. Public school physiology and temperance [microform]. Physiology; Nervous system; First aid in illness and injury; Physiologie; Nerveux, Système; Premiers soins. THE BONES. 87 much •levated^ causing a side oiirve to the spine. Desks should be regulated according to the of the pupil. The teacher should remember that the school period is also the growing period of a child's life, and make frequent changes in the seating of his pupils. These changes can be most readily made by having adjustable seats and desks, as in Fig. 13. The seat M and desk BE are each supported on a sliding pin Ff wh
. Public school physiology and temperance [microform]. Physiology; Nervous system; First aid in illness and injury; Physiologie; Nerveux, Système; Premiers soins. THE BONES. 87 much •levated^ causing a side oiirve to the spine. Desks should be regulated according to the of the pupil. The teacher should remember that the school period is also the growing period of a child's life, and make frequent changes in the seating of his pupils. These changes can be most readily made by having adjustable seats and desks, as in Fig. 13. The seat M and desk BE are each supported on a sliding pin Ff which works in a socket O. The seat and desk can thus be raised or lowered, according to the size of the pupil, and may be fixed at any height by the set screw H. The foot-rest / may be raised or lowered in a similar manner. The top of the desk is attached to the movable rest C, the hinge at D allowing the desk to slide forward to A^ and giving the child room to stand immediately in front of his seat. It is astonishing how easily the soft and gristly bones of a child bend, and even grow out of place. Long continued strain or pressure is sure to have this eflfect. "We have all heard how Chinese women bind the feet of the baby girl with strong bands, to prevent them from growing. These poor girls, when grown into women, are not able to move about with ease and comfort. This foolish custom is common in China, because it is thought low-bred for women to be useful and have natural feet. Let us compare this with what we see daily amongst our own peo- ple. Is it not equally as incon- sistent for us to wear tight and high-heeled boots and shoes because it is the fashion 1 They throw the weight of the body forward, and force the foot down on the toes. This has the tendency not only to crowd the toes out of shape, but pa \».--Diftort8d Fio. 14.—Natural Shape of the Foot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
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