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The New York herald., 1921-05-08
British Theory BombsheH
To the Greenwich Village Folk

BY far the most interesting comment came
from Greenwich Village artist who did not
care for the excitement of seeing his name
in print. He expressed great surprise
learning that the brain was supposed to be
at its best at 10 o'clock in the morning.
IF that is the case" he said II have
slept away the best of my life. / can recall
being awake at that hour but once in my
life. We had been having rather a late
party and just as | slipped into bed j no
ticed that the clock was striking 10. | do
not remember feeling particularly brilliant
- the time. but perhaps, you say the
psychologist Is correct"
Yes, the British theory of the superiority
of the morning hours would prove a decided
bombshel il il we're to burst openly in
Is considered rank heresy to greet the day
much before l j. NJ.
But the Villagers have something on their
side. Many OF The greatest works of literary
heritage would have to be excluded If only
products Of the morning hours were eligible
Balzac did all Of his writing after midnight
SO. in a great measure. did Lord Byron
Coleridge Thomas De Quincy, Edgar Allan
Poe and Schiller. Charles Lamb. Samuel
Johnson, Thomas Hardy. Sheridan and
South were all night workers
II Lamb who is reported 10 have
marked: mo true poem ever owed its birth
20 the suns light. The mild. internal light
that reveals the fine shapngs Of poetry like
fires on the domestic hearth. goes out in
he sunshine Miltons Morning Hymn In
Paradise we would hold wager. was
pcnned at midnight, and Tayor's rich de-
sCripuon Of a sunrise smells decidedly OF a
tapcr."
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

EFT. IAN ordinary luncheon in itself would
not affect the brain to that extent. On the
contrary, well chosen meal, eaten discreet
ly, tends to stimulate the brain to great ac-
tlvity. For example, at present have just
finished my luncheon, and feel very much
more ready to go to work than did before
eating.
"Over eating. of course, is bad al any
time. 1t draws the blood away from the
brain and produces a sluggshness in the
individual The brain works best when the
blood flows with medium pressure through
the nerve centres.
But for the balance Of the figures. they
appear to be quite in accordance with the
findings of the majority of investigators.
Brain activity at stated periods of the day
is a natter of habit. There are too many
persons who accomplish their best work
at night to set down any laws of the brain
that may be applied to all people,
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Largely a Matter of Habit,
Says Columbia Professor

Prof Robert S. Woodworth, Columbia
University psychologist, believes that it is
entirely possible to measure the brain eff
cheney of man if the experiments are con-
Quoted on a broad basis and include suffi-
cient variety of subjects. In commenting
on the British table, he made point of
the gradual decrease in efficiency during the
late afternoon hours.
1T is largely a matter OF habit" he said.
People have grown accustomed to the idea
that the period between and is the time
to be out in the fields If the idea could be
outgrown there is no reason why that period
should not become one Of great efficiency
unless fatigue entered into the matter.
Many workers do their best work at
night. especially writer's. Although creative
writing is conceded to require greater ap-
plication Of the brain than reading, ! can
write at night when reading would put me
to sleep"
Prof Woodworth was asked at what hour
in the day he found that his own brain was
at its best.
when there is time for sufficient warm
ing-up process 1 often find that my brain
attains its maximum ability al noon." he an
swered.
eAnd then you spoil it all by having
1uncheon?"
NO" said the professor "Tn that case /
skip luncheon"
Prof Albert L. Poffenberger, another CO.
lumhia psychologist, has in his office several
drawers of charts showing the curves of
the mental and muscular efficiency that
might be expected throughout the day. He
can open one drawer and tell at what hour
in the afternoon the stenographer should
be given a brief recreation period, and an
other drawer and confirm the verdict of the
man who expresses himself as being too
tired to think after $3.50
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

group was eight-year-old Fan Lafata. with
an increase of six and one-half pounds.
Others are Jake Pallazola, years old three
pounds gain: Zeno Russo. years old. three
pounds gain: Clifford Chandler, ii years old,
four and one-quarter pounds gain. The av-
erage gain at this school was only IA
pounds.
While this feeding test was being made
every school child in Detroit was weighed
and measured. This was done in eight days
time. and showed that out of about $4,000
2S per cent. were 10 per cent. under weight,
which in most cases means undernourished.
"A child who is under weight may not be
undernourished." explained DIR. Palmer, land
again an undernourished child may be above
normal weight. Some children cannot take
on weight, and these children are generally
strong.
"Then there are children who. although
they may weigh more than those properly
nourished. are anaemic and nabby, the result
of improper food. such cake pie, candy.
&c.
"The existence Of those children who are
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Names of Many Famed Writer'S
In the List of Day Workers

