Project Gutenberg 2010-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 102 Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta) 1842 1911 Swallow, Ellen Richards, Ellen Henrietta Euthenics, the science of controllable environment A plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Euthenics, the Science of Controllable Environment" by Ellen H. Richards is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the concept of euthenics, which focuses on improving living conditions through conscious human effort to enhance human efficiency. The book advocates for combining knowledge from sanitary science and education to create environments conducive to health and productivity, emphasizing the role of community and individual responsibility in fostering a better society. The opening of the text lays out the foundational ideas behind euthenics and contrasts it with eugenics, aiming to initiate a discussion on how individuals and communities can work towards enhancing their living environments. It highlights the urgent need to address factors contributing to diseases and societal issues, particularly through proper hygiene, education, and the application of scientific knowledge to daily life. The author stresses that both individual and collective efforts are essential to overcome ignorance and improve public health, leading to a society that prioritizes well-being and efficiency for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Euthenics HN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Sociology 239249 239258 2024-09-13T10:01:59.372543 2023-09-14T04:29:59.333836 text/html text/html 243143 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 84954 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149723 2024-09-13T10:02:05.628529 application/epub+zip 151149 2024-09-13T10:02:01.181540 application/epub+zip 151148 2024-09-13T10:02:00.120569 application/epub+zip 355678 2024-09-13T10:02:09.295488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320804 2024-09-13T10:02:04.817543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343654 2022-09-14T12:13:00.555724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204327 2024-09-13T10:01:58.713565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204997 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 76890 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 204237 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76716 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204234 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76678 2021-01-06T06:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21696 2024-09-13T10:02:09.434539 application/rdf+xml 19155 2024-09-13T10:02:00.480535 image/jpeg 4196 2024-09-13T10:02:00.298537 image/jpeg 141907 2024-09-13T10:01:59.392558 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia