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... position . * would seem reasonable to suppose that girls at this age are less capable of mental application than boys ; for it is a general rule of Nature , that when a great demand is made on the system by one set of func- tions others ...
... position . * would seem reasonable to suppose that girls at this age are less capable of mental application than boys ; for it is a general rule of Nature , that when a great demand is made on the system by one set of func- tions others ...
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... positions in study . Boys do not exhibit this tendency to so marked an extent ; but it is a thing to be constantly looked after in the case of girls . " In a school of 731 pupils at Neufchâtel , 62 cases of deviation of the spinal ...
... positions in study . Boys do not exhibit this tendency to so marked an extent ; but it is a thing to be constantly looked after in the case of girls . " In a school of 731 pupils at Neufchâtel , 62 cases of deviation of the spinal ...
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... position of a woman on horseback is one which is apt to cause a " corkscrew " twist of the spine . And the common games of running and tossing , which do children so much good , are not so directly adapted to prevent or cure spinal ...
... position of a woman on horseback is one which is apt to cause a " corkscrew " twist of the spine . And the common games of running and tossing , which do children so much good , are not so directly adapted to prevent or cure spinal ...
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... position of the body is important ; stooping forwards should be pro- hibited , and the eyes not allowed to approach nearer than fifteen inches in general to the book or slate . The proper shape and proportion of a desk which will ...
... position of the body is important ; stooping forwards should be pro- hibited , and the eyes not allowed to approach nearer than fifteen inches in general to the book or slate . The proper shape and proportion of a desk which will ...
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... position , and the ex- ternal muscles of the eye are strained . In addition to this , when the head is on a level with the body , instead of erect , there is a tendency to an excess of blood in the eyes . " It is not well to persist in ...
... position , and the ex- ternal muscles of the eye are strained . In addition to this , when the head is on a level with the body , instead of erect , there is a tendency to an excess of blood in the eyes . " It is not well to persist in ...
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Page 134 - A child, young person, or woman, shall not be allowed to work between the fixed and traversing part of any self-acting machine while the machine is in motion by the action of steam, water, or other mechanical power.