the bath tub one OF
my associates takes three baths a day---a
least that 10 her frequent boas,--and an
other diSEraces the community and mperils
his own hygenic cxistance by indulging in hut
TWO day may remark entire nous that
both OF these fairly DAFT bathers were brough
UP, and brought up we'll, In village where
no bath tubs were known and where mothe 8
WASH tub did yeoman service Saturday nights.
But I'll swear that my two cleanly nssoci In es
tel! mo an average of two and one half times
a day how often they battle. that | prac-
ticaly have about nineteen mental of ina
mary baths week. ! am clean sick OF H. l
can assure you that my prayers OF graft
tude VIII ascend with those OF thousands Of
other sufferers in your behalf for your efforts
to discourage this bathing in public"
About 10 per of the square surface of
the body OF n dirty person needs washing as
often as once day. The hands OF most Of
us should be washed with soap and water
at least three times day. always before
tdtl'B unytninS, always upon returning mono
from the movies work play or school
or church any place where tho hands may
have come in contact with other hands or
surfaces or objects possibly soIled
tamnatcd by other persons.
II the black mustachcd follow would de-
vote his energy and enthusiasm to tho whole
some business of exploiting suitable facilities
for hand cleansing In lunch rooms and rcstau-
rants-many OF which provide no such facil-
ties yet enjoy the approval of the health au-
thorities--I for one. would break my rule
and come out fatty for personal cleanliness.
| say about onc-tcnth OF the body surface
particularly opposing surfaces Of dirty per
needs almost daily washing Who dOcSn,
know what mean by dirty person? All
OF who wear excessive clothing are dirty
persons. The excessive clothing prevents
the natural cleansing OF the body by the air.
As surface cleaning agent, oxygen ma
lures own Sanolio off the ad department Will
permit the met aphor)-but the trouble is our
sup.rfluous excessive clothing does not
permit this natural SapoliO to do It's work.
Let some OF these demon bathcrs lcav" off
their macerating. suffocatinS flannel shirts
and other conventional appurtenances and
they won't have such dirty feeling
Those of who not conversat ional
bathers can clearly recall the utterly democrat
izng and useless cleaningS used 10 suffer
behind the almost every week. despite
the Saturday night immersion. Well, from
prolonged close observation. / know that n
whole lot OF these invcteratc tub porpoiscs
go for years with nary wash Of the square
foot OF surface between the shoulder blades.
Battle II YOU mustty). but don't boast about