Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-30
SUMNER HAZARDS
By Dr. Donald A. DukelOw,
Secretary Public Health Education Section of the
American Public Health Association

HE THINGS we do in summer time tend to be quite
hazardous Sunshine and balmy breezes seem to make
us less aware of danger Of don't want to SpoL
enjoyment of summertime but it is possible that you Will
noy il more you of certain envronental ao
behavior Don't make yourself an accident about
happen. ,
Automobile accidents accidents to pedestrians must be
Mentioned All of the road more IN summertime tna
good part of our driving to and from
ce is done tired long automobile trip after
busy day at the office or an eqaay ouy Gay s 81 More eiy
reaction time in the presence OF DANGER makes US more
% fall asleep wheel and worst of all makes us very cr
al and impatient with the fellow who drives differently than we
hink he should
In vacation areas we often the highways foot
Remember left side facing traffic At night wear
something white Wrap handkerchief around your sleeve
ON the in place that can be seen by
any approaching driver Even though you have this danger
signal get out OF the way Wnen car as S aoo
precauton Remember the Safety Councils slogan pave 9OS
Feather helped reduce accidents this year by 1870
Another warning an order Our lawns are
low shape and the gardens started but doubt any
with desk job have gotten our muscles and
our hearts the strain of violent prolonged labor
them because certainly golf tennis game
to have ambulance for who has had hea
attack from overxeron Another place likely over
exert picnic Pcns have number of hazards but e
large picnic everybody from little Johnny to
engages in all activities from baseball
- hard 70 sit on the delnes when everybody is having
but the voluntarily than to be carried
out Take it easy.
PICNIC LUNCHES
WHILE we are talking pcnics talk about food Whs
w kind of foods do have on picncs? Potato salad is stan
dard usually is fruit salad with some kind OF
brings forth delecabe and other
things At where refrigeration is possible these are eX
celen foods On picnic where they may be kept warm Tor
long time they likely of trouble Custards
cream Filings dressings the best possible media
poisoning caused by little bacterium called the
staphyococcus This usually found bos and infected cuts
commonly surface of the unbroken skin There
of record of people who infected salads
with staphyococc by mixing them with bare hands that hae
little infected thought about
If these salads had been eaten right nothing much
would have happened After setting five
multiplied many times Most people who ate the
salad unhappy long before they reached home and
days thereafter Occasionally food poisoning
uncomfortable but violently
The bacteria that cause typhoid and evers and the
dysentaries can be spread in the same way.
The other fare found at picnic usually includes hot dogs
All bacteria but ground meat has not only
tculary the kinds that food poisoning The point an
making is that would do well avoid the kinds of food
picnic that might cause trouble
BOATING AND SWIMMING
LIVERY time l go fishing somebody crowd tha
~ fish Many of the people who do fishing know
nothing swimming very little boating You
yourselves your lake and note
many overloaded how many of them
have people standing Read your newspaper and find out how
fishing parties end caasrophy due to the boat tipping
person should be certain that his boat sound and that
people than safely hold The State Health
Department required license all boats for rent at resorts
be they seaworthy and them the number
OF persons they will hold This is some protection but good
is much better When lake don't
stand know it is easier to cast when do but il is also
get pitched of the shifts his
position If unable to swim hfepreserver Very
above water unless they pretty good swimmers And
should tip the boat stay in the hang the edge
the boat The wooden boat filled with is
buoyant enough hold six heads water providing
tries climb the AS your
OF the you reasonably safe
much safer to stay the lake hanging
until help than TO exhaust yourself climb
into submerged boat that won't keep person completely
Of the Never clothing
and weakened by the excitement ducing good
rarely able TO swim than yards then
you too far away to come back
Every fisherman should small pair of wire cutting
pliers In his tackle box Every often gets
with fish hook. Pulling the way entered almost
est a fish hook push through snip
off the barb with your operation
simple. Remember that fish hooks
against infection, is wise to take fish
nearest doctor possible An infection
result In blood poisoning would certainly spoil otherwise
pleasant vacation.
Swimming the favore summertime sport in this part of
country but IT is also dangerous sport
get acquainted with the place where
Tor sharp rocks clam shells tin glass
cause nasty foot injuries that
deep water begins whether the bottom lake is filled with
weeds fallen trees rocks and other things that might make div
ing dangerous Most public beaches with
kept clean and the danger spots marked but even here
careless people often break bottles
to control Never swim alone One should enter the water
unless at least other present
heIp Where large swimming you to
use the Buddy System, which is
and girls camps This simply swimmers pair off
two by two Each member of the pair al all times
"nere the other is and somebody missing the alarm
an be given while there is still time to be helpful