Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-15

can be taught their use. The lighi
should, as nearly as possible. come
from rear and left The heating
should he even and of corret temper.
tture.
As to the pupil himself, he should
be required on entering school al
the beginning of the year, to undergo
an examination, and If defective In
any way, corrected If possible, and ii
not, put in class where he can
lobtain the best results without EN-
lbarrassment and further injury to
health. If the child is infected with
ltuburculosis or any other infectious
desease he should be made TO refrain
from associating with the other
students while such conditions exist.
In case of lasting malady he should
be put in a separate department
arranged for such students. 1T is
much sin to permit that child to
Infect others as 1t is purposely to
inject the germs of desease into its
system and thus produce death by
its means; because 1t is In your power
prevent that condition as effectively
as 1t is for you to prevent injecting
Would you inject the germs of tu-
burculosis into a baby to produce
the deseaseN wilfully? No, but you
would do Just as bad by standing idly
lby and seeing a child expectorating
germs directly or indirectly through
1.-THE agencies of nature into another
child's lungs, and in this way pro-
ducing the desease. Is there any
/ IN ~
comission?
We should have the eyes and ears
Examined often. Doctors should be
provided by the state or community
for such purpose. You don't care to
have the charge against you for will
| fully binding child, but you don't
mind having 1t said that your neglect
in having them cared for caused its
blindness,
How many children are there that
grow to adult life that have de-
formed chests, unshapely faces, and
some even deaf due to the lack of
recognizing the existence of adenoids
or some other throat trouble. We
don't have to be physicians to at
least tell that something Is wrong
with the child and needs correcting.
We can likewise prevent many
children from being impaired by
cronic Diseases II we will direct the
child how to dress, what to dress
with and how to take care of Its
body. II children are poorly clad
the state or county should provide
the necessary clothes for 1T. 1t is
much cheaper aud easier to provide
for the child to prevent trouble than
| it is to do SO when It Is disabled
through neglect.
Now, /, as you do, realize that you
as teachers cannot accomplish all
that is necessary to perfect our
schools as to proper hyginic condi-
tions but we can use our influence,
play a very potent part. II we don't
understand how to arrange and re-
Icognize these conditions we can
lbenefit ourselves by studying how to
lido SO In order to benefit our DubIis.
We scarcely realize the RESPONSE.
Ibility of a teacher, You have d child
in your care about one half of its
active life. and II devoives mostly
upon you to make of that child an
Intelligent, active. trusted and re
lspected person. or a helpless. dis
honest nenrespected invalid To yol
the community. the state, and the
lnation has TO look for It's leaders
And the ability to lead and tht
Iamount, as leader, that he viii be
liable to accomplish, will depend OF
his ability to keep the people ant
community In healthfui and fobus
condition And the best way to ac
complish this Is to- prevent disease
because the rise and fall of natfoI
is recorded by the life and death o
: Its citizens where occurring In unnsua
numbers. And of course we know
the friends of death.
In you as teachers, lies . RESPONSE
bility of directing the communitie
in the matters Of hygiene. For yo
e are with the life at its inteiiectua
: beginning and II you implant In thi
Iehild the principles of hygiene an
: leultiyate it, tt will grow until tn
G lchild.s knowledge of protectiv
] medicine will guide it with the leas
!, friction to the end. Preservation &
!. life Is the inevitable result Of nature
q law. In man, to. the stimulus {
interest is added that of reason
e However. when one gees the bIundel
d ing attempts to aid preservation on
y need not hold reason in such hig
IS Iesteem, or feel complimented by th
d Iaddition of this higher attitude {
g Imam. II reason, however, is to /
l. Iexhonorated then man Is euipabi
e 1t is however known that In a
IS cordance with natural Law. that u
e lorganizm Ii supplied With powers /
ls nutrition which induce resistanc
II inabIe 1t to protect itself by the di
II truction. by the counter action an
d by the elimination Of deIskerIol
a, lagents, and thus by adaptation pr
sr vide for the rea1aabEishment of ii
n distrbea equilibrium which, 81
,e Ieould have been prevented. fia
se much better Is the prevention ths
De tthe re-estabIishmehI Of such cond
lie Itians. For no matter how small Il
Is laffeetions IL leaves its defect and tn
of we are replacing live tissue vii
be ldead, for such Is the scare. So
ne We can prevent the addition II son
he lof these little defects ts our bod
re and thus proloA2 the lives and {
in efficiency sf them white they 3
he active, by our preparing to leaS
mt land likewise to teach those who
led lives we are responsible for. we c
re, then say We are doing our part
he safely conduct the child through
i'd snhere In a healthful condition q
nd thus fulfill the commandment
nts the leper BE thus elean.'