rs d matter Of fact, interesting as the
testimony Of the taper may be- Milton and
Taylor were day workers. Though the list
of great writer's who utilized the morning
hours for composition Il too long TO give IN
full II includes important enough names,
from Virgil down to our own William Dean
Howels, to indicate that writing is not by
any means an exclusive achievement Of the
midnight hours.
Marsh, in his discussion If the mental
peculiarities of authors, cites the case Of IL
sage the French novelist. According 10 the
version OF Comte dc Tressan as presented
by Sir Walter Scott:
Mons. lie Sage, awakening every morn
ing as soon as the sun appeared some DC
grccs above the horizon. became animated
acquired feeling and force in proportion as
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

chosen by DIR. George r. Palmer, as the
winner in the Clinton school class This boy
gained eight and three-fourths pounds and
grew one and one-fourth inches in the four
teen weeks test. Milton simply ran away
from his field.
Rosa Mazzola years old, took second
honors. with gain of FIVE and one-half
pounds in weight and a growth of one
quarter inch, and George Daughter, with a
gain Of four pounds and growth of one
half inch. is third.
The average gain was two and one-tenth
pounds in weight and seven-tenths of an
iLch In stature. Only one child failed to
make any gain and three children weighed
less than when the feeding was started One
OF the most consistent gamers was Angelina
Latter, years old, whose total gain was
two and three quarters pounds. At the
opening of the experiment she was per
cent. under weight and at the close was
still per cent under weight
Rose Guiskn. years old. added three
and three-quarter pounds to her weight and
an even inch to her height.
The prize winner in the Everett school
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Muscular and Mental Powers
Work on Separate Schedules

AS a general rule" said Prof. Poffen-
berger, ''it has been found that purely men
tai activities attain a maximum efficiency
in the morning hours, while muscular activi-
ties gain in efficiency as the day goes on
until fatigue sets in.
Most OF the tables reveal a high point
reached between o and IL in the morning
or the second or third hour OF application.
The slump between IL and noon Is caused
not so much by actual fatigue as by lack
of concentration. thinking about luncheon
After the noon meal the worker picks up
at a higher point than he began the day
and attains his maximum with greater fa-
cility. From herp on the gradual decline to
the low point Of the day is chiefly due to
fatigue.
cit has always been a question whether
~ not there Is any physiological significance
to this action Of the brain | am inclined to
think that there isn't. Ordinarily. II may be
put down TO habit
Personally do my best work at night
after s. conforming to the regulation stu
dent habits. But there many outside
reasons that influence this. For instance
there was loud knock on the door the
third In as many minutes-"that is one Of
the reasons do my studying al night"
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Marx Twain and Other Americans
Among Those Liking the Early Hour

There was Mark Twain. whose favorite
working hours came in the morning before
he had left his bed There between the
sheets and between puffs from his black
cigar he reeled off the pages Of manuscript
that brought him magnificent recognition.
David Graham Phillips, a prolific worker
wrote from standing position at specially
constructed pulpit desk Another well
known American writer gets up at dawn
and works until A. NJ, finding the pre-
matinal hours best for plot construction.
There is no accounting for the ways and
manners of authors. Statistics reveal
nothing. Obviously the poetic temperament
must be considered as such and not put
down as psychological phenomenon.
1t is to the average man and woman that
the efficiency table must be applied if it is
to gain headway and prove anything per-
tinent about the brain. One woman, whose
interest in the discussion was merely
casual, read the figures and Immediately
advanced a theory that, for a moment,
threatened to complicate the issues.
Il suppose" she remarked, that the brain
follows the daylight saving schedule.
On investigation ii was disclosed that the
woman was entirely right. The brain does,
in the cities where daylight saving has been
declared legal; elsewhere it follows the
standard time set by the central Govern
ment
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
British Psychologists Find Peak of Efficiency
at 10 A. NJ, but Professors Here Hold It's
Largely Matter of Habit and Commen-
tary From Others Indicates That the
Light of Intellect Often Fails to
Shine According to Fixed Schedule
By TORREY FORD.

