The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-06-29
Scientific Temperance Instruction.


An important Bill, 50 far the cause of temper
ance Is concerned p tssed both Houses of Congress
aud was signed oy President Cleveland on the 2lst
OF May last. II bill " To provide for the study
Of the nature Of alcoholic drinks and narcotics
and o. their eject upon the human system, in
connection with the several divisions of the pro
ject Of physiology and hygiene, by the pupils IN
the public schools of the territories and districts
Of Columbil, and the Military and Nav i Acade
mics, aud Indian and colered schools in the terri
tories Of the United States" The law reqaires
that this subject shall be studied aud taught as
thoroughly and in the same manner as other like
required branches are In the same schools-that 1t
shall be the duty OF the officers in control of any
of these schools to eHforCp the provisions of the
Act, aud If be neglect or refuse he shall be re-
moved. as shall also school director, committee
SUPERINTENDENT or teacher who shall neglect or re-
fuse o. c lm Div with the requirements of the Act
And the Sill further provides that after the first
day OF January. 1855. no certificate shall be
granted to any person 10 toach in any OF the speci
fed schools, "who has not passed satisfactory
examination in physiology and hygiene with spe-
cia reference the nature aud the effects of alco
holic drinks and other narcotics upon the human
system Besides the territories there are four
teen of the States Of the Union IN which this
scientific Instruction Is compulsory.
With different Legislature than the present
here II would have been hoped that some law
might have been passed providing for simple
temperance instructions IN our schools. The
Legislature now IN session has taken up the
liquor law, and alter an attempt TO make liquor
which have existed during the past two wears have
in fact left the subject just where they found 1t.
1t may be hoped, however that we shall soon
have such instruction in the Hawaiian schools,
for the Board of Education have already ordered
two Thousand copies of the "Child's Health
Primer with view to its Introduction into the
public SCHOOLS taught in the Hawaiian language
TINS itrir book IS to be translated at the expense
Of the N1mals Christian Temperance Union of
these Islands, aud will be Published in San Fran
cisco by the trm who publish the Temperance
text book l. California, and will be furnished at
the same price the English book. The action
Of the b lari Of Education which WIS taken at
the earnest licitation of a committee appointed
by the WOman's Christian Temperance Union,
aud on their hearty recommendation of the
Primer, has been the subject of warm congratu-
lations from those interested in securing laws in
the diff rent States of the Union, compelling
Temperance instruction in the schools.
Miss Francis Willard President of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, has wri-
ten an article for the UaioH Signal N 4i1ing much
Of the fact ia 1t the Hawaiian is the first language
int which the primer has been translated, and
Mrs. Mary Hunt who is head of the Department
for the Introduction of Scientific Temperance in
Schools has written her congratulations to the
Union here. TEMPERANCE.