DODGING THE GERMS

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 126, 4 June 1910, Page 6

DODGING THE GERMS

Make haste to school, my little child, . Or else you'will'fee late; Tour books are all aseptic now, And here's your sterile slate. Your pencil has been boiled an hour-^----'Tis -gormless now, I hope; •And don't forget to wash your \ desk with this carbolic soap. And lest about the schoolroom floor Some unseen mierdbes lurk, Just sprinkle formaline laround j Before you set to work. You'd better put, for safety's sake, Bichloride in the ink;. 'And water that has not been boiled You must not dare to drink. Of course, when luncheon-time comes round Some food you'll want to munch; So in this disinfected box Is predigested, lunch. And since 'tis said that in a kiss Bacteria may dwell, I may not give you, as I d like, A -mother's fond farewell.