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Show 8chool Children Saved. In but few of the cltlos ot the world aro school children examined on en-franco en-franco or subsequently to dotermlne which aro dofoctlve with reference to applying tho remedy. Examinations ot nearly nlno hundrod pupils in an American school of the better clasB during the last yoar showed that 34 por cent wero near-sighted, 12.9 per cent bad functional heart disorders, 5.C per cent had spinal curvature with somo vertebral rotation, 41.2 percent mora had a symmetry ot spine, hips, or shoulders, 14,C por cent had ado-nolds ado-nolds or chronically enlarged tonsils In over 10 per cent of Mir cases letters wero sent to parents, recommending that medical attention bo given to somo physical condition. Examinations Examina-tions ot 40,000 school children by school physicians In tho duchy ol Saxo-Mclnlngoiii Germany, showed that 23 per cont woro near-sighted, 10 per cont or moro had spinal curvature, curva-ture, and CO per cent had teeth which neoded attention. |