Excerpt from Primer of Physiology: Being a Practical Textbook of Physiological Principles and Their Applications to Problems of Health
It has been thought best at times to go somewhat far afield with the hope of widening the pupil's hygienic horizon; for the world is filled with people who for lack of a few large ideas are unable to use the many small ones that they have accumulated.
With the idea that children ought not to be taught the matter that is in a book of this kind because it may bring into their minds thoughts of sickness, the author is, of course, not in agreement. The real and vivid ideas of disease that are in the minds of children come not from books, but from personal experience on beds of sickness; from first-hand knowledge of the suffering of disease-stricken parents, brothers, and sisters; and from the sudden vanishing of playmates and friends. As long as disease is in the lives of children, it will be in their minds, and the way to put it out of their minds is to banish it from their lives. The author has done his part in the writing of this series of books with the hope that they would do something to bring sunshine and happiness into the lives of the children that now are and are yet to be. He believes that modern hygienic knowledge is able to free our people from most of their illnesses, and that this knowledge ought to be given to the people by the schools that have been founded for their instruction.
The author wishes to thank all those who have assisted him during the preparation of this work and to acknowledge specifically his obligation to the following gentlemen, each of whom has read all or part of the proof: Professor J. S. Caldwell, Dr. F. B. Dresslar, Dr. Graham Lusk, and especially, Dr. Martin H. Fischer. For the point of view of the book, however, and for any errors that may be in it, the author alone is responsible.
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