The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-01-10
HEALTH IS AMONG THE VIRTUES.
1t Is Now Admitted That 1t Is Moral
Obligation to Keep Well.

1t Is Now Admitted That 1t Is Moral
Obligation to Keep Well.
In recent paper on "The Right Edu-
cation of Girls" Miss May Hoggenboth-
am, the head of the domestic science de-
partment Of the Drexel institute, peril
nently says that among the convictions
that the earnest spirit of the nineteenth
century is blowing deep into the minds
of men are the dignity and preciousness
of human life and the moral obligation
that rests upon each and all to preserve
that life in health and vigor for as long
period as may be possible. y
After emphasizing the fact THAT the
time is coming when pestilence and dis
ease shall no longer be looked upon as
visitations of Providence, and show
ing, too, how physicians, boards Of
health and Legislatures labor in vain to
establish healthy conditions while the
great mass of housekeepers are Ignorant
of sanitary principles, the paper con,
tinues:
Every woman should understand the
details as we'll as the theory of santa.
ton She should understand what is
meant by good air and good water, un
der what conditions they become CON
taminated and what means of proven
ton are i'll the power of the housekeep
er The serious and imminent danger!
to life and health that may arise from
defects in the water supply and drain
age of the house can often be averted by
intelligent oversight and knowledge
of what defects to look for.
When women know what is meant by
good plumbing, good woodwork, goot
sanitary conditions generally, builder
will not dare to rely, as many do now
upon frescoed walls, tawdry mantel cab
inets, snowy stationary wardrobes ant
beveled glass doors to sell or rent house
that have thin walls, wretched floors
mean woodwork, meaner plumbing ant
unsanitary conditions generally.
Upon proper diet more than upon an.
other thing depends the health and con
dition of every human being. Life itsel
is matter of nutrition, and man
earthly destiny turns on the considera
ton of his diet 1t involves his strength
both of body and of mind, and it large
ly determines his disposition. We al
recall the case of Carlyle, who mad
things hard for himself and those aroIn,
him because he was the "miserabl
owner Of a diabolical arrangement calle
stomach" If Carlyle had possessed III
knowledge of foods that is possible t
the school girl or boy of today, h
would have been better man and hi
wife and mother happier women.
No argument is strong enough to con
vey the full significance of the mother
responsibility to her household in tn
matter of foods. In those periods Of in
fancy and early childhood which are be
You'd the control of the individual
rests with the mother to supply the foo
that will best build up the tissues c
the body, keep the blood pure and SUI
ply the beat and vital energy to kee
the bodily machine in motion. Their
may be hereditary taint-a tendenc
to biliousness, headache, poverty {
blood, nervous hysteria. She can CON
bat all with proper diet at the rigf
time With the knowledge attainabl
today it will be a disgrace for the won
an of the future to exclaim, as thor
sands do now: ooh, yes, it is unfortu
nate. My mother and grandmother ha
it. 1t runs in the family. New Yor
, Times.