The sun., 1916-08-27
Practice of Hygiene Catholic School Past Present and

paratus should have perfect results:
but the church school through its
devoted and Industrious teachers
should secure good results among the
immigrants children even without q
thorough system and fine apparatus.
We are now told by the experts
that the nervous strain Of American
life Is apparent In the unnatural in
crease OF heart and kidney diseases
among the more comfortable citizens.
II is certainly apparent in the native
Children. who cannot compare In ro-
bustness and nerve power with their
parents and grandparents. Our hide
GUS industrialissn Is beginning to show
consequences. Hygienio study il.
therefore. . prime necessity Of the
hour for the Americans as we'll as
for the immigrants Self-defence u
. law Of nature. The children need
to be taught In the schools the whole
value OF that one asset Of the poor.
q healthy body. The value Of knowl-
edge. OF study. OF time. of money. OF
virtue and religion. of industry. In .
common topic Of the parent for the
child. Why should not health have
ltS place III Tic 0lSCuSSloH. IL
assaulted by the interests a. fire.
Quenty as virtue and honesty. II
the child is to be put upon his guard
against idleness. drink. pleasure, ir-
religion. why not against the forces
which attack his one asset in life?
He should learn enough about sani-
tat.on to prevent disease. about con-
sumption TO avoid taking ii from a
relative or n neiGhhor There are
millions yet who do not know that
consumption is contagious and who
associate intimately with its victims.
And other millions who know moth
ing of the danger in unventilated
rooms. in poor food. even II plentiful.
In the exhaustioG produced by con-
slant oveTwork. And other millions
who see no threat in child labor. In
long hours and dangerous employ
ments for women and children. and
in other abuses OF the industrial sys-
tenn.
Even the children OF the wealthier
classes need instruction in many hy-
g.enic matters. with particular atten-
tion to their af,luence. High society
overworks. overfeedS overdances. in
all its functions. The children OF the
comfortable need to be put on their
guard against the temptations to de-
stroy that health without which
wealth Is almost nothing, education
and culture nothing and life deadly
burden. Educators are well aware
that goodly part OF what the school
teaches permeates the home and at q
later date the multitude. The use
OF water and soap and the bathtub
and the dis!nfectant has grown among
the Americans to proportions Sani-
tation Is almost a craze with ue. The
feeling against alcoholic drinks has
assumed the form OF a political move.
ment. Not the shadow Of a doubt that
hygcnlc teaching in the schools helped
In these matters. The generation
brought up In the anti-alcoho
schools now has the stage. II %
much good has been accomplished In
pioneer conditions. what cannot be
done when experience has cleared the
way? What an appeal the Catholic
system can make to its pupils on the
score of Preparedness for life or
earth as for life in heaven. Tn,
poor are lavish with their little. toe
lavish. With what care will genera
tion trained to appreciate the two
assets. healthy body and healthy soul
conserve them by the avoidance Of th'