GOLDEN HEALTH HABITS FOR GIRL SCOUTS
Contributed by Dr. Thomas D. Wood.
1. Remember Fresh Air and Sunlight Are The Best Medicines.
Ventilate, therefore, every room you occupy. Germs cannot live more than a few minutes in sunlight. Breathe deeply, sleep out, if you can. Work and play as much as possible out-of-doors.
2. Be Not the Slave of Unhygienic Fashions.
Be proud to have efficient feet. Wear light, loose and porous, but sufficient clothing.
3. Eat Slowly.
Do not eat between meals. Chew food thoroughly. Do not overeat. Remember a Girl Scout is always cheerful and helpful. She eats what is provided and is thankful for it. (She does not complain about her food.) If there are any suggestions she can make, she reserves them until mother or the (camp) cook is preparing the menu or the meal. Eat some hard, some bulky and some raw foods.
4. Drink Pure Water at Frequent Intervals.
Remember that not all water that looks pure is free from disease germs. Boil the water if the Scout leader (or older person) is doubtful about it. The few minutes spent in boiling and cooling water is time well spent. Do not drink water when there is food in the mouth.
5. Be Mistress of Your Time—Be Regular in Your Habits of Life.
Go to bed early enough to get sufficient sleep. Be in bed 10-1/2 to 10 hours each night. Get up in the morning promptly. Do not doze after it is time to get up. If you have not had enough sleep go to bed earlier the next night.
Be sure your bowels move regularly, at least once a day. If outside engagements are so pressing as to conflict with your personal health, remember you have an important "previous engagement" with yourself for sufficient time for meals, sleep, out-of-door exercise and, if necessary, rest.
6. Avoid Infection and Do Not Spread It.
Wash your hands always before eating. Use your handkerchief to cover a sneeze or cough and try to avoid coughing, sneezing or blowing the nose in front of others, or at the table. Do not use a common towel or drinking cup, or other appliance which may contain disease germs.
7. Keep Clean.
The smell of flowers has been said to be their soul. Try to keep your body as fresh as possible with the sweetness of cleanliness, not perfumery. Take a sponge bath, shower or quick tub bath daily.
8. Play Hard and Fair.
Be loyal to your team mates and generous to your opponents.
Study hard—and in work, study or play, do your best.
9. Remember Dentist's Bills are Largely Your Own Fault.
Get the habit of cleaning your teeth and rinsing your mouth after each meal. It is more than worth the habit.
10. Remember Silence Is Golden.
In solitudes poets and philosophers have touched the heights of life. It is valuable for everyone to take account of stock occasionally with oneself.