The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-02
Great Men Are Born
 Of Elderly Parents
By IMAGERY REX.

J L. men are born of aged parents"
 . Those who would give geniuses to the world had better wait till forty to become parents according to Gas per L. Redfield. Chicago member of Fhe American Genetic Association Mr. Redfield declares that the ma jority of the worlds brilliant citizens are the children of men and women forty years or more.
 The only great men whom we have been able to discover who were born of young parents says MT. Redfield were William the Conqueror and Frederick the Great
 Aspects and effects of that strange phenomenon called '-genius' have al ways beguiled scientists into a study of it's vagaries, causes and the near ness to a less desirable state of mind (insaEity) which it so nearly resem- bleS at times
 But why should the child of the middle-aged be possessed of what all most any mother would be pleased to see develop in her dearest posses sions?
 Is the mental stability of the adult his experience and wisdom, transmit ted to offspring? Do wise prrents in the prime of life have brilliant chiI- dren? Is this the explanation?
 Opinion of Andre Tr;don.
 Nothing of the sort. declares Andre Tridon, Psycho-analyst. author and successful explorer into the mysteries of the mind, who offers a unique ex- planation for the great who are born of the aged
 Tt is quite true," explained Mir. Tridon, 'that the child Of a couple born when the parents are no longer young is sure to be the superior Of the first born or even the second child..
 ''The first born is sure to be infe- rior to the children that follow when the parents have gradually become better adapted to each other and when a better understanding and more freedom exist between them than in the first years of married life.
 he was born So were NapoIeon's. And so were those of most famous men who were not the first or second, but usually third, fourth or sometimes last of a large family
 ISut what Is it about the middle aged mother and an old father that makes for genius?
 The discontert of the child who finds himself with parents that are too old for him." answers MT. Tridon, who has made scientific excursions about the south poles of the sub-con- scious and brought back to the atten- of reasons, motives and complexeS which really explain phenomena
 The genius grows out of the dis satisfied child
 Genius itself Is an intense dfssat- isfaction.
 Choice of Genius and Insanity.
 Tar IenCS that are greauy Tn aO- vance of him as regards age strike no note of comradeship with a child They do not pity with him or amuSe him. He decides he does not care to initiate them, as a child always inn itateS a parent he admires.
 "Discontented people have a choice of two future states if their dissatis- faction rises to high pitch 1nsan- ity genius must be the choice
 ''If such child then lives in a ia vorab1e environmene. and is in good mental and physical health, he will become a genius. If motif he is mind-he will arrive at insanity
 The dissatisfied person who goes insane makes a world for himself that does not exist for other people.
 tT1e dissatisfied but healthy per- son. the one whose physique can en- dure his turmoil of feeling seeks to R mad conception as that in which the demented are happy.
 Child Must Have Amusement.
 Parents should play with but not really change him. He initiates them, or not. The child who goes to the movies dikes the comedian with funny make Iesi 'hH him laugh. aug The 1s parent who wishes his son to follow him must l gain his attention by making himself amusing, creator of fun, desirable i person.
 'peopIe of forty or fifty are no longer able to stand on their heads | to make their children laugh, so the | sae.aasster loses patience with these | persons who. make him want to | change the world all about.
 With only grownups to initiate or with brothers sisters enough | older so that they try to boss him. | the child seems to have a whole | group of people playing parent. The | second child of a family already has a playmate in the first, provided | there is not too great a difference in | age.
 Another point in favor of a child born to nliddle-aSed parents is that he is apt to be physically stronger than the first child"