Miss Helpem paused.
“All ordinary everyday accidents,” she went on, “if treated rightly, will give but slight trouble; but if not treated rightly may bring much suffering to the victim, and even cause ‘blood poisoning’ and death.
“Well, Girls, To-day We Have a More Serious Time”
“So you see how necessary it is to understand ‘What to Do.’
“Now, these serious dangers do not come from the slight accidents themselves, but because of uncleanliness.”
Again the assistant nurse paused, and she could not help smiling at the look of astonishment on the faces of her girl dolls.
“It is true, girls,” she continued; “cleanliness is the rarest thing in the world, and I will tell you why: because everywhere about us, in the dust, in the air, on our clothing, on our hands, in standing water, on the floor, on the ground—everywhere, even though we cannot see them, are