The evening world. Newspaper, April 24, 1920, Page 9

Measured Your Mind Yet? It'saNew and Funny Game; Tests Mental Ability, Pick Out Absurdities in Twenty-Four Pictuses in Three | ‘ Minutes and You Win. By Marguerite Dean. AVE you played the new game of measuring your mind? It's more fun than the ouija board and a hundred per cent. more sensible, You can find out just how to play it In the new book, “Measur- ing Your Mind,” written by Dr. M. B. , Trabue ang Frank Parker Stock- | bridge and published by Doubleday, Page & Co. Dr. Trabue, who is an {assistant profesor at Columbia Uni- Versity, has measured the minds of » tens of thousands of school pupils, and during the war performed a like operation op’ inére’fhan a hundred thousand soldiers and on many men in the Aviation Service of the U. 8. A. | Not only'the army but many of our leading collegés and many employ- «rs of labor have made serious use ot the new psychological tests or mind-measufement for determining, instead of merely acquired knowledge, actual mental ability—quickness of thought, co-ordination, accuracy, keen perceptions, general knowledge, common sense, logic, memory, Out of the many.tests and <xperiments of scientists Dr. ‘Trabue has collected some thirty “mentimeters,” as he calla them, which have a broad general application and may be used by any group of persons with pleasure and profit, Printed férms of the test blanks, with directions for their use d for scoring, can be obtained from he publishers, but there are a féw semples of the “intelligence yarasticke” which you can try on the family after dinner. For instance there are the “pic- torial absurdities,” a few of which are reprinted in this article, from “Measure Your Mind” The thing ‘ phat é© wrong in the picture should ve checked with a “v.” In the com- plete test there are twenty-four of these “absurdities,” for the detection of which onty three minutes are al- lowed, The person of average ability sees from 11 to 17 “wrong things” in this time. Another interesting test for intel- * jeatual capacity is in “word discrim- ination.” You have exactly one min- ute apiece to give, in writing, \at least one real difference between such pairs of words as tife following: ‘ the differ- To plod and to plot? | ay To Pwither’ and” to snrivel Plutocrat and ayto- emi? “A ri&al and @ romuot mn abiiitation a hepa and indem- { In the complete test, as given by Dr, 'Trabue in “Measure Your Mind,’ are twenty-four such questions, and a person of average ability should get from ten to sixteen right, + Oopreight, 1900, by ‘The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Erenins World.) ‘Them there is the “range of infor- mation” test. This is made up of forty sentences, touching upon every field of general knowledge, and four minutes is allowed for it. The idea is to put @ check mark in front of that one of the four capitalized words which “makes the best sentence and tells the most exact truth.” For in- stance: “The Jersey is a kind of COW, DOG, CAT, HORSE. “The Sheriff is an officer of the CITY, COUNTY, STATH, NATION. oS gWHAT [8 WRONG IN THESE PICTURES? “‘Uncle Tom's Cabin’ was written by POE, STOWE, HAWTHORNE, TRVING. “Endive is a kind of STONE, TOOL, PLANT, ANIMAL. “A rhesus is a kind of FISH, BIRD, ANIMAL, REPTILE.” ‘The person of average ability must make right from eleyen to twenty- tliree out of forty such sentences, ac- cording to Dr. Trabue. Do you really know how to follow directiogs? See how you score in the “do what it says” test. Three min- utes are allowed for following twelve directions, such as the following: “If Decoration Day comes in the winter write the word ‘No.’ If not, write the word ‘Yes.’ “Cross out the shortest word in this sentence and draw two lines around the ninth word: “If ontogeny invariably ingemin- ates phyllgeny, circumscribe the word giving the location of the OURCQ; if not, underscore the word that locates the MANDIBLE. Eng- jand, Foot, Utah, Face, Peru, France, Arm, India.” One of the most amusing tests in the book is that in “practical judg- ment.” Twenlty-four questions, with four answers for cach, are shown to the person being examined. In three minutes he must mark the best an- swer to each question, and must get at least nine to fourteen right to prove himself of average ability. For instance: “Why do children like to eat candy? RSee pon S' it 2 Pali em “Where might one expect to find the largest number of expert swimmers? At the circus, At the beach Of @ menmer revort, At a Gunday School . At a moving piotire ‘aow.”” If you want to have a new sort of party, when the crowd comes in Sun- day night, get Dr. Trabue's ‘“men- timeter tests” and spring tham on Mrs. Jones, frivolous Miss Jones, lofty and superior