Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Look at 'en."

MT. Editor: Bachelors letter, of Sat- urday, May Soth. reminds me of a story in Parker's Golden Age of Ora tory" Says Parker:
 tence and a look, crush an hours ax- gument--; it was most inteliectu- ally wire drawn and splitting with Grecian sophistry, and a subtlety the Leontine Gorgias might have en- vied. It was about two car-wheels, as two eggs; but MT. Choate. by a fins line of argument between tweedle-duni and, tweedle-de and a discourse on the 'fxation of points so deep and fine as to lose itself in obscurity, showed the jury there was heaven said MT. Webster. and his great eyes opened wide and black, as he stared at the big twin wheels before him, Gen. tlemen of the jury, there they are look at 'em; and as he pronounced this answer in tones of vast volume. the distorted wheels seemed to shrink back aga in into their original similari- ty. and the long argument on the fix ation of points died a natural death"
 This is what is bound to happen to the effusions of Bachelor and the ut terances of the anti suffragists when the existing examples of equal suf- frage or the arguments for it are far ly and fully faced. Since the formation of the Equal Franchise league in this city the attention of the Norwich pub lie must have been called to both. All that I need to say, therefore. is: Wom- 'eml
 If knowledge is worth S1.50 to Bach elor, humbly suggest that he expend that amount in the purchase of a little book, called Social Psychology" by William McDougall of Oxford universi- ty. In the world of science Prof. Mc- Dougall ranks rather highly as a thinker in his line. do not recall that he has been called a fatalist until Bachelor named him so indirectly when he criticised the writer's para graph on instincts, temperament and moral nature in her preceding letter. That paragraph was based on the first third of McDougalrs book. When Bachelor has read the complete book he will. think. be wiser and better man.
 I have given Bachelor an authority for my own statements. Will Bachelor give me an authority for his statement that :-The laws of heredity are strong, but nowadays 1t must be admitted that those of environment are as strong and gist admits this, please? Who has made later research than William Mo- Dougsll? down under the burdens of hereditary insanity and disease; pitched battles are fought and won with these two dread evils of humanity"
 What has hereditary insanity and disease got to do with anything in my preceding letter. That letter was not a treatise on medicine. The para graph already referred to discussed character. so called. If Bachelor knows of any way in which he or any other human being can change the basic de- sign of the pattern of the individual, not only I. but all the world, will hang on his lips while he tells us how it is done. It is for this power that hu- manitarians in all professions are still seeking. When it is found and rightly used we shall have no more prisons, no more asylums. We shall have heaven right here. This obstacle is the re- formation of the world religion met in its early existence and called it pre- destination. But to go back to thera- peuticsi If we never lie down to heredity, why have we any incurable cases in any of our asylums hospitals and homes? If1Bachelor can tell me of one pitched battle which we have won with absolute insanity, I shall rejoice to learn of 1t. In the treatment of nervous mental cases we have made psychology, the physiological psychol ogy, was discovered. In the line oi preventive work we are doing great work But. I repeat. I wait for those examples which shall demonstrate the greater force of environment over us.
 If Bachelor thinks to discount the effect of heredity, predestination. call 1t what you will, he has not yet found out what every large dealer with hu- man nature knows-that in au calcuia-