Morris tribune., 1885-06-03
Scientific Temperance instruction

drinks transmits the appetite to his
children and shapes their lives to
brought convincingly before
a man who loves his children will
make him hesitate. Physiology and
the laws of life and health will take a
larger place in education in the years
to come than in the past"
Yes, most assuredly they will, as
they certainly ought to. And If leg
islatures were as practical and sensi-
BILE rs our w. c. II. U. women are in
this matter they would have granted
their petition in every instance. 1t is
only question of time, however,
when in every State III the union 1t
will triumph in this as in every other
righteous cause. Let those States
which have already declared for it be
handed down to future ages in his
tory as the honored and far-sighted
pioneers of the grandest and most
practical educational movement of
this nineteenth century. The men
and women who are advocates of this
scientific temperance educationi i'll our
public schools are generally from the
most intelligent and worthy classes.
We quote the opinions of few
leading educators on this subject.
"Mr. Morey, editor of the New Eng
land Educational Journal, and for
thirty years teacher of n boys school
In Boston, recently appeared before
the Committee of education in the
Massachusetts legislature and made
strong plea for compulsory Scientific
Temperance Instruction in the public
schools" President Elliott, of Har-
ward College, endorses the measure
heartily, while Mr.. Hiram Orcutt,
manager of the New England Bureau
of Education, says: "No one who
claims an interest in the welfare of
the State which depends on the con-
dition of the homes and the character
of our children, can have any OBJ
lection to such Il law" No truly
those who oppose such healthful leg
islation do not belong to the above
class.
We quote from Prof. Class Of Michi-
gan. He says: Nothing has ever
been done in Michigan which has
created so great a wave of public senti-
ment In favor of total abstinence as
the passage Of this law" The State
Supt. in Penn. used his influence with
the State legislature, as also did coun-
ty and local teachers Institutes all
over the state, for the passage of this
bill. State normal schools, and in
many instances entire school boards
have petitioned for the instruction re-
ferred to. And to show the national
E>educational appreciation of it, we find
the National Education Association
strongly endorsing this measure by
resolution, and the President, Hon.
T. w. Bicknell made an able speech
in it's favor. His opinion is that, "no
measure of this age promises more for
the future than that of Scientific Tenn
perance Instruction in the public
schools" This gentleman, Hon. T. w.
Bicknell the President of the National
Education Association, has been the
special advisorofour National Superin-
tendent, Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. In this
work, and in the preparation of the
books we have before introduced to
the notice of the public. Certainly
under such superintendence we might
expect the very best productions, and
we believe that any Intelligent un-
prejudiced person who will carefully
examine "SteeIe's Hygenic Physiolo-
gy" and "Hygiene for the Young
will pronounce them as most excel
lent books to place in the hands OF
our children either in the home or
the school. And if school boards
really desire the best interest of the
pupils they will say to our over
worked teachers omit part of the
other lessons, for instance a little OF
the printing and drawing in the low
er grades and little of the algebra
and latin in the higher, and give them
more physiology and hygiene and the
result will be, we shall see our boys
grow up more manly and pure and
our girls will be practically fitted for
being better wives and mothers. Yes
teach our children what a beautiful
and desirable thing it is to have, as
someone has said. ''pure souls in pure
bodies" For education to be COM
plete must include physical and NOR
al training as we'll as intellectual, and
to educate the intellect and neglect
the moral and physical we'll being of
our youth, is suicidal to the very best
interests of the family and state. This
all will admit whose opinion is
worthy of consideration.
And now we appeal to all school
boards, teachers of this county and to
tAOSc VI Ill CilC IhilGy COuuUlCS COlb-
posing the 5th Congressional District
to give this subject the serious con-
sideration it's Importance deserves.
Do not wait for your Superintendent
to move first in this matter. Many
of them believe firmly in the value of
this Scientific Temperance Instruc-
tion in our public schools, but have
not yet quite the courage of their con-
viations to come out and say SO.
The books before mentioned are all
to be had from Barnes & Co., VIM.
st. New York. Hygiene for the
Young" is the one adapted to the in
termediate grades. Price As cents,
postage paid. Will others papers in
this district please copy and thus help
the good work.
MRS. l.. nj. WYLIE,
Vice Pres. w. G.. r. U. 5th Dist.
There is a popular belief that pota-