Physiological aspects of the liquor problem / investigations made by and under the direction of W. O. Atwater, John S. Billings [and others] sub-committee of the Committee of fifty to investigate the liquor problem.

  • Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913
Date:
1903
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Credit: Physiological aspects of the liquor problem / investigations made by and under the direction of W. O. Atwater, John S. Billings [and others] sub-committee of the Committee of fifty to investigate the liquor problem. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    has not passed a satisfactory examination in physiology and hygiene, with sj^ecial reference to the effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and cigarette smoking upon the human system. [Code of Tennessee, Annotated, 1896, sees. 1455, 1456.] TEXAS. Revised Statutes, as amended by the twenty-sixth Legislature (Laws of 1899, 234, 326). Art. 3909a. All public schools in this State shall be required to have taught in them orthography, . . . physiology and hygiene, including the effects of alcoholic stimulants and narcotics on the human system, . . . Art. 3973b. Teachers' certificates authorizing the holders thereof to contract and teach in the public free schools of this State shall be of three kinds, as follows : A county certificate, to be valid only in the county in which it is issued ; a city certificate, to be valid only in the city in which it is issued ; a state certificate, to be valid in all counties and independent districts of the State. Art. 3974. An applicant for a third grade certificate shall be ex- amined in spelling, . . . elementary physiology and hygiene, and the laws of health, with special reference to narcotics, and school manage- ment and methods of teaching. (1) An applicant for a second grade certificate shall be examined in the subjects prescribed for a third grade certificate, and in addition thereto, in United States history, . . . physiology and hygiene, and physical geography. (2) An applicant for a first grade certificate shall be examined in the subjects pre- scribed for third and second grade certificates, and in addition thereto, in physics, . . . and the effects of tobacco and alcoholic intoxicants upon the human system. [See act approved May 20, 1893. General Laws of 1893, ch. 122, sees. 17, 65.] UTAH. Revised Statutes. Sec. 1829. It shall be the duty of all boards of education and trus- tees in charge of schools and educational institutions supported in whole or in part by public funds to make provision for systematic and regular instruction in physiology and hygiene, including special refer- ence to the effects of stimulants and narcotics upon the human system. [This section is a part of ch. 49 of the Laws of Utah, 1897. This act was approved March 11, 1897. A similar clause was enacted by the legislature of Utah Territory, March 13, 1890.]