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if You're Abnormal Maybe It's Genius What makes a genius? In "Some Reflections on Gen- lus," his new book of brilliant essays, Sir Russell' Brain, the Harley Street neurologist, turns to his-own specialty for a fas- einating interpretation of the rea- son for super-intelligence. "Man's nervous system con- sists of millions of nerve cells which are very much alike," writes the neurologist. "The genius is not necessarily endow- ed with a greater number of nerve cells than the non-genius What is important is the organ- ization of these cells. Nerve cells are grouped into functional pat- terns . . . and it is quite possible for the cells of the genius to be arranged in complex patterns which would account for the del- icacy of perception and imagin- ation that distinguish genius from talent. "His specific nerve-cell pat- tern probably gives the genius a memory capable of retaining relevant data, and associative processes of exceptional richess by which the data can be brought together to evoke images, to arouse feelings, to produce new combinations of words, or thoughts which will shock his au- dience into new experiences, or revivify old ones." Sir Russell suggests William Shakespeare as an example: "How rich must have been the arrangement of his nerve centers to have en- Easiest Ever! _=--Iit's lovely, practical ,and, best of all, it's so easy to crochet. Jacket and cap are crocheted in a straight piece. Boy's has plain band; at neck, sleeve, cap edge; girl's has ruffles. Pattern 170; crochet directions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this attern to Laura Wheeler, Box , 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. JUST OFF THE PRESS! 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"Most geniuses are perfectly sane," Sir Russell assures his readers. But as a diagnostician, he finds it interesting to relate the genius of Jonathan Swift with a neurological disorder from which he suffered -- Mé- niére's disease, a serious ailment of the inner ear, marked by diz- ziness and deafness. Also, he attributes Dr. Samuel Johnson's eccentricities, as well as his pro- digious memory and spurts of genius, to obsessions and com- pulsions arising from guilt feel- ings which tormented Johnson all his life. For today's tottering between black confu- sion and creative output, Sir Russell's book. offers comfort in the knowledge that other great ones have suffered in the same way.--From NEWSWEEK. They Play At Work And Work At Play Rated against other nations sensitive genius ness for parties, the modern Thais would doubtless come in first, with the Greeks of Homer's time and al the rest of the field strung out far behind along the track. While it is perhaps not true of Thais, as has sometimes been sald, that they play at work and work at play, it is true that they get fun out of both forms of endeavour and that this fun has in it a large element of the gregarious. ' As good an indication as any of the way in which Thais con- trive to enjoy whatever they may be doing is presented to any passerby by the sight of a road-gang at work. More than half of the workers in such a -t--gang are ---likely-~to~be girls or | "young women whose costume consists of huge straw sun-hel- mets and dark pasins fastened by the heavy sold-gold belt which is' at once a Thai working-woman"s major investment and adorn- ment. The work consists largely of carrying dirt or gravel about in shovel-shaped wicker baskets to the accompaniment of so the passerby may jump to the surmise that very little is being eccomplished. When it became necessary to repave a major Bangkok traffic' artery a few years ago, a project _ which also involved channeling 'two major klongs into oversized sewer-pipes and 'then laying a concrete surface over them, many irate auto-commuters voic- ed irritable opinions that the job was taking too long. A foreign engineer was finally consulted and his opinion, handed down after earnest cogitation, was that, using American earth-mov- ing machinery and the same budget, the work would have taken about 50 per cent longer. -- From "Thailand," by Noel F., Busch. . . : Q. Does a man who is travel ing alone prefix "Mr." when registering at a hotel? A. No; he merely registers as John B, Green, Peoria, Ill, MANNRRUINS L Likenesses of President Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, receive final touches in New York. quins are destined for stores for modeling clothes, 'Tha manne --past -and-present on--their fond- |- --much-chuekling-and-joking-that | - fibre glass. diem A HE SKIIS ON GLASS -- Famous Olympic skiier and movie star Ton via a Lufthansa Jetliner, to attend a Winter Sports Show in New York City. Mr. Sailer, in addition to his skiing performances, is head of a factory which manufactures skis. made of Photo courtesy of Lufthansa German Airlines y Sailer just after he arrived RONICLES RFARM Nearly everyone these days is worrying about the high cost of drugs. If you are one of the worriers I've got news for you --"godd news, There are certain persons -- far too many, unfor- tunately -- who must take drugs all the time, maybe for rheuma- tism, a heart condition, asthma, or whatever your special com- plaint may be. These people are used to buying "repeat