REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHp6

twig about 20 centimeters long and 1 centimeter wide. Chew one end of
the stick to separate the fibers. Now brush your teeth thoroughly. Another
way is to wrap a clean strip of cloth around your fingers and rub
your teeth with it to wipe away food particles. You can also brush your
teeth with small amounts of sand, baking soda, salt, or soap. Then rinse
your mouth with water, salt water, or willow bark tea. Also, flossing your
teeth with string or fiber helps oral hygiene.
If you have cavities, you can make temporary fillings by placing candle
wax, tobacco, aspirin, hot pepper, tooth paste or powder, or portions of
a ginger root into the cavity. Make sure you clean the cavity by rinsing
or picking the particles out of the cavity before placing a filling in the
cavity.
Take Care of Your Feet
To prevent serious foot problems, break in your shoes before wearing
them on any mission. Wash and massage your feet daily. Trim your toenails
straight across. Wear an insole and the proper size of dry socks.
Powder and check your feet daily for blisters.
If you get a small blister, do not open it. An intact blister is safe from
infection. Apply a padding material around the blister to relieve pressure
and reduce friction. If the blister bursts, treat it as an open wound.
Clean and dress it daily and pad around it. Leave large blisters intact. To
avoid having the blister burst or tear under pressure and cause a painful
and open sore, do the following:
Obtain a sewing-type needle and a clean or sterilized thread.
Run the needle and thread through the blister after cleaning the
blister.
Detach the needle and leave both ends of the thread hanging out of
the blister. The thread will absorb the liquid inside. This reduces the
size of the hole and ensures that the hole does not close up.
Pad around the blister.
Get Sufficient Rest
You need a certain amount of rest to keep going. Plan for regular
rest periods of at least 10 minutes per hour during your daily activities.
Learn to make yourself comfortable under less than ideal conditions. A
change from mental to physical activity or vice versa can be refreshing
when time or situation does not permit total relaxation.

Keep Camp Site Clean
Do not soil the ground in the camp site area with urine or feces. Use
latrines, if available. When latrines are not available, dig “cat holes” and
cover the waste. Collect drinking water upstream from the camp site.
Purify all water.