The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

T. 1870 =
it0idfsm which may at any time DC
Iyelop into something more pzv-
Inounced. The oman who believes htm-
| self toSbe greater than me sphere Ec
Occupies. may, by following the
wrong course Of reasoning, arrive At
|. the conclusion that some person or
| class As1responStb1e for his raiiure 70
secure the position of honor or dis
lhnctfons to which he feels himself en-
titled. His mind works along thar
line until the attempted reanoval on
those upon whom he places the re-
sponsibility seems to him the logical
course.
|. The shape OF the head, which does
not change much after S.le age on
eighty will. In Or. Macdonald's opin-
ion, give to a scientist Q basis for dis
lowering the tendency towaro mat
toldism He regards the 1centfty or
Holt with the missing Muenter as
impossible. because the photograph
of the two men. published side by
side in his opinion. showed a distinct
difference in skull formation. me
shape Of Muenter's skulls is of the
class known to scientists as brachy-
cephalic, while that of Holt is meso-
tcephaItc. indicating totally diHerent
tendencies. It Is only by expert
study that the recognition Of such dis
tinctions is possible This Importance
les in the fact that they indicate the
kind of crime to be expecred FROM
each. Holt was acting unde rtne ce-
fusion that his crime was In the 20
terest of patriotism and humanity.
His moral sense and natural affec-
| lions seemed normal in other direc-
tons.
1t Is bard to distinguish between
the mattofd and the genius, because
every genius has been pronounced. q
crank until the value of hts theory or
production had heen proved. Rob-
when he launched his steamboa..
Syrus Field was laughed at as
la madman when he first presented his
theory of the Atlantic cable. Inven-
tors are daily presenting things to the
patent Office which are impossible and
useless, and 1t is difacuIt for even the
scientist to detect Their srue value:
Attract Many Followers.
The passion for the miraculous be-
longs to one type of mattoid. He
feels constrained in tbs world of
realty. and hence plunges into relfe-
tious, mysticism, spiritualism. magns-
tism, the occult sciences and other
new cults. Such persons have fire.
lIQuenEy attracted many IonoWefS,
playing a great part In history. max
ling, saving or destroying nations anu
creating new religious secrs. Their
own strong belief in tneir cause or
object is capable of Influencing per
sons of normal mentality to follow
their leadership.
The mattoid, under pro-c- control,
may be Of real value 70 enc world.
The well-balanced person, serene in
mind, going through life WIN Gign;sy
and decorum, never becoming undu1y
texcfted, is the one upon waose 1ucs-
ment we can safely rely. He is the
backbone of society. But he is not
likely to make any gres, progress.
The well-ba1anced faculties alone
produce nothing higher raan happy
mediocrity. It is to the fanatic. the
mattoid. the crank. THAI rae world
owes its progress. its new ideas, It's
Inventions and reforms. How to utf1-
lie the valuable assets of the crank.
while at, the same time protecting him
and the general public from any dis
astrous result, constitutes the biggest
problem the anthropoIogfsts, alien
lists and psychologists rave now os-
fore them. It cannot be solved with
out the active cooperation or nations,
Epriyate individuals and scientists.