The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

tnan ltS own, 10 use scratch pads
in place OF states, to have in each
school room drinking cups number.
ed and that each child should use
his own numbered cup and &c
other. To teach each child ne
necessity OF cleanliness as n re.
v%ention OF disease and when n child
comes from the water closet during
school hours to ask him before the
class II he has washed his hands
and II not send him out to do so,
taking this occasion TO explain to
the class that disease may he
spread by such negligence.
Lessons OF this sort even to very
small children, have, | believe, n
Tar more reaching effect than most
persons believe.
Again the teacher may I've the
first to notice the beginning OF dis
east in a child. All these iniec.
tious diseases begin with symp.
toms vague in character, in some
children marked than in
others, but always with listlessness
and apathy and Discrimination to
attend their studies. This should
not be abruptly reprimandcd by the
teacher hut should he the subject
OF injury as 10 whether for instance
any person was sick in the child's
family OF whether the child had
been visiting any sick friend, etc,
There are many cases OF typhoid
fever, in which the symptoms are
so slight, that a child NAV continue
ut school through The disease and
only appear dull and more or less
careless about his studies; and vet
these cases are the most dangerous
to a community from the tact that
they are overlooked and 20 about
spreading injection wherever they
20.
Therefore, make it n rule when a
child Is dull, llstless, apathetic, to
Investigate the cause before mark
ing the child as a bad student,
remembering that in such instan.
ces il; is better 10 err in nine cases
and IN the tenth to catch a child
with infectious diseases, than TO
err IN the one case and be right the
other nine.
The study OF the hygiene in the
schools, lot only typhoid
but OF each OF the contagious
diseases is one that should moi be
sllghted, as properly conducted
will I've conclusive OF great results.
II 's wrong 10 say that young
children cannot grasp such a sub.
lcct, Tor while they are moi able to
understand the theory OF disease 1t
is not necessary that they should.
By appealing to the child's
curiosity a great deal may be done
are naturally iull OF ques.
and nothing gives them more
delight than the stories ot natural
history.
do not wish YOU to believe
by teaching the cause and
method OF prevention OF typhoid
and other infectious diseases, that
YOU arr going 10 have immediately
beneficial results: /, takes time to
accomplish things OF this kind.
But when the generation YOU are
.eachlng Id grows up to manhood ,
With broad IDEAS on sanitation and
he prophllaNis OF disease, then YOU ,
rill see the good that is accom- ,
1llShed los the seed yOu SOW now. ,
There Is IN this county now no ,
treat moral crusade against alco- ,
lol and still YOU notice state after :
.tatc vc.Ing prohibition; and why' .
BECAUSE the physiological use am
.buse Of alcohol was begun 10 be
aught IN the public schools some
20 wears ago; and children who
earned that physiology then are
the voters OF the country. 1t
5 simply education and enlightcn.
IN the night direction.
SO let II proceed and what has
'crn Accomplished in malaria and
tuberculosis may be- increased to
include the other diseases known
o science as the pr"ventable dis.
.a-es. -A albuquerque Journal.
Use Tor Bear Grass.