The sun., 1916-08-27

must be a Christian. The former aims
at a sound and healthy body no less
than the Christian. but It has addi-
tional or different motives. The aim
Of a Christian hygiene L. to train the
body to health and strength. chiefly
for the labors and duties and RESPONSE
bilites Of life. not merely to increase
its capacity for enjoyment. The chill
dren are soon to be the parents Of the
land. not merely the laborers. They
viii need strong bodies to produce nns
children. TO support and educate them.
70 Withstand the immense sorrows Of
parenthood, to overcome the fearful
temptations forced upon them by the
horrible immortality Of this hour. The
pagan hygiene prattles about training
the children for duties and response
bilities. but II really means to increase
their capacity for pleasure. to show
them how to evade certain duties and
responsibilities. and to escape the PEN
alties attached to the evasion. What
else is the veiled hygiene Of the popu-
lar publications? What other explana-
ton Of the insane enthusiasm. private
and printed. in behalf Of the crimes
called race suicide. birth control and
prophyiactic measures?
1t may safely be said that the
pagan character OF modern hygiene
has forced a Christian hygiene into
existence as measure Of self-de-
fence. Sir Francis Galton may lay
claim to the honor Of forcing the
Christians into line on this matter.
His efforts to apply stock farm meth
DDS to the procreation of mankind.
at least by its terrible irony. aroused
the Christian thinkers. II was self
defence and pKy too that forced the
American schools to clean up the chill
dren Of the immigrants, and this
process will have to go on until the
last child is fixed in habits OF clean
Illness. But II this had never acted
compassion would have taken its
place. intelligent compassion. which
carries interest much further than
handing a bcggar his daily fee. What
a poor teacher he would be who could
drill his class for years in the daily
schedule and take no further interest
In them! 1t haprtns that in this
world there are several thousand such
teachers. intelligent. conscientious. in
OustTlOuS, Uut VINO uTdW tne line Ht
the duty paid for per hour and will
fully remain blind to the good which
they might do. 1t IL 80 easy for tho
teacher to note the deficiencies of the
little ones and to interest them in
their removal
The lower sort Of immigrants chill
dren are a robust lot. but full OF little
defects and troubles. connected with
the eyes and ears, the nose and mouth
and the shape OF the body or its car
riage. These matters are noticeable to
the teacher. who has to take hut little
trouble in order to have them re-
moved. The poor are so accustomed
to hardship that deficient sight in one
eye, poor hearing. adenoids. decayinG
teeth. crooked limbs, irregular shoul-
ders and the like hardly get their at
tention. being bearahle troubles. An in
sistent inquiry from the teacher ahou,
them would result in their speedy re-
moval Harsh speaking and singing
voices belong TO some children, owing
to conditions at home. Many have pc
culiar habits in walking. sitting
standing, moving about. speaking. Ar
occasional admonition from the
teacher II regularly delivered will
bring about n change for the better
The elaborate system Of the STATE
school with its costly and complete ap