The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
NOT ALL RIGHT HANDED PERSONS ARE
LEFT. DRAINED

In New York city the board of education
adopted new policy for dealing with left.
school In 1928. Up to that time the arbitrary
m ethods Of old fashioned pedagogy had pre-
vailed. Any left-handed youngster who didn't
right -handed majority was In wrong, and 80
were the youngsters parents IL they had the,
err interior equipment to demand intelligent
consid Grafton for the child But In 1928 the
New York public schools began to provide IN
struction In writing with the left hand for
children who are naturally left-handed.
Approximately four out OF hundred chill
dren are naturally left-handed. There are va
rious scientific means Of determining left-
handedness. besides the natural preference Oh
the child and his obviously greater skill In the
use of the left hand. One test Is a measure
ment OF the length OF the bones OF the Tore
arms the ulna plus measurement; even IN me
infant this Is always greater on the preferred
side that Is, the una and metatarsal 10 longer
In the left arm OF a left.handed individual and
the right Is longer In right.ha s inaivida-
which shows whichc eve Is predominant, Ior
right or left eyedness Is universal and as nat9-
dexterity Many who are left-eyed are but
feebly left-handed, or perhaps we should say
they are naturally ambidextrous but have
trained the right hand more thoroughly Tor
skilled acts such writing, sewing, drawing
educators are beginning to comprehend
that 1t IL unwise to force q naturally left-hand-
ed child to use only the right hand for writing
drawing sewing. One reason why this arbitrary
attempt to reverse handednegs Is unwise Is
tl.at it often causes not only suffering but
cramping of the child's natural style, facility
In writing. drawing spelling, sentence con-
struction To explain how this all comes ABOUT
is difficult because most educators are SO COM
placently ignorant of human physiology and
anatomy. These subjects are rather nasty, IN
the mental complex of the old time pedagogue
Thus 1t is that our intellectual class rather
glories in its ignorance Of human anatomy and
human physiology.
The brain centers for the control OF speech,
avxI lot fun
cerebral hemisphere of a naturally right hand
ed person, but in the right hemisphere OF the
naturally left-handed person.
One rule Is pretty thoroughly estap-
lished by scientific knowledge and practical ex-
perience: Never permit interference with natu-
raj left-handed in child who begins TO stutter
or stammer soon after he begins TO learn to
read and write.
1t has been hard to pound this into the ivory
heads of the education authorities but they're
gradually relaxing their traditional objection
to the intelligent training of the naturally left
handed child parents become enlightened
about the question.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Infection
Daughter scratched her leg witt, Upper of
her OycrsllOe. 1t became infected in spite Of
prompt disinfccti0n. Mrs Il. M
Answer-By all means have medical care
and do not attempt to treat 1t yourself. think
Immediate swabbing with tincture of iodin Is
the best first aid disinfection OF such minor
wounds. Let that dry. without touching the
Woulu WIN unBSfs OF any uhotefh.Icu opJect
Then apply whatever clean dressing may be
required TO protect the wound from further
infection, whether It be coating OF flexible
collodion. q covering OF adhesive plaster, or
compress OF sterile gauze and bandage. Avoid
"heaiing" saiyes and indictments.
Drug Habit
Il there any harm In taking dose or two Of
bromO- settler daily? have been taking II for
quite . while, and feel refreshed BY u u. II.
d.
Answer--The "kick' In II Is acetanIlide.
which IL the "kick' In scores OF n0sfrums OF.
fered for such complaints as headache. neural.
gia grip. cold fatigue. nervousness or what
have YOU. Aeetanillde benumbs pain and all
other sense But mt the same time II destroys
red c0rpuscies. poisons the heart. interferes
Nth the 0xygen.carrying function OF the hem.
oal0bln IN the blood such a habit IL Fulnous
TO health. and sometimes aeetatniliGe 10 fatal
lcopyrlsht John " Ollie Coz