Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-22
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Report on Text Books On phv.,o,o~v. ana
Hygiene.

The law creating the State Board of Health
prescribes that it "shall from time to time
examine and report upon works on the sub
Ject OF hygiene for the use Of the schools of
the State" As the season is at hand when
school committees decide upon the text books
to be used during the coming year, the board
considers it timely to make recommendation
IN this connection.
1t 10 very important that teachers should
have greater knowledge Of the subjects
taught than is contained in the textbooks
which are used by their pupils and, conse-
qnently. it is advised that they study careful
ly Martins The Human Body, III Holt &
Co, New York;. the unabridged edition. the
advertised price Of which is only s275: or
Huxley & Youmans' Physiology and Hygiene
ID Appleton & CO., New York;. a smaller
work. but remarkable for its method aud
clearne.s. Those who have little children
to teach will get good suggestions as to the
best system Of presenting physiological
truths TO the very Young from Misses Buck
elew and Lewis Practical Work 10 the
Schooi-room, Part /, A. Lowell Co., New
York;, but they are warned tina. much of the
science in the little book 10 such only in
name.
Human Body, briefer course. IN Holt & Co,
New York. or Walkers Anatomy. Phvsiol-
ogy and Hygiene A. Lowell & Co., New
York; is recommended The above men,
toned work Of Huxley and Youmans would
be given the preference for this grade, but
for the fact that, having been written some
years ago, it does not present the subjects
with special reference to the action of stlmu-
lants and narcotics upon the human system,
and recent legislation insists upon the en-
phasizing of this point A well-informed
teacher, however. could supply this deficiency
by oral instruction.
For ungrsded high schools in small towns
We recommend Blaisdel's Our Bodies and
How We Live. Lee & Shepard. Boston }
This is more elaborate work than the one
just mentioned and give it the preference,
also. for the higher grade of Grammar
schools Its descriptions of illustrative ex-
p-riments are particularly useful, and, in the
hands OF a capable teacher, it is suitable for
use ia the common schools.
For most schools of the grammar grade,
and tor the ordinary district schools. hearty
enforcement il given 10 Smiths The Human
BODY and it- Health (Ivison, Brakeman, Tay.
| Tor & Co New York
Primary schools will find an excellent book
IN Smith- Primer OF Physiology and Hygiene
/ Gvisou, Brakeman. TAYLOR & Co, New
/ York;, which is simple and plain, and yet
correct
! As some Objectionable books have been is
sued and diligently pushed by their publish
ers. the board thinks ii best TO put
committees on their guard against them.
] he worst of those examined is Brands
Lessons on the Human Body, which WAS ev-
identity written by one who has learned what
little he he knows about anatomy and physi-
| ology from antiquated sources, and not
! learned it we'll, and who considers Wholesale
condemnation of alcohol the best method OF
dealing with the question. Johonnot and
| Bouton's How We Live Is hardly less objec-
tiouable than Brands book. and is another
good illustration OF zeal without knowledge.
! Hygiene for Young People, prepared under
the dir, elton of the w. c. I. IT,, has too
/ lulc instruction concerning the care OF the
body generally, and gives rabdlv one-sided
view of the alcohol question. Even children
will detect the fallacv of many of its state
meuts and will thus lose faith in all associ-
ated ten hngs lntemperauce of speech is
not con luCIvr to tenn rance in living
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