Show Y y wY w- w BY Y MYRTLE I BD DONT PITY OR SHAME THE LEFT HANDED CHILD There Is Js a a. general and widespread Impression slon that there I h. h om undesirable in being left handed hu No Nd matter how dext dexterously th the tho left handed individual manges to to c cut t this his meat or pilot food tood to hl his mouth hammer nails or beat up tip a cake the tho effect on the o observer e el Is always left teft Handed Banded awkward Oh Ob youre you're Is uttered as M f If It tl demanded come kind of or explanation The majority o of- of ofus us to tobe be berl rl right ht hand handed for what reason no no one one has ever cr been ahlo tt to explain though lots o of explanations have 0 been offered d. d But b babies uP up to three O um four tour months ot or age do not seem em to have a preferential hand They accept anything oCer offered d in either hand At JL a later aK ass age six to tonino nine nino months m perhaps they b begin ln t to change the tho to toy to tho right hand Th There Them rn are a a. few babies who never j leach each this stage Blase or do Ju JUHt Juet L the op- op When hen tho toy J Js put Into the time right hand d baby changes change to io his left lett It Is well when babies banns arc nrc small tp to offer objects to the tho right hand 2 out hut when tho the baby shows a mark marked d' d dP P preference for tor Isis hIP left hand it Isa is Je isa a D. matter for tor serious consideration Whether this tendency should be be thwarted or os upset FORCING BEGETS NERVOUSNESS Tests made upon thousands of or children force ono ono one to the conclusion that in most cases d efforts ds to lo make maket o t left handed d child Uto uro his right Ji hand liand nd exclusively ely are arc wasted ctt efforts th They upset the child l and they Sel Seldom ol- ol dom darn result in in hl his using his right hand as aa us right handed people cople do done He may to is write because b he is forced to do it U. U but bul writing will u us usually us- us bo be a hard difficult task for r him In n fact using time tho right hand for tor these these- fine movements is more moro nervously upsetting to the left ft handed handed hand hand- ed cd child chUd than some sonio oj ot tho the oth other ri right t h handed habits habits' we force Th There re seems to fo o bo be according to some scientific observations a n. aVery very cry real connection between stammer ing an and d forced right handedness The rho child who is congenitally left eft handed is Ss as handicapped by being made mado to 10 u use le letho tho the right l hand as ns we WO Would ibo boo if it tho the case were reversed ed and we were were- compelled to write or 01 I If Ie your child stammers arid and you cant can't tr lime Jho cause Co to his being forced to right handedness handed banded ness nest Mrs Irs Eldred's leaflet on Stammering may ay prove helpful in tn correcting it Send a self self- addressed stumped stamped envelope with your request to Myrtle Myrtlo Meyer Meyer Mey- Mey er Cr EMred Eldred in care caro of or tho the Your B Baby by and Mine department of ot The Telegram Tele eat cat or 01 sew with our left let hands hand We Va might learn to do It it but we wo would never bo be as s' s handy its as wo we were with our preferential r hands Even if it parents parent do not resort to whipping or 01 burning tho the childs child's oft left lefthand hand a n as ono one cruel father exultantly reported d doing they are arc not above trying to tho the child to use usa his right ow just try to use ulle your your right hand because c else elso does docs and ond you'll look Jook so queer If It Itou you ou dont don't No wonder tho the Impressionable child makes a n real effort droit and ana It if he doesn't succeed gO goes 3 on n nb believing b that In somo some way ho Is Qu queer queer r. r So So long as th the tho majority y of ot us are right handed the loft handed going to stand standout out but why not feel that this is a desirable distinction Instead 11 of or a 8 habit which marks him as awkward and queer and different It remains for the parent enl u-enl to tp make mako the child either either- unconscious unconscioUs' of ot hi his habit or miserable ble because of or It Jt it Tomorrow Perpetual P Motion Closely Approached ached by Small Run Run- about |