This convenience writer has again used the1883 publication published by the North Carolina State Board of Health for her source text, the text called A Year’s Campaign Against Dirt: Suggestions To Citizens Of Cities, Towns, Villages And Hamlets, How to Keep Their Streets and Homes in a Healthful Condition.
Convenience scholars have differing opinions about the meaning of the last line: Are [public attitudes toward night terrors] public or private?
I adhere to the school positing that the writer fully intended to make a statement about the damage that can be experienced when issues of mental health are considered shameful and kept hidden.
Number 14 – A Year’s Campaign Against Nightmares
Examine the subconscious carefully, especially during seasons of mental fatigue.
Note the habits of the population as to the disposal
of night terrors.
Are they public or private?