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PHYSICAL TRAINING 



Summary of Points Concerning Nervous Affections 



Common Faults 



1. Stuttering: nervous con- 

 dition, temporary or incurable. 



Stammering: nervous condi- 

 tion, rarely curable, often ac- 

 companied with anomalies of 

 the articulating organs. 



Common Causes 

 Sometimes congenital, ex- 

 cited by exhaustion, excite- 

 ment, or other physical 

 affection. 



2. Chorea: restlessness, 

 dropping things, excitability, 

 spasmodic purposeless move- 

 ments, unusual awkwardness, 

 irritability or too ready 

 laughter. 



Heredity, shock, some dis- 

 ease, such as scarlet fever. 



3. Hysteria: moodiness, 

 great irritability, melancholy, 

 "fits" as described. 



Heredity, shock, great ex- 

 citement, or defective educa- 

 tion. 



4. Epilepsy: slight muscular 

 spasms, severe "fits" as de- 

 scribed, rages, forgetfulness, 

 mental deterioration, delu- 

 sions. 



Temporary — some physical 

 strain. Chronic — serious de- 

 generation in brain structure. 



