+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =Consumption= | | | | Is chiefly caused by the Filthy Habit of | | | | =SPITTING= | | | | TAKE THIS CARD HOME | | | | And show it to your family, friends, and neighbors | | | | Consumption is a disease of the lungs, which is taken from others, | | and is not simply caused by colds, although a cold may make it | | easier to take the disease. | | | | The matter coughed up and sneezed out by consumptives is full of | | living germs or "tubercle bacilli" too small to be seen. These | | germs are the cause of consumption, and when they are breathed | | into the lungs they set up the disease. | | | | DON'T GET CONSUMPTION YOURSELF | | | | Keep as well as possible, for the healthier your body, the harder | | for the germs of consumption to gain a foothold. Every person | | should observe the following rules: | | | | | | =DON'T= live, study, or sleep in rooms where there is no | | fresh air. Fresh air and sunlight kill the consumption | | germs and other germs causing other diseases; therefore | | have as much of both in your room as possible. | | | | =DON'T= live in dusty air; keep rooms clean; get rid of dust | | by cleaning with damp cloths and mops. =DON'T= sweep with | | a dry broom. | | | | =KEEP= one window partly open in your bedroom at night, and | | air the room two or three times a day. | | | | =DON'T= eat with soiled hands. Wash them first. | | |