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{"id":20808,"date":"2021-04-01T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=20808"},"modified":"2024-09-05T09:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:21:54","slug":"public-health-rhymes-1918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Health Rhymes, 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Elizabeth Mullen ~<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-101579401-bk#page\/8\/mode\/2up\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_school\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?fit=887%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_school\" data-image-description=\"<p>Germs that float upon the air<br \/>\nAre sure to settle everywhere;<br \/>\nThey’ll be on pencil and on pen,<br \/>\n And even on our fingers ten.<\/p>\n<p>To write our lessons it is true<br \/>\n We use our hands and pencils too;<br \/>\nLet’s keep them from our lips and tongues,<br \/>\n So germs won’t get into our lungs.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20804\" title=\"Health First Reader for Happy, Healthy Children, 1918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?resize=219%2C296&ssl=1\" alt=\"A student nibbles thoughtfully on his pencil as he thinks in class.\" width=\"219\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Germs that float upon the air<br \/>\nAre sure to settle everywhere;<br \/>\nThey’ll be on pencil and on pen,<br \/>\nAnd even on our fingers ten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To write our lessons it is true<br \/>\nWe use our hands and pencils too;<br \/>\nLet’s keep them from our lips and tongues,<br \/>\nSo germs won’t get into our lungs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This April marks the 25th anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/national-poetry-month\">National Poetry Month<\/a>, an event celebrating and exploring the role of poetry in American life and culture. The intersection of health and poetry is wide and varied; \u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101579401\">Health First Reader for Happy, Healthy Children<\/a>, <\/em>a charming booklet of \u201cpublic health rhymes,\u201d is just one of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/?f%5Bdrep2.subjectGenre%5D%5B%5D=Poetry\">poetic works<\/a> in the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20800\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?fit=887%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20800 size-medium\" title=\"Health First Reader for Happy, Healthy Children, 1918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Children jump rope, hold hoops, and play on swings and seesaws.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_cover.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Health First Reader for Happy, Healthy Children<\/em>, 1918 <br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101579401\">National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Anti-Tuberculosis League of Kenton County, Kentucky produced<em> Health First Reader<\/em> in 1918, at the end of the Progressive Era, and distributed copies of it free to K-3 school children.\u00a0 The secretary of the League, William S. Groom, wrote and illustrated the booklet and the 1918 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=_rhAAQAAMAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.RA1-PA4\">Bulletin of the National Tuberculosis Association<\/a><\/em> featured it as a \u201c\u2026contribution to the cause of\u00a0 health promotion and disease prevention in childhood which has already made a distinct impression and which is bound to have a widely leavening influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/classroom-materials\/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline\/progressive-era-to-new-era-1900-1929\/\">Progressive Era<\/a> saw wide-ranging social policy changes, many focused on improving the lives of children including movements toward universal education and health measures in educational institutions. President Woodrow Wilson designated 1918 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5993407\/\">Children\u2019s Year<\/a> to support these efforts. \u00a0Public institutions, particularly schools, played a key role in health education campaigns. Indeed, even when the 1918 flu closed schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2862335\/\">some urban schools stayed open<\/a>, being thought more healthy than the homes of the students. In the same vein, public health nurses visited schools and worked in poor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/outsideinside\/index.html\">immigrant communities<\/a> around the country to improve child health particularly around <a href=\"https:\/\/medicineonscreen.nlm.nih.gov\/2016\/09\/16\/tb-sanitorium-and-preventorium\/\">tuberculosis<\/a> and mortality rates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_nurse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?fit=871%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"871,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_nurse\" data-image-description=\"<p>The nurse will visit school some day,<br \/>\n And many helpful things she’ll say;<br \/>\nAll that she tells be sure to do,<br \/>\n And don’t forget when she is through.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that she comes to tell<br \/>\n How you can keep both strong and well;<br \/>\nHeed her advice and you will see<br \/>\n How strong and healthy you can be.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?fit=218%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?fit=743%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20802 size-medium\" title=\"View Book in Reader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?resize=218%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A nurse stands at the front of a class of boys and girls.\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?resize=218%2C300&ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?resize=743%2C1024&ssl=1 743w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?resize=768%2C1058&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?resize=840%2C1157&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_nurse.jpg?w=871&ssl=1 871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>The focus of the <em>Reader<\/em> is public health and the importance of forming healthy hygiene habits in early childhood<em>.