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598 THE CHARLOTTE M Sanitation in our Public Schools. At the annual meeting of the Iowa State Medical Society, held at Marshalltown, la., May 19-21, 1897, Dr. Frederic S. Thomas, of Council Bluffs, read an interesting paper entitled "Sanitation in our Public Schools." He began by saying the subject was a neglected one, and that it was not unnatural that we should concern ourselves regarding the school environment of our children, since they are beyond our immediate control when there. He regarded the establishment of a chair on State medicine in high class medical colleges as a step in the right direction, and thought our normal schools should make o # "sanitary science a part of their college curriculum." The school house should be hygieneally located, and beauty of design should in all cases be subordinate to the demand for sunlight. The heating and ventilating of schools is a matter which is rightly done requires much ingenuity. To properly ventillate, and at the same time maintain a steady temperature isa problem that must yet have much attention. The eyesight of school children is another interesting question. "The amount of light, the arrangement of desks, the color of the walls, the number of hours ol close visual toil and the size and form of letters in our text books, are factors in the development of myopia." A proper system of sewerage in every school building should be demanded. He said that while it was sure nervous diseases were on the increase it was not so certain that our modern methods of education were alone responsible therefor. The ambition of the pupil and his parents is more often to blame. The unfortunately brilliant pupils are often stimulated to make efforts which their physical condition does not warrant. This should not be allowed. No plan has been adopted to ascertain the child's capabilities. All are asked to do the same work. This is a mistaken method of our present educational system. Some are put in school at too early an age, and almost all the younger pupils are too long confined continuously to the school room. Not more than an hour's continuous study should be given any child under the age of 12. "In educating the young we assume responsibilities momentous alike to the child, the State and the nation." We must, therefore, do each his duty toward the solving of these numerous problems in the correct education of our youth in the public schools. !AL JOURNAL. Longevity. The April issue of the "Medical Brief" has an article 011 Longevity, written by Dr. Robt. Dalton, of Tacoma, Wash., which treats the subject physiologically and seems to advance some ideas interesting to all who aspire to the enjoyment of long life. Improvement of diet and the progress of hygiene generally, within the closing century, have contributed so much to the health and comfort of the human race that, in the opinion of the writer, life has been prolonged, and, therefore, should stand as limited to 80 instead 70 years. Yet he regards the age of 70 as critical, inasmuch as a great majority of people ignorantly suppose that it safe to practice habits of indulgence usual in youth and early manhood, and he contends that this error is the chief factor leading to death among men bordering on the age of 70 years. He suggests that as long as the system is building up to maturity from childhood to middle age, there is little danger from excess of pabulum, as the demands of growth and the energy of digestion at that period are amply sufficient to obviate injury; but when growth ceases, the same amount of nourishment, if continued, must certainly result in a surplus, which failing to be digested or appropriated, is very likely, sooner or later, to breed disease. And when we consider that energy of the functions is more or less impaired as age advances, we must admit that any such indulgence is at the risk of health. Hence whatever may have been earlier habits, temperance becomes absolutely necessary during the latter stages of life. The allusion to reports of death by heart-failure, so common at the present time, is pointedly suggestive of a more careful diagnosis, the failure of other organs less conspicuous being frequently the cause. The habit of constipation is merely alluded to as a condition evidently leading to auto-infection, the actual cause of many fatal chronic disorders overlooked by authors. Having bestowed due credit on heredity as a boon to longevity, and touched upon the importance of special exercise, friction of the surface, &c., the article closes with the following brief exhortation : "After all that has been or can be said in regard to longevity, all plausible theories seem to be based on a few simple premises : Obey the laws of nature and "make hay while the sun shines," and then when enough hay is made, turn to the cultivation of another crop of no less value and more genuine pleasure—a labor so easy that every effort is a delight and brings you in closer affinity with Nature's God. Learn while you live and know all you can as you go
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-21: Charlotte Medical Journal [1892-1921] |
Document Title | Charlotte Medical Journal [1892-1921] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Absorbed Carolina medical journal in 1908 and continued its vol. numbering with v. 58. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Mar. 1894) misnumbered as v. 4, no. 5. |
Publisher | Charlotte, N.C. : Blakey Print. House, 1892-1921. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1897 |
