Logan Republican | 1904-01-16 | Page 6 | Nerves and the Plano

Nerves and the Piano. An onilnent Berlin nerve specialist, who had his attention attracted to tho chronic nervousness of many pianists, has been Rtudylng tho piano from the pathological point of view. Out of 1,000 young girls whom ho examined, each of whom had begun to study the piano undor 14 years of ngo, no less than GOO had Homo nervous malady, whllo out of 1,000 who had nover Btud led tho Instrument only 100 were afflicted. af-flicted. Tho specialist, therefore, has promulgated tho theory that no child should bo allowed to learn tho piano beforo tho ago of 10.