New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1922, Page 15

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1922, ave You Attended Our Bargain Day Sales From The Bankrupt Stock of The ew Britain Clothing and Dry Goods Co. — AT 381-383 MAIN STREET — If Not-Why Not-A Store Full of Bargains DEFECTIVE PEOPLE ANDTHEIR TROUBLE New York Itsell Has 45,000 Men- tal Deformities Reported New York, June 23,— The word “moron,” which crimirologists as well as newspaper headline writers fre- quently use to designate a person of morbidity criminal tendencies, is de- fired in a bulletin issued by the State Charities Aid association. “Moron,” they say, comes from the Greek “moros,” meaning ‘fool.” And the word, as applied by psychiatrists and mental specialists, means just that—*"fool.” It is not applied to insane persons, to lunatics, imbeciles or idiots, but to the considerable percentage of the population whose limited reasoning power places them on the great bor- der line of mental deficiency. Before the word “moron” came into general use, such persons were called ‘‘defectives.”” They were those who, if left to shift for themselves, usually became “liabilities to society.” N. Y. Has Many Figuring from statistics gathered by army draft boards the state associa- tion estimates that there are 45,000 mental defectives—morons—in New York state today. This would indi- cate, says the report, that one person in every 250 is mentally deficient and fncapable of passing sound judgments as to what is right or wrong. Of this number, 5,200 are. in state institutions, 500 are in colonies at- FOR SATURDAY! tached to such institutions, and 7,500 are enrolled in special classes in pub- lic schools. This leaves some 31,000 without any special supervision — at large in all walks of life. Describing the defective, the charities association says: “He is often unable to adjust him- self to permanent employment and is habitually changing his job. e is tremendously responsive to sugges- tion and is thus particularly suscep- tible to the criminal influence of oth- rly all the attempts at assas- sination of prominent men in recent years and of criminal assaults with a sexual phase have been the work of mental deficients. A moroa killed Fresident McKinley and another tried to kill Roosevelt. A moron tried to kill Mayor Mitchell and shoot Corpo- ration Counsel Polk. Mayor Gaynor was shot by another defective.” There is a distinct difference be- tween mental deficiency and insanity, it is pointed out. They have little in common. Insanity is a mental disease which is curable in at least 25 per cent of cases and preventable in 40 per cent. A moron or mental defective is a person who definitely lacks brain ca- pacity. The condition usually is in- herited and cannot be cured, for, say the psychiatrists, “Science cannot add what nature has omitted.” In other words, an adult moron is just a man or woman with the brain of a child. Schools Aid The schools are considered the best sorting pen fer the discovery of the defectives. There he automatically is separated from the children of normal intelligence. Perhaps he progresses to the sixth grade without displaying any lack of the power to absorb knowledge. Then he falls behind. He doesn’t seem able to learn any more; READ THE ITEMS QUOTED HERE BIG SAVING YOU REALIZE BY TRADING HERE—THE QUALITY ® IS THE HIGHEST AND PRICES TEMPTINGLY LOW. his classmates go on, while he re- mains, vainly trying to absorh his les- sons, but without success. Should he continue in school at this time the chances are he will become an incorrigible—the sort of over- grown bully who far outstrips his playmates in size and strength, but who is a dwarf in the classroom. Or if he leaves school he is apt to join the class of easily-led criminals, un- guided by any sense of right or wrong wholly irresponsible, who go from misdemeanor to felony and thence to the electric chair or to Mattewan. At the period of arrested develop- ment psychiatrists claim to be able to pick out the defectives by their reac- tion to certain simple questions, in- cluded in the Binet-Simon measuring scale of intelligence. In the vocabu- lary test the examiner may say: “1 want to find out how many words you know. Listen, and when I say a word you tell me what it means,”” The word ‘nerve” comes early in this test. Although it is un- derstood that to define the physical organism is a matter for the adult mind, it has found that the normal child of eight years wil | answer with, “You've got a nerve,” or something similar which is scored as a nmmdl reaction. Test Tried Out Another test is known as “Detecting Absurdities.”” Here the examiner may say, “Yesterday the police found the body of a girl cut into 15 pieces. They helieve she killed herself.” The sub-normal, the defective or “moron" will probably react with this exclamation: “Think she killed her- self! They know she did!” Or it may he, “She was a foolish girl to Kkill herself. No girl would do that unless she was crazy."” Where do the defective come from? Are they just accidents of birth? The BELOW AND FIGURE THE 2,000 Ibs. " Fresh 2 25C eeese THE MOHICAN MARKET Mohican o Evaporated MILK The Best of the Purest in Milk THESE SALES ARE GREAT MONEY SAV FROM 7 TO 11 A. M. PORTERHOUSE, ROUND FRESH STEAK HAMBURG, 3 lbs SWIKFT'S FANCY STEWING FOWL..... #RLOIN » 18¢ 25¢ 1b. 25¢ SMALL LEAN SHOULDERS RS FOR YOU FROM 9 TO 11 A. M. LARGE NO. 1 NEW NEW POTATO! FINE GRANULATED SUGAR, 15 lbs. "ROM 3 TO 5 P. M. 15 1b. Pock ... MOKED SWIFT’S GENUINE SPRING LAMB ALL DAY SPECIALS Small (4 to 6 Ibs.) 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SODA CRAC ('OCOANL f.R\f AM CRACRERS ( O\I I(TIO\F,R\ SUGAR .. SANSER DED COCOANU T P_INI&APFLES ROASTS A CHOICE &ll()l Ll)hR C! | T\ F Rl.hfl SELECTED 5 Eggs .... 