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... sit still long at a time ; that their minds easily wander ; that they have an instinctive dislike to certain studies . This restlessness of mind and body , this dislike to certain mental foods , were regarded by the old masters as ...
... sit still long at a time ; that their minds easily wander ; that they have an instinctive dislike to certain studies . This restlessness of mind and body , this dislike to certain mental foods , were regarded by the old masters as ...
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... sit down at the breakfast - table . They thus enter on the day's work with an exhausted and irritable system , which does not have a chance during the forenoon - so taken up is it with school - thoughts- to remember its need for repair ...
... sit down at the breakfast - table . They thus enter on the day's work with an exhausted and irritable system , which does not have a chance during the forenoon - so taken up is it with school - thoughts- to remember its need for repair ...
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... sit still . There are certain classes of work which are utterly beyond his power ; and yet there is no doubt at all that a little child learns as much , if not more , in a year as an adult student . But he learns it in his own way , and ...
... sit still . There are certain classes of work which are utterly beyond his power ; and yet there is no doubt at all that a little child learns as much , if not more , in a year as an adult student . But he learns it in his own way , and ...
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... sitting , standing , lying , walking , running , jumping , as well as exercises in concert , games , etc. The aim of these free exercises is to call into action in turn the greater part of the volun- tary muscles of the body ; and with ...
... sitting , standing , lying , walking , running , jumping , as well as exercises in concert , games , etc. The aim of these free exercises is to call into action in turn the greater part of the volun- tary muscles of the body ; and with ...
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... sitting , young people often acquire the vicious habit of reading with the book held close to the eyes- -a habit which , if examination of the eyes proves it to be nothing more , should be strictly discouraged . It is very important ...
... sitting , young people often acquire the vicious habit of reading with the book held close to the eyes- -a habit which , if examination of the eyes proves it to be nothing more , should be strictly discouraged . It is very important ...
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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.