Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12

by young children are unfavorable when
anatomical structures and physiological
processes are displayed to them and they
can readily comprehend plain hygienic In
struction without any anatomy or physt,
ology. Physiology as physiology should
generally not be taught below the grade
of the high school, because teachers have
no adequate knowledge of the subject ana
until this time pupils are not prepared 1or
Physiology should be preceded by chemis-
try continued Dr. Croft. The teacher who
has not studied chemistry Is not competent
to teach physiology. Personal hygiene Is
best taught to young children through incl
dental talks given at suitable times. one
lesson q week ought to be sufficient. IN
struction in public hygiene. now almost
wholly neglected, should be extended to
grammar and high school grades, DR.. Gro1r
said in conclusion.
erence to loose generaliZed statements, IN
accurate statements and statements actual
ly false.
DR.. 6. Hudson Makuen Of Philadelphia
stated that fully 20 per cent of the popula-
tion breathe through the mouth In sleeping,
thus breathing germs and not permitting air
to be warmed by contact with the nostriis
as an evidence Of the necessity Tor the
teaching of physiological breathing. DR..
Makuen read an exhaustive paper on the
subject, pointing out the proper methods OF
breathing and suggesting remedies whereby
the present condition of things could De cor
u.
r. L. was next introduced to read paper
on the teaching of school hygiene. DR..
Putnam told briefly what she believed the
department of hygiene in the public schools
should be and Of what it should consist
HYGIENE instruction.
A paper was read by DR.. Victor G..
Vaughan of the University of Michigan
describing the efforts to disseminate hy-
gienic instruction. He reviewed the at
tempts made in Michigan to secure instruc-
ton in hygiene in public schools. Some
twenty wears ago bill was passed by the
Michigan legislature requiring the teaching
of hygiene with special reference to the
action of alcohol and narcotics In all public
schools in the state, and this bill provided
that no text book could be used unless 1T
received the approval Of the state board of
education and the state board Of health
The state board of health refused to ap-
prove the books which were recommended
by the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and the result was that the next
legislature repealed that part Of the bill
which required the approval Of the state
board of health. Subsequently bill passed
the legislature authorizing the state board
of health to issue a monthly sanitary bulle-
tin which is sent free Of charge to every
teacher in the state. This plan has worked
we'll.
General Discussion.
Dr. Thomas Wood Of New York was to
have read a paper on the training of teach
ers of hygiene for public schools. but was
unable to be present. and his paper was
read by the secretary. Following the read
ing of the papers a discussion Of the sub
ject was had. in which Commissioner VIII
liam T. Harris of the United States bureau
of education took a prominent part. Mr..
Harris does not fully approve of the pres
ent methods Of instruction in the schools.
During the course Of his remarks Mr.. Har-
rfs said: IT think II the whole hygienic
training as it is presented in our schools
| today should be dropped 1t would be better
for the pupils. The physicians must solve
| the present condition we are in and that
work will be negative-that Of keeping
uuacks out of the schools.
1.-THE question for the American people is
how to conserve and restore nervous .ener-
gy AS a nation we are bothered with
Worn-down nervous systems. I myself
have had a living experiment with nervous
| dyspepsia. Any encroachment on the in
| voluntary powers by the voluntary causes
disease In my childhood was bothered
| with nervous dyspepsia. I didn't know
| what was the matter. and found no remedy
| until was out in st. Louis. was bother
| ed with insomnia. Finally / noticed that
1 on the nights attended the Aristotle Club
| slept better I had been taught to drink
| a half glass of beer at those meetings, and
| that was the remedy. The involuntary &C
| ton Of digestion had been encroached upon
| and weakened and needed excitement.
/ formed a habit of drinking a little beer
| before retiring. However am total alb
| stainer."
| The afternoon session came to a close
| with the address of Mr.. Harris and a re-
| cess was taken until $50 o'clock, when the
| academy again assembled to listen to the
annual address of the president, DR.. Charles
| McIntire of Easton. Pa. DR.. McIntire dis
cussed matters relating to the practice of
medicine which were of great interest to
| his hearogA