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December 11, 1907
The Bennington Evening Banner
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
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Philadelphia's George M. Gould posits that handedness stems from brain and visual structure, with right-handedness linked to dominant right eye in 97% of children. Forcing left-handers to switch causes lifelong writing and faculty damage, per medical cases.
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RIGHT AND LEFT HANDEDNESS.
Matter of Physical Structure, According to an Authority.
George M. Gould of Philadelphia says that mentality preceded and created structure. It has been shown that the mechanisms that give the man external validity, speech and writing, are one-sided. This one-sided differentiation is progressive throughout life. Right-handedness is partially a matter of right-sightedness. In 97 per cent. of children the right eye is the better-seeing eye. If one is right-handed the centers for writing and speech must be on the left side and the visual centers on the same side. Pathology follows any attempt to interfere with right or left-handedness. Those persons who demand right-handedness of the left-handed child make him morbid and maladroit. The author gives several very interesting cases of the lifelong crippling of the faculties and mechanism of writing resulting from attempts to make a left handed person learn to use the wrong side of his brain for writing.-Medical Record.
Matter of Physical Structure, According to an Authority.
George M. Gould of Philadelphia says that mentality preceded and created structure. It has been shown that the mechanisms that give the man external validity, speech and writing, are one-sided. This one-sided differentiation is progressive throughout life. Right-handedness is partially a matter of right-sightedness. In 97 per cent. of children the right eye is the better-seeing eye. If one is right-handed the centers for writing and speech must be on the left side and the visual centers on the same side. Pathology follows any attempt to interfere with right or left-handedness. Those persons who demand right-handedness of the left-handed child make him morbid and maladroit. The author gives several very interesting cases of the lifelong crippling of the faculties and mechanism of writing resulting from attempts to make a left handed person learn to use the wrong side of his brain for writing.-Medical Record.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Handedness
Right Handedness
Left Handedness
Brain Structure
Pathology
Writing Impairment
What entities or persons were involved?
George M. Gould
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
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Key Persons
George M. Gould
Location
Philadelphia
Story Details
George M. Gould argues that mentality shapes physical structure, with speech and writing being one-sided. Right-handedness relates to right-sightedness, as 97% of children have a better-seeing right eye. Forcing left-handed children to use their right hand causes pathology and lifelong writing impairments, with cases illustrating the damage.