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ciently masticated. This latter also happens 

 when the teeth are badly adjusted so that they 

 are unable to perform their functions properly. 

 Not only so, but the constant irritation caused by 

 bad teeth may drive a good-natured child almost 

 into incorrigibility. 



Summary for Points Concerning the Face 



Common Faults Common Causes 



1. The nose. Broad, flat Chronic^stoppage of some 



bridge; thick base; very small kind, probably caused by en- 

 nostrils; puffy appearance; larged adenoids, or by a 

 malodorous breath. chronic catarrhal condition. 



2. The mouth. Open mouth, 

 mouth-breathing, irregular 

 teeth, over-lapping front teeth, 

 weak lower jaw, receding lower 

 jaw, high-arched palate. 



3. The ears. Ear-ache, dis- 

 charge, partial deafness. 



4. The eyes, (a) Twitching, 

 blinking, hanging head, reading 

 at unnatural distances, inward 

 or outward strabismus. 



(6) Redness of the eye. In- 

 flammation of any kind. 



Nasal obstruction, probably 

 caused by adenoids; enlarged 

 tonsils often accompanying 

 adenoids. 



.Sometimes caused by condi- 

 tions developing with enlarged 

 adenoids or tonsils or accom- 

 panying inflammations. 



(a) Faulty mechanism of the 

 eye, calling for services of an 

 oculist. 



(6) May be caused by the 

 presence of some dangerous 

 contagious disease. 



5. The teeth. Decay. 



Lack of attention, or effect 

 of certain diseases. 