prescrip- tions" so they are the ones who, by using their heads, can save themselves a little money -- as Ihave found--out from experi=-- ence, Tablets that I take--under doctor's orders -- come at $10 a hundred. The other day I needed a fresh supply but think- ing the prescription might pos- sibly be changed before too long I thought I might as well order fifty. I asked the price -- "$6.25 for 50," replied druggist. "But I've always paid $10 a hundred.". "Oh, yes, but that's just a spe- cial price for buying in quan- tity." I quickly changed my mind, took 'a chance and ordered a hundred. Later I was relaying this information to a friend who said, "Well now, I'll inquire about that. What my husband gets for his asthma are 36 cap- sules for $4.35." The next day she phoned me back with the astounding news that Fred's cap- sules were $7.25 a hundred. And they had been buying thirty-six at a time for nearly a year! So the two instances I have given you, you can easily see how you can save a little money. Of course --this 1s only possible when drugs - are more or less a part of your regular - diet, as it were. For . " emergencies when antibiotics may be necessary the doctor will order only enough tablets or capsules to take care of the sit- situation, Such medicine cannot be ordered in bulk. Well, we seem to be having "a little snow -- and doesn't it~ look nice for a change -- so clean and sparkling, Some dis- tricts evidently got more than others. Friends phoned us from Milton on the Thursday night of the storm, They had started out to pay us a visit; got as far as the Dundas Highway; ran into a blinding snowstorm; found even' transports were getting stalled 50 they turned around and went home again. That was the same night Ed Sullivan's plane was unable to land at Malton, The next morning Partner was busy from nine o'clock until four in the afternoon, diggin, .shovelling and scraping away snow from the house and garage to the road, When he got through with our own driveway he got busy for a grass widow who lives next aoor, 4 Partner is feeling very pleased with himself right now. He is reaping the benefit of all hard work he did last fall in raising the level of the ground at the back of the house. With a higher level rain now has a chance to run off. Snow, when it melts, will do the same thing. Thus it will save a lot of winter digging and shovelling and pre- vent slippery patches from form- ing - around the back ,of the "house. J Our Toronto grandsons have just started a round of chicken- - pox. Dave came out with a rash last Saturday so I suppose the other two will get it eventually. In the meantime Dave is capital- izing on the situation, getting his young brothers to wait on him while he stays in bed or on the chesterfield. He really keeps --them- busy--as--he--isn't--the-least bit sick, nor has he too' many spots to worry him. This deep snow and the boys having chicken-pox reminds me of one time on the farm many years ago when our two children - had red measles, Bob so badly you couldn't put a _pin-point down between the spots. Even the doctor had to laugh when he saw him. And then I came down ~ with tonsilitis at the same time and ran a very high tempera- ture. We were all in one twenty- by-twenty bedroom. 1 can see us yet. Then came a heavy snow- - fall, about the same as we had "just recently, There was no need to clean out the lane because there were no cars on the road -- just horses, sleighs and cut- ters. Partner was out at the chopping wood to keep the three fires going -- we didn't have a furnace at that time, presently he came limping into the house and called to me -- "Get a doctor, quick -- I've ~ chopped my foot!"-I-jumped out | of bed and ran to the phone. Fortunately there was no '"an- _ swering service" in those days so I got the doctor on the line right away, Then I collapsed at the phone. The doctor was soon on the scene. I forget what he was driving but 1. do know he walked through our long snow- filled lane, I wonder how many doctors would do it today. Part- _ ner had gashed the instep of his foot. right. to..the. bone, It re-. quired several stitches to close the wound. That night he had . "to milk the cows just the same -- there was no. one else to do - it. Before the foot healed infec- tion set in and the wound had to be lanced, . * .* Happily we all survived but ag I look back I wonder how we "did it. Maybe it was a 'case of thy "as thy need so shall strepgth be". Q. What is the acceptable and most practical way to get stray bits of food on a plate onto the fork? . Fai . A. Either the European me: thod of using thé knife as a "pusher," 'or the American nie- thod of using a bit of bread is proper, Naver, of course, be guii- ty of using*the fingers. the "keit"; TTT "Alps. Spring Skiing Is Europe's Best Skiing, Sun and Fun are three terms closely linked in most European ski resorts, The real peak of the season does not get under way until February and stretches well into March. One reason. is, that this time of the year offers clear skies and plenty-of sun; so strong already in February that one only need an afternoon-of skiing to return well tanned from the mountain slopes. In the evening when the sun goes down, the fun begins as the hotel's band invites for a dance, . or the ski lodge's bar offers a drink at the.