THE DUNCE.
not ALWAYS HIS FAULT.
THE HEAD AND THE STOMACH.
Dr. William S. Fenwick, of Harley Street, London, entered .an origina) plea on behalf of .the school dunce at a conference of the Institute of Hygiene. He said that inability to learn was not always the fault .of the head. It might be due to the body as the result of malnutrition or aji idiqsyiicrasy through which poisbnsi were absorbed into the general circulation and exerted a specific influence on the brain, causing drowsiness.
Nearly 18 per cent, of the indigestion among middle-pged people had its origin in school life. For instance, the statutory cold tub might iriduce a digestive disturbance. It should be limited to those to whom it was suitad.
Somnolence' and yawning were particularly apt to occur on days when scholars were given pe,a soup, cusitjard, or suet pudding. Hiccoughing and stomach coughs were often due to hasty eating.
Many children had food idiosyncrasies a.s a result o*fi a monotonous repetition’ of-nursery fare.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4948, 8 March 1926, Page 3
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167THE DUNCE. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4948, 8 March 1926, Page 3
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