=History.=—­In the study of history, the pupils readily discover that the men and women who have given distinction to their respective countries have done so, in the main, by reason of their attainments in science, in letters, and in statesmanship.  They are led to think of Goethals in the field of applied mathematics; of Burbank in the realm of botany; of Edison in physics; of Scott and Burns in literature; of Max Mueller in philology; of Schliemann in archaeology; of Washington and Lincoln in the realm of statesmanship; and of Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton in philanthropy.  They discover that France deemed it an honor to have Erasmus as her guest so long as he found it agreeable to live in that country, and that many countries vied with one another in claiming Homer as their own.  Phillips Brooks was a patriot, not alone because of his profession of love for his country, but because of what he did that added luster to the name of his country.

=Efficiency.=—­The study of physiology and hygiene affords a wide field for the contemplation and practice of patriotic endeavor.  The care of the body is a patriotic exercise in that it promotes health and vigor, and these underlie efficiency.  Anything short of efficiency is unpatriotic because it amounts to a subtraction from the possible best that may be done to advance the interests of society.  The shiftless man is not a patriot, nor yet the man who enervates his body by practices that render him less than efficient.  The intemperate man may shout lustily at sight of the flag, but his noise only proclaims his lack of real patriotism.  An honest day’s work would redound far more to the glory of his country than his noisy protestations.  Seeing that behind every deliberate action there lies a motive, the higher the motive the more noble will be the action.  If, then, we can achieve temperance through the motive of patriotism, society will be the beneficiary, not only of temperance itself, but also of many concomitant benefits.

=Temperance.=—­Temperance may be induced, of course, through the motives of economy, good health, and the like, but the motive of patriotism includes all these and, therefore, stands at the summit.  Waste, in whatever form, is evermore unpatriotic.  Conservation is patriotism, whether of natural resources, human life, human energy, or time.  The intemperate man wastes his substance, his energies, his opportunities, his self-respect, and his moral fiber.  Very often, too, he becomes a charge upon society and abrogates the right of his family to live comfortably and agreeably.  Hence, he must be accounted unpatriotic.  If all men in our country were such as he, our land would be derided by the other nations of the world.  He brings his country into disrepute instead of glorifying it because he does less than his full share in contributing to its well-being.  He renders himself less than a typical American and brings reproach upon his country instead of honor.