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Excerpt from Teachers Handbook of Psychological Principles to Accompany the Mental Man King's Psychology of Child Development (univ. Of Chicago Press). Hall's Youth (appleton). The mind being in its activities dependent on the body, notably the nervous system, it is clear how care fully the teacher should watch the physical well-being of the pupil for the sake of the best and most vigorous mentality, if not for the sake of the physical health itself. In general it may be stated that anything that makes for better health also furthers the mental activities. Therefore teachers should be familiar with the laws of health and school hygiene. In these days much is being said of the evil effects of adenoids, hypertrophied tonsils, defects in vision and hearing, disease, improper or insufficient food and clothing, improper posture, Vitiated air, shallow breath ing, and insufficient outdoor exercise and play. No teacher can afford to be indifferent to such topics as these. Although a teacher cannot know everything, much less do all that there is Opportunity for doing, yet he can see to it that the schoolroom be well ventilated, lighted, and heated throughout the day; he can see to it that the pupils in his charge stand and sit and breathe properly; he can also notify parents of any noticeable mouth-breathing and call their attention to the injury to the mind of the child. In various other ways, too, the teacher can make his influence felt for the improve ment of the body and mind of the children in his charge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.