. Preventive medicine and hygiene. Fig. 151.—Faulty Posture. (Shaws School Hygiene, Macmillan Co.) T::e Desk and Seat.—The desk and seat mnst therefore be ad-Justed so as to provide for differences of height and differences of desk must not be a prison stall, but should be comfortable androomy. It must not favor the development of myopia and must not SCHOOLS 1083 force a pupil into wrong postures. Ilie matter is of greater importancethan school men generally recognize. The chair and seat should be of such a height that the thigh of thepupil when seated will be perfectly level, the l
. Preventive medicine and hygiene. Fig. 151.—Faulty Posture. (Shaws School Hygiene, Macmillan Co.) T::e Desk and Seat.—The desk and seat mnst therefore be ad-Justed so as to provide for differences of height and differences of desk must not be a prison stall, but should be comfortable androomy. It must not favor the development of myopia and must not SCHOOLS 1083 force a pupil into wrong postures. Ilie matter is of greater importancethan school men generally recognize. The chair and seat should be of such a height that the thigh of thepupil when seated will be perfectly level, the lower leg being in anexactly vertical position, with the foot resting wholly upon the floor;. Fig. 152.—The Heusinger Desk. (Shaws School Hygiene, Macmillan Co.) that is, the thigh and the lower leg will, when the chair is of a jDroperheight, form a right angle with each other. The seat must thereforebe adjusted accordingly. The seat itself should not be flat, but somewhatconcave, the lowest part of the concavity being where the tuberositiesof the ischium rest. The concavity has the additional advantage ofcounteracting the tendency to slide forward on the seat when thepupil leans back. The seat should have a back rest that will supportthe of the back properly without leaning back excessively. Whether 1084 SCHOOLS or not it supports the rest of the back is of small consequence. Supportof the back carried to the level of the shoulder blades is likely to domore harm than good. The distance between the seat and the desk should be such that thescholar may read at the desk and write on it without leaning forwardmore than a little and without entirely losing the support of th
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