Last Saturday I picked up this handy booklet produced by the Health and Cleanliness Council in 1929. The Council was created with the aim to propagate health and cleanliness (Journal of Nursing 1929) and this pamphlet was one of many the Council produced.Contained are useful tips on how to wash lace curtains, make soap jelly, and how to teach kids to blow their noses thoroughly so they won't suffer later on in life!
Some advice I think I will not follow in 2012 include the following...
Carpets should be brushed each day with a soft brush, and once a week with a hard brush, first sprinkling with tea-leaves which have been well washed and are slightly damp, to prevent the dust from rising.
A good tooth-paste is, of course, of great benefit, but if you have no toothpaste, just rub your brush on the soap tablet. Soap will cleanse and brighten the teeth excellently and benefit the gums too.
The best thing about this pamphlet is the logo and quite scary slogan...
Where There's Dirt, There's Danger!
Argghhh!