Excerpt from Personal Hygiene The test of the value of school instruction is its usefulness in the daily lives of pupils after they have grown up. The actions that are discussed in this book are those over which the mind has a direct control, and the knowledge that is. Imparted is applicable to the daily acts of every child throughout his life. This book is the result of years of experience and observation by the author, not only as a teacher and lecturer, but also as an active health officer. The modern science of hygiene is only a few years old. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.