-open fire place, to- gether with good company or the untranslatable "Gemuetlich- The Alps, presenting Europe's most attractive ski resorts offer versatile skiing conditions. The Austrian State Tourist Oftice re- ports that they have introduced female ski, instructors to give even the smallest candidates or "ski bunnies" as they call them, instructions and motherly care. The cross country skier finds ideal conditions in Bavaria's Ruhpolding, according to the German' Tourist Information Of- fice.' All inclusive jet ski tours, de- parting Montreal and other cities, are offered by Lufthansa German Airlines. The 17-days excursion fare has brought Europe's skiing within the reach of the budget minded traveller, as outlined in Lufthansa's folder: Ski in the Alps! Toni Sailer, world renown- ed skier played host to one of their ski~ tours at Kitzbuehel, Austria, * An added attraction to all the winter fun is the ski carnival parade on the slopes. Here the skillful skiers in their. carnival costumes entertain eager specta- tors with their merry-making and fun parade. Switzerland and Italy also of- fer a great number of resorts whefe winter-sports frequently extend into April and May, Ski- ing lasting into the summer is featured by such places as Cer- vina in the Italian Alps and the Grossglockner in the Austrian DRIVE CAREFULLY -- The. life you save may be your own. "Do Mrs, Roosevelt or polite cal polisters ever coms hora?" N "|. never. Prince Philip Is A Two-Finger Typist Can you use 'a typewriter? The Queen can and does but only occasionally, nowadays. When ~ she was Princess Elizabeth she often typed notes to her friends, following the example of her mother, The Queen Mother still types some of her own letters and has always enjoyed using a typewriter. Prince Philip is a kéen typist. - He owns a light-weight portable machine and uses only two fin- gers of either hand, but can type quickly and accurately. Before her marriage, the Prin- cess Royal (then Princess Mary) often typed letters for her mo- ther, the late Queen Mary. When the Princess Royal's two sons were quite young they were giv- en a typewriter as a present and used it to produce a magazine which they called "The Hare- wood News." First ruler to admit a type- writer to a Royal household was Queen Victoria. In 1890 she read a newspaper article which said that women were specially suited for typing. She got into touch with a Mr. W. J. Richardson who! was then introducing typewriters into 'England and he 'took one of the machines to her at Windsor Cas- tle. After examining it, finger- ing the keys and studying a 'specimen 0! typewriting, the Queen asked him to leave the typewriter at the castle. Phone And Put Your Kids To Sleep! For any tot in Hull, England, fairyland is as close as the-tele- phone, Just dial 211. A sweet feminine voice answers -- she -- could be the good fairy herself -- and she tells a bedtime story about Father Christmas, or a goose, or a pony, or almost ahy- thing from -the land of never- The local telephone company since last December has been providing each night a. differ- ent, original, three-and-a-half- minute, tape-recorded bedtime 'story for its subscribers. The stories have become so popular that one recent week the com- pany logged 12,000 calls to Hull 211 -- some from London and Glasgow, and some from as far away as Norway, West Germany, and France. Perhaps of most in- terest, all of the stories were written by amateurs -- students | in the creative-writing course of the local Kingston -upon Hull (teachers) - Training College. 'Last fall, Mrs. Mary Y. Sower- by, a 34-year-old Scotswoman who lectures in education at the coeducational school (314 stu- dents), offered original bedtime stories. by the college's novice writers for the phone company to transmit to subscribers, as it {does cricket -scores-and-cooking |- recipes. Telephone manager Hugh V. J. Harris accepted, and the bedtime story was made a regular - weekly assignment in the creative-writing course. ; Student Wendy Richards, 19, was able to dash off a story in three minutes -- about a Teddy bear and a candle, separated and £L later reunited, "1 'wanted to help . children understand loneliness and friendship," she sald. Naturally, the children are tha final judges of a story's merit. When asked, rosy-cheeked Jamie Haworth, 4, whose mother dials 211 for him, sang out: "I like the ones about animals and Fa ther Christmas."- More sophisti- cated, Sue Richardson, 7, who dials her own, said unequivo- cally: "I like them because they don't have those old-timey words you get in Grimms' Fairy Tales." ; A man's life span: years of hearing his mother ask where he's going, years of having his wife ask where he's going, a day or two having the mourners wondering the same thing. i Penny-Savers PRINTED PATTERN 4623 ONE SIZE MEDIUM For gifts, bazaars and YOU -- this trio of penny-saver pretties take little fabric, stitch up in a jiffy. Use remnants and trim ~with scraps of bias binding or ruffling for gay accent. : 'Printed Pattern 4628: Misses' Medium size only. See pattern for yardages of each apron, Send FORTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pat- tern. Please print plainly SIZE NAME, ADDRESS, "NUMBER. 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