Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . Fig. 85.—Boston School Desk and Chair—{Boston Schoolhouse Commission.) The question is by no means settled, Gould, of Philadelphia, havingcalled attention to certain factors previously overlooked. I20 SCHOOL LIFE AND SCOLIOSIS With^ the head and body erect, the paper straight before the me-dian line of the body, and the penholder held as commanded, no per-son can or will write, for the simple reason that the writing and thewriting field about the pen-point are hidden by the writing hand andthe penholder. Immediately the pupil skews the paper
Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . Fig. 85.—Boston School Desk and Chair—{Boston Schoolhouse Commission.) The question is by no means settled, Gould, of Philadelphia, havingcalled attention to certain factors previously overlooked. I20 SCHOOL LIFE AND SCOLIOSIS With^ the head and body erect, the paper straight before the me-dian line of the body, and the penholder held as commanded, no per-son can or will write, for the simple reason that the writing and thewriting field about the pen-point are hidden by the writing hand andthe penholder. Immediately the pupil skews the paper, tilts thehead to the left, and grasps the holder differently—all in order tobring the writing field and letters being made into clear view, andespecially of the right or dominant Fig. 86.—The Hand in the Writing Posture as Usually Ordered, but not Prac-tised, Because to the Writer the Writing Field is Hidden by the Thumb, Finger,and Holder.—(Gould.) A view of the hand, as seen by the writer, with the head displaced in photographing. The slanted handwriting is due merely to the fact that less torsionor rotation of the head to the right is rendered necessary, and a slighteasing is secured by slanting the letters to the right. It may be assumed as reasonable (i) that bad air, fatigue andschool life under poor general conditions, (2) improper school furni-ture, and (3) twisted writing positions favor bad attitude, and thatthe more constantly they are in operation the more effective will betheir result in producing bad attitude. In the same way unfavorable ^ G. M. Gould: American Medicine, , 14, 562, 1905. INCREASES DURING SCHOOL 121 home conditions in the way of bad food, overwork, and unsanitarysurroundings depreciate muscular strength and favor bad attitu
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