Mr. Smith and all your other dear friends, of whose mental capacity you have long had your own dpinion, anyway! But don't put off the party—or som: will try it on you! ana Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co. (Tb New York Evening World.) Once @ man took a ninety-nine-year lease on a girl's heart, but now will ‘Who? Whot The man who doesn't marry is ig a sporting fool. kéep her temper still. us know how to earn, Awful thought for to-day: thing anothersumpty-steen per cent. visits her relatives. If Madame Roland were alive Who?" say the political owls. ‘answers those wise old birds, “Hooyer!” famous utterance as follow: yh, Ps commited against thy name! . iad “pwideally Grusading Covers & multiude of drinks, ” of every love affair it is written in the bond: “Tenancy terminated at And cho, a woman, @ foolish eport; the man who docs The real, “new woman” is the one who can argue and argue and “A policeman’a lot is not a happy one,” according to Gilbert; but, according to the news, a policeman’s “lot” may be more than most of body 1s boosting the price of some- A bear with a sore head is a Pollyapna of cheerfulness and good temper compared to a man with a cold in the head. In America ono wife is the legal limit, and, according to her hus- band, she is often the fingncial, temperamental! and culinary “limit.” No woman's married life is so happy as she pretends it is when she to-day she might revise her myst ‘sonal Liberty, what crimes are MAKE Your Dow Go Away | | AM AFRAID OF HIN You Beat It! ' CAN'T. HE OBEYS ONLY HIS MASTER WHAT Do You DO WHEN AIS MASTER /S SEE! HE ORES HIS NASTER'S VOICE Unique Shoe Decorations To Grace Milady’s Feet th York girls have b for ornamentation are seen on both n told by authorities on such ig unique in shoes, and we may si man Esoort equipped with spurs. TI igh and low shi ubjects that they pretty ankles, and the feathery ornamentation is expected to accen. their beauty. pe Eventing World Ouifaledttor Asks What Is the Best 4 TRY THIS ON 4 Your Write your answer to-day to The Ouija Editor, The Evening World, New York City. Here ar@ some of the answers to yesterday's kiss a girl . dames Flynn, Brooklyn: question; “Would who had painted 1 would Age for a Girl to Marry? 7 4 It looks to me as if every girl in Manhattan painted, but there are plenty of nice girls over here in Brooklyn who don't. A. L. McG. Union Hill, No drt wouldn't kiss any girl who painted not her lips. One of my best friends di of painter's colle He got that way Anna, Washington Heights: Why shouldn't a girl paint? I paint and I'm proud of it. ‘I notice that most of the kickers are these little doll baby men with mouse-colored spats and mouse-colored mustaches and mouse- Sized brains. X. ¥. Zy Hoboken: soldier to stand the powder (and Paint) these days, New York girls all look like circus posters. What does it et them. anvwax? you It takes a brave her se er The garn [tupily Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) 66] AM not a Bolshevist, nor the seventh son of a seventh son of a Bolshevist,” remarked Mr. Jarr gloomily as he hastened through his morning meal; “but a day will come when we salary slaves will revolt and refuse to do time any longer in the prisons of commerce!” Mrs, Jarr sniffed. “You might get a little time off for good bu- havior if you'd only get up when you are cailed,” she said ichy. “Is it saving duylight lying in bed and say- ing, ‘Ob, it’ an hour earlier than the right time’?” “Well, no matter,” grumbled Mr. Jarr, , “Saving daylight doesn't sav any work for me"—— . “Please don't try to convince me any of you men kill yourselves with work at that old office!” Mrs, Jarr interrupted. “I've been there, and I've seen you all, ‘There is an old saying, ‘Man's work is from sun to sun, Perhaps it means farmers; it doesn't mean office workers or peo- ple with trades, I'm sure. ‘They work eight hours, these days. And as for the other part of the saying, ‘But woman's work is never done,’ I'm sure it doesn’t mean the work of women domestics these days—fo it theirs is never done it 1s because it is never begun!” “As I was trying to say,” Mr. Jarr went on, not heeding his good lady's interruption, “I'm tired of doing time in a business prison. Why couldn't I stay at home at my ease and let some of the underlings telaphone me from the office as to how things are going on, aad consult with me as tu what they should do? The boss does that when he feelg like It.” “That would be fine!” said Mrs. Jarr scornfully, “Having you clut- tering up this house with your old invoices and ibills of ladings ana drafts at sight f. 0. ib. and all that stuff I hear you talking about at that old office: “But I'm not talking of working here in these