The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25
NATIONS AND MAIDS.
HoWs AND WHY'S OF HOUSE
HOLD MANAGEMENT.


only small stream. and that IL
bridgcd over
As the twig is bent M the tree
grows b. claimed To be as true ~
physical as ~ vegetable life. That
is To sny. the bones of young children
are soft and will take the position In
which they are habitually placed.
Therefore. much IS to be- heard a. to
the attitudes children should be made
to take at school in writing or study.
my or pructicing at home on the
plano Recognizing the serious effect
of carclcssncs. In this line. physi.
cians have looked thoughtfully INTO
the matter aud devised dcsi,s that
should remedy the evil II possible.
orders they give are that the seat for
child should not be- deeper than the
length Of the thigh or higher than
the length Of the leg; Il, bacl,
not 20 bc above the shoulders and
should bee archci 80 us to nc Ia the
hollow Of the backs % hard cushion ar
O. false bacl, made Of leather stiffcncd
with steel would meet the require.
mcnts nicely The bacl, ot the chair
should slope backward slightly. form.
ing an JINGLE uf 100 To no degrees
with the scat, aud should serve a. a
support To the whole OF the spine
when a child leans backward. The
distance from the top OF the scat 20
the top of the table should be one.
eight Of girl err unc-scvcuth Of a
boy. The edge uf the table should be-
just over the edge ~ the chair. aud
the slope should be- two inches to
twelve he breadth
So much for the dcsl, and seat
Next In importance Is the attitude
in sitting.
The body should be- sct we'll into
the chair, firmly touching tho wood
with the lower part Of the spine.
trunk held erect, legs straight before
trunk and feet resting upon % sloping
cricket, which stcniirs the legs The
forcarms should rest two.third.
lengths on ths table. This position
keep, all muscles aud bones la the
proper place. As this g. the correct
way 10 ,it when older. II Is well to
train every child after this manner
from common sense standpoint, "a
all laws Of physical culture are
founded ON practical reasons.
That many eases Of lateral curva.
ture Of the spine are due to this lay.
| ity az school and az home with chill.
drcn who, having weak backs. as.
sumo continuous faulty attitudes
there Is no gainsayin Ing.
\ Berlin physician, having eX.
amincd 200 school children who were
writing, found In 100 cases that the
trunk inclined. In thirty-fou the
trunk inclined toward the right, but
the body twisted toward the left. In
only six cases there was the trunk
straight In only thirty.eight was
the transverse axis Of tho body par.
allel with the desk.
Two girls twin sisters have also
been noted In New York who sat at
the same desk ON bench; one leaned
habitually on the left arm, with the
body twisted, the other on the right,
and curvaturcs were developed In the
girls according to their sitting.
OF course, II h true that grown pco.
/ Pile assume equally incorrect posi-.
tions. but the frame II developed aud
the bones are less pliablc The weak
est part Of u child is that long stretch
down the spinal column from the col.
lar TO the belt; part that Is more
apt TO wriggle aud drop and twist
aud lounge than any other portion OF
their anatomy Continuous mus.
cular action is necessary for hold.
ing Il erect, and favorable conditions
must be supplied TO aid the body. II
not the spinal column bends. the mus.
cles overstretch and distortion re-
suits.
The stir created by the abolishing
OF benches and other improper seats
In school has made many mothers so
anxious concerning a possible curva-
ture In their children's backs that
they have had their backs photo.
graphed and these pictures carried 10
u doctor This Is an excellent way
for the surgeons 10 keep informed of
a growing child.
Even II no serious spinal trou BILE I,
developed from sitting badly excessive
round shoulders or badly prominent
shoulder blades, ns u result, will ruin
u figure or walk for after life.
Troubles that arise from faulty
positions ARE what the surgeons call
proximate causes, The predisposing
causes are ricketts,, want Of nutrition,
inheritance and that brings about 81
much Of the deformity In the world.
These can only be remedled, the
other can be averted.
Even older people, whose backs are
weak and continually dropping.
when they assume sitting position
can strengthen them marvelously by
a system Of gymnastics The besl
recommended is 10 lie on tbs lounge
with the head dropping over the end
in this position use dumbells IL viii
be found TO develop the muscles
about the spine and those OF the neck
Stcels and other mechanical ap
planes are apt 10 weaken th,
muscles.
These curvatures are more likely IL
school girls than school boys; tn,
former eat less aud the back Is nevel