The School Child 99 



Glaring sunlight is hard on the eyes, and any 

 dazzling light may be avoided by window shades 

 made of some kind of gray material. The walls 

 of the room are best tinted with a shade of gray, 

 and every part should be well lighted. The 

 best temperature of the room during winter 

 would be about 68° F. 



Physicians and sanitarians should oftener be 

 placed on school boards in order to superintend 

 health conditions and see that they are right. 



Intellectual effort and hours of confinement 

 should be carefully gauged according to the age 

 of the child. Some years ago the hours of 

 work and sleep required during childhood and 

 youth were tabulated by the Eoyal Sanitary 

 Institute of Great Britain as follows: 



