The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-06
Good Brains Don't All Travel the Same
Way.

In the December American Magazine
Sid says
"In their mental operations | see about
me all the time two groups OF men-the
mosquito fleet and the elephant brigade
The mosquito boys think quickly, ana
dart to conclusions like lightning. You
will get an opinion out of them instantly
that will be superior to any they VIII DC
able to produce after consideration. ne
elephant boys take more time lhey
move slowly. They like to think things
over. Ask them for an opinion, and they
will do better if they mediate.
"There is no special choice between
these two groups. In each group there
are quantities of men of great ability. l
can at this moment think OF two wonder
full presidents of the United States-one
a mosquito and the other an elephant
"As between men and women, 1T can
be said in general that women are OF the
mosquito type. They pride themselves
ON their instinct for quick Judgment
Men call it intuition. The bright boy
at school is usually of the mosquito type.
His intellectual performances are rapia
and snowy. He may or may not go on
and succeed-but If he does make GOOD
he won't get any particular credit Tor 1t
from his schoolmates, simply because
they always knew he was smart II
takes successful elephant to go back
IN his class reunion and stir up enthu-
siasm. Nobody expected much OF MN,
and consequently everybody is prepared
- ncbia VanpntS
1T is amusing TO wateh THESE tWo
kinds of men meet The mosquitoes
bother the elephants, and the elephants
bother the mosquitoes. In games, especiai-
j ", the irritation between the two reaches
| ia height. If it is cards, the mosquito,
with his leaping mind, knows in second
what he wants to do, while the elephant
has to wait for his inspiration. Some
games are better adapted to one OF these
groups than to the other, Take chess,
for example-an admirable game for the
elephant type OF mind. There IS game
to which two elephants can sit down ana
enjoy for a week at a stretch
/ iTFhe worst thing that can happen TO
man i to think himself an elephant when
! he is a mosquito or mosquito When ne
ia an elephant. Some of the most ter
Z
rible insists in the world are misplaced
elephants and misplaced mosquitoes. FOR
example, mosquito and an elephant can
90 into law practice together and supple
ment each others talents Beautifully.
But the elephant had better keep out Of
court. where so much nimbleness is re-
quired.
"Another point is that the mosquitoes
ought never to tease the elephants to try
TO take on mosquito-like speed. Neither
should the elephants tease the mosqul-
toes to try to take on elephantine dellb'
Grafton. 1t can't be done. Let every
man work according to his own instinct
The minute he begins to impersonate
somebody else he loses himself, and ms
judgments and decisions are OF less value.
GAS a final observation, 1t may be wen
70 record the fact that both classes OF
men are entirely satisfied with their
continent. The mosquitoes think there
lis nothing so greatly to be desired as
agility, and the elephants pride them.
selves on their elaboration, which is,
suppose. as it should be-for, without
self appreciation, man would surely per
ish."