apartments,” sadd Mr. rtments then? asked r ra, Kittingly’s apart- ments upstairs? Would you find es- cape from your business prison in a biond divorcee's company?" Mr, Jarr took the remark calmly. He bad small penchant for blondes. But he did gay that he was thinking ‘eta mburban estate with a detached \ i library for his business affairs, and all that sort of thing. “When you are wishing for that much for yourself, wish for som thing for me!" Mrs. Jarr replied im- patiently.” But you are like all the rest of the men, only thinking of your own pleasures!" “I was only thinking of my own work, and trying to make it more or less pleasant,” ventured Mr. Jarr mildly “Well, I can only say you'd be a nice one trying to work home, this home, any home!" said Mrs, ‘Jarre, "And, as you have not the ordering of the matter a |. I don't see why you harp on i “That is the curse of the present system of business a time ts coming’—A “Don't start to talking about econ- omy!" Mrs, Jarr interrupted, “I'm sick of the word! And as fora time coming, the time has come for you to hurry down to your office—you ard late as it ie!” And Mr. Jarr got him gono, a | Do You IKxmow? Copyright, 1920, by The Pres Publishing Ca (The New York Kvening World.) 1. Who made the first balloon as- cent? 2, What animals are subject to the disease known as scab? 3. By what name are starches, sugar, gums and similar foodstuffs known? 4, What are ropes made of that are required to float? 6. What is the first month of the Jewish year? 6. In what city was the first actual bank founded? 7. What is the standard coin of Spain? 8. Which is the greatest petroleum producing district in the world? 9, What is the largest inland sea in the world? 10, By whom was “The Entomb- ment’ painted? 1L What Americam etatesman brought about the purchase of Alaska? 12. What is the name of the paris of an airplane that cause it to as- cend and descend? ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, 1, Montgolfier Carbohydrates; 4, Coli Venice; 7, Peseta Caspian; Seward: 12 Ailerons. March; 6, Baku, Russia; 9. If We Can Get Along Without Cocktails We Cen Di Without Swallow Tails. By Neal R. O'Hara. 1040, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New Xerk Rveying World), Corrs COUPLE of weeks ago the rieh guys put on overalls to settle thé railroad strike. Now they're putting ‘om on again to settle their own etrike, Forma) morning wedr ia now a pair of denims and a full dinner pail. Correct afternoon at- tire isa pair of denims and an empty dinner pail. Evening dress consists of overalls and a lantern, Every over. alls club is a club at the profiteer’s head, A month ago men wore over- alls to dig out sewers and ditches. Now they're wearing ‘em to dig into the Clothes Trust's profits. Overalls are & bigger hit than “Over There.” And they won't come off till price is lower here. Blue is the fashionable color for men’s clothes now—blue denim. For the first time Capital and Labor are on the same side—which is inside of overalls. A guy that puts on an $80 suit today is a scab that’s been bled, If you aren't putting on overalls you're putting on airs—that’s the way they look at things now. Amer- iea’s been getting along without stuff that's Taylormade in Kentucky. And now it can get along without stuff that’s tailor-made elsewhere. To-day we've got the Overalli¢ Blues. i No reason why overalls aren't as appropriate in society as they are in a sewer, A smart dresser can do without a stiff shirt if he’s got a stift upper lip. And if we can get along without cocktails we can do without swallow tails. No matter how swell the function, the overalls the guests put on are as good as the regs the jazz band puts over, If @ dance hound is going to perspire through an evening, he'll find cotton overalls the noted poetess of Delhi, has been made President of the Economy Club, an outgrowth of the Women’s Betterment League of her home town. It was a poem that wen her this honor, The league met Mon- day afternoon to devise ways and means of assisting in the Aight to get prices of the necessities of life down, Most of the ladies appeared In ging- ham dresses, but one-Mrs, Singleton Snaggs—wore overalls, Her appear= ted much comment, as some of the ladies considered her too flip, When it was learned, however, that Fite poise MAE DOOLITTLE, overatly were «! und cout $40, Snaggs was congratulated oe all sides. * Promptress Pertie called the meet- ing to rat 2 o'clock. "Girla!” she swid, "the high price of everything ts grieving me sore. Let's get prices down before they get us down.” The lttlesjoke brought forth guf- faws of merrirfent from the ladies, but they soon realized they must look at the matter soberly and quieted down. “L move that we form