The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-10
Public Schools,

Tho German population of New York is d. mand-
ing varions reforms in the public schools Of that
Shte-among others, that competent teachers Of
gymnastics shall be appointed for each school, and
and regusr hours devoted to physical EXERCISE tn
same as 10 now given to mental labor. We are glad
to see this movement, and hit be successfully
introduced into the schools of the East 1t will not
long in working its way out West. Children are
very generally what either their mental, moral or
physical training make them. If the morals are not
properly developed, the growth will be bad one ;
the intellect lying faIlow produces fruit aud the
child to whom no invigoratnx exercises Of the body
are given will be puny and tender. If his brain is
constantly given employment at the expense of his
muscles, he cannot be active or healthy. s5ss-z -
strong mind always invariably accom- panies
strong body. An eminent surgeon at Philadelpha,
who has for years made the OF deformed child
rem bis study, and who has restored hundreds to
their proper bodily condition, says that while in al
instance of physical distortion, there ha
been sympathetic distortion of the mental facul-
ties, aud that he has never cured single case of
malformation Of body in which there was not At
once to be perceived increase ofnellectual pow.
er. As the distorted limbs assumed their proper
shape and performed their natural functions so did
the brain, in answer to the redeemed body, exert
renewed vigor. -7s 4E6E
One FOUR late exchanges brings US an account
of boy who died in New Bedford, Mass, from the
result Of application to study, in the endeav-
or toquaify himself for promotion at the beginning
OF the following school year. But where one such
case this is recorded there thousands of 9TH
less sudden in their effects but less fatal in
tho end, Of which account is ever taken. 9Is.es
Alta late meeting of the Wisconsin State Medical
Society," when the subject Of Debility in children,
peciay with reference to the evils of over-taxing
children in Schools under discussion. Dr..
Morehouse said .,.-.-.
"In our common schools of the present day (every-
where, but more especially in cities and the larger
villages, where the best teachers are sought and
generally obtained, every inducement every incen-
tive that be devised and brought to bear to slim
u'ate and encourage study, is faithfully and persist
emily applied The consequence is. that many of our
brightest and best children, of from six to years
of age, performing more study, more mental la
Dor, than most Of the business men, or more than
their teachers. I am aware that many children are
sluggish in their temperament, and will bear and
seem to require great urging to get them to learn
yet with many of this class, il 10 their rapid growth
that takes away their energy, and even ability to
study and, consequently, you must fail to get them
to learn much until they cease to grow rapidly,
Or, iyou succeed in getting study out of them you
induce anaeEaia. What else can you expect? You
more from the blood than there is in it
and since the blood must supply nourishmcnt to the
brain and the body, and all its organs, for their
growth besides repairing the waste of all their
ertions, it follows that, whenever you tax that fluid
beyond its income, anaemia is the result"
The facts and recommendations adduced by DR..
Morehouse were considered of such value, that the
Society adopted resolution, requesting the general
publication by the press of the country of the Doc
tors address.