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look more handsome if she were bandaged around 
the ribs and abdomen? Would her heart have as 
much room to pump blood through the arteries and 
veins? Could she breathe as well? Would you 
like to have such a foolish kitty in your house? 
What sort of a coat does a dog wear? Did you 
ever feel how loose it is? I wonder why he does 
not wear tight-fitting clothes? The bones of boys 
and girls may now be discussed in comparison 
with the foregoing thoughts, putting emphasis 
upon the fact that the bones are to give shape, sup¬ 
port and protection, and to do these three things to 
best advantage, they must not be hindered in any 
way by tight lacing or bandaging the head or 
feet; also that improper position while sitting or 
standing is as pernicious as bandaging, especially in 
growing children. Trees grow crooked if they do 
not assume the proper position when young. 
Then will not children do the same? 
5. —How Tobacco and Alcohol Affect the 
Growth of the Bones. 
This is difficult to teach in this grade. All that 
can be done is to lead the children to see that a 
good house must have the very best of material. 
It must have a good foundation and good timber for a 
frame work. That good timber cannot grow in 