an Economy Club and don't buy any jewelry for a long time,” came from pretty little Mrs. Boley Walker. “Not on your life!" shouted Mrs, Queenie Hopkins. “My husband is Jeweller and we've got Ove children.” “Then let us stop buying Parisian gowns,” said Mrs. Walker, gently. A motion was put to the effect that the ladies hang off Parisian gowns for one year, and then the work of or- ganizing’ the Economy Club_ went ahead. Just as they were all discus- sing the question of a President, Miss Doolittle, dressed in ginghant tgimmed with little burlap squee-gees and draped a la Minnehaha, appeared on the rostrum. She held ‘up ono band. “Fellow leaguers,” she began, “if we do not stop the advance in prices who can say where we will land?” “I don't know—who?" sang out Mrs, Cutie Boggs. “Don't be frivolous, Cutey,” snapped Promptress Pertle. “Ellie has a poem to read us.’ It wag the truth. Miss Doolittle produced a poem and reAd tt while all was sul. It follows: Prices are going up too high; A shame it surely is. Band together; do or die? Mabel and Kate and Liz. Resolve not to buy fine things; Let Boonomy be your watchword; At the profiteer say “Hoot, mon!” Which, I understand, is a@ Scotch word, 1, William "H: ayy signers cnitd, Teeny Ricketté, ae Gen. Pveralis Has Given the Razz to the Clothing Profiteers; are @ better absorbent than br cloth evening clothes. ae ‘Two feet in overails make ail iy equal. ‘dlue deninos and still be swell, ; ting on ovies won't hurt tis” as for a plumber With a lead pipe m more déugh than a buller with @ ver tray, eyen if their W lot different. If a Fifth Avenue: - bert can’t get along without. his Prinee Albert and Tuxedo, let hig. keep ‘em in the humidor tnatead of his wardrobe. < we” into a pair of denims’ the next? dollar down and it's paid for --that’s the beauty of denim suits, A cligsy /> bitsiness man's ovies won't cost go much as @ buttonhole iy @ tallor-made outfit. As things look now, overalls are the only kind of clothes that have a silver lining. In a couple of months ovies should bring the profiteers to their knées, Heretofore & crap game was the only thing that could bring ‘em to their k. By summer the fad may have spread to the frails, Just now the girls are fighting the H. C. of L. fy wearing less clothes ingtead of old ones. Overalls for men and silk un- derwear for women is only @ 60-60 victory so far. But the i: patriots can still win the ladies over if they only cut feminine heaps a little lower and if they make ‘em Li shades of turquoise and Aliée vive," The janes shouldn’t fear of weit! ing these ovies, Their hips can. be 4) db Pronounced, but nothing will be seid, of their shape otherwise. If the girls will only fall in, the U. 8. will soon be the land of the red tandanua, " white hands and blue denims! iv. Elliabellle Mae Doolittiie By Bide Dudley Copyright, 1020, by Thé Prese Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) Threw a hymn book at her father, Oh, Teeney, you are 80 wayward? Good thing papa had no lager. But, getting back to economy— Let us all wear old clothes, Do not worry if you are les miser-~, able; Let us all be Victor Hugos. wt The beautiful thought with whiep Miss Doolittle ended her rhymie a ai. Soon, however, Promptress Perth: came out of it and nanied the poetess President of the Economy Club, It was a fine selection. Milas Doc merely bowed and took a quiet s on & soap box half hidden in the scenery at the rear of the stage. Mer modesty was so lovely that the ladies applauded with great guato, , IES SHOP wre "trie “Siew “rook trecling weno For the confirmation dress there ~ are flouncings that combine simplicity and bequty, two essential attributes of the gown for this occasion, One flouncing In fine organdy has three chasters of narrow net ruffles, each headed with a hemastitching, Tne price is $4.75 per yard, At the same price are organdy ruffle flounces lo the pastel colorings. Tho new spring veili show dots in color, For instance, “a fine navy mesh has large chenille dots in lho, blue. A black net has dots in red, a brown mesh is enlivened by dety in yellow and go on, Black slippers with red heels ara o novelty and look well when worn Wit): & gown of black Chantilly lace. Girdles are in demand both for the over-blouse and the chemise dress, ‘There are black cord girdles with the ends Gnished oft with large Jet medal- tee and fringe tassela, They are Little girla’ dresses ‘are following tie lines of those of their mothers, A charming model in navy blue is being shown in a fegrnivent we The akirt x pleated is & bolero jacket with a = A cotillion eootie can wear) Overalls are a luad pipe ctndioek. © copt they require no fittings. “A’guy f can step inte a store ohe minuty and, 5 ~aN S vy “y