~ PSYCHOLOGISTS are wary lot. They
- seldom phrase their discoveries in
4 terms that are intelligbe TO the
normal, two syllable individual The risk is
TOO great Right in the midst OF a decorous
debate over the radical complications Of
volitional union private citizen is apt to
step in and demand:
"Whaddye mean volitional unionT
This is fatal to the dignity of any psy-
chologist He has 10 be careful not to let a
plain, ordinary word such as union get
into the discussion. 1t is bound to stimulate
the curiosity of the crowd and provoke en-
barrassing inquiry
But occasionally Il psychologist comes
along who has nothing TO fear from the
public, who even caters to the average man
TO the extent of dropping down and talking
his own language True. this happens only
on rare occasions; but when it does il
seems entirely fitting TO nave a little cele-
bration in his honor. 50 we shall do the
best we can.
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

that planet approached the meridian; but as
the sun began 10 decline the sensibility Of
the old man, the light of his intellect and
the activity of his bodily organs began to
diminish in proportion and no sooner had
the sun descended some degrees below the
horizon than he sunk into lethargy from
which il was difficult to arouse him.
And of Shelley it is reported by I. j. Hogs
that lat p. Nj. he would suddenly compose
himself, even in the midst of a most ami
mated narrative. or of earnest discussion !;
and he would lie buried in entire forgetful-
ness, in sweet and mighty oblivion, until
10, when he would suddenly start up. and,
rubbing his eyes with great violence and
passing his fingers swiftly through his long
hair, would enter at once into vehement
argument, or begin to recite verses . .
with rapidity and an energy that We're
quite painful"
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

~ ii Nf1lS DuHlneSS. remarked lne DcSs
bayber, as he applied little more
- hair tonic, "is greatly affected by
the weather. good day outside means
good business for the BARRIERS but rainy
day keeps men indoors and keepts us idle.
That's the way IL has been to-day. My
three helpers have divided their time be-
tween watching the falling raindrops and
discussing the good and bad features of the
safety razor, the latter being of course. the
curse of the barber trade. They have been
just itching to snip off somebody's hair on
to tickle some mans chin with a razor. but
everybody seems to be in a hurry to go past
the door. In the meantime / have to pay
them s6 n day just to have them around
looking pretty.
"Of course IT is easy TO understand why
most men are not concerned about their
personal appearance on rainy days. Such
days are dark and dreary and there seems
TO be a general all around let down as far
as appearances are concerned. Men wear
their old hats and clothes and they don't
mind a little hair on their faces. such ne
they would on bright, sunny days. More
over, nobody seems to care particularly
whether a man is shaved or not on
rainy day, or whether his hair is growing
down over his collar, and I suppose you
can't blame them.
"Yet. on the other hand, II Is the best
day of all for a man to visit barber shop
Most OF them always are in hurry when
they come in, and on rainy days they are
assured of quick service The BARRIERS, too.
IL their work better because they have
plenty Of time"
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Poor Little Rich Children the
Most Seriously Undernourished

lHOSt ocIIOuSiy
From no less an authority than DR.. Henry
Il. Vaughan, health commissioner of Detroit,
comes the statement that the child of fash
ionable Crosse Pointe or Boston Boulevard
is more seriously undernourished than the
child of the sums.
The poor little rich fellow is allowed to
sleep late bolts his breakfast five minutes
before school opens, and is driven TO the
school door in a limousine without the
needed exercise He stated that the largest
percentage of underweight children were
not in the foreign districts but in the better
American residential quarters
The youngster in the slums has the ad-
vantage over the 'hothouse plant" said
DR.. Vaughan. He is put to bed early at
night, gets up early in the morning, eats
a good, hearty breakfast, and by way of
exercise fights with all the other boys In the
neighborhood OF course. i do not advocate
this method of exercise as the best muscu-
lar activity known.
THE child of the well to do American
parent retires late. gets up late and is given
his breakfast before he can develop an appe-
tite. As consequence he can eat but little.
and what he does eat is not assimilated.
These children then may be hungry at 10
O'Clock, but they get nothing until IL
o'clock"
According to Dr. Vaughan the Italian and
dren in Detroit. as shown by the food test
Children of normal weight make greater
progress in their school work than those
who are undernourished. and the aim here
after of the Board OF Education will be to
see to it that bodily defects of school chill
dren are overcome and that they are well
and properly nourished.
The Mari school. situated in the "Ameri-
can district" was cited as a specific example
Of underweight children. where at least Is
per cent. were found to be below normal
The Clinton school, where the feeding test
conducted, where Italians and negroes
predomnate. showed only 3.3 of the children
under weight, and the Dwyer school, in the
Jewish district. showed only 81 under
weight.
AT the Everett school (ControlledD. six
boys gained and nine lost; Is girls gained
land 10 lost.
AT the Clinton school (Fed J. 13 boys
gained and six lost 21 girls gained and six
lost.
Until a rational dietary is established in
our American cities" said DR. Palmer, "we
cannot expect any reduction in the number
of recruits for tuberculosis"
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
What the Detroit Childr ems Food Test Disclosed

