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American Book Company, 1885
This textbook is a health course for primary-grade pupils. It covers the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and opium on health, as required by law in many states and territories.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Smoking
Stowell, Charles H. – Silver, Burdett and Company, 1892
This health textbook meets the requirements for advanced study in public and private schools, in high schools and academies, and is well adapted to the needs of the general reader. Anatomy, physiology, hygiene, tobacco, alcohol, and drugs are discussed.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Health Education, Anatomy, Physiology
Stowell, Charles H. – Silver, Burdett and Company, 1898
This health textbook meets the requirements for advanced study in public and private schools, in high schools and academies, and is well adapted to the needs of the general reader. The textbook focuses on anatomy and physiology, hygiene, and alcohol and drug use.
Descriptors: Health Education, Textbooks, Secondary Education, Anatomy
Stowell, Charles H. – Silver, Burdett and Company, 1892
This textbook has been written to meet the demand for the study of the human body in the intermediate and grammar grades of the public schools. Especial attention has been given to the effects of alcoholic drinks on the organs and tissues of the body. In this respect no statement has been made that is not capable of positive proof. The author has…
Descriptors: Health Education, Drinking, Smoking, Hygiene
Stowell, Charles H. – Silver, Burdett and Company, 1893
This textbook has been written to meet the demand for the study of the human body in the intermediate and grammar grades of the public schools. Especial attention has been given to the effects of alcoholic drinks on the organs and tissues of the body. In this respect no statement has been made that is not capable of positive proof. The author has…
Descriptors: Health Education, Drinking, Smoking, Hygiene
Brands, Orestes M. – Leach, Shewell, and Sanborn, 1890
This textbook is a course in physiology and hygiene for young children. Anatomy, alcohol and tobacco use, exercise, food, skin, eyesight, and hearing are covered. It is recommended that the pupils should frequently be required to write short compositions upon selected topics; and that the script interspersed in the lessons be written upon the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Health Education, Hygiene, Young Children

Brandt, Allan M. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Discusses the popularity of smoking in the twentieth-century United States and the government's attempts to educate the public to the health risks of tobacco. Examines the surgeon general's reports, the tobacco lobby's response, and the use of mass media advertising by both. Suggests that the United States needs to rethink the nature of behavioral…
Descriptors: Advertising, Cancer, Consumer Education, Cultural Influences
Stowell, Charles H. – Silver, Burdett and Company, 1893
This textbook is designed as a pupil's book for use in the primary grades of schools, both public and private. It is so written that the subject-matter can be read and understood by pupils who are able to read well. While stating in simple language some elementary facts in anatomy and physiology, especial attention has been given to rules for the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Drinking, Smoking, Diseases

Pego, Christina M.; And Others – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1995
Explores possible historical and cultural reasons for the high prevalence of contemporary tobacco use among North American Indian populations. Discusses historic ceremonial and medicinal uses of tobacco, contemporary ceremonialism, and clinical observations concerning Indian tobacco use. Recommends that prevention programs promote a return to the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Ceremonies
Pego, Christine M.; And Others – Winds of Change, 1997
Recounts the history of tobacco and its use, emphasizing the difference between American Indians' sacred relationship with "sacred" tobacco and the hedonistic use of "secular" tobacco. Recommends reviving the distinction between the two, especially in substance abuse programs. Sidebars discuss the Traditional Native American…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Ceremonies, Cultural Maintenance
Heck, W. H., Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Children spend more time in school than anywhere else with the exception of home. This bulletin provides information to help support healthy and productive school environments for our nation's school children. It contains contributions from American Medical Journals, compiled from the year July, 1914 through July 1915. The following contents are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Child Health, Public Health, Health Promotion