The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-09

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the student might as we'll close his
books. We have been eye witnesses
of the student who tried, in vain, to
continue his studies duringill health,
hnt the result was death. Some STU
dents have been known to complete
their studies after their health had
given away, but life was shortened as
tue result.
With this science every teacher
and student should be very we'll &C.
ouainted, and then with common
sense, practice the same. The basis
of hygiene rests principally on physl'
ology, which teaches how ali organ
lied beings live and move. 1t has
been truly said, that health is more
important than wealth. What IS
wealth without health? II is COM
paratively nothing. A teacher should
be very careful in studying the laws
Of health, and cause the student to
put in practice the same. The teach
er should impress the student with the
proper habits Of living, and to 90
this, he or she must have some knowl-
edge of hygiene, ID. The teacher
should give the student tic correct
training for sitting, standing ana
walking, which is as necessary TO
health as dining at the proper time
and using the proper food. No STU
dent should be allowed to sit stoop-
inc. in or out of school, therefore.
parents should rot be ignorant of this
this great science Of health. Seats
for students should always be made
the proper height, when they are
made too straight the student IS
thrown too far forward, the chest IS
compressed and the breathing is very
much defective, and without good
breathing, no one can have good
health. Sd. Ventilation Of the school
is another very important step to
health. Every school room should
be we'll ventilated, pure air, is good'
but air once breathed becomes bur
dened with impurities. The breath
ing of impure air brings on headache
which prevents, at the time being
any one from being very attentive TO
books. The breathing Of impure air
is almost equal to a good dose of in
jected morphine. The teacher should
see that his school room is supplied
with ventilating stoves and fncs.
I'VE are sorry to say We have but few
such stoves in the schools Of this
county, some hardly have q fire place.
It would be we'll to have the windows
SO that they can be let down a few
inches from the tops in order to have
pure air circulate through the school
room, but not too much SO, as to do
harm to the students; these are also
important steps to health. 4th. Dark
and damp school rooms are injurious
to students, they should have as
much natural light as possible, too,
much light thrown on students is
very much against the eye-sight, at
any rate, light should come in the
school room above the eyes Of the
student.
5th. Calisthenic exercises. if prop
erly conducted in the school room,
will he of use to the student. There
are times when out door exercises
cannot be had. and this supplies the
need. Some teachers fail 10 allow
the students enough time for recrea-
ton at recess; this is wrong and
should not be allowed. But some
students have too much.) After
study, recreation must be had. The
teacher should aid the students in
preparing the best exercises for the
promotion of health. This would en-
courage the student to study and
practice hygiene, aud by this means
our boys and girls will be made
strong men and women. The teacher
should impress the students with the
fact that free use Of water, winter
and summer, is ap important step to
cleanliness, aud greet preventive of
disease. and in many cases more so
than medicine taken internally. If
the teachers can and will only initiate
these few hints, Though much i'm
provement can be made on them) the
health of our schools will be much
better. Let US move with the pro-
gress of the age.
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