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centive to be intelligent.

centive to be intelligent.
The community of the third "step-
UP" has a much more constant COM
munication with the outside world, and
there is much more ambition, envy. dis
satisfaction and striving, accompanied
by notable increase in the intelligence
level. Concepts of reward and punish
ment have developed, and as result of
these ideas of hell and heaven. The
curve of religious development has risen
from zero in the base community to
extreme hell-flre and golden city preach
ing. Morals have risen from the level
Of immortality, with no dualism of good
and evil, to the point where there are
painful conflicts between desires and
conscience. The lowland village. with
its hard-surfaced road and excellent
school, in the heart Of civilization,
shows intelligence, clinical concepts
and social relations on a par with those
of the general American rural popula-
ton. The people appear to have plenty
of conflicts" in an endless chain, and
are exercising their brains to improve
their conditions.
Culture Develops Conflict.
"This study seems to show decidedly"
said DR.. Sherman that conflict de-
velops in proportion to increase in COM
plexity of culture and contact with the
various higher levels of civilization, and
that it acts as a spur to mental gym
nastics, resulting in higher intelligence,
better capacity to form abstract ideas
and better living conditions. In other
words, we define intelligence in terms
of the civilization we know. and 1t be-
comes less and less the farther we get
from the environment Of that civiliza-
ton
The physical conditions, he said, show
curious curve. varying with the diet.
In the basic community the food supply
seems barely suff1ient to keep the people
alive, and is extremely restricted. The
next "step-up" shows bare suf1ciency
Of rough food, but the people never
have to go hungry. Here there is a
decided physical betterment. The next
community has plenty of food, includ-
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have only the barest traces of either
superstition or religion, and never ex-
perience nervous strain or insanity.
The hollow at the end of the trail,
whose people come into more frequent
contract with civilization, shows more
with life, more striving
to better their condition, crude forms
of religious belief and aspiration. and
consequently a higher intelligence, as
shown by tests, since they have an in
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cept without particular relation to any
individual
The data on hand indicates" DR..
Sherman said, "that such things as
tabooS, superstitions, etc, move in q
parabola through culture levels. Con-
fiictS are required 10 bring the intelli-
gence to the point where it can form
the distractions necessary for supersti-
tions. All emotional things seem to
exist only where there Is enough intelli-
gence 10 form concepts, but not nough
for reasoning or Judgment. They reach
their highest point on the curve, and
then start TO drop as reasoning and
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Judgment begin to take charge Of the
developed capacity for forming Rb-
Stractions"
those who have taken part in the study
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are Or. J. Allen Hicks Of the commit
tee on child development of the Ma
tional Research Council, DR.. Cora b.
Key of the Washington Child Research
Center and Miss Helen r. Nebeker, nu-
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trttionist Of the Child Research Center.
Studies also are being carried out by
Dr. d. NJ. Mann and Prof. House Of ths
department of social sciences of the
University Of Virginia.
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The Degree for Comparison.

the creation of conflicts in the mind.
~ the lowest culture level, Corbin
Hollow, the isolated people have prac-
tically no other degree of culture to
compare themselves with. Consequently,
despite the direst poverty and physical
hardship, they do not desire anything,
have nothing to strive for, practically
no moral ideas, and no envy of people
in more comfortable situations. They
are happy in their ignorance; never
exert themselves, because they know of
almost nothing to exert themselves for;
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SCIENTISTS STUDY
|. MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
Significant Discoveries of
Psychological and SocioIog-
lCaI Relations Are Revealed.
BY THOMAS R. HENRY.

