Billy Martin, a regular boy, meets a partner, one ‘SOAPY THE GERM FIGHTER,’ who helps him understand that being clean is not ‘SISSY,’ but is related to good health. Explains the word sanitation and gives information about health officers and laws governing the handling and sale of foods. Color 1950s Featuring “SOAPY”, the living cake of soap (aka SOAPY THE GERM FIGHTER). The importance of washing hands; microbes

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cu Boy holding out his clean hands for inspection.

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cu Dirty hands.

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cu Boy with dirty face.

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cu Boy twirling a rope.

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ws Father inspecting son’s hands at dinnertable.

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ms Boy washing his hands.

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ms Boy sleeping.

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ms A walking bar of soap talks to boy; boy says, “Why, you’re
a living cake of soap!!” (as if this were an everyday occurrence).

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ms A cowboy washing his hands.

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ws A cowboy riding a wild horse.

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ms Scientist looking into microscope.

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cu Girl holding a doll.

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cu Hands taking letters out of a mailbox.

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cu Girl rubbing her eyes.

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ms Boy idly tossing a ball into his glove.

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cu Washing hands with soap.

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ms A picnic lunch.

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cu Playing jacks.

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ws Boys playing football.

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ms A puppy licking a girl’s face.

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cu A hand flushing toilet.

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ms Boy taking a bath.

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ms A meat inspector stamps a slab of beef with his approval.

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ms Mother and daughter doing dishes.

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ms Boy drinking from water cooler; good shot of boy drinking
from water fountain.

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ms Boy combing his hair in front of mirror.

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cu Boy washes behind his ears and then winks at CAM.

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