The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-07

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near ssras, NJ rsseeesa ~ saarassi ssssa.
III it, ratmsanal ransr@. VI fnllc~es
/. To- .aais n.e hs selannl rhilslnen
IL lu,ln. sius.s mi writing lAr~r. ~
rery .taesls. WHEN hiaek lwafls anil
mnicls wunii " l~,s.r. Tyre anil
scrip, letters AMI ilgn,ss. an.l ihsaS rfi.
mary combinations. M lens.. should nev.
~ hr taught from lnpk@, Int frem large
AMI rcri.cils.fermri mo~iel-. printed on
cards anl hung on thc wall When the
cve and the memory ~" sufficiently
trained ID easily rrcoFniss and nHne
each letter and figure nj sight. and when
somc knowledge hax besn gained ~ the
power II letters anil figures iii comhina-
ton. then the same forms In hooks will
he al once familier nS old Appropriateness.
anil may be- studied without stiaining
the sight t. train the hnni without
straining the sight presents n greater
practical difficulty. In ihc large rchools.
IL course, NIL the children cannnt 90 to
tho blackboard Rut a considerable
practice In drawing lines mil simple oh.
iect- on goal.sise, states, in sort ri
frce. hand style. should prcccle tho
formation III letters ant figures, an,l.
when these arr begun, they should bc
made OF generous sixe. 4 correct posi-.
ton, meanwhile, should be- nh impera.
tive requirement.; aud. until II becomes
hahitnal and cay, good work should hc
held IL IL III secondary importance.
Harl sla,c.poncils and greasy slate.sur-
farca should not H. permitted; both
shonll BE- subject IL systematic inspec.
ton.
z. Ignorance or laxity OH the part ol
the parents and primary teachers, IN
permitting faulty positions of the head,
body, and hook, during reaaing. study,
and writing !. end ia not seeking early r.
secure the 1T llirent 60 operation u thu
pupil 4, simple and appropriate physi.
ological instruction,
/ 3. A prolonged rnl steady looking nj
nh object ur III o',iec'a near the eye,
though nj proper distance. without rest
or fri uu.nt cllasats. III HI. sia,ial foeu~ a.
| in long ani absorbed woodworking, IN
tene- study. or persistent diligence IL
neeilcwork.
4. Thu pract e NJ reading or othcrWis,
using III. sight a too short range. Thi,
results in rar; from insufficient light
or from ~ faulty direction, W TINT thu
hand ar holy throws n ahadow OH th,
page nr ~ that the silrsct rays FIJI
i upon I'll. eye, causing nnt,ae contraction
ot thu pupil, while the In1r IL IL
shadow. Ii results also from improper
/ ly.gra.lel desks, irum fmnll ana pool
type and interior piiating..hk, md iron
faulty color nnl cnaiisy ai pfiniing-pa
per: ulso from pal. writing
when ns.sl--and from the substitution y
The l,al.pfneil for tue pen, especially II
the evening.
D. A prone OF forward position of Ill,
heaa to long maintained. or frequcntl,
repeated, anil becoming habit. Thi
r.snl's from reading or stndsing Will
tue hnpk in the lsp, and from the IN, 0
\ desks nn' graded IL the height III iii,
pupil. DR.. Hove rspots pupils vary
ing .irllte,,. inrheH III height seated Il
the s..l.c Crude II d.sks. The ,listanr,
Of the "a from iha pare should mt u
less ihan twelve nor more than eighteen
inrh.n. Hasin. the .esks nj ton IN
from the ssut4 alsp inslMets this fault.
position. Tie tron, al the ,leak elianl,
overlap tn ttai nnf ii isa inches.
nainl. i y. III the hygiene d
myupy ,lia very .gti point il 10 guar,
against working in 4 80 ping position.
H. favois high. sloplnv deflh, nnd inli
cates . rrcsillnear drawing Oh Il i!at sur
face liz Il elassa! work which In special
II objectionable.
q. Since vliintel atmosphere In
- T.s nj 41., Assl1xa.a1
may nn' III nm'ts II add here TINT I'll
, effect j. hsd ;it il indirectly T. injnlr.
not IL Il ENJOY, lie sight.
1 7. Allowing snn-g,are on tho laag
while reading. also transitions 'l,l
clon l.,',aiaw 10 sunshine.
y. Reading mi studying in railrml
ezra IL known the i fruitful source II IL
. jury
\. But lnruileicnt light, perhaps NOR
. tllah my other cause, produces disease I
tlir rsr rnl .tetane. IN nj III III. virioi
! This IN not eeniiIcl IL the s.hoola Sa.
| Ii irun, lit lin IL III found Ia BE- there,
IN believed 10 bc vt oftencr illustrate
! III home, both is daylight md in III
evening, ia preparation for the srho,
aud otherwise. Artificial illumination
faulty 1T hess. hut. even IN the mo-
. favored homes. the elder group IL apt
mpnopnlisc the shaded uron.lixht /
] student lamp, while the nehool.hoy wit
Inn textbooks II found somewhere IN III
j outer circle