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THURSDAY. MAY _ 14TH, 1931 THE HAILEYBURIAN Page 3 Mental Health By D. M. LeBOURDAIS Director, Division of Education, Cana- dian National Committee for Mental Hygiene BLAMING THE INDIVIDUAL IS THE EASIEST COURSE Modern Science, However, is Finding That the Community Must Assume Larger Share of Blame _A correspondent writes about her brother. He was bright at school, she says, but quit at 13 when he was-in the 8th grade. During the next few years he worked at a variety of occupa- tions, sticking to none very long. His chief characterisic was a dis- like for mixing with others. If there were visitors he would hide. Then he became more pec- uliar still, He would go for long periods without speaking to any- one; he shaved off all his hair; would light paper and throw it about the house; drank. peroxide, hair oil, etc. Finally he was tak- en to a mental hospital. She seems puzzled by the fact that, at times, he could talk quite sens- ibly ; and wonders if he were not himself largely responsible for his own condition--if he is not more to be blamed than pitied. To determine the exact cause of human behavior is extremely difficult, and even the most ap- parently simple case requires a thorough study of all factors in- volved Nevertheless, in this case, it is probably safe to say that the boy himself was least to blame. In the first place there is heredity. His physical and men- tal equipment were thrust on him, so to speak. His nature was the result of a complicated set of factors stretching back into the past. As a child he was open to impressions on all sides, and nat- urally the first were stamped on him by father, mother, sisters or brothers, and others in the com- munity. He attended a school and was subjected to a system of education which was little con- cerned in him as an individual. Later, while still a child, he drift- ed into the industrial world to fit in as best he-could. And mean- while he was passing through the most critical period in life--the age of puberty, when sex and its implications overshadow all else. Most of us run the gauntlet of " all these more or less successfully but a great many fail in one way or another. In the past, when one has failed, we have tried to hold him responsible. blamed him and overlooked the environmental factors which are much more to blame. Now it is coming to be realized that we must hold the community respon- sible; and that the community can meet this responsibility only by providing an environment--home school, occupation, and other soc- jal relationships--which will pro- duce the least percentage of mis- fits. This is a big job, but noth- ing less will do. (Information on any point not covered here will be given in later issues if you will address your questions to "Mental Health', 111 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario.) BABIES are Upset ABY ills and aiuments seem twice as serious at night. A sudden cry may mean colic. Or 2 sudden attack of diarrhea. How would you meet this emergency--tonight? Have youa bottle of Castoria ready? For the protection of your wee one--for your own peace of mind-- keep this old, reliable preparation always on hand. But don't keep it just for emergencies; let it be an everyday aid. It's gentle influence will ease and soothe the infant who cannot sleep. Its mild regulation will _ help an older child whose tongtie is coated because of sluggish bowels. All druggists have Castoria. We have}. Ganadian GRANT FLEMING, M.D. HAND TO MOUTH Of all the diseases which afflict mankind, by far the largest per- centage are due to bacteria, or disease germs--our invisible foes. They are invisible to the naked eye, but are revealed by the mic- roscope. They have been studied, and the habits and characteristics of some of them are well known. They have their individual pecul- jarities whereby they differ one from the other: Some go singly, others in pairs; some are oval, others are rod-shaped; one likes one kind of food better than others do; and so the list might go on to a great length. While disease germs differ one from the other, they have points of simil- arity. For instance, they must fiealth Service OF THE Medical Association Edited"by ~ ASSOCIATE SECRETARY get into the body if they cause disease, and most of them find their way in through the mouth. Another point which they have in common is that they are unable to withstand drying and sunshine As a matter of fact, they die off fairly quickly outside the body. To exist, they need moisture, warmth and darkness. It is obvious, then, that it is de- sirable to keep disease germs from passing between our lips into the dark, warm, moist inter- ior of the body where they have every opportunity to cause mis- chief. One frequent way for this to happen is when the germs we have picked up on our fingers and hands get into our mouths be- cause of the habit we have of touching our lips, of putting the | fingers into the mouth, or touch- ing food with unwashed hands. A considerable amount of dis- ease is a hand-to-mouth affair. As we go about our daily routine, our hands are certain to become soiled. We shake hands witha person who has just coughed or sneezed behind his hand, or who has used his handkerchief touch have numerous articles which been touched by other body secretions. As our hands are usually warm and moist, these conditions favor the exist- ence of the germs. It does not matter if germs are on the hands as long as they stay there. The unbroken skin is a barrier to germs.. The danger lies in introducing any germs which may be on the hands into the mouth or nose. This danger can be avoided if we make it a point never to put our unwashed hands to 'our faces, excepting when using a handkerchief, and neyer to touch food unless we have thoroughly washed our hands, No matter how clean they look the hands should always be given a thorough washing before meals or before preparing food, and that is soiled with secretions. We| people with hands soiled by their they should be wiped on the per- :son's own towel only. It is quite as dangerous to use a common towel as it is not to wash at all. ! Questions concerning Heatrh, addressed to the Canadian Medical Association, 184 College Street, Toronto, will be answered personally by letter. | ea aes Eee ; Moffatt-Hall Mines Limited is icarrying out a program of explo- ration on its properties in the eastern section of the Kirkland Lake field. 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