General Personal Hygiene (Science of Life series, Reel 12) (1924, silent)

Description: Part of a longer series; The Science of Life. Reel XII describes personal hygiene routines such as drinking water, bathing, brushing teeth and hair, exercise, wearing good shoes, eye strain, as well as inherited traits.

Synopsis submitted for copyright registration reads: "This reel, with the two preceding ones, round out a clean-cut, wholesome and inspiring presentation of information fundamentally essential to all young people as a safeguard to health. In their order it presents photographically examples of achievement and long life; examples in exercise and recreation; proper footwear; good air and sunshine, sleep, cleanliness; care of teeth, eyes and hair; mental health, purpose, concentration, confidence. Finally, problems of heredity are touched upon, with a plea for well-born children."

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Subjects: Health and hygiene; 1920s; Domestic life

Tags: cleanliness; education; podiatry; genetics; hair brushing; teeth brushing; saddle shoes; X-rays of feet in shoes; intertitles; heredity; routines; animation; female typists; American Public Health Association; eugenics

Film Sponsor: U.S. Public Health Service, Surgeon General of the U.S.

Creator: "Bray Studios, Inc."

Credits: A Bray Educational Film / The Science of Life [series] / Produced by Bray Studios, Inc., New York, copyrighted / Reel XII 'General personal Hygiene' / produced under the supervision of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service

This print contains distributor titles as follows:

A Filmo Rental Library Subject

Standard Bell & Howell Company

Cinemachinery Chicago

Distributor: [Filmo]

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1924

Geographical Location:

Genre/Form: social guidance, educational

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Rights: "Produced by Bray Studios, Inc. New York Copyrighted". Copyright 1924 by Bray Screen Products, Inc. MP2682.

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: square circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 373