ithout saying that
a trained woman will be worth more than a man, since most of the
regulations affect or would be controlled by women.

A gain in the speed of adoption of sanitary reforms would be
comparatively rapid under a thoroughly qualified woman as instructive
inspector, and that there will not be any great gain until such a
measure is adopted is the firm belief of the writer.

Mrs. von Wagner's work in Yonkers, begun in 1897 under the Civic
League, is well known. After three years' trial the Board of Health
established her in the position of Sanitary Inspector. Her work in the
tenement districts has been most successful. Several other cities have
followed the example of Yonkers, but the practice is by no means
general. Yet there is no doubt that it would add efficiency to any
Board of Health.

The most recent experiment was the employment, the past summer, of an
inspector provided by the Women's Municipal League of Boston, to
inspect and devise means for bettering conditions in a district of
small shops where food is sold. The district had been found by the
Market Committee of this organization to be in need of such help. A
graduate of the School for Social Workers was chosen, who carried on
her campaign with the spirit of helpfulness fostered by her training.
She was given a badge by the Board of Health, who have been most
sympathetic and cordial in their support. The experiment has been
justified by the results and especially by the reception accorded the
inspector by the people of the district. It has proved that there is a
responsive desire to fulfill the law wherever its provisions are
understood.

Inspection cannot fulfill its purpose until it is instructive. Man and
the law will be in accord when the benefits of the law to man are
appreciated.

It is incumbent upon the sanitary authorities to see to it that their
efforts are not wasted on an inert, partially hostile clientele.

EUTHENICS, OR THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLABLE ENVIRONMENT

Human efficiency and welfare due to

Heredity (See Eugenics) and

Environment
1. Natural, cosmical--climate--
2. Natural, modified by human effort
Wet and dry soil
Waterways and forests
Food supplies
3. Artificial
Housing--clothing--sanitation

EUTHENICS--Conscious acquisition and application of scientific knowledge

I. Science in the laboratory
Discovery of laws of science
Knowledge of cause