Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1884 — Cleanliness. [ARTICLE]

Cleanliness.

When water is as free as air, and good soap can be bought for a few pennies, there is no excuse for any one to go dirty. Yet I once heard a young man remark, one pleasant afternoon late in the summer, that he must go in swimming once more, or he should not get a good wash again until spring. Now the “good wash,” which the young man implied by his remark, is one which should be taken at least once a week, and of tener if possible; and a wash to which the reader may apply his own adjective - -should thfetrffiiteFr day. But lest there b» some that are unable to define such an one, perhaps something like the following will suffice : Bare the arms to the elbow, and give the arms, wrists and. hands a thorough washing, giving pai ticular attention to the joints of the wrists, the knuckles of the fingers and the fingernails. Then loosen the binding of the clothing about the neck, arid give the neck, face and ears a similar cleaning, not forgetting the teeth. This process, repeated as many times a day as is convenient, together with the good wash, will, in conjunction with those habits which such a course will be likely to form, promote good health, and may be the means of inducing another to go and do likewise.—Dr. D. N. Patterson, in 'Good Cheer.