Health and cleanliness : a text book for teachers
1938-03 1938 1930s 69 pages : illustrations CLEANLINESS IN THE HOME 41 provide an instance, since their proper functioning requires that they shall be exposed. Here, then, it would seem that proper cleansing involves the use of the abrasive, the strong alkali and the scrubbing-brush. This may be c...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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London : Health and Cleanliness Council
March 1938
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/5E4A2C2C-EA04-4460-886C-33C77BEA9B07 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/F10E1C3E-E3B4-43BA-9E57-E060806413D0 |
| Summary: | 1938-03
1938
1930s
69 pages : illustrations
CLEANLINESS IN THE HOME 41 provide an instance, since their proper functioning requires that they shall be exposed. Here, then, it would seem that proper cleansing involves the use of the abrasive, the strong alkali and the scrubbing-brush. This may be considered as strictly true. It may be taken as the point of departure for the scientific investigation which manufacturers of cleansing materials are constantly engaged upon, of which the general public hears so little. From holystone and bath-brick to the modern cleansing powders, which solve the problem of effecting the maximum of cleansing with the minimum of scratching, is a story of continuous investigation. The discovery of soap meant that the manufacturer had found a way of controlling alkali to any desired extent, and of making it conveniently portable. The discovery of soda and of ammonia added valuable materials to the potashes obtained from burning wood or seaweed. Olive oil and tallow have been in recent years supplemented by an immense range of vegetable oils, so that the modern soapboiler is able to supply soaps adapted to any specifiable purpose. The demands of people who clean their own motor-cars have resulted in a number of preparations which may be considered as soaps and abrasives combined, made up as soaps, cleansing pastes or powders. This section might obviously be expanded considerably. Its purpose has been served, however, if it conveys to the teacher that a great deal of the subject-matter of lessons dealing with the reasons for cleanliness and the practice of cleanliness in the home may be treated as simple practical science. Over and over again it is urged that the science taught to children who have no intention of proceeding to the secondary schools should be practical and closely related to everyday life. The intention of this section has been to show that matter relevant to cleanliness and its practice, in the home and in everyday life, could very well form an integral part of such a science course.
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