{ Discoveries of psychological and So
Geological relations OF fundamental sig
nificance are resulting from co-opera-
Research Center and the University OF
Virginia, based on the extraordinarily
primitive conditions among the people
Mountains of Madison County, Va, it
was revealed today by DR.. Mandel Sher-
man of the Washington institution.
Soon after the Corbin Hollow situa-
ton was revealed by The Star last Sum-
mer the little scattering of novels, with
their tobacco-chewing children, at
tracted the attention Of social scientists.
The present study, which began last
Fall, consists of a microscopic compari-
son of these mountaiheerS and popula-
ticas of approximately the same
heredity in the same general locality,
but at different culture levels. 1t soon
arranged itself, DR.. Sherman says, in
series of "step-ups." First, the Scien-
lists made an intensive study of the
intellectual and cultural conditions in
Corbin Hollow itself. Then the same
methods were used in three nearby
mountain communities-one at the end
of a rough trail into the lowlands, one
at the end of better trail, paSsabie for
automobiles and with a general store
and church. and one practically at the
foot of the mountains, where the people
could get out without difficulty. The
last "step-up' was a lowland village. at
the foot of the mountains, with hard
surfaced road passing through it,
SCIENTIFICALLY administered modern school
and a church.
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Reach Valid Conclusions.

At all these levels studies were made
of general intelligence, physical devel-
opment, moral and cultural ideas, re-
ligion and social relationships. These
studies still are in progress, but enough
has been learned, DR.. Sherman says,
/. for some valid, general conclusions.
/. Miss Miriam Sizer, University of Vir-
ginia graduate. who conducted a school
in Corbin Hollow last Summer, was
employed as field agent. with funds
furnished by the American Home Eco
nomics Association, and has spent the
Winter and Spring in the mountains.
The most striking of the discoveries
DR.. Sherman pointed out, is that there
is a decided, positive relation between
culture levels and intelligence as shown
by standard psychological tests; that is,
the scores increase as a population of
the same stock shades outward from a
nucleus of almost complete isolation to
almost complete contact with the modern
world. This does not mean, he said
that the intelligence improves with the
improvement of school facilities directly,
since the improved schools are the re-
suit rather than the fundamental cause
of the higher culture level. Once es-
tablished, however, the schools are an
essential factor in raising the level
still higher.
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lawn mower and picking out the
voices Of the different children as
they run in and out among the
sprinklers.
Not he.
a hospital for him and q plain,
antiseptic smelling hospital room,
with a single bed-after years OF
q good broad bed or your own-and
nurses you never saw before In your
life.
They'll be nice to you and they'll
be competent and efficient" and
intelligent-but oh how you'l long
for your good affectionate Mary who
wouldn't know an emulsion" from
a lotion-no. not II her life depend
ed upon IL.
But she loves you and you love
her. and she knows what gives you
the creeps and what you don't mind
and she cares.
II isn't modern to care" or any
how II you do care you must pre-
tend you don't.
To be really modern In the last
sense OF the word. you must be as
hard as nails. md ~ shallow hearted
as a gold fish
Emotions. hope. fear. the love OF
life. the craving for laughter-pish,
tush. what do they amount to in
this world or "Science?"
The young doctor doesn't believe
in s~oftening people by making
things too easy for them
He told me about It the other
night.
Were all through with that mid
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Home Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS.
Child's Room, Work or Showplnce?

Kind friends and relatives don't
consider space limitations when
bringing toys. And ordinary drawers
and shelves are not built 10 shelter
every kind OF ~grotesque bird. ami
NAL and games that stick out in
every direction.
Wherefore 1t really isn't Dolly's
fault IL her is messy occasion
ally 1t may be that there just isn't
enough OF the right space 10 care
for her property.
Nevertheless. IL a choice nus 5e
made-as between a well-used play
room that looks tor a showplace
where there is more Strengthening
up and cleaning than playing. that
must be determined before new
furniture IS selected. Some charm
ing pieces will stand a lot Of rough
wear and tear. and even look more
comfortable for IT. Other fine fin
ishes will impose watchfulness-
constant cleaning. rubbing. polish
ing. No one has as yet devised
furniture that is fingermark-proof.
and these "telltale streaks upon the
door" may bring wrinkles 10 the
forehead OF the houseworker. but
they also testify 10 a pleasant time
had by a small person.
IL there Is space in the room 70
build deep. wide shelves. OF various
sizes. and full length. double doors
10 cover. II will be a simple matter
to have the chIld's room in good
order at least once a day. A room
that's always in apple-pie order
would really arous suspicious-is
the little occupant really enjoying
her days?
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-~--
Madge Is Worried

