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the commonest. Boys and girls, soon to become 

 young men and women, no matter how plain of 

 feature they may be, can become attractive to 

 look upon by being taught always to hold them- 

 selves erect and in the proper posture. There 

 is a great contrast between an attractive 

 physical poise and the slouchy position so often 

 seen in boys and girls, especially the latter. 

 The debutante stoop now affected by many 

 young women is distressing to view. 



School Equipment 



The tendency of many school children to 

 faulty posture may be due to desks or chairs 

 not being of proper size or shape. There may 

 thus ensue an undue curving of the back with 

 a contraction of the chest. The desk may be 

 too high or too low, and the chair is often 

 placed too far back from the desk. The seat 

 for each child should be of the same height as 

 the length of the leg from the knee to the foot, 

 so that when sitting, the sole and heel can rest 

 easily on the floor. If the seat is too low, the 

 body is bowed forward, and if too high, only the 



