Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-05-23
Useful Information and Viinceesxary
EducHtiOn.

a sensible woman and motlet, writing
concerning the ignorance of the simp,es.
principles of hygeienc shown by large
proportion OF the people. says:
L went to see a child the other day the
youngest Of nine children. whose mother
otherwise intelligent. showed the most as:
tonis:lin% Ignorance about tyeat:n. the
consn'onest things. Seeing NE feeling The
c'lild's pulse. she said she knew nothing
about the pulse, even where to- fad 1t.
Tliht She always lett to the doctor. She
had not thought it necessary to send for
one yet, though the child suffered from
several internal pains and had hi-!, fever.
and she admitted that she did no, know
what was the matter with him. She said
she had tried everything. and Il doctor
conlt!nt do mre. On inquiry. [ found
that among the multitude OF remedies re-
commended by the good neighbors. and
which she had zealously administered. one
WAS eg shell tea. and anothe, good rub
bing down with spirits of turpentine ana
vinegar.
1 have known youn" girl, VINO pr;,led
herself Oh her accomplishments, when her
baby brother WAS crying with cold ant!
neglect on the floor, say: '.It it was mine
Id spank him good" and no doubt she
would.
\ young couple once knew with their
first child. Il bright little tlri. just btgin-
Ming to walk. | have known the father
time and again, because tie baby wouldn't
stop crying when he told it to. to spank it
I'LL it couldn't cry any more. lie would
make it mind, AMI succeeded so wei! that
when he spoke to it. even his stern look.
when badly hurt. would stop its CRYING in
stantly. and its little dry sobs went To my
heart. You will cal! this man cruel. but he
did not mean to be. lie thought lie was
,loing his duty in forcin" his babe to obey
him. He didn't know any better; and the
most OF the cruelty practiced towar,. tle
helpless little ones is the result of iynor-
ance.
y on may think have cited extreme cas-
cs. bat know they can be multiplied in |
almost any neiyhbori.ood. even among
those who have a good common school |
education.
Now, what sense for pupils to learn all
about the different countries in this world /
even to knowing the names and exact To-
cation of streams in remote corners OF
Maine or Siberia to learn all that c:n be |
taught about the planets and fixed stars-
the higher mathenatics-and be in utter
No
human bodys
How liiali:' daughters are '.eslucated" TIL
they are totally unti, to be wives and moth
erS in any sense: parents too often slWing
IN pinng. getting up before ,i;.yl,g!.t
pairing apples to dry after dark that their
girls may be kept in the high school until
they graduate. Ifthey 90 in with the con
stilut!on OF an OK. too often they come on
pale. broken down victims Of various
forms Of weaknesses and aches; In short.
chronic invai,ls. all ready to marry, for OF
course. none of them expect to be old
naids.
The boys can siard it rather better.
they use their muscles to good purpose
r. their games in the open air. Put wells
md clinying skirts on Il boy, and then see
low he will run and jump.
And now. ye wise. good educational
boards. let me beseech you us parents anl
to have every teacher in
'our primary and high shools qualified ;
10Th in precept and example to teach their ,
pupils how to be well. 1t this implies for T
he growing ones two or three hours for \
tudy and classes. anl the remainder of the {
lay helping their parents an! each other in
Domestic duties. and working and rl ying t
everal hours. if possible. in the sunlight t
nl open air. then all the better tor that |
"eetness of temper, purity OF lfe. and "
tiiciency, both of body and OF mind. I,
Ihich alone will redeem us rs Il nation !
rom the weakness which threatens IL be e
lir riiii. /