New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

savage races are mostly long-headed, and that as the tendency toward broad head increases, civilization increases.
 "Upon further classification of these groups into the bright and the dull chil- dren it was found that Is per cent of the dull boys and only 8 per cent of the bright boys were long-headed. The larg- est percentage of long headed children in any classification was found among the unruly boys, who also were graded as being unusually dull"
 Dr. Macdonald would have extreme caution observed in applying these tests to single individuals, for the old adage still holds good that the exception merely proves the rule. They should only be studied in con. action with their application to large group of persons, He calls attention to the fact that the probable truth of a conclusion about mankind increases with the number of cases observed, although among certain subjects where there is a great regu- larity and uniformity, results based upon a smaller number of observations may turn out to be equally accurate.
 Although the general rule has been propounded that the larger around the head the brighter the child, an anxious father must not construe it to mean that his Johnnie is little better than half wit because his head is so small that it is difficult to find hat small enough for him, nor should the fond mother who is put to it to find a hat large enough for her little daughter think that the daughter is necessarily going to prove a prodigy or a genius.
 It should be noted also in this connec- tion, he points out, that the size of a chld's brain with relation to his body increases at slower rate than his body does, as he grows older. For instance, little Tommics head at years of age is very much larger relatively to his body than when he reaches the age of l5.
 This is a perfectly obvious fact to any of us if we just stop and think moment. The outlines of a child's body can be immediately identified by the relatively large size of the head, fact which painters of the fourteenth, fif- teenth and sixteenth centuries did not realize, for all their children are minia- ture adults.
 A chila'S mental development also proceeds at q more rapid pace during those early years than at any other period of his development.
 Measuring thousands and thousands of individuals for varying purposes has prepared Dr. Macdonald for his study of Congressmen, He feels that if he is not able to determine whether the composite size of the craniums has any definite relationship to the mentality of the gov. erning body of the United States he will at least have found out the physical standard as well as the physiological status of the prosperous American man ot the present age during his prime. SHOULD it develop that there is A
 definite relationship between size and power, point which has been dis. puted, it may be that persons seeking nominations will make their cerebral cavity part of their campaign litera- ture, When that day comes, if it ever does, a nominee may list his qualifca- tionS for office in this fashion:
 MT. Smith Jones, in addition to il long and enviable record as a lawmaker IS possessed of long head, very wide between the ears and high-domed, in- dicating an intelligence of a superior order and great capabilities. By the Macdonald test MT. Smith Jones brain IS much larger than that of his opponent and on this basis, if none other. is en. titled to your hearty support. Get out and vote for the man with the big head a gift of nature and not acquired"
 If the day comes when Congressman are elected on the basis of head meas. uroments, it may be possible to stand. ardize them so there will be no danger of embarrassment in the House cloak. room. If Congressman Smith Jones wears off Congressman Jones Smith, hat, it won't make so very much differ. ence, for all congressional heads will bs of the same size.
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