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Many germ diseases are preventable. 
In the United States, public health de- 
partments are there to protect you. 
In many foreign ports, you look out for 
yourself. If you don’t no one else will. 
,li/e tell you. Itooa 
fyou do it You can arm your body to 
fight smallpox, yellow fever, ty- 
phoid, cholera and typhus. Vac- 
cination prevents smallpox. 
Shots prevent the other diseases. 
Soldiers and sailors are pro- 
tected in this way. You should 
be “immunized” too. 
Germs can’t win against these 
weapons —they don’t even get 
started. 
If one of these diseases is pres- 
ent in a port, you may not be 
allowed to go ashore — unless 
your papers show you have been 
immunized. 
SHOTS ARE AMMUNITION There are no injections against malaria, 
dengue, and dysentery. Mosquitoes carry- 
ing malaria and dengue can fly to a ship 
anchored off shore. You have to keep them 
from biting and infecting you. 
In a tropical port, sleep under netting. 
Tuck it in. Arrange it so that the mosquitoes 
can’t bite you through it. Be sure there aren’t 
any under the netting before you get in. Sew 
up even the smallest tears. 
Use an insect spray in your quarters. 
Keep your body covered. Wear long 
trousers. Keep your shirt on with the sleeves 
rolled down. Repellants 612 or indalone rubbed on 
tne exposed skin will keep mosquitoes away 
3 hours. 
Don’t go ashore from sundown to sunup 
if you don’t have to. 
As an extra safeguard, if you are going 
to be in a malarial port for a while, take 
atabrine—1V2 grains after supper, six days 
a week as long as you are in the area. 
You’re safe if you don’t get bitten. 
DON’T BE A MEAL TICKET FOR 
A MOSQUITO Intestinal diseases breed in filth. 
Flies and dirty hands carry germs from 
body wastes to food. Eat only cooked food 
in unsanitary foreign ports. Lack of sanitary 
toilets causes polluted water. Drink only 
boiled or purified water. This will safeguard 
you from dysentery, typhoid and other in- 
testinal diseases 
Keep out of na- 
tive quarters and 
dives —all kinds of 
diseases breed 
there. Flea or lice powder in the seams of cloth- 
ing protects you from pests. If any survive, 
put your clothes in a barrel of live steam in 
the engine room. 
To kill body lice and crabs rub ammoni- 
ated mercury (in the ship’s medicine chest) 
into the hairy parts. Dust with talcum pow- 
der. Wash off after 24 hours with hot water 
and soap. 
If lice or nits are in the hair, clip it short 
and douse with vinegar. Then shampoo vig- 
orously with a mixture of 3A hot soapy 
water and Vi kerosene. Comb while wet 
with a fine tooth comb. 
GET RID OF YOUR PERSONAL 
STOWAWAYS She may 
look 
clean 
— BUT 
Any pick-up 
is dangerous Shan't take, a chance. 
If you have sex relations protect yourself 
against disease. A “rubber” gives protection. 
Handle it gently so it won’t tear. 
After intercourse, wash the privates and 
your hands with plenty of soap and water. 
In addition use a “pro” kit or sanitube ac- 
cording to directions. If you had no “pro” 
go to a prophylactic station as soon as pos- 
sible. All Army, Navy, and city stations are 
open to you. 
If you suspect that you are infected go 
at once to a clinic, if on shore, or to the phar- 
macist mate on board ship. 
Don’t let your buddy get roped in when 
he is too drunk to know what he is doing. 
Read “Know the Facts,” a pamphlet for 
seamen on venereal diseases. COME AND GET IT 
What you need: 
Meat, fish, chicken, eggs, and cheese to 
help keep the body built up. One can sub- 
stitute for another. 
Fruits. Every seaman in the old days 
knew that he had to have lime juice or he 
got scurvy. Orange, grapefruit, or tomato 
juice take the place of limes. 
Butter (or fortified margarine). BUT-GET WHAT YOU NEED 
Milk—fresh, dried or evaporated—just as 
good for you at 40 as it was at 4 years. 
Water cleans you inside as well as out. 
