The Detroit times., 1917-10-15
Psychology
nv ~. ADDINGroS DRUCE
Author or The Riddle OF person-
atty. Psychology aud
Parenthood." etc.

In his remarkable work. Instincts
of the Herd in Peace and War" ia
m, mind one OK tnt most stimul,f
ing of The many books CROWN, ann,
+" h" Ereaf war DR. ~ Trnttsr
make his statement
NIrn fhe 80 years nist ,.,
come 90 De- looked back mon r.,
| fhc distant future N il - '' .,',l
,ndi iheir chief claim 20 interest Mil
'"'i ,heN saw the birth or the
science ahnormel psychology.
" 'lrst thought this NAV be doom.
90 a singular. even prcposterous
assertion hut consider.
NH a+4normal psychology cBmo
* nv WITT vas rrNggeTInE
ATOMS under heavy and sesminrly
lfrrmuyable burden ~ ,ir. Grim,
ih"f'c''ncr. 9auperism. insanity. and
/ nerLou, disease
As CIVILIZATION grew moro complex
( The burden steadily became heatisr
ih sp''' OF drastic Rw~und earnest
T rtrii T--Tr-T--r-JTT -TT-Ii
lO many it seemed TO many II
fil Foems absolutely impossible Ia
md ms of relief from sltua
i"n threatening civilization itself
F,,h collapse
ln"r' IS nothing tha, can Do
acar WAS Rae despair.ng or, Man.
Kind IS jrgenerating Wc can onl,
'ifugS'e impotentiy un 'hc end
~ opposition no this pes,imistlc
itli'ud" abnormal psy, biology holds
eur neV and glowing promise
A. ,h" 0utse, OF his "a ors the ab
normal psychologist sail % him
.elt
Vice. crime ineficien,y. panper.
m INSANITY. and n~tvous dts~a-t-
o0f .or Is represent NOT merely m
projections "a human behavior bur
mpr~fecti0ns in human bought
ftctouS man dd Hot think
wrongly. he Mould not heaaso as hs
docs if he criminals mode 10
thinking Wrr--1ol 4n9uuna be- aagll
nor steal srd ail
likewise With fhc ireGcienf. the
nauper., fhe insane and me ner
ous r. Is End orr why these
Trims Nr0nEi1 and perhaps 40 can
fclp hem 30 fhink Alright 81 ail
ey"nf =. can surely help Others 20
avoid following In their steps
Then began. for tho hrst time.
scientific stUds % individuals who
Tins hence behave. abnormslly
Alrcady MANY discovery OF In
sstimahle importance 20 mankind
Aas aoved from thla study
Foremost among these tiecCEcries.
beyond any question. Is he bringing
fo fhc fun light OF scientific recogni.
ton 10 basic truth hat The great
determining factor IN adult behavior
are tbe environment and training Of
carly childhood
Mankind is not deKenerauns
he abnormal chologist procla'ms
But men are not being trained 20
The FIRST years Of life a. fhoy ought
20 Be trained
The} are not being rRined 70
reason they are NOT being lrnined
In emotinnal control Train them
sooner. train them more 'infensiveiy,
give them 10 their FIRST wears reail
IL Wholesome enA rnnmelt and YOU
need have little fear a 10 their
futures
~ - Ia early education taai the
piutinn % ihe problems or wire.
crime. lncfcicncy. pauperi'm. .nsan.
ity snA nervous diseasf ia chen
70 hp found
Rapidly evidence IA acrumulatinE
20 bea- out this hopeful View
+ later years. personally am per
enaded wll witness iis complete
yindication And nifh IFS vind'ca
+ tion an wiil appreriat" rhn sound
ness OF Dr Trotters prophec
when the twenty years iusi past
come 20 De looked back upon from
the distant future. e. IL probable that
thetr chief claim 80 interest ~ill BE-
that they saw Tho birfh az ~" sci
once OF abnormal Psychology
In hne. I believe with TT Troiter
that abnormal psychology IS open.
ing I'D wonderful era IN the eYolu
ton OF The human race.
r. is surprising how many thing
man can find 20 criticize and no"
few ne kill commend
n her heart is In the right place
q matters not whether woman Is
/ younger or older than she looks