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 thereby setting a new standard of clean, strong manhood in this country.

HELPS
A man will find it easier to control himself, the more he keeps his thoughts clean.

He should avoid liquor. Liquor makes it harder to control both thoughts and actions. It makes a man an easy mark for the prostitute and also makes it easier for him to get a disease from her.

FACTS TO REMEMBER
It used to be thought that there was more clap and syphilis among soldiers than among civilians. We now know this is not true. Most of those who were treated for these diseases in the army, while we were at war with Germany, got them before they came to camp.

Only about fifteen men out of every hundred treated got them after coming to camp.

It cost the Government $10,000,000 for treatment in the army and navy during the war.

It is much cheaper to prevent clap and syphilis than to treat them.

Most loose women have clap or syphilis. Many have both.

Girls who do business on the quiet are just