The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-03
FARM, GARDEN AND
HOUSEHOLD.
A Hint For School Cffls

! 1t is tritc saying TINT Ee ssthns las
two sid $, and II Is lnite Is trle Of the
| human body As of msnN ether Things DO
you go TO school: II 81 you carry Naaks II
aud from the classroom 4 srtst many
books. probably, because II Is customary
| for many different branches 10 he studied
a, the saline time. Do YOU not carry
his hg pa, heavy, to, III proportion In
/ it- = le, upon Your left arm Certainly it
0, quit, natural 10 do SO. and thereby leave
/ the right hand aud arm free for Use bid
/ yuu ever stop to think what ELECT tins
weight upon one side of the body was
! having every minute upon every otAer
| part of 1t. NOW, cor slider tie matter FL II
moment. You, have AN adtquatt Idea 4
the spine, lis icons ruet ou al leeat #an a.
we'll rs OF the .eatlye pos tiou 1T the other
organs of The body Hud de You hot ste
! huA when tie arm is tXleitltsi II sustain IA
! weight upon one side - ut l.. III con
-cquence, pulled on Of is upright posi-
ton, ana Is ii further aud ratural couss-
qutnce, every tai or4aI is more or less
disturbed; Iut up 1--WE OF SIX medium silf d
| books may b. well to add an atlas TO
/ give an extra AwkwHrdness 10 the load,
| gasp ia iu your eft arm ard rest the
whote burden upon your hip. lhere. Now
/ consider that You keep tins p SIT on for n
certain length OF time can day for iiYe
days III the week, and for 10 weeks in "a
year, do you wonder that your left hip and
shoulder are higher than YOUR tight u =
| hat you are crooked, rouud. shondered.
narrow -che> ed and ore->ided--in>ide as
well "A outi 1t would be strange II You
were not and If rs result OF the inward
wrench, you have not bsckache OF sidt.
ache, or headache, or torpid liver, OF
weak lurg5, or Indigestion. or sleep
lessness-some physical allment or other,
which neither pllls nor powders, plas.ers
nor pOul ices seem able to cure.
Curvature of the spine is medical term
Of such dreadful significance that the men
ton OF it makes even the physician shud
der. There il no dtformity, pain or dis
ease " hich may not result from II, som,
of these results being too terrible to b.
Understood, except by the sufferer herself
In many cases this trouble is directly
traceabe to carrying "A load of books upon
one side. Yet. the books must be carried
if you 20 to school. Yes; but. fortunate
Nv, there is more than one way of dong SO
In the first place do not carry more at
time than are absolutely nece> sary. Some
times this Is done because the addet
welgh lit or bulk Is too small 10 be considered
of much account. If study hour it
all WED during the session ms Is the case
IN most schools, use II so prOtitably tina
one or two books can be left in the desk
instead of berg taken home. Then, by
AL means, have II strap or bag for the res
of them, that no part of your sreu4th ma,
ED be gwen to keeping them togethel
and then carry them in front of you viii
both hands, or with one hand, first OF
one side, then on the other the weigh
hanging from the shoulder. The burden
managed III this way Will be, instead OF Al
injury, "A positive benefit, if you stan,
erect with shoulders we'll thrown back aut
is similar to the effort made to carry
basin of water on the head, without spill
ing it. All girls want to be beautiful ant
graceful but how few real re that, by
disregard,of some simple MA trs disres gard
ed often because Of their very simplicity
they are not only DESTROY ing all grace and
beauty. but allowing themselves TO drift
into state of semi or entire inyalidisn
for their whole future lives.