FOOTNOTES:

[1] Eutheneo, Εὐθηνέω (eu, well; the, root of tithemi, to cause). To be in a flourishing state, to abound in, to prosper.—Demosthenes. To be strong or vigorous.—Herodotus. To be vigorous in body.—Aristotle.

Euthenia, Εὐθηνία. Good state of the body: prosperity, good fortune, abundance.—Herodotus.

[2] Report on National Vitality, p. 49.

EUTHENICS

BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE HUMAN RACE

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[I.]The opportunity for betterment is real andpractical, not merely academic[3]
[II.]Individual effort is needed to improve individualconditions. Home and habitsof living, eating, etc. Good habits payin economy of time and force[15]
[III.]Community effort is needed to make betterconditions for all, in streets and publicplaces, for water and milk supply, hospitals,markets, housing problems, etc.Restraint for sake of neighbors[39]
[IV.]Interchangeableness of these two forms ofprogressive effort. First one, then theother ahead[59]
[V.]The child to be “raised” as he should be.Restraint for his good. Teaching goodhabits the chief duty of the family[73]
[VI.]The child to be educated in the light ofsanitary science. Office of the school.Domestic science for girls. Appliedscience. The duty of the higher education.Research needed[91]
[VII.]Stimulative education for adults. Books,newspapers, lectures, working models,museums, exhibits, moving pictures[117]
[VIII.]Both child and adult to be protected fromtheir own ignorance. Educative valueof law and of fines for disobedience.Compulsory sanitation by municipal,state, and federal regulations. Instructiveinspection[131]
[IX.]There is responsibility as well as opportunity.The housewife an importantfactor and an economic force in improvingthe national health and increasingthe national wealth[143]

CHAPTER I

The opportunity for betterment is real and practical, not merely academic.