Tombstone epitaph., 1920-11-28
PUBLIC SCHOOL PROTECTIVE
 LEAGUE PROTESTS ON TEXTS

Schoc' Pro.eStive League here by q group or business men of Phoenix. steps were Immediately taken 10 have removed from the course of instruc- ] ton of Ihc pubAc schools of the s;ata. ;hree physiological books which teach ;he germ theory Of disease and the serum or an;i;oXin treatment 10 the exclusion O. all o,he. curative meta cd, Tla books are Primer of Sanita- ton" Primer of Hygiene and Flu, man Physiology The erofr;s Of the , League have succeeded 10 the extent jha, ;he sia;e board of education has sen; out 10 county school supernend- ems he following resolution regar din; ;he mos, objec' ionab,e of ,ne ,hrea. The Primer of Sanitation:"
 The Primer of Sanitation" by Richie contains certain pedagogical features that appear obiec,ionabIN, and the secre.ary of the Board is hereby instructed ;o request all the county school superintenlents 10 al- wise ,eachers and Schoo, boards that since his ,aNt may probably be dis. continued ai ,he end of the presen' var and since i; has been alop'ei merely as a supplementary text. it is entirely optional w.;h ,hem whether Or no; they use Ire ;eN; :u ,he!r res pe,ive schools
 The s'a'a bol-d of education agree! further to omi. certain objectionable parts oi Tho Primer oi H.giene" aul Human Physiology" from The com. pulsory school curriculum
 Emphasis was laid by the Pro;ec. ,yle League in is pro'es, asains; the three books or he fac; Ina: these books are written in such way as 70 nocu'ate the minds of children with ne fear and expectation of disease and 'he thought of death. Numerou, aasasees from the ;exi were ci'ei, smoug them me following.
 Primer of sanitation. pages ss ,5
 T The dipheria germ occasionally produces dea:h by causing he ,hroa, 10 close bu, he usual cause Of death in dip;heria is the very powerful tox. n So poisonou, Is 'h.s toxin Ina. q pa.eh or d'p.A.ria rm. ;hr s'2e sf <.
 hunbnaH my produce ,oN.a cnau-a % ca9se death The 'o>.n a'.aca, cial,y ,hs Kidneys. -Ae nereol, .y..cm ani ;he hear. Scientists ha @ earned how % g.. di,;heria an 'ax'n from 'he hood O ;he rose
 When a person ;- attacked ny dip ,heri,, some ot .A. an,.-.ox.n rom The hor.e ], injected mo The bJdy TA. io u5- k.l The 4iph,her:l germ, bu. destroy, their toxin and saves
 A, cell. from poisoning un.n ne body can Gll, od. ,he germ. and SC ..op tbe disease.
 IL is very !mqortan. ,ha, the an ,'..oxin be gwen in ;he carly s'ages Of diph,her.a, for a:,er he toxin has J1isoned the cells of 'he hervous sy>- lem. kidney, and near. grea, damage h4s ben done, and i, ;s no; possible to undo i; An:;-toX!n is useful in al stages O! ,ae ,.sease. however. and should always be ustd ]: Is a,so very useful in preventing diphtheria and when a person has been expos | 70 the germs. dose Of anii-toXin is often given to prevent the develop mem of the disease
 From the very 5eeinning of IS : use in the trea'Aen; of diphtheria. an. ti-;CXin has ben great suceess h. deed. wben an;i-toXin Is given in ths very early stages of ;he disease. there are almost no deaths; and in some . states when a death from diphthe-ia l is reported an investigation is made } 10 determine who was responsible fo' , the failure Q use ihe anti.tox!n ir time l; should be understood that the paralysis which sometimes !o, , lows diphthenia is not caused by anti , toxin, bu; by the disease"
 The Protective Leagues protest va. , based on the grounds that this Is dis tinctly propaganda for the further ance of one method of treating dis , ease. tha; of anti-toX!n. and that | !.
 for tha, reason contrary to the s;l ! iuie.