Evening star., 1902-08-27
Englishmen Inferior to Fathers.

men are inferior TO their fathers in height
weight and resistance to disease He thinks
the overwork of the school children Is the
cause. He says this belief has been thrust
upon him by observing the constant physI-
cal breakdowns in overpressure schools
For every one that breaks down there
must be at least half dozen injured he
thinks.
An inquiry into the relation of restessness
of a young child TO its mental and physical
condition showed that the restless child
was both mentally bright and in good phys
ical health Mothers who have restless and
mischievous children can get a good deal
of comfort from the fact that these condi-
tionS show a normal and desirable develop
ment OF 1o2 children reported on as the
most restless the observers knew il was
recorded that % were in good health. 123
of them were mentally bright and II were
very bright. Only 10 of them were dull.
Characteristics of Children.
The following also came out pre-emi-
nently. though only incidentally mentioned.
They are apt to be boisterous and rude in
their play and often hurt other children
without intending to. They are mischiev-
Gus and disobedent to parental authority
They are often whipped, but do not mind
the whipping. They seem very insensitive
to pain. The majority of the restless chill
dren described are under six years old.
Restlessness appears to disappear with
mental occupation.
The restless child seems to be an es-
pecially instructive type and one that is
very little understood. He is the child who
makes most of the trouble for his parents
and the teacher. He is often thought to be
willful and bad and may be made so IL he
does not receive proper training. Restless
ness applied to children below the school
age may be taken as nearly equivalent to
activity. The physical activity of a child
at this age is very fair measure of the
energy he develops.
A Good Animal.
The restless child is, as a rule, a pecu-
liarly good animal. as well as. seen from
the characteristics given-bofsterous, rude.
mischievous, disobedient, talkative, Insen-
sitive to pain, fond of teasing. often cruel,
destructive, social, often leaders, bright,
yet thoughtiess. Restlessness in children
up to six seven years of age seems to be
a good sign, but bad sign afterward. It
does not usually last much later than this
in its extreme form. The restless child
should naturally develop into a man Of
action.
A quiet child is not necessarily one that
will not develop into a bright man or wo-
the result of rapid growth or other condi-
tions, that disappear when they become
more mature.
Quiet Children
Observations were made of los quiet chill
dren. Some of the observers said they did
not know any quiet children, but from the
answers given it would appear that the
health of the quiet children is not as good
and they are not as bright as the restless
children But of course the numbers are
too small for safe conclusions.
Several types OF quiet children can be
made out
l. There is the child who seems to lack
energy all around. He is inactive mentally
and physically. He is the typical dull
scholar at school. He cannot be educated
without unusual stimulation.
2. There is the child who is inactive from
sheer rapidity of growth. He grows five or
six inches In year, and lies around all
day.
8. Fat children are nearly always mac
tive
4. The large number who are said to have
poor health would indicate that loss OF en-
ergy due to disease is one very important
factor.
8. Overwork, mental or physical. produces
QuietneSS.
Differ From Restless Little Ones.
A characteristic OF restless children is
that they are neither self-conscious,
thoughtful nor studious, all of which are
prominent traits of. quiet children. OF los
unusually quiet children % were observed
to~be self-conscious, 45 were thoughtful and
p were studious These three traits were
not observed In the 152 unusually restless
children observed.
This study of child life is concluded as
follows: '7-
"If childhood is the animal period OF life
culture 1t is then that interest In and love
for physical movement Is greatest The
greatness Of childhood consists in swiftness
OF foot and strength Of body and limb. The