The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS NOT HEALTH
 CULTURE

 his pupils in football rises to defend biology from my attacks on the farce the high scnoois make of human physiology and anatomy; we are getting off the mat bt That IS pernaps one of the principal reasons why both hygiene and physical education are so lnadequateiy dealt with in our common schools There IS no more intimate association or relation between chemistry and general housew0rk, perhaps not as much vet everywhere the two subjects are confusedly jumbled together in an ainless way and if there is no official physical Instructor the whole silly mess Is left to the mercy or whatever teacher happens to have some spare time or even a nurse if she has nothing else to do. leges of physical education receive instruction in anatomy and physiology. and l am aware that students of nursing in some schools, as well as students of medicine ana studen.s ,o ol physical education But do not believe such training qualifes any individual to teach both physical education and physiology ana hysiene in any school
 Human anatomy is at least as important as algebra, from any point of view. fair elemen- tary knowledge of anatomy, such as any eighth grade pupil could gain in a term, Is absolutely essential as preliminary to the study or phys- iology. He must know how the body works when it is normal if he hopes to care for It ln- telligently when it is sick working abnormal ly. Such a knowledge of physiology sufficient for his needs could be obtained by every school pupil if the study of physiology were given its proper consideration in the school curriculum. If it is a small school with only one teacher for science, the science teacher should be required to have the same proficiency for teaching physiology as he has for teaching physics.
 The practice of including little smatterings of alleged physiology in a shortcut joblot course which staggers along under the ponderous title of Biology" is just one of those cheap tricks of freak educators opportunists, faddists. who have evidently achieved the ascendancy in educational administration for the time being. As long as the schools follow the present dumb policy the people of this country will re- main what they now, fine lot of prospects for every conceivable line of hokum that bids for patronage with health appeal.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Constitution
 What do people mean when they say a per- son has strong or weak constitution? e. A. Answer-so far as I know 1t has no other meaning than that the person enjoys good
 x-ray Picture
 Have been advised by doctor to have X-ray of my stomach. will x-ray show if there is evidence of nicer or cancer? (drs M c. F.)
 Answer--It may.
 Every Boy i'm Camp
 About our IA year old boy going to Boy Scout camp He recently recovered from scar. let fever and was told by neighbOr we should not let him go swimming for three months and that he M must wear wear r woolen % oano Answer-The poor kid. By all means send him to camp. Every boy should have month In camp every summer. Every girl too. for that matter. Unless there Is some complication which eonstrains your physician to caution against swimming. the boy should enjoy all the swimming possible. in the open air. Let him use that belly band to polish his shoes. That's too ridiculous.
 Anti.venom Keeps for Years
 My husband is e roaa contractor and as | spend part Of the summer with him [ bought, at sour suggestion, e package of antisven0m for preparcdness against snake bite. I hnve had it fsxz asaA v0f ffs man use it. Does it dcteriorate on long keeping? tAlrs E Y. J.)
 Answer-No. it keeps for at least Ave years. Every enc exposed to the hazard of bite by Fat- tiosnake, oopperhead or moccasin should carry e package Of the anti-venom in tho first aid klt. Hly following directions on the package any one may administer f.
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