<\/em> The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/nlmcatalog\/?term=49231070R\">Health and Sanitation Through the Public Schools of Kentucky<\/a><\/em>, ca. 1918, which includes the <em>Reader<\/em>, at the end of the text, provided schools with information about why the booklet had been developed and how it could be used.\u00a0 The school is recognized as an important site for community health education as \u201c\u2026education of the child at school often <a href=\"https:\/\/babel.hathitrust.org\/cgi\/pt?id=uva.x001072595&view=1up&seq=11\">reaches back into the home<\/a> and results in the improvement of sanitation and hygienic conditions in the home with less difficulty than direct efforts toward the education of parents<em>.<\/em>\u201d The instructive (or cautionary) illustrations on each page show bright three-color scenes of happy children behaving in healthy ways (or unhappy children who were not so wise), while the serious message is couched in rhymes<em>\u2014”<\/em>…have the children commit the verses to memory and encourage them to <a href=\"https:\/\/babel.hathitrust.org\/cgi\/pt?id=uva.x001072595&view=1up&seq=12\">recite them to their parents at home<\/a>“\u2014an effective pedagogical tool.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-page booklet, about six inches high, features colorful drawings and two stanzas on each page. Lessons emphasize cleanliness, fresh air, proper clothing, and what <em>not<\/em> to share (food, dishes, towels, and sneezes).<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Reader<\/em> begins by introducing a nurse to the classroom and enjoining the children to heed her authoritative advice.\u00a0 Several cautionary tales are included: of Fred\u2019s cold after he \u201c\u2026got wet up to his knees,\u201d the toothache of the little boy who \u201c\u2026hated his toothbrush so,\u201d and the \u201cfoolish little chap\u201d who \u201cwould not wear his cap or coat\u2026 now he has a bad sore throat.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/01\\\/public-health-rhymes-1918\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_not-prevent\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"563\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20801\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_not-prevent\" data-image-description=\"<p>Fred has a cold in his chest and head,<br \/> His throat is sore and his nose is red;<br \/> Just hear him cough! Just hear him sneeze!<br \/> For he got wet up to his knees.<\/p> <p>He can’t go out and he’s quite sad,<br \/> For he was a heedless little lad;<br \/> Had he changed his shoes that were soaked with rain<br \/> He need not have suffered all this pain.<\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?w=416&h=563&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_not-prevent.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w\" width=\"416\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"563\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"101579401_not-prevent\" alt=\"A boy huddled in a blanket with his feet in hot water sites close to a roaring fire.\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 563px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_sleeping-porch\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"563\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_sleeping-porch\" data-image-description=\"<p>To sleep out doors for nealth is good;<br \/> A porch or roof is just the place.<br \/> But wrap up tight in cloak and hood,<br \/> So nothing shows except your face.<\/p> <p>A sleeping-porch can oft be made<br \/> By handy boy with parents’ aid;<br \/> But if there’s none, then move your bed,<br \/> With open window near your head. <\/p> \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?w=416&h=563&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_sleeping-porch.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w\" width=\"416\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"563\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"101579401_sleeping-porch\" alt=\"A boy in a hooded on piece pajama suit stands on a second floor porch by a bed.\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 563px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The booklet instructs and advises students to listen to the advice of the nurse and their teachers but also asserts significant independence and agency by the student. \u201cA sleeping-porch can oft be made \/ By handy boy with parent\u2019s aid \/ But if there\u2019s none, then move your bed \/ With open window near your head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-101579401-bk#page\/16\/mode\/2up\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_backyard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?fit=887%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_backyard\" data-image-description=\"<p>Of all the doctors in this town,<br \/>\nNot one can reach such high renown<br \/>\nAs Doctors Sunlight, Rest, Good Food;<br \/>\nAnd Doctor Fresh Air, too, is good.<\/p>\n<p>No medicine these doctors give,<br \/>\nBut they will teach you how to live<br \/>\nSo you will never sickly be,<br \/>\nBut live quite long and happily.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20799 size-medium\" title=\"View Book in Reader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A boy reclines outdoors in the sun and breezes.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_backyard.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>Near the end, a lovely backyard scene depicts a boy reclining on a lounge on a wide lawn with a table of refreshments by his side. \u201cOf all the doctors in this town \/ Not one can reach such high renown \/ As Doctors Sunlight, Rest, Good Food \/ And Doctor Fresh Air, too is good.\u201d\u00a0 How achievable this daydream might have been for the students (or how frustrating to look at while being kept to their reading primer) we can only speculate.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Reader<\/em> closes with an illustration of a band of soldiers marching under an American flag and followed by an ambulance bearing a red cross.