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Rh street again. He collects rubbish that would cause disease if it were not carted away.

At the end of some towns, where there is plenty of fresh air and space, stands the great quarantine station. A child or a grown person who is too ill with scarlet fever, or measles, or diphtheria to be cared for at home may be cured in this hospital. Nurses and doctors in white who are brave enough to face the danger of these diseases work over sick children there day and night. They, and the school nurse who watches the health of boys and girls, are other soldiers who keep the lives of Uncle Sam’s children safe.

They will be very glad to have your help and so will Uncle Sam, for there is no more important service than the protection of human life.

Boys and girls can do a great deal to make the work of the policeman lighter. If yon cross streets carefully, and keep out of crowds, and do not push when there is a parade, and help little children and old people in the street, and avoid fights, you will be a great help to the police department of your town. Find out all that you can about the location of important buildings, where the different car lines run, and the names and the directions of the streets. In this way you can be junior policemen, and direct strangers.

The fire department needs the help of every