THAT 5000 children suffering from mai
M Of wereo o.
from lack of food but from
Of h Of food.
ommon children.
age Of the under shed
the Of la nsorcc
the Of the slum.
be
can ETC. and, still be eunderno nourihe
Thst nd Jevih ldrcn are
Of the n are
ndsrweig
stronga and
That the children properly selected food school made quicker
a rome unde insru cions fronex expe
in
treat Will esomeRs much a
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Or. Jewett Says Wei Chosen Meal
Would Stimulate the Brain

Dr stephen r. Jewett, brain specialist at
the Bellevue Hospital. finds that the British
table is not contradictory to medical science
except IN the influence which the noon meal
IL presented as having on the efficiency Of
the brain.
THE drop in efficiency. indicated as oc-
curling AZ ono o'clock, seems to me TN
great Is be entirely accurate said Dr. jew
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Psychologists Figure the Brain
Works Best From 10 to III A. M

And this is to be plural celebration for
il is from group of British psychologists
that comes the simple, straightforward
statement that a mans brain works best
between 10 and IL o'clock in the morning.
Further than thisS an efficiency table is pre-
scented, the results of series Of experiments
on all classes Of workers physical and
mental, covering the working day from s
y. NJ. until +. M.
The table follows
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
HoHingsworth Discounts Notion
of Fixed Hour for Efficiency

Prof. III. l.. Hollingsworth, in an article
on Variations in Efficiency discounts any
notion that there is a physiological reason
for believing that the brain is at its best
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. In series
OF experiments he showed that the same
general curves Of efficiency were secured
whether the work began at 1880 or 10:30 in
the morning
His conclusions as TO the daily activity
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Malnutrition Finds Victims in Midst of Plenty

feeding children weakngs
robust weeks They Angelina Latter
Milton Fen pupils Clinton school Detroit
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

$50 and $50, whence there is much more
gradual descent till bedtime, when~a second
minimal point is reached-with adult males
Females tend to push this curve back az
every point and children still further, ap-
parently due to their greater liability to
physical exhaustion; men have more
strength and are less likely to use it,.
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
To Period of Maximum Strength
Baseball Schedules Conform

1t may be noted, in passing that the
major league baseball schedules are made to
conform with the period Of maximum
strength. Yet If John McGraw or Miller
Higgins We're accused of meddling with
psychology they would doubtless become
highly indignant and deny the charge
violently
In the more strictly mental activities
Professor Marsh found that there was an
inclination "to the morning periods both in
rate and in accuracy. Adult students and
authors seem TO think the earlier part Of
he day best for their respective labors, bur
in practice both draw heavily on the night
period, while in the case of females an9
children the morning maximum seems to b-
the rule"
OF a variety of industrial and efficiency
engineers consulted all seemed familiar Win
the chart and curve system of determining
the varying abilities throughout the working
day. But when it comes to shortening the
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Rich and Poor Children
Alike Suffer From
Improper Diet More
Than From Actual
Lack of Food

20 per cent. or more under weight is paving
the way for sickness and low vitality. The
Health Department has asked that provi-
sion be made in the new budget to feed these
children or to educate parents to remedy
their Diet
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
The Barber's Weather Logic

ssTHIS business" remarked the boss
bayber, as he applied a little more
"A hair tonic 'is greatly Affected hy
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Detroit Tries Selective
Feeding in Schools
With Notable Re-
suits to Hundreds OF
Undernourished

:" HE. Clinton and Everett schools OF De
troit for the last fourteen weeks
\ have been the centre of interest
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
RABBI CALLS BLUE
LAWS A MENACE
TO OUR RELIGION
Says They Will Breed
Disrespect for Church
and All Laws

