Gymnastics as a Factor in the Treatment of Mental Retardation

The relation of muscular activity to mental development, recognized as it has been from the very beginning of modern psychology, teaches us that kinesthetic, i. e., motor, images are more important than visual or auditory images, and that a greater part of the sensations bringing about mental development are excited through motor activities. This is a fundamental truth, and the leaders of to-day who are doing the best work in training the mind and body of the individual are making the science of kinesiology