2 doz. 55¢ FANCY CLUB CHEESE b, YOUNG AMERICAN Cr MACAROONS 2 cans 9c . b, 19c 2 for 25¢ large bunch 5c¢ L., 2 qts. 19¢ doz, 25¢ 4 Ibs. 25¢ LARGE RTP l-, AVE I‘ ()l{'\\ answer to this question is hest illus- trated in the story of the Kallakaks. About 1770 Martin Kallakak, a young man of good family who was serving in George Washington's army, met a feeble-minded girl and hecame the father of a feehle-minded son ILater he married a normal woman The history of the two families that g0 back to Martin Kallakak have been accurately traced. The feeble-minded woman had 480 descendants, most of whom have heen paupers, criminals, immoral women and drunkards. The normal woman had about an equal numher of de scendants, all of whom have been worthy members of their communi ties and some of whom have attained to positions of public eminence. Given a chance, however, the moron often becomes a useful member of society. Sometimes he displays a rare aptitude for the simpler branches of mechanics. Usually it is mething manual, although cases ave heen known of mental defectives who dis played rare talents with palette and brush. EUROPE FRIENDLY T0 BALTIG STATES Rapallo Treaty, Trade Agreement 0f Russia and Germany the Cause Riga, June 23.—-More friendly at- tention has been heaped upon the Bal- tic states by various European powers since the Rapallo treaty, the trade | agreement between Russia and Ger- many, was signed April 17 last, than during all the time since their cre- ation by the Treaty of Versailles. This is because of the geographical position of the states, forming as they do the most accessible “'bridge’ between Rus- sia and Germany. “Hand Shakers.” Shortly after the signing the Ger- mans started the ball rolling by a “hand shaking" expedition headed by Herr Blucher, Berlin's commissioner for the Baltic. Herr Blucher visited Kovno, where he spent several days with the Lithuanians, thence on to Riga for conferences with the Lat- vians, giving assurances in Riga, as| he did in Kovno, of Germany's fricnd- | ly and peaceful intentions which, in the end, would bring only good, eco- and otherwise, for the oung republics which lie between st Prussia and Tt 1. From Riga, | Blucher went to Reval on thel n, and afterward to Hel- holding conferences in each The Germans in May inaugur- ated an airplane service conrecting the capitals of the new Baltic states with Kosnigsberg in East Prussia whence there is aerial service direct to Rerlin, The Germans also are plan- ning to improve the Raltic railroad service which, indirectly, connects Berlin with Moscow. Lithuania Recognized. Upon the heels of the Pluchar mis- sion quickly came the recognition de ure of Lithuania by France, and since then Irench missicns ¢f various kinds have been pouring into Kovno, ranging for the opening of trade re- lutions on a most friendly basis. Now ‘rance and Germany are vying woth ar- Special for Saturday Legs of Genuine Spring Lamb ...... Lb. 35¢ Prime Rib Roast of Beef ....... Lb. 35¢ Golden West Premium Fowls ..... Lb. 45c Fancy Native Veal Roast ...... Lb. 35¢; Jones Quality — Market — 10 MYRTLE ST || Free Delivery - Tel. 285|| cach other to carry Lithuania's favor. I“sthonia have turers proaching exhibits steamships, ited and Farliament Rank of Commerce had sent a repre- | senative to Riga to establish connec tions French tesy visits to Riga, fors. hind. to the Paitic states, Manchester busines: all th> princi the United States, most committed is Monday. I8 Personnel Increased. The French missions in Aiga and increased their pers and 70 leading French manufa will participate in Riga trade show. The are to arrive on special and the show will be vis- Ly delegatione of business men several memhers of the Irench The French National Zoo and New York, June twins, which have laceustomed to with Latvian cupitals. Two |and manners in destroyers are making cour- (the Fng Reval and Helsing- larrived {transport freighter The Pritish have not heen far be They have sent many missions and London and men are scen in aday of the New i park. plantigrade lieve their fatigue birds were in goed ferred to the Zoo feet citi Pure Lard, advt, 2:bs. 25¢. Russell Bros. ice. ten o, breakfast, According to statistics of suicides in the day on which self-destruction are ted of acts fresh of Winner COFFEE "23c - |Antarctic Penguins Reach Anglo I.ondon in ish naturalist, J Wednesday greeted at the pier by Dr. W, T. They stood all the way, and stand some more on large cakes {GIANT BIRDS STAND TEN D\\b ON FEET New York Are Given Cakes of Ice to Rest on. The penguin been trying to get climate care of Hamlyn, Atlantic and were Horn- Zoological having no tank to re- by swimming. The shape when trans- and permitted to of Haxon D. by the Montauk York They had three meals a day on the run from London. frozen fresh herring for frozen luncheon and frozen herring fresh for The menu herring for They did not bite the waiter of the slightly monotonous nature of the bill of fare. The penguin twins differ only In sex and it is expected that there may be Americanized colonies of them to excite the hles of the Zoo spectator when they attempt to imitate the gait of a man who has violated the Volstead act. The penguin is a bird of the ant- mixed up in ancestry with the auk, now extinct, and some- called the great aukward be- cause of his Iudicrous walk. He has wings, but cannot fly; in fact, the wings are flippers and he uses them chiefly to propel himself through the water. He will be taught to extend his flippers to all flappers patronizing the Bronx Zoo. V. I. ¥. CONVENTION Bridgeport, June 3.—The Veterans of i"oreign Wars opened their annual state convention here today. 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