Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1914 — RULES OF HEALTH; POST CoNSPICIOUSLY [ARTICLE]

RULES OF HEALTH; POST CoNSPICIOUSLY

Printers Ask Public to Encourage Adoption of Suggestions Conductive to Health. Probably of all the organized labor unions none have exceeded in the good accomplished by that of the printers’ union, or correctly named, the typographical union. Temperately disposed it has always met the employer on fair ground and has not only dignified its own members but has had a great influence in aiding other unions to a higher standing. Probably the greatest tuberculosis hospital in the United States is that maintained by the printers in Colorado and the appended hints for health have recently been promulgated by the union and all are asked to adopt them and to encourage others to do so. Cut these out and paste them up where they can be frequently referred to. _______ Hints For Health. Keep dean. Live a regular life. Get plenty of sleep. Keep your teeth clean and in good order.— Wear clean dothes and keep the feet dry. Always wash your hands and face before meals. If you wear custom-made dothes, be_ particular to learn where and by Whom the dothes are made—the Character of the workroom—and whether or not the workers are clean. Do not wear clothes made in a dark, dirty workroom or by unclean hands. The union label is the best guaranty of cleanliness. Bathe frequently; if possible every morning. A warm bath with soap one or twice a week is desirable, with a cold bath every morning, followed by a rubdown with a course towel. Practice deep breathing regularly. Each morning when you get up, take twelve deep, long, full breaths, and the same before you retire at night. During the day, whenever you have opportunity to go to a door or window, or go out of doors, practice deep breathing. Do- not breathe through the mouth. Do not practice deep breathing indoors. Join the “anti-spit” crusade. Avoid mouth breathing. Breathe through your nose. Do not moisten your finger or thumb with your tongue when you turn the leaves of a book or handle money or papers. Do not bite a chew of tobacco from another man’s plug, and do not permit others to bite yours. Do not be afraid of the fresh air. Become an “open air crank.” Live out of doors as much as possible. "Find all your recreation in the open air. Walk two or three miles daily, If it does not overtire you. If possible, make it a point to take at least two weeks off each year and spend them in the open sir, day and night. Insist upon cleanliness in your surroundings, whether in home, office, shop or factory. Tuberculosis thrives upon dirt. Do not patronize slovenly storekeepers or dirty stores. “Knock” the dirty store and dirty storekeeper—knock hard; knock persistently’.