Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette . n best results the mind should beconcentrated upon one thing at a time,and the end in view fairly well secured rigid state of the fingers should not l>cpennitted, much more promoted, any morethan their perpetual yet useless a slight though almost imperceptiblemotion we believe to be invaluable andinseparable to best writing and bestwriters. Yet. whether the fingers arebrought into noticeable action or not, theyshould be in a fiexible condition. Theessence of all nght movement is ease,which owes its existence to the freedomand relaxation
Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette . n best results the mind should beconcentrated upon one thing at a time,and the end in view fairly well secured rigid state of the fingers should not l>cpennitted, much more promoted, any morethan their perpetual yet useless a slight though almost imperceptiblemotion we believe to be invaluable andinseparable to best writing and bestwriters. Yet. whether the fingers arebrought into noticeable action or not, theyshould be in a fiexible condition. Theessence of all nght movement is ease,which owes its existence to the freedomand relaxation of all the muscles jointlyconcerned; therefore, if all the musclesbrought into play directly or indirectlyare in a pliable condition, the better mustbe the results. It is upon this point of movement thatdoctors have disagreed most widelvand shown how easy a matter it is to goto extremes. Whereas some of early datetaught little, if anything, but finger move-ment, others of to-day would advocateSimon pure muscular movement; and /< y^TTy^. iijien G [//io(o-jEngraiedj, Submitted for Competition in our Prize Class No. 4, and One of the Three Spedmens Selected itlie best from the Whole Number lieceived. The Other Cutu are Likewise Shown in This Ismte. You are Invited to Send VoiVote as to which of these Specimens shall be Awarded First Prize, which Second, arid which Third. (Size of Oi-ginal, 7x1 Inches.] The burden of labor and achievement restsmainly mth the pupil. As knowledgeprecedes all intelligent action, studentsshould be given at the outset a clear con-ception of what they are to do and howthey are to do it. To this end only sub-ject-matter should be considered, and thatin the simplest manner possible. Xo timewhatever should be lost upon non-essen-tials, and at the earliest practicable momentaction should begin. No amount ofknowledge will take the place of limit this point to a few touches upon Our preference in position is for thatwhich inclines the body slight
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