The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

One OF her tantrums soon landed
her, eyes flashing and fists elenehed, In
the managers office. 'What was the
troubleY Well, she had just been
called down by Il customer because
certain advertised goods on the coun-
ters did not agree with the descrip-
tions published In the newspapers.
The customer was right, and Anna
had called names at dignitary of the
advertising department as he walked
by. 1t was known incidentally that
the other girls egged her on.
The old-fashioned store manager
would have fired Scrappy Anna on the
spot, the more so since her pose to-
ward him was one of injured inso-
lence. Instead, he asked her what she
was paid. "Nine dollars a week? She
had criticized the stores advertising?
Did she think she could write better
advertising than that she had criti-
cized? She could? Very well. Re
port at once to Mr.. Blank for work at
$40 week"
Found Her Right Place.
The funny climax of this incident,
which occurred three years ago, is that
Anna is still in the employ of the
stores advertising department at $40
"A week and that the advertising man
ager often wonders how he could get
along without her.
When you come to look into the
mental capacity of people for getting
along in the world you realize how
true 1t is that nothing is rarer than
normal human being. With most Of
us, crouch, conceit and sullen stupidity
play a large part in keeping our eff
ticiency down. If, indeed, we become
too grouchy, too chesty, too bone-head-
ed, we are liable TO 90 from job to
job, never really making good any
whore and ultimately landing in the
class of the unemplOyable.
Most normal people, in other words,
have in rudimentary state of devel-
Opment precisely such abnOrmalities
as render the psycopath a subject
for special treatment. The chief diff
ference is that among the normal there
is enough Of mental elasticity quickly
to restore the general balance, even
though this be mOmentarily disturbed.
We all-Or practically all-when not
feeling quite ourselves topple off our
balance in one of three general direc
tions which, lacking rebound, would
laaI Vt,Apfo11vv nd n Distinct form
of mental disorder. A majority of our
variations from the ideal of perfect
nOrmality will usually be found to
place us in one or another of three
cups Of the abnormal which may be
suggestiveIy described.
Plain Fat-Heads.
The inadequate group, so called,
claims some of us who in the ordinary
circumstances of life muddle along
we'll enough. Here belong those of us
whose inherited mentality is not very
vigorous. If we had been less FORUM
ate in birth and early rearing we
might have been Classed as feeble
minded. If the world should deal too
roughly with us we may later in life !
take revenge by becoming hOpelessly |
incompetent In favOring conditions, |
nevertheless, we are healthy, good |
looking. agreeable. We perform rela- !
lively simple tasks and benefit spirit |
ually from the muscular and mental |
cO-ordinations thus established. We |
are relatively free from variations Of !
temperamental tone. We go through |
life smoothly and people say: well, |
John doesn't know much. He will |
never set the river afire with his smart |
ness, but he is a thoroughly good citi-
zen."
The greatest danger to John of our
No. ! group is that on account of his |
faithfulness in little things he may
be placed in a position Of larger re-
sponsbility in which his mental mad
equacy will be shown up even to the
ruftling of his hitherto equable tenn
per. When once aroused, he may be-
come morose or violent.
How About Your Moods?
The temperamentally unstable make |
up a second group to which you or
may belong. We are of those whose !
mental tone does not run along with |
anything like nearly even smoothness.
We have periodical or occasional exal-
tatiOns Of feeling. We are quite as
likely to succumb to depression. Our
associates recognize that there are
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