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Document Title | Charlotte Medical Journal [1892-1921] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Absorbed Carolina medical journal in 1908 and continued its vol. numbering with v. 58. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Mar. 1894) misnumbered as v. 4, no. 5. |
Publisher | Charlotte, N.C. : Blakey Print. House, 1892-1921. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1897 |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 10 |
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Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 598 THE CHARLOTTE M Sanitation in our Public Schools. At the annual meeting of the Iowa State Medical Society, held at Marshalltown, la., May 19-21, 1897, Dr. Frederic S. Thomas, of Council Bluffs, read an interesting paper entitled "Sanitation in our Public Schools." He began by saying the subject was a neglected one, and that it was not unnatural that we should concern ourselves regarding the school environment of our children, since they are beyond our immediate control when there. He regarded the establishment of a chair on State medicine in high class medical colleges as a step in the right direction, and thought our normal schools should make o # "sanitary science a part of their college curriculum." The school house should be hygieneally located, and beauty of design should in all cases be subordinate to the demand for sunlight. The heating and ventilating of schools is a matter which is rightly done requires much ingenuity. To properly ventillate, and at the same time maintain a steady temperature isa problem that must yet have much attention. The eyesight of school children is another interesting question. "The amount of light, the arrangement of desks, the color of the walls, the number of hours ol close visual toil and the size and form of letters in our text books, are factors in the development of myopia." A proper system of sewerage in every school building should be demanded. He said that while it was sure nervous diseases were on the increase it was not so certain that our modern methods of education were alone responsible therefor. The ambition of the pupil and his parents is more often to blame. The unfortunately brilliant pupils are often stimulated to make efforts which their physical condition does not warrant. This should not be allowed. No plan has been adopted to ascertain the child's capabilities. All are asked to do the same work. This is a mistaken method of our present educational system. Some are put in school at too early an age, and almost all the younger pupils are too long confined continuously to the school room. Not more than an hour's continuous study should be given any child under the age of 12. "In educating the young we assume responsibilities momentous alike to the child, the State and the nation." We must, therefore, do each his duty toward the solving of these numerous problems in the correct education of our youth in the public schools. !AL JOURNAL. Longevity. The April issue of the "Medical Brief" has an article 011 Longevity, written by Dr. Robt. Dalton, of Tacoma, Wash., which treats the subject physiologically and seems to advance some ideas interesting to all who aspire to the enjoyment of long life. Improvement of diet and the progress of hygiene generally, within the closing century, have contributed so much to the health and comfort of the human race that, in the opinion of the writer, life has been prolonged, and, therefore, should stand as limited to 80 instead 70 years. Yet he regards the age of 70 as critical, inasmuch as a great majority of people ignorantly suppose that it safe to practice habits of indulgence usual in youth and early manhood, and he contends that this error is the chief factor leading to death among men bordering on the age of 70 years. He suggests that as long as the system is building up to maturity from childhood to middle age, there is little danger from excess of pabulum, as the demands of growth and the energy of digestion at that period are amply sufficient to obviate injury; but when growth ceases, the same amount of nourishment, if continued, must certainly result in a surplus, which failing to be digested or appropriated, is very likely, sooner or later, to breed disease. And when we consider that energy of the functions is more or less impaired as age advances, we must admit that any such indulgence is at the risk of health. Hence whatever may have been earlier habits, temperance becomes absolutely necessary during the latter stages of life. The allusion to reports of death by heart-failure, so common at the present time, is pointedly suggestive of a more careful diagnosis, the failure of other organs less conspicuous being frequently the cause. The habit of constipation is merely alluded to as a condition evidently leading to auto-infection, the actual cause of many fatal chronic disorders overlooked by authors. Having bestowed due credit on heredity as a boon to longevity, and touched upon the importance of special exercise, friction of the surface, &c., the article closes with the following brief exhortation : "After all that has been or can be said in regard to longevity, all plausible theories seem to be based on a few simple premises : Obey the laws of nature and "make hay while the sun shines" and then when enough hay is made, turn to the cultivation of another crop of no less value and more genuine pleasure—a labor so easy that every effort is a delight and brings you in closer affinity with Nature's God. Learn while you live and know all you can as you go |
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