The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-19

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immediate remedies, which were limited
at in many varieties, DR.. Clark closing
with the expression of trust that the
teachers would do all in their power
to protect the teeth of the children
as conducive to their best health.
DR.. Charles T. Rodgers talked of
Temperance having prepared a rather
elaborate paper on the subject. DR..
Rodgers said temperance meant mod
Grafton but now it has come TO mean
abstinence from liquors or strong drink.
He devoted the principal portion of his
paper to a discussion of the teaching
of temperance in the school, reading
the Act of Congress passed in 1886.
making such teaching compulsory. He
described the instructions sent out by
the department and told how the sub
ject has grown.
AS to the necessity for the instruction
he said probably no two opinions could
be entertained. He dwelt upon the loss
in money. in energy; the misery and
social decentralization resulting from
the drink habit was gone over. The
effect upon men, the moral disintegra-
tion or deterioration brought out some
good facts which were used to point
the moral. AS to teaching, DR.. Rodg-
ers said not only the hygienic effect
must be taught but as we'll the moral
and sociological view must be kept just
as we'll to the front and given their
proper place. AS to the ways of reach
ing pupils he said there must be care
so that children will not be brought to
look with reproach upon parents or
adult relatives.
AS to moderate drinkers. DR.. Rodgers
said he believed there were such,
though he said he would not advocate
drinking at all. He pointed out the
many evils of the habit, but entered
his protest against the Incorporate
language of some of the temperance
He said that if misinforma-
tion is given to children they will find
it out and the result will be a loss of
After discussing narcotics and stimu-
lants and their effects, saying such
things have their field in medicine, DR..
showed that it would be mis-
take to base teaching upon the radical
opinion that there is no possible good
from either, for later investigation
would show the fallacy of such teach
ing and result in breaking down the in
fuence of the teachers. He urged that
teachers confine themselves to the truth
for the case against strong drink is
too strong to need any exaggeration.
He maintained that emergencies made
necessary and that at times
such things are important.
Mrs. c. A Macdonald read digest of
a report by Prof. w. o. Atwater on
Alcohol. Physiology and Temperance
Reform. In the course of the paper the
point is made that alcohol has food
value but at the same time has poison
Gus qualities. Prof. Atwater made the
point that a thinking boy must not be
told that alcohol is poison, for he win
find that such is not always the case. |
Stress was laid upon the business and |
social side of liquor drinking, the effect |
Of example and the service which ev-
cry man owes to his fellows. The moral |
side of the instruction was brought out |
and the necessity 20 keep within accu-
rate knowledge was impressed The
effect Of alcohol upon character was set
,orth as the most important. where it
would be impossible to exaggerate.
A general discussion followed, the
Rev. Alex. Macintosh of Royal School
opening this portion of the program
As to his method of teaching, he said
hat he encouraged kis pupils to talk of
he subject, just like debating society,
% that the young had an analysis of
the effects of liquor as a
PRODUCER Of crime. He touched on the
moral obliquity which follows the use
f liquor habitually and said that the
eaching must be most careful and
must be followed after school Mr..
dackintosh explained how bible studies
we're brought up and then he read
everal essays which were based on the
tory of Daniel. which amused the
eachers quite a deal.
Miss Ivy Girvin, of Kaahumanu
school, talked of the hard features of
naking an impression upon children
Tho have become, sophisticated with
IL kinds of evil during their youth.
he advocated stories. poems and reci-
ations to awaken the interest and thus
ecure the confidence of the children.
Dr. w. B. Elkin. of Kamehameha
IanuaI. said that he expected that a
oxin may be discovered which viii re-
move the taste for liquor or tobacco.
Ie said he had known of success at-
ending the use Of tobacco with boys
y giving them all they wanted until
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