The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
A SALARY GRAB.
FROM OTHER PENS
SIZE OF THE Braun.

SIZE OF THE BRAIN. ...-
The question of the effect upon the
mentality of the size of the brain is
as far from settled OF this time as ever
it was. There are still those who be-
lieve that the size of the brain has
something to do with the mental pro-
cess, but the theory gets some pretty
hard jolts from time to time. Benja-
min F. Buffers brain weighed more
than any other human brain recorded
in this country, Daniel Webster's brain,
which was carefully weighed, has sell
dom been equaled. Both of them were
men of tremendous power. But
noted murderer who died about the
time Webster did possessed a brain
that weighed four ounces more than
WebSter'S and the murderer was not
conspicuous for his mental accomplish
ments. DR.. j. M. Musser of Philadel-
phia died recently and his brain was
weighed. 1t was found to be about
the size of the brain of a six-year-old
child. 1t weighed twenty ounces less
than the brain of Webster. Yet in life
Dr. Musser was a man of the greatest
mental accomplishments, and perform
ed mental feats seldom equaled So
it would seem, if we could accept this
case-and it is not an isolated one
that the size of the brain has little to
do with the mentality. At the same
time there is not even a superficial stu
dent of human nature bpt lays great
stress upon the size of mems heads,
and the size of the head is, as a gem
eral proposition. indicative of the size
of the brain. It is a pleasant thing
about which to speculate, for there is
never an opportunity of examining the
physical formation of a brain until its
owner is where it doesn't make any
difference what pc ople find out about
it.-Joplin Herald.
GUN TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Grave apprehension is felt regarding the
situation at Minersvilie,. Pa. and other
places in the hard coal district where
strikers are showing an ugly feeling to-
ward mine owners and the public authori-
tles- They are arTning themselves by pur-
cnases OF pistols guns and ammunition al
their possession, for use in the mines
when they are employed, quantities of
apparently unavoidable peril in the min
ing region, but the purchase of guns Is
not impossible OF prevention. 1t is noted
in the dispatches that the authorities feel
themselves embarrassed by the fact that
they are unable to stop the sale of fire.
arms short of a declaration OF martial
the statutes of the commonwealth, but
1T does not follow that there is no way to
stop the people from arming themselves
vania had a proper firearms law such a
law as every state should have there
would be no present difficulty on this
again and again that the only way ef-
fecuvely to control the traffic in deadly
weapons is to require the purchaser to
procure permit from some designated
official, a judge of a court or Justice OF
the peace, upon the presentation of which
only Is it possible for a dealer to sell
without mourning a severe penalty. with
the permit-to-buy system working a.
pennsylvania there would be much less
danger of rioting today and the state
authorities would be assured of ability 10
keep the peace to far greater extent
The truth regarding the traffic in deadly
weapons will eventually be apprecfafed
sufficiently to persuade Northumberland
II is to be hoped congress as well for the
sake of the District of Columbfa-to enact
laws that will really protect life without
infringing upon the constitutional right OF
the people ito bear arms."-Washinetor
Star