The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-15

There are In this city hundreds or
elderly men and women whose brains
are those OF children. They grow phys
.cally 10 their full stature. while men
tally they are .;ill IN their early teens
Many ~ them have become gray and
in appearance The world
~ large knows them merely os amia-
bic persons usually harmless. They
are OF the class designated aa their own
worst enemies
Export alionIsts. physicians who
have devoted years % study 90 mental
diseases. declare that the human mind
may stop growing no amy period. such
cases are Technically called imuecllity,
though weak minded 90 the popular /
expression. The brightest boys are as
liable as dun ones 90 have their mental /
growth stuntod. An instance Of this |
retarded growth siill fresh in the pub
DC mind is found In the ease OF VIII |
liam c. Wood. who squaulcrcd a for
tune OF 100000 and thea forged his /
wlfo's name TO promlssory notes. a.
his trial. u will be- remembered. oX-
perts testified 10 his unaccountnbility !
owing 70 this condition Of his mind.
DR.. George ". Jacoby, discussing
the presence Of a boys mind In an
adult body. said 90 me.
"Thc sufferer from this mental ne
nlctIon may have been particularly
bright up 20 the age %. say, l. or 10,
when the mlud ceases 90 develop. do
not mean that the brain Itself stays
dwaried. but the mind possesses no
power 90 expand. The boy learns moth
Ing more from that time IN the usual
way hy which knowledge is acquired
lie may grasp certain knowledge intul-
lively and hold 70 ias,IgctIyoly. but
this knowledge will 90, benefit his
mind.
His reasoning powers tho powers
that by developing and broadening
mark the difference between the boy
and the man w.ll remain in iha same
state of u1r-l0yollpmCut at che age OF
q o. they were 90 The age o' g. The
mental ictblole.s win not bo not. cable
NJ the age of IS. bu' beiwecol that as'
and the recognized age 90 manhood DO
will Doe seen that something is miss
ing
AT q the youug man with tho boy
mind viii bc marked ls an easy yic.im
bv the interruptions. ], Do falls heir
90 property 20 that age his friends
should watch carefully 60 see tast ho
Is not neeccl for hc VIII have the ir-
| responsible disregard Cor the value Of
money that o. schu1lboy has.
AT go the mental vacuum VIII De
plainly noticeable. and from THAI age
on 10 viii become more and more
marked \ man ot CD with the m.nd
OF boy 90 10 is % sad spectacle. al
though come may derive glalacsH from
To- in proportion Co The amount ol
money that tho b1y-mlu bost1vs upon
Them. 40 this age % man who suffer-
from au Iudcyologgl mind wil exhibit
many of The signs 90 .i.uHv Queer
acts that would have passed uanotllo'
when the aM.etl1 aer was yauara.
wan De pu' down as he dousa OF O.
mailman when thn lag-aa.lsl stag.
.af lf, BIAS been rr. ;lcl
and So. 10 frequently happens ths
th,rr uaIr,U'HH.i minds grasp mo
rbanicl things vita O readiness tha
,be rr0ll-muGOd u1a would faIl %
sbaw. Why This Is. 90 Is hard to Say
Fgt 10 is o. very common .cc1mplu.
mont 90 the complaint
"WhNc O. ls Impossible Cor one %
tbe-e mental lnyai.da GO compete sac
r,ssfully With normal minded men o.
tbe great game ~ lifr. th0y can of'e
.rrp.ss thr best whore Nero m0gLau.
/, cal sknl Is required 70 's another .u
s,,pcs of bcucGgout nature denying
man one thing and Swing bim q doubt
shr-, az another There Is u0 moan
, known Go science of rcmr5y.uc lh.
w,pi1i de...t. 90 O. l.uh De- 600, ug 10
medical nam cannot matc another ou
CROW in us place It .H % cltI.H'
, that CNs'H AND c.ru.t l' helped 81.
er., d. rluplui ay thc utter Irlb.
. Hy io ln'r.. fHo existence OF Che tg.'
ffe until Do al.a .Hof lat.r Boo Oh
i. rararts ll.. Happily 90 ls o.,
mnla'ut"
d. Nl.u T.teh o, Nw' Th.rg
fourth rga. ,od rD tha' these cas
of arrested developments w..hau. lot.,
% tbg brain w.rr divided nN an H
aa.Wy '.ug .a'o i.lo' AND '"Oea''',
If ,hc arras, occurs before birth. Do
.li0ey. if ,hc development is ni'
up,cd at amy t.mo before ma.urI,
tHo person is 900 imhag.'r
"po You think 30 rn. .a.' Tor me
N gao dDs,'oImgr, t1 continue norma.
t1 Jho 10th year Ju. i.tA Co. stop