Drink 8 glasses a day—more if the weather 
is hot—to make up for sweat. 
Vegetables—all kinds—not just potatoes. 
The body hankers after greens and yellows, 
so to keep it in good shape, down the hatch 
with string beans, cabbage, carrots and such. TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES- 
You can’t grow new ones 
If your eyes bother you, have them ex- 
amined at a Public Health Service Clinic. 
If you need glasses, wear them—don’t stow 
them. 
It’s a good idea to take two pairs on a 
voyage—in case one is lost or broken. 
Get glasses for 
your eyes. Another 
guy’s glasses won’t fit 
you any better than 
his false teeth. TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH- 
You can’t grow new ones 
It’s no fun to 
live on mush be- 
cause you can’t 
chew steak. 
A decayed tooth 
may not hurt, but 
it can kick up any 
time. It can cause 
pains anywhere in 
the body. 
Brush your teeth at least once a day. 
See a dentist when you hit the beach. 
Have your teeth filled by a dentist—not 
yanked out by a shipmate. BE GOOD TO YOUR FEET AND 
THEY’LL BE GOOD TO YOU 
Wear shoes that fit. Never get them too 
small. If they are too big, make them com- 
fortable by wearing thick wool socks. 
When your feet are tired and hurt, give 
them a good soaking in warm water and 
dry them thoroughly. Then put them to 
rest on a pillow or blanket roll. ottatu 
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*1/044 Stand? 
Apes stand and walk 
like this. Men don’t. 
When men try it, it 
cramps their insides and 
weakens their muscles. 
Stand straight—pull 
your chin in—and stretch 
as if the top of your head 
were trying to touch the 
deckhead. 
Strengthen that back 
—straighten that back- 
bone. Exercise will do it. IN THE TROPICS protect yourself from 
the sun. Wear a hat. Stay in the shade if 
you can. Keep the back of your neck cov- 
ered. Wear loose clothing. Use dark glasses. 
A severe sunburn is just as bad as any 
other burn. It can make you plenty sick. 
Vegetable oil on the skin will protect it. If 
your skin freckles, be especially careful. 
Go easy on meat and liquor. 
You may need as much as 8 quarts of 
water a day. Take extra salt—on your food, 
in tablets or in drinking water. IN THE ARCTIC, keep warm with 4 or 
5 loosely woven lightweight sweaters one 
over the other, instead of one heavy one. 
Then wear a wind breaker on top. Keep air 
from getting in at the neck, wrist and ankles. 
Keep the belt loose to help circulation. 
Two pairs of wool socks and loose shoes 
keep your dogs cozy. 
A woolen cloth fastened to each side of 
a cap just below the eyes and hanging down 
on the chest protects the face. Keep dry if 
possible. 
Eat plenty of fatty foods. An £aUf, Mind cMetpA Keep, 
A Man Well 
Be sure of yourself. Learn to take care of 
yourself in a jam. Know how to sail a small 
boat—swim—leave the ship in a hurry—give 
first aid. Know your station and job so well 
that you do the right thing without think- 
ing, no matter how scared or excited you are. 
Fear when danger threatens is natural. 
The busier you are, the less you’ll worry. 
Fear and worry can make you feel like 
blowing your top. You can let off the steam 
by taking ten laps around the deck or wal- 
loping a punching bag. A lively card game 
helps. Stop stewing. Get going. Don’t let your mind go round in circles. 
Try to find out what’s eating you. If you 
can’t work it out alone, talk it over with 
someone whose opinion you respect. 
Get as comfortable as you can physically. 
Eat, sleep, and exercise. The better you 
feel, the less you worry. Qei Plenty 
Ojj BluU-C 
Make up for lost sleep when you have a 
chance. Don’t let anything unnecessary in- 
terfere when you need it—like shooting the 
breeze or a poker game. 
If you don’t sleep well on board, don’t 
keep worrying about it. You can get a lot of 
good out of relaxing in your bunk. See a 
doctor on the beach if the trouble continues. 
Some people need less sleep than others. 
If you feel rested when you wake up you 
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