1734. Wash Your Hands.

Were every person, for example, after handling a dead body, visiting
the sick, &c., to wash before he went into company, or sat down to
meat, he would run less hazard either of catching the infection
himself, or communicating it to others.

1735. Frequent Washing.

Frequent washing not only removes the filth which adheres to the skin,
but likewise promotes the perspiration, braces the body, and enlivens
the spirits.

1736. Including the Feet.

Even washing the feet tends greatly to preserve health. The
perspiration and dirt with which these parts are frequently covered,
cannot fail to obstruct their pores. This piece of cleanliness would
often prevent colds and fevers.

1737. Warm Water After Exposure.

Were people to bathe their feet and hands in warm water at night,
after being exposed to cold or wet through the day, they would seldom
experience any of the effects from these causes which often prove
fatal.

1738. Especially Among the Sick.

In places where great numbers of sick people are kept, cleanliness
ought most religiously to be observed. The very smell in such places
is often sufficient to make one sick. It is easy to imagine what
effect that is likely to have upon the diseased.

1739. Bad Chance.

A person in health has a greater chance to become sick, than a sick
person has to get well, in an hospital or infirmary where cleanliness
is neglected.

1740. Animal Example.

The brutes themselves set us an example of cleanliness. Most of them
seem uneasy, and thrive ill, if they be not kept clean. A horse that
is kept thoroughly clean will thrive better on a smaller quantity of
food, than with a greater where cleanliness is neglected.

1741. Our Feelings.

Even our own feelings are a sufficient proof of the necessity of
cleanliness. How refreshed, how cheerful and agreeable does one feel
on being washed and dressed; especially when these have been long
neglected.

[EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE IS A PAGE IN YOUR HISTORY.]

1742. Gains Esteem.

Superior cleanliness sooner attracts our regard than even finery
itself, and often gains esteem where the other fails.

1743. Notification of Infectious Diseases.

By a recent enactment (52 and 53 Vic. c. 72) it is made compulsory
that notice of infectious disease shall in all cases be given to the
local authority. By sect