The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

194 THE HEALTH BULLETIN.HEALTH RULES.FormuLited and adopted by the Association forthe Prevention of Tubercolosis, Washington, D. C.1. Good air. Avoid badly ventilated,badly lighted, dusty, dirty,overheated, or crowded rooms.2. Avoid bouse dust. Breathingdust, notably house dust, oftencauses disease. Have no tackeddown carpets and mattings. Haveloose pieces of rugs, and clean themfrequently outdoors. Keep lowersashes closed while sweeping ordusting. Open upper sashes.Never sweep rooms with a broomthat raises dust.3. Pure water. Drink pure Avater.Avoid water from shallow and unprotectedwells, and from ponds andstreams. If in doubt boil the water.Some corner pumps are dangerous.Filtered river water is safe to drink.Avoid public drinking cups.4. Safe milk and cream. Tuberculosis,typhoid fever, and other diseasesare often caused by drinkingdirty raw milk and raw cream. Investigateyour dairyman. Patronizethe dealer with clean, up-to-datemethods.5. Keep clean. Take a bath orsponge daily, and a warm bath, followedby a cold splash, plunge orshower, once or twice a week or oftener.Use soap freely. "Wash yourhands before handling food. Don'tput fingers, money, paper or pencilsin your mouth. Don't bite your fingei-nails. Clean your teeth morningand evening.6. Food. Don't eat raw foodthat was exposed to flies or dust ortouched by unclean hands. Fruitsor vegetables so exposed should firstbe rinsed or washed thoroughly.Chew your food well. Tea, coffee,and alcohol are stimulants, notfoods.7. Sleep. Get enough sleep.Sleep with windows open,still,outdoors.or better8. Head up. Sit and stand erect.Practice deep breathing. Breathethrough your nose.9. Exercise. Take plenty of outdoorexercise, but avoid excess inathletics. It may cause hearttrouble. Don't eat or drink whenoverheated by exercise.10. Liquor and tobacco. Avoidtobacco and liquors. They are especiallyinjurious to the young.Alcohol is a preservative, but notof the health.11. Don't neglect colds. Don'tneglect coughs or colds.If you donot get well soon, go to a doctor ordispensary for treatment. Nevercough, sneeze, or breathe into anotherperson's face. Don't spit onfloors, sidewalks, or street cars.12. Sunshine. Admit plenty ofsunshine into your houses and intoyour lives. Cultivate cheerfulnessand kindliness; it will help you toresist disease. Your mind acts onvour bodv.OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM, ORNEW-BORN BABIES' SORE EYES.toNew-born babies' sore eyes are duethe gonococcic infection enteringthe eyes of the baby at the time ofor shortly after birth. It may beprevented by dropping into each eyeone drop of a one per cent solutionof silver nitrate. This is washedout immediately with asaline solution.If such precautions are nottaken and the disease develops andruns its course unchecked, the sightis often totally destroyed in twoweeks.