A French physician says that biting the nails is a maik of incipient nervous deguneration, He believes it to be hereditary. From statistics gathered.by bim among school-children, it is shown almost one-third are nail-biters, and that the habit is more noticeable among girls than boys.
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Western Star, Issue 1292, 27 February 1897, Page 1 (Supplement)
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45Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 Western Star, Issue 1292, 27 February 1897, Page 1 (Supplement)
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