Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27

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republish it.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Unit
ed States OF America in Congress as,
sembled, That the nature of alcoholic.
drinks and narcotics, and special in
structlon as to their effects upon the
the human system, in connection with
the several 81 81 divisions Of the subject 81
physiology and hygiene, shall BE in
Guided in the branches OF study taught
IN the common or public schools, and
In the military and naval schools, and
shall be studied and tanght as thor
oughly and in the same manner as 9TH
er like required branches are in said
schools, by the use of textbooks in the
hands OF pupils where other branches
are thus studied in said schools.
and by all pupils in all schools
throughout the Territories, in the Mil
itary and Naval Academies of the
| United States, and in the District of
| Columbia, and in all Indian and color
ed schools in the Territories OF the
United States.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
the proper officers in control of any
school described in the foregoing sec
tlon to enforce the provisions OF this
act; and any such officer, school direct
Or, committee, superintendent, or
teacher who shall refuse or neglect to
comply with the requirements of this
act, or shall neglect Or fail to make
proper provisions for. the instruction
required and in the manner specified
by the first section OF this act. for all
pupils in each and every school under
his jurisdiction, shall be removed from
office, and the vacancy filed rs in other
cases.
Sec. 3. That no certificate shall be
granted to any person to teach in the
public schools Of the District Of Colum-
bia or Territories, after the first day of
January, ammo Domini eighteen aun-
dred and e1ghty-eight, who has not
passed satisfactory examination in
physiology and hygiene, with special
reference to the nature and the effects
of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics
upon the human system.
Approved, May 20, 1886.
Mrs. Helen M. Gouger, who went to
Europe in the interests of Inter Ocean
and Indianapolis journal to study the
labor question, and the Irish question.
is now on the bank of Great Brittian.
From London she writes Il brief but
| interesting account Of the sitting OF
the British Colonial convention of
temperance workers. This was largely
attended, delegates being present from
! India, Gibralter, Canada, Natal, New
South Wales, and many other colonies
| The special attractions were "the re-
! ception OF the colonial visitors, by the
! National Temperance Leane, grand
professional march of temperance So
! cieties and orders with bands and ban
ners, Rechabite tent, temperance
choir contest, grand display Of the
great fountain, Illumination of the
i palace. It was delightful to witness
all this but doubly interesting to note
the grand development OF the Band OF
Hope whose increase in a little more
than decade is from l 800 to 15,OOO
Think OF this grand contest of singers
500 each, seated around the great organ
in Music Hall! The regular conyen-
tion work opened with q special SER
mon in West minister Abby, by the
Lord Bishop. OF London, from the text
"Bear ye one anothers burdens. The
report OF the delegates, though hope-
full and full Of success, bore the sad
testimony of drunkenness, and vice fol-
lowing the trail Of civilization, bring
| ing shame and reproach upon christi
anlty and hopeless degradation to the
increasing victims. She says after
noting with care the proceedings OF
this congress I am fully pursuaded
! that temperane work must come large
ly through Women's work to be effect
| i've and expeditions. What Great Brit
ain and her colonies need is an active
W. G. Z. Z. like onr own that shall
Danish the cup from the family table
and social gatherings and raise the
children to know the physical effects
Of alcohol"
The To-Day, in commenting Oh the
prohibition convention in New Jersey,
says: Five hundred and ninety-nine
delegates, and not 9 cigar or Whit Of
smoke visible: no wrangling or swear
ing was laeard; peace and harmony
reigned.7
a Np7yLY found mission church
among the 2ulus of south Africa, hes
this among it's regulations. "No mesl-
ber. Of this church shall be permitted
to drink the White mans greg, nor anas
PIKE l'e or.no~ touch il with his lips