Show IBra Brady y Says Hand Preference Seems Tied TO Some Defects of Speech y William Brady MD M.D. I f son was v.-as 4 years old and andy 1 y left handed and our yd nd relatives cs kept urging rig right 6 e him h t began e I JQ so and ande andi i ii e was vaS as IP 1 badly 4 I vre read in that gd ed use of f t the e Ai hand l in tl tl trence rence to the thein thein H in tt naturally 1 h landed chil- chil night might cause Dr Brady i i tiring ring From that moment on- on l ibur ur so son used whichever er hand I ranted and his stuttering stuttering- p pd d in irs a little while D. D L. L M M. lit it what I said about the ef- ef I of forced right-handedness right i ithe the left handed child would tedious search of the files but anyway the his- his instances is in a great many the child chUd begins to stutter I r Tafter after parents or teachers rJ nto to break the child of the using the left hand for skilled or fine movements mo as asi i of drawing pictures paint- paint etc tc m long study and I believe that forced trans- trans f handedness in childhood tier ther It gives rise to a speech diment or not tends to im- im stability I I Brain C Centers e brain ebrain centers for the control ech is close to the center jie h e control of finger and hand handi i in writing painting other ther th r fine skills line rne of the greatest artists been ambidextrous able to tuber hand for drawing paint- paint Answers Given Editors Editor's note note- Personal lett let- let t rs not more than one page paSe g g g. pertaining to health and gene but not to disease or gnosIs Is will be answered by T. T Brady Address him in ine ire e of Home Service bureau sit lit Lake Tribune Telegram ill It t Lake City 10 Utah P A A AP pianist 1 17 y must be more or less ambi- ambi tro JS li he speech control center is in inkt left kt third frontal convolution t brain In apoplexy cerel cere- cere l the blood yes ves- rupture and bleeding into then the thc ji n substance most frequently vs in this area The resulting S 'S involves in the right side the h t t body one or both 5 depending on the extent t of In cases where capacity to write is impaired I i along with the capacity to express ex- ex I I press thoughts in words it Is a aboon aboon aboon boon to one so paralyzed or partially partially par par- paralyzed if it he or she has had ambidextrous training Aside Asid from the question of handedness it is recognized that paralysis or impaired a use of muscles mus mus- des cles on one side r responds better betterto to a course of treatment which includes regular supervised super exercise exercise exer exer- cise of the corresponding muscles mus mus- des cles of the unaffected side of the body Give Gl Child Chi a Break Dr Isaac W. W Karlin of the I I speech clinic of Jewish hospital Brooklyn expressed what is probably probably ably the consensus of most authorities authorities au au- I II I the relationship between handedness and stuttering There would appear to be no reason to believe e that there is any However However How How- ever every ery child w with th a speech disorder should be encouraged to develop his dominant hand be it left or right While the authorities are arc trying to make up their minds about this why not give the left hand ed child a break After all one out of every twenty-five twenty individuals individuals individuals is naturally left The correction of stuttering b by breathing and voice exercises the may follow in pr privacy acy is the subject of the pamphlet on stuttering available a on written request no clipping please if you stamped self-addressed self envelope QUESTIONS S AND AD A ANSWERS VERS S Sensible Young Young- Woman oman I am 17 During menstrual periods periods pe pe- pe- pe nods I go swimming dancing cycling play tennis in short I Ilive Ilive live Ji as I do at any other time Many friends think I am asking for trouble I have ha never had pain cramp or other discomfort such as they complain they have ha M. M J. J A. A Answer You Answer You are right and they Uley are deplorably misinformed about physiology and hygiene Pamphlet available to any reader who asks for it in writing I do not reply to clippings and provides stamped self-addressed self envelope Hygiene for Girls and Health for Women Yo hurt Make two quarts of every cry day Very fond of it Please tell me inc about its health value H. H S. S Answer Answer- Wholesome Answer Wholesome food if you like it Same health value alue as sour milk buttermilk skim milk No magic effects What No Xo Sweet Flag Please tell me rue where I can buy sweet flag This herb has another name which I do not know Druggists Druggists Drug Drug- do not seem to know what it is Mrs A. A S. S Answer Other names for it are calamus sweet root sweet myrtie myrtle myr myr- tle tie grass myrtle and sweet cinna cinna- I mon mono It has no remedial value I Used in perfumery I II I Both Twins Fertile I Is it true that one of two twins I its is sterile stenle J. J A. A R. R I Answer No Lost somewhere I in my files are some dozens of reI reports reports re re- re- re I ports received ed from twin sisters I who have borne children So the 1 notion that one of twins is likely I II I 1 to be sterile is one for the birds I i Doctor Quibble Is there any such thing as nerI ner ncr 1 I heart 7 G. G M. M 0 O. I Answer That Answer That is one of Doctor Quibbles Quibble's phony diagnosis diagnosis and and his customers like it 1 Copyright 1950 by John F. F Dille |