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January 2, 1926
Ajo Copper News
Ajo, Pima County, Arizona
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Dr. William J. O'Shea advises school children to avoid direct mouth contact with drinking fountain spouts to prevent spreading infectious diseases, as reported in The Nation's Health.
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TELLING SCHOOL KIDS
HOW NOT TO DRINK
School children should be instructed to "bite the bubble," and not to suck the water directly from the metal parts of drinking-fountains says The Nation's Health (Chicago).
Dr. William J. O'Shea New York State superintendent of schools, is quoted as follows:
"Pupils should be told that bubble fountains may be a source of infectious diseases common among school children, if they are used improperly. Abuses such as placing the mouth directly in contact with the metal spout of the bubble fountain, deposit of saliva, intentionally or unintentionally, on any part of the bubble fountain, or the placing of foreign matter on any of the parts of the drinking-fountain, or the use of the drinking-fountain during acute colds or other infectious diseases must be avoided."
HOW NOT TO DRINK
School children should be instructed to "bite the bubble," and not to suck the water directly from the metal parts of drinking-fountains says The Nation's Health (Chicago).
Dr. William J. O'Shea New York State superintendent of schools, is quoted as follows:
"Pupils should be told that bubble fountains may be a source of infectious diseases common among school children, if they are used improperly. Abuses such as placing the mouth directly in contact with the metal spout of the bubble fountain, deposit of saliva, intentionally or unintentionally, on any part of the bubble fountain, or the placing of foreign matter on any of the parts of the drinking-fountain, or the use of the drinking-fountain during acute colds or other infectious diseases must be avoided."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
School Hygiene
Drinking Fountains
Infectious Diseases
Bubble Fountains
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. William J. O'shea
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Dr. William J. O'shea
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Dr. O'Shea warns that improper use of school bubble fountains, such as direct mouth contact or using while ill, can spread infectious diseases among pupils.