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

198 THE HEALTH BULLETIN.have hardly heeded the burdenbearer—thewoman with the hoe—their own fair land of plenty.So they laid her away—this oldwoman, whose life was no less tragicthan her death—and in a thousandchurches they can tell how she led aChristian life and how her soul nowrests in peace, awaiting the greatday when labor and sorrow shallcease and she shall stand face toface with her God to receive herreward—as if Christ did not say,"God is not the God of the dead,but for the living." State Journal.FRESH AIR MAXIMS STOLEN ANDREHASHED.Colds are easily "caught" but hardto lose.Coddle yourself and you invitepneumonia.Pure air makes pure blood; pureblood makes you disease-resisting.Don't hibernate ; ventilate.Pure air for bodily and mentalvigor; impure air for inefficiency.Fresh air is the certain means forraising the limit for "Oslerization."Coddling— preparing for consumptionand pneumonia.Fresh air makes the fires of lifeburn brightly.Consumption comes with a hackand cough and goes with a hack andcoffin.Sleep with open windoAvs."Make health while the moonshines."Better keep on being a fresh airfiend, even if it is cold.THE STUDENT'S HEALTH CREED.I believe my body and good healthare sacred. If I am sick it willvery probably he because I have violatedone or more of Nature's lawsofhealth.I will study J^Tature's laws ofhealth and will obey them for myown sake.I will not suck my fingers, or pickmy nose or wipe my nose on myhand or sleeve, for these practicesare insanitary and very impolite.I will not wet my fingers in mymouth when turning the leaves ofbooks.I will not put pencils in my mouthor wet them with my lips.I will not put pins or money inmy mouth.I will not buy or use chewing gumnor buy and eat cheap candies.I will use my mouth only for eatinggood, plain food, drinking purewater and milk, and for saying goodand kind words.I will always chew my food thoroughly,and never drink whiskey orwine.I will strive against the habit of"clearing my throat" because it isnearly always unnecessary, and maybe disagreeable to others.I will not cough or sneeze withoutturning my face and holding apiece of paper or handkerchief beforemy mouth. Polite people nevercough in public if they can preventit.I will keep my face, hands, andfinger nails as clean as possible.I will not spit on the floor, stairwaysor sidewalks, and will try notto spit at all; ladies and gentlemendo not spit.I will wash my mouth everymorning on getting up and at nighton going to bed, and will use atoothbrush if I can get one.I will be clean in body, clean inmind, and avoid all habits that maygive ofi"ense to others.I will get all the fresh air I canand will open wide my bedroom Avindowswhen T go to bed.