Anti-Spitting Campaign As will be geon. from the correspondence columns the Joint Committee of Shanghai Women's Organizations, in association with the Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association "and various other bodies is shortly to embarie upon fan effort to persuade people not to. spit. in ublic places. They are taking on a very' biz Job, but recognizing as they do the magnitude of the problem they are of the opinion that fan educational movement, slow as. that. must be, is still the best method "of bringing about a long-overdue reform In the manners of some of the inhabitants of this port, Probably in no city in the world is the habit of spitting s0 widely indulged in, for it seems to be a habit to which the Chinese as a race are generally' given. Notices in public conveyances warning against it do not appear to have very much result, and. it" is possible that the Alsplaying of posters on the subject will have Just about the Same effect. Tt Is likely however that the other activities which bodies responsible for the movement contemplate, namely health talks, aid an appeal to parents through the school children may be productive of good.
the latter wore instructed in the matter, and invited" to "enter an essay competition describing the evil effects of the habit upon public health, it is possible that the teaching would be brought home to their elders in a manner likely to convince them of the error of their ways, That is a suggestion which may be well worth considering. Inoculation and vaccination have now become to be accepted by the Chinese, rather quicker than was origin~ ally thought. That in all probability was due to the general knowledge of the deadliness of the "diseases they were to offset. The evil results of public. spitting are unfortunately not s0 apparent to the average Chinese, and for that reason it is to be expected that effective results will be slow in coming. That does not mean that the endeavour should not be made. The organizations who have taken the matter in hand are to be congratulated In their deter~ mination to do what Is possible to solve this, Important problem, and every good wish wilt attend them for their ultimate success.
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