DENVER. IAN 20 -.Euhhi va. I.
Friedman ut the Denver Tempt, I'm
manuel iu am address tu members
uf the screen ulUh here today dtrlur-
ed Blue laws nrr u m'uu,, Goo health
Wl and wnul,sum, religion and n-.
sorted those blue laws uu On" siatut"
books should o., repealed 'iu dcior-
uu,v 'u respect tur tlI law. ll'
warmed that "hIup laws nr, likely
tu lead tu rcd laws and Goo contempt
tor ull law.
pr Friedman took the position that
thrru Be- uu uLnl between wholesome
uuuHvmcut and religion
Every normal utr urmsuls work
aud play creation and recreation.
n. declared .uuu,,nt amusement .H
h,u,nriu 'n any duy oi the w'rk
whenever If .HH hy obtained l' ir
p fatal mistake tu prohibit recreation
800 iHtt dtN uu which alone most NJ
10, people can enjoy themselves "
Is p'ru,trIinE uu injustice and ilt-
rant wroug upon the public.
And enactment ,f blue laws i7 am
uufrpE" oH tho church The church
b. tu appeal persuade and inspire To-
uuhl"r action n dayu not use force.
Obvious co.. iuslduuuN Blue laws VII.
mot iu,rut~u church attendance. They
VIII arouse almost universal rtH'uir
mnnt Elu" laws are menace tu
h,nlthful uui wholesome religion
which b. but another uumr ior tine
character and worthy conduct JuN
l4 70 fundamental element of religion.
"Thv ngots ct today will Dee laugh
ID out Ut court. Let them go where
they brlouE. with tho bats that hang
their heads downward I'm th" dark.
ness of antique caves which though
ihyy used tu Zoe %, huhintiuu of man
have long been abandoned for th'
sunlight Of tho upper world"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
NEW HOTEL MASS MEETING is CALLED
Woman Flying to
Washington to Cast
Electoral Vote

LINCOLN. Sch, Jan. 90 Mrs
~, II wheeler. dolcslto charged
with delivering the electoral vote
uf tho state to Washington. got
away uu CO.. first leg uf her air
plarp flight tu the national capital
ut 1921 g.. m this afternoon. Her
first stop viii be- Omaha whor"
she will Doe iuinod iu another uir-
plane hy Mrs prdpci smith alter
nate.
Mrs wheeler carried tho corti-
uDito Of the electoral vote IN an
army dispatch case which her aun.
Mason. now assistant attorney gem
.r1l of Nebraska, used In artillery
service lu France.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
Bill in Colorado
Would Bar Hip
Pockets on Trousers

bENVEE. Jan. 90 Sale Of
truua.fs with hip pockets hy
uIufn.rg uf colorado Will hr "a
violation of tn, law u the state
legislature acts favorable uu "A bill
introduced ast uight hy Roprescn-
ta'lyp John l.. Vernon, Jr, of Dtoru
county.
Tho bin was referred 90 tho com
mittr. nu importance and rs mod
elri lti,r thD measure which has
been introduced IN tho California
Legislature
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
Report on Irish
Inquiry Is Now
Being Prepared

WNSHINGTuN. Jan -o..N pre-
uminrty report is being prepared hy
the commission uf the Committee uf
one Hundred iu,cstiplt.ug conditions
In Ireland. and Will ry issued soon,
n was announced today 10y the COM
mission.
1ny report viii ho based ON state
mvut~ mad" by persons who have ap-
said uui the hearings will br Uou-
fiuU,d indefinitely ANA amy new facts
developed VIII Do, included 900 tn APP
ponds tu tu, I.purt now being pre-
HlI,I.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
Bill in Utah for
State to Educate
Its Own Teachers

SALT LAKE CITY. jan 'W."A hiIl
providing that the state select high
srhuui graduates fur teachers .ud pay
thrm So month while ihyN ar, h'-
ing given % four year preparatory
course tur ih. profession has been
introduced In the state nous" ui rn-
preventative
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
pICkING DENTON JURY

Los NNGTIIS. inn lU"SUIUOlIOn
nf Il jury for the trial OF Mrs Louise
T.. pcDtr, charged with the murder ot
laruh Charles Denton, WAS taken W.
again when IA. uusU was resumed
today Eleven tllosmcu Euhlcct TO
percmptory challenge, were In the
jury box then.