The Russellville Democrat., 1886-10-27
The National Temperance Edu.
cation Law.
To Boards Of Eeducation and other or
ficers entrusted with its enforcement

| fcers entrusted with its enforcement
4 An act 10 provide for the study Of th,
nature Of alcoholic drinks. and narcot
! lies, and of their effects upon the humar
(: system, in connection with the severa
divisions of the subject Of physiologJ
and hygiene, by the pupils In the pub
lie schools Of the Territories and 0f ths
| District OF Columbia, and In the Militia
| ry and Naval Academies, and Indian
and colored schools In the Territories
Of the United States.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF ths
United States Of America ID Con
gress assembled, That the nature ol
alcoholic drinks and narcotic, and
special instruction AZ to tlleir effects
upon the human system, in connec'
tion with the several divisions Of the
subject Of physiology and hygiene,
shall be included in the branches ol
study taught in the common or pub
lie schools, and in the Military and
Naval Schools, and shall be studied
and taught as thoroughly and in the
same manner a. other like required
branches are in said schools, BY the
use ef text books in the hands Of pu-
pills where other branches are thus
studied in said schools, and by all
pupils in all said schools throughout
the Territories, in the Military and
Naval Academies Of the United
States, and in the District of Colnm-
bia, and in all Indian and colored
scholls in the Territories Of the
United States.
SEC. 2. That it shalt be tho duty
Of the proper officers in control OF
any school described in the forego
ing section to enforce the provisions
Of this act; and any such officer,
school director, committee, supcrin-
tendeni, or teacher who shall refuse
or neglect to comply with the re-
quirements Of this act, or shall neg
lect or fail to make proper provisions
for the obstruction required and In
the manner specified by the first sec
ton Of this act, for all pupils in each
and every school under his jurisdic
tion, shall be removed from Office,
and the vacancy filed as in other
cases.
SEC. 8. That no certificate shall
be granted TO any person to teach IN
the public schools Of the District Of
Columbia or Territories, after the
FIRST day Of January, ammo Dominl
eighteen hundred and eighty eight,
who has not passed satisfactory
examination in physiology and hy-
giene, with special reference to the
nature and effects Of alcoholic drinks
and other narcotics upon the human
system.
Approved, May 20, 1886.
TEXT BOOKS.
The friends of this legislation
would respectfully suggest that in
the selection OF text books to meet
the requirements Of this statute, three
points should be considered
Let. The intent OF the law.
End. Its specification.
3rd. The age and previous acquire
ments Of pupils who will use the
books.
Therefore the text books having
been tried by these tests, the book,
or books, best calculated to accom-
plish this intent, that best meet the
specifications Of the law, and are
best adapted to the age and previous
requirements of the pupils who will
use them should be selected, in ODE
diencc TO the spirit and letter Of this
Legislation.
THE INTENT OF THIS LAW.
To teach tho dangerous character
OF alcoholic drinks aud narcotics, and
to intelligently forewarn pupils In
the, specified schools against the
formal: on or alcoholic and other mar
cotic habits In connection with the
study OF other relative facts OF life
and health. is manifestly the intent
Of this statute.
SPECIFICATIONS.
1st. In said schools the nature ol
alcoholic drinks and narcotics musl
be taught; that is. the nature ol
character of such drinks as contain
alcohol, as Beer, Wine, Brandy, CT
der, etc.
End. There must also be studied
1.-THE effects of these substances
"upon the human system," that is
upon the whole being or nature
mental, moral and physical.
3rd. These effects must be laugh,
in connection with the several divis
ions Of physlology and hygiene.
4th. The effects Of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics and not physlology
must be the chief topic In this study
for the law demands Especial instruc
ton" on the former. Physiology II
only relative, or method to provide
that the pnpil may know enough o
physiological law to understand tht
results OF alcoholic aud other narcot
| ic habits. Unless text books make
the effects of alcoholic drinks ant
narcotics upon The human system
their SPECIAL oBJECT, they are no
books which teachers and supervis
|ors would be justified in selecting O.
using.
5th. This brancl, must lie taugh
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