\u00a0 With the ongoing U.S. involvement in World War I, a major concern of the military medical corps was screening recruits to ensure they were \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2018\/10\/18\/fit-to-fight-home-front-army-doctors-and-vd-during-ww-i\/\">fit<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0This <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/9502639\">large scale screening<\/a> discovered a worrying array of health issues and fostered concern about the health of the general population. The patriotic image linked community health to the war effort and reinforces the discipline of the \u201crules of health they must obey\u201d and the civic duties of maintaining personal and public health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-101579401-bk#page\/18\/mode\/2up\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_soldiers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?fit=887%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_soldiers\" data-image-description=\"<p>Left, right; left, right;<br \/>\nThe soldiers are a splendid sight;<br \/>\nThe captain drills them every day,<br \/>\nThe rules of health they must obey.<\/p>\n<p>These are the rules in every state:<br \/>\nKeep shoulders back, sit up, stand straight,<br \/>\nHold up your head, throw out your chest:<br \/>\nOf all life’s blessings, health is best.<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20807 size-large\" title=\"View Book in Reader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" alt=\"World War One soldiers march in ranks under an american flag followed by an ambulance.\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_soldiers.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Library of Medicine\u2019s copy of the pamphlet is annotated in ink throughout with critical commentary by an unknown hand.\u00a0 The text is carefully considered and evaluated, with remarks like \u201cpretty good,\u201d \u201cbad rhyme,\u201d \u201chow could a child judge,\u201d and \u201cwill not prevent a boy to do likewise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-101579401-bk#page\/20\/mode\/2up\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/04\/01\/public-health-rhymes-1918\/101579401_back\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?fit=887%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"101579401_back\" data-image-description=\"<p>Nothing on<br \/>\nPure Water<br \/>\nSafe Milk<br \/>\nHouse Dust<br \/>\nTobacco<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>National Library of Medicine #101579401<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?fit=222%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20798 size-medium alignright\" title=\"View Book in Reader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Handwritten notes on the back of a booklet.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?resize=757%2C1024&ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?resize=768%2C1039&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?resize=840%2C1136&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_back.jpg?w=887&ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>Comments such as \u201cwhat is pure food\u201d \u201cno [tooth] powder mentioned,\u201d \u201cusually no nurse visiting school,\u201d and \u201cthrowing out chest out of date\u201d provide additional critique.\u00a0 And a final list on the back states that the pamphlet makes no mention of \u201cPure Water, Safe Milk, House Dust, or Tobacco,\u201d common elements of <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=yjJYh7lmkHkC&pg=RA70-PA63&lpg=RA70-PA63&dq=%22Pure+water%22+%22Safe+milk%22+%22House+dust%22+Tobacco&source=bl&ots=Snnxrdxblw&sig=ACfU3U1GBKwBppC8pnP-_aLtIYRsEmT6BA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim6oi8mMzvAhW6EFkFHfa8DJQQ6AEwAHoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=%22Pure%20water%22%20%22Safe%20milk%22%20%22House%20dust%22%20Tobacco&f=false\">public health guidance in the 1920s<\/a>. Whatever purpose the evaluator had in mind for this booklet, they seem to have felt it needed significant improvement. Nevertheless, the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive-it.org\/collections\/4887?q=song&page=1&show=Sites\">power of poetry<\/a> to teach healthy habits is timeless.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/08\/28\/mccr-was-there\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop.jpg?fit=468%2C525&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"468,525\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"ADR6400L","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1334829743","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.57","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","latitude":"43.044116666667","longitude":"-87.915772222222"}\" data-image-title=\"Elizabeth A. Mullen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop.jpg?fit=267%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop.jpg?fit=468%2C525&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2542\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/beth-in-milwaukee_crop.jpg?resize=67%2C86\" alt=\"Photo of Elizabeth Mullen outside in front of a building.\" width=\"67\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a>Elizabeth A. Mullen is Manager of Web Development and Social Media in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elizabeth Mullen ~ Germs that float upon the air Are sure to settle everywhere; They’ll be on pencil and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19605840,"featured_media":20805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Public Health Rhymes, 1918\r\n#NationalPoetryMonth #NLMPHW","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12763,347145303],"tags":[24765,1343,4225,59349,422,28006,489105],"class_list":["post-20808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collections","category-rare-books-journals","tag-1910s","tag-children","tag-illustration","tag-kentucky","tag-poetry","tag-public-health","tag-woodrow-wilson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/101579401_school_feature.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3xcDk-5pC","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19605840"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20808"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20831,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20808\/revisions\/20831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |