You have me in your pocket,
I'm square and white, 'tis true,
And many things I'm used for
By children such as you.
(Let children guess answer.--Pocket-handkerchief.)
There is moisture in the nose as well as in the mouth, and we keep a
handkerchief in our pocket to take the moisture away, when it makes us
uncomfortable. A nice, clean child will never be without a
pocket-handkerchief, and he will use it =without having to be told=.
In using a pocket-handkerchief, as in coughing and sneezing, we should
make as little noise as possible, and we should try not to have to use
it at table. If it is necessary to do so, we must turn our head away, as
we should do if we were obliged to cough or sneeze.
(Blackboard.)
Use Pocket-handkerchief Without Being Told,
Making as Little Noise as Possible.