THE DUNCE.
NOT ALWAYS HIS FAULT. THE HEAD AND THE STOMACH. LONDON, March 4. Dr. William S. Fenwick, of Harley Street, entered an originaUplea 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 an idiosyncrasy through which poisons 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-aged people had its origin |in school life. For instance, the statui tory cold tub might induce a digestive j disturbance. It should be limited to those to whom it was suited. Somnolence and yawning were partii cularly apt to occur on days when scholars were given pea soup, custard or | suet pudding. Hiccoughing and stomach I coughs were often due to hasty eating. [ Many children had food idiosyncrasies ! as a result of a monotonous repetition of nursery fare.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 54, 5 March 1926, Page 7
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177THE DUNCE. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 54, 5 March 1926, Page 7
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