Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
Health a Habit
By Frederic j. ffaskin

noticed. As TO-DAY the mum ~ ai ~. pi1hii'
attracts almost no attention, 50 docs
declaration like this, coming IRON that
governmental agency which has most 70 do
With The education of young America,
pass without notice Yet two decades
ago the theory that health is habit
would have received no more credeHee
than one that II machine weighing two
tone would rise into tho air and iiy-
Fvery-shere, continues tic bureau,
there II q demand fnr instructors who can
teach health. To thote teachers Who are
ambitious. who want 30 get AHEAD IN Their
caIings, the great opport nifty lies 10
capacity To stimulate hClief n health TO
create an attitude of mind favorable 10
health
AWAKENED .r0 VALUE or HEALTH.
Tho bureau holds that The nation has
experienced an awakening as to the val
of health has come to the be ief that health
ran bc Taught II be evea that IN he past
and present generation there were and are
many reopla with the habit oF illness
that the illness ldea was 50 perslstenlly
diuned into them that thev we're branded
with Il for life Now the program ia to l'e
changed and the schools are 70 bc the
medium
The bureau Of education bas recently
thls idea There u one entitled Make
H,alth ffatiis Autor atio IN Youth, one
on he "SurHner Health and Fiay school
one on "1lct for the School Child, one
entitled Wanted Teachers to enlist for
Child Health Service Ehry may Fe
bought for 5ve ccnts cach from the SUPER
ntendent Of documents, Washington.
- z.
'Ihc children Of the country, ovr7 25,.
n0n 600 strong. says tho Inst named u
these bulletins. who represent our ra-
ton future. are endangered Re phEsi-
cal impairment of the coming generation s
ane II IL, most dIsasrols ~ pr0d.c's p
IT,, ereat var, and<onc whose after -
faefs. onee established. can never hc faiy
undane Tho rrdIng of he var dos not
end this danger. These after effects ean.
however Ec prevented and tho teachers
III tba country can make nie confr'b'i.
tion 10 ihia work of prevention + de-
fa4ats immediate a@tiTifY ii1rca ms
cail ~ yol FIR service
You NAV * -he TEACHER II > rfral
school In charge II > squad os perhaps
AanIy Cd members 1i the crcators q or
] faturc. Or yau may ho y 4IpfTIntrHdenfi
responsible ipT III regiments ri children.
+ In any rase Won viii h8ve an nprarinn'ty
thie year. IN connection with tbflr heath.
which may never Feeltr In tho history 81
/ the country ! little energy. Y seiy ar-
Piled vi this tne ri CRISIS, plil accornpli-h
greet results YoT opportunity 4 one
which only on otn develop
Then thc bureau proceeds % o'Iftfne re
ncw gospel and the method thoi should
be followed n iis preaching. II says that
the teachiug mould ho positive and uat
negative The command Thou Shalt
not st4aH br changed to Thou strait
II .iaH rot he aid Don't fai 80 trlsh
vour tceth because I sou Do they viii
/ decay. fiji vaur system with rofson and
af9a34 II d4rt-zfI0n r. I'm fhg contrary ne
tfpift shall 6e, brush your teeth, rnlov
the lscIing of a fresh. clean mouth, iet
them glist4n when you smile iet them 20
efficient teamwork wifh yoHF stomach,
that you may ENJOY strength
PoaER or srGGEsTloS.
The child shall not I,e told not 70 eet its
! feet vet for fear il vii catch It's death d
cold. nit 10 wear It's rsbbers that il may
+ be strong and healthy. It shall not he
told rot to eat certain food for lear u the
/ f1tffFny ache. hglL to e.lg certain other t0od
/ hat Il may be husky enough u play
+ basketball ard hava good tiane p the
i woria The con i All along inc lDe
when Suggest illness std @eahaess and
s caIstnite shall ..ixe EaN - positive COM
i rlsnstS which suggest alpAp~ happlness ana
,os aal health The a.W heailn TACT mai
Is TIM, coming mic cf'lcta -eeog9tt'oa :
that continuous suggestion h.4s - =
i#.et qa tic Wei oetug - tl1e 3n0lFlAlat
The teacher IT the parent ~t3 constantly
II 90 81. illness 3 actually n'lsailhg TN =
oa he enid The lndlF1dl-l ~ an "ak
81 Gfe who suggests heaith S exercising
Il f..-- ~ #fsrs-a
The public health ..athor.fles ~ reed-
Ing 81 new meaning s3eo some ei lie Ole
stories m the physiologlcs.
L .s.s 3 hundred years ago that certain
sei ntlHe gentlemen IN tr4l0e .-sAcd the
authorities 10 allow them to Try aD eH-
perlrn#rt ou = criminal Hhu was con
9iefnnsd 10 death Instead y the sIll0-
tine, II m..s given oEt. Itls man Ms y Dc
comfortably b!ed - death ne sere-
nony was e'aborately STAGED lie man
vas bladfalded and DJE - ogd It's wrists
we're bound and the doctors proceeded 70
what seemed u he the opening q the
arteries of those wrists IS q ma5ter G..
fact the SKIN Ras barely scratched. hen
warm water Mas poured town t3e nanc
10 produce The effect q faei i5o" - o.oad
aud the conversation Was about tAe Siisa-
H. 0I blood ard hs "auiEg q sseil3 2
a' the victim. ite u. toEs safd taas bus
h.eWas eab5ne aWat lhey weTg "a~ehlaE
hln ,ilc i a matter q taet the man ald
actually Gle Yet he llsa Is m blood N
al. had received no phNsgeal injury. lie
dted because his mind believed he "4S
gong 70 dis
This experiment has eeen told n teAt
books fof generations but i reauTnee Tor
the twentieth century to dfA~ the con.
elaslon from it that 10 81 mental ath-
tuds OF the Individual lay constructive
health possibility.
In one Of the offices IL a0 Ct the depart
mants Of the government there was s
certain man whose physical Ngor VAS 50
ercat and whose h0aSta iaess q 1t Wis So
constant. that his associates were .a-
moved and determined to 9yen1e them
selves an him They arranged that tiTst
one and then another shoaid comment on
the mans appearance oI illness Tor 8
week thev kept st hln. oae asking 4 ho
had not slept another L his stomach 0-4s
wrong, another il he hadn fever by t5e
end of the week the man was 4t nome lp
bed with physician ioT tie inst time 70
his life
uEtlln SID bAtrl0
It's thus power 81 suggesting heA.It faa
net .llaesS that thc hllres4a III education
wants introduced through the school
system Ii sets forth shc psyehaioslcsd
possibilities of thu situation II lgs ~
tentiau IL tba uuQteeti1aed taet that evefN
girl wants o. H. teAltifui II the er-
can ne snow Il tiat health Is .Hdl~p pens4oie