Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-23
State board Of Health.


The la~ creating The State Board of Health
pre>crihc- taat !, ",hA,! from time 10 time
examine aui repor, upon works on the sab
jecl q hygiene for he u>e Of the schools Of
the State" ~ the season i. 8, hand when
sohoo. committees decide upon the text boob
10 be used during the coming year, the board
consider, it timely 10 make recommendation,
a" tn.' CONNECTION. ' uncertain
/, i, very impor,a ~ ansas shou.d
hA,e a greater know.e!,t Of the subjects
laugh, than j, contained IN the text books
which are used by their pupils; and, con,e-
queaily, il j. ADVISED ,hat they study care
fully Martins The Human Body, III. Holt \
Co.. New York. The unabridged edition. the
advertised price Of which : only S2.,j; OF
Huxley 4 louman,' Physiology and lily
gene d. Appleton x Co.. New York,
smaller work. bat remarkable FOR it.
method and cearness. Those who have
little children 10 teach wi! get good
suggestions a, 10 the best system Of pre-
senring physiological truths to the very
Young from Misses Buckeew and Lewis
Practical Work 10 tie Schooi-room. Part !
"A. Lowell \ Co. New York }. bat they are
warned tina, much Of the science in the little
book is such on!y IN name.
For use in hish-sehools. Martin. The
Human Body. brefer course. I'll Holt X
Co., New York. or Walkers Anatomy.
Physiology and Hygiene "A. Lowell < Co.,
New York; Is recommended. The above
mentioned work Of Huxley and Youmans
would be given the preference for this grade,
but for the fact that, having been written
some wears ago. il does not present The sub
ject- with special reference to the action Of
stimulants and narcotics upon the human
system. and recent legislation insists upon
the emphasizing Of this point. \ we!i-in-
formed teacher. however, could supply this
deficiency by oral instruction.
For ungraded high schools in small towns
we recommend Blaisdelrs Our Bodies and
How We Live, lee x Shepard, Boston,
This is more elaborate work than the one
Just mentioned. and We give it the prefer
ence, also for the higher grade Of Grammar
schools. Its descriptions of illustrative ex-
periments are particularly useful, and, III the
hands of capable teacher, it IS suitable for
use in the common schools.
s
and for the ordinary district schools, hearty
endorsement is given to Smiths The Human
Body and It's Health, Ivson Brakeman.
Taylor x Co.. New York;
Primary schools will find an excellent
book in Smiths Primer of Physiology and
Hygiene, (lvison, Brakeman, Taylor < Co,
New York which is simple ard plain, and
Yet correct.
As some Objectionable books have been
issued and diligently pushed by their pub
fishers, the board thinks it best to put COM
mittees on their guard against them. The
worst Of those examined is Brands Lessons
on the Human Body, which was evidently
vriiten BY one WHO has learned what little
be knows about anatomy and physiology
from antiquated sources, and not learned it
we'll, and who considers wholesale condem-
nation Of alcohol the best method of deal
ing with the question. Johonnot and
Bouton's How We Live is hardly less ohiec-
tionaJle than Brands book, and is another
good illustration of zeal without knowledge.
Hygiene for Young People, prepared under
the direction of the W. c. T. L., has too
little instruction concerning the care of the
body generally, and gives rabidly one
sided view of the alcohol question. Even
children will detect the falacy of many Of
its statements. and will thus lose faith in all
associated teachings. Intemperance of
speech is not conducive to temperance in
living.
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