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| TAKE THIS CARD HOME |
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| And show it to your family, friends, and neighbors |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| DON'T GET CONSUMPTION YOURSELF |
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| 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: |
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| =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. |
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| =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. |
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| =KEEP= one window partly open in your bedroom at night, and |
| air the room two or three times a day. |
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| =DON'T= eat with soiled hands. Wash them first. |
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