There was nothing 10 do. however.
out 10 accept the situation. and keep
my eyes rs far open as ! could But
I could not forbear one fe-ar-prompted
question. although / couched II In
terms which ! was sure would not
disturb Helena Brixton.
II trust this change OF plans means
that we shall be able TO c some
thing OF Mr.. Owen during the
Christmas holidays In the country"
! said with an interroEative inflec-
ton.
Her answer was prompt and
smothered my fears for the tine
being.
oh. no. he's going to join Sam
tomorrow. I believe Sam expected
him yesterday. but Charles had to
stay over TO attend TO some i'm
portant business Of his own"
| was glad that the door opened
just then. and the room was sud
denly full Of men. young and old.
with Harry Underwood shepherding
the masculine guests. III gave ne
something else 10 think about than
the futile but troublesome and un-
~answerable query as to the 'busi.
ness which could call family loving
Samuel Brixton away from his home
at Christmas time.
Continued Tomorrow
copyriEnt. Newspaper Feature Service. nn
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Bleached Tresses and a New Shampoo

HAMPOOING artificially gained
- golden locks. when peroxide
has been used for bleaching.
often presents a serious beauty
problem. IL seems that when the
hair Is bleached and only ordinary
shampooing methods are followed.
the hair has a tendency to mat no
matter how carefully n may be In
washing and rinsing.
Therefore. ! will write today Of a
specially worked out shampoo which
will make Il possible to cleanse the
hair thoroughly and leave II in the
soft. fluffy state that Is desirable.
This special shampoo for hair
which has been bleached requires
six eggs. two lemons and consider
able rubbing and rinsing but the
results justify the effort. II may
e expensive but after you've
PRO zen IL Is satisfactory you WON'T
mind its slightly higher cost.
The whites and yolks OF six eggs
should be beaten separately. The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Love Reawakening e
Lillian Shares Madge's Uneasiness
Brought About by the Presence of
Charles Queen as a Party Guest
BY Adele Garrison

an easy thing. But I could not rid
my mind OF the distrust-amounting
10 fear-which I felt every time i
saw or heard or the spectacular Ad-
venturer who was Samuel BrixtOn's
half brother. ! knew. too. that the
information given us W Prince
Georges as t. Owens connection
under a Treek name with the secret
society which had tried 10 assas-
sinate him. was not at the real root
OF my fear Of the man. III I had had
no other cause to distrusf him. i
think ! should have shrugged my
shoulders with the philosophical
reflection that no n could under
stand foreign intrigues and con.
spiracies anyway-or determine the
right OF them. But I had reason 10
fear-or so l imagined-that this
man and his half brother Samuel
Brixton. former friend and business
associate or Marion's dead father
were connecting some unsavory Il
nancial scheme behind the ostensible
offer OF reparation which they had
made upon their first visit to the
farm. and which Lillian and / had
declined to have Marion consider I'M
til she should become OF age. / had
been mor worried than l had let
Lillian see over my discovery that
Mr.. Owen had escorted his niece.
Carolyn. and Marion down from
their school without Lillian's know
ing anything about IL beforehand : :
and by my discovery that Marion
apparently admired the mar as mucn
as did Carolyn.
! had warned Marion against him.
and she apparently had accepted the
warning. But / know schoolgirl
psychology-or ought TO with my
long experience in teaching-and ]
was not so sure hat when her emo
tional o al having deceived
her mother about the trip to town
should have evaporated. she would
discount my warning as due TO
prejudice and accept Caroiyn's valua-
ton OF her beloved uncle" instead
That Owen in reality. was no more
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Be Hard!>>> Seems to Be
the Newest Philosophy
-Lore-Hope-Fear Are Passe Today
Perhaps Sentiment Has No Place in This World OF
Science but, Think Winifred Black, a Little
Of IL Might Not Be Amiss Right Nosc.

Victorian idea OF hiding the facts,
even from a patient II I have a
man down with cancer, I tell him
OF 10 TO his face and let him meet
the situation himself.
The ~old.fashioned doctor told a
man OF this sort that he had 'stom-
ach trouble or chronic Indigestion
and the man had TO guess the
truth for himself.
when / have a heart disease
to cope with ! tell the patient that.
too.
why not. IL the patients q ON
an she'll have a lovely time being
sorry for herself. and IL a man he'll
give his wife the pleasure or worry
ing about him"
Now the young doctor Is a good
doctor-when II comes TO the body
there's no doubt about that.
This woman I know went to this
same young doctor for diagnosis.
Shed been feeling queer and
shaky and she didn't walk Just
right. the young doctor made d
careful diagnosis.
Brain lesion" said the young
doctor.
Whats the remedy" asked the
woman ! know.
Well" said the young doctor,
there isn't much OF a remedy. Just
don't overdo. don't overeat. don't
o~verexcite yourself"
You slow progress that
viii leave me In a wheel chair?'
asked the I know.
The young doctor nodded Eravely.
Something like that" he said.
And the didn't like the
thought OF the wheel chair 80 she
made her win and settled her mr.
fairs.
But IN the meantime the young
doctor went out Of town. and an.
other doctor told the woman know
that she didn't have brain lesion Mt
all. she had diabetes and a control
liable a 81 at that.
I saw the woman I know the
other day. she takes her dip in the
sea every morning. Feels better than
she has felt in twenty years, and
hasn't the remotest idea OF a wheel
chair.
1t all turned out all right. but
what IL the young doctor hadn't left
town.
Maybe some Of the old-fashioned
IDEAS about tact. and n little gentle
handling" weren't always 10 bad
after ALL
Copyright 1890. ~ EswIDaDg Feature Service. Inc
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than we did in the older days.
Not so long ago | saw a state
nent made by the manager Of a
ereat hosiery company. He said,
"Despite the probable protest from
the fair sex throughout the coun-
try. the feet OF women In America
are growing largerl"
Only a few years ago, he said.
women wore hosiery well divided In
sizes between eight and one-half and
ten. Now the smaller sizes are
rapidly decreasing and the larger
sizes are in increasing demand.
.Size nine and one-half is the gen.
eral average worn by women. but
size ten Is coming more and more
into demand"
/ follow the statistician 70 this
point. I must part company when
he says. I'm another generation
there will be little difference IN the
size or a woman's and q mans
foot"
/ don't believe Il. This Is merely
another OF the many dire predic-
tons we have heard about what will
happen TO women. have lived TO
see every one OF these prophecies
fall by the wayside-
They used to say that corsets
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON-

until all OF the yolk is gone
Use the stiffly beaten whites OF
the eggs In exactly the same man.
ner. applying only a little at a time.
rubbing ii through the hair and on
the scalp well and rinsing out each
application before applying the sue
ceeding m until all OF the whites
have been used.
After the final rinse TO remove
the last OF the white Of egg. add the
strained Juice of two lemons to one
pint OF luke warm water and pour
this slowly over the hair. moving IL
about continually so that the lemon
water Is evenly distributed over all
parts OF the scalp as well as through
the hair itself. The lemon water may
be rinsed out or left to dry on the
hair as you desire.
II rinsing has been adequate be-
fore the lemon water Is used and II
only luke warm water has been put
on the hair. II will not be sticky or
will not mat at the completion OF
the shampoo.
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yolks should be beaten until they
are light and the whites until a stiff
consistency Is gained
Use only luke warm water Mt all
timer during the shampoo. * hot
water y used the process will not be
successful as the same netting which
so often occurs with ordinary soap
shampoos will result.
Also. a spray should be used for
wetting and rinsing the hair. This
Is true with all shampoos. OF course.
because IL makes rinsing 30 much
simpler
When the hair has been com.
pletely saturated with the luke warm
water. rub a little Of the beaten yolk
over the head. working the finger
tips through the hair and ca the
scalp for a moment or two before
rinsing. When the first application
OF egg yolk has been rinsed out.
pour q second amount over the hair
and repeat the finger manirulasions
until II has been worked in well.
Rinse the hair again and repeat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
What Prompted Owen?

You didn't expect your brother
in-law to be here. did you. Helena?"
Mrs. Brixton widened her eyes APP
prehensively.
mo. I didn't" she answered.
That IL. he didn't say positively he
couldn't be back. but he was pretty
sure. Does II make any difference
In your plans? l wouldn't have
brought him tf l had"
Don't talk NONSENSE" Lillian adj
jured her affectionately. "Madge
Is too experienced a hostess not 10
have provided an extra place Be
sides. we expected him. anyway.
Don't you remember. you said he
might be here? That was enough
for Madge."
AS ! smilingly confirmed Lillian's
dictum: | thanked my particular
little joss that Philip Veritzen was
the type OF host who provided for
emergencies. and that he had one or
two more theater tickets in reserve
II our plans should be changed. But
IL was not the social adjustment
which was bothering me. That was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Answers 10 Health Queries

When should IL be taken for the best
results? -
A.-The pure cod liver oil. taken
after meals.
Mrs. 8. y. X. Q.-Is II necessary
to cook cereal for 3 hours for young
children; and why?
2-Is II advisable 10 permit a child
OF two TO eat raw apple. banana or
peaches?
3-Will aspirin cure colds?
Are cooked cereals preferable
to the uncooked varieties?
Ayes: slow cooking makes the
cereal more digeStible.
Yes: II the fruit is perfectly
ripe.
3-Do not take medicine or drugs
unless your doctor ~prescribes for
you. Aspirin Is helpful in many In.
stances. II properly prescribed.
4-Yes.
copynkht. 1880. by NewsDap~ Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Goodnight
Stories

Seven o'clock
Time 10 risef
Chase your dreams
And open your eyes,
Shadow Sayings.
WAS talking 10 Dinah. Aas 4
Frank. Jim and Rolf one NO.
A ming. Tomorrow bright ana
early" / promised. wen all go out
On N picnic"
They were delighted. with lunch
and everything?"
Yes indeed. But you must ba
sure 70 be blight and early. for
otherwise the picnic will be Spoiled
You must be awake not one minute
later than sever o'clock"
We viii. We wIlll' they ~
claimed. 7 went 20 my Don per-
suaded that they meant tD he rn
time.
II the children were delighted.
their shadows. who lad listened t0
every word. were even more @n-
Mil. Flor. Hand. Yam and Knmrt
those were their namesl could hard
ly walt for the morning. They were
far too excited TO 60 Co HIeep and
went roaming about the house mn
night making sure that nothing hap
pened 70 disturb the plans.
Now. towards morning dt was
Just IN little before six o'clockl some
thing very serious did happen. The
c0ckoo-clock In the hall stopped run.
ming. Mistress Cuckoo was stand
ing by her door all ready Co come
out and call six times when tho
wheels refused 20 make another
turn.
Help. helpg' she cried from be-
hind her door. The shadows heard
her mt ono and came hurrying over.
You can imagine their dIsmay when
Cuckoo related what had happeneds
II was a terrible thing. The chill
dren would surely oversleep and
then the picnic would be spoiled.
There wasn't IN minute to be lost,
Luckily II wasn't yet seven o'clock
Wind the clock" Cuckoo begged.
They couldn't find the key. Cuckoo
was miserable. She didn't know
what 70 do. Let us into your
house." Hand said. land well try
TO make the wheels TO-"
Cuckoo. however. couldn't open
her door. The latch came open only
at the hours and hah hours. For
tunately for the shadows. they were
quite flat 10 they slipped under tho
door without great difficulty. Then
Cuckoo led them down into her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
NEMPTATION stalks before the
young mother. furnishing her

"EMPTATION stalks before the
young mother. furnishing her
child's room anew. Never
have the shops displayed so many
charming miniature pieces. little re-
productions of antique chairs. tables.
chests OF drawers. down 10 modern
istic effects. child size.
AL very aliuring. and many most
practical These new ~odd-shaped
cabinets. with drawers OF many
sizes and forms. are often a real
boon to the mother. They make IL
60 easy for the child TO fall into
neat habits. quite automatically.
The right furniture may inculcate
tidiness more than constant exhor-
rafioas. and threats
Chiefly. the furniture for the
child's room should provide ade-
quate space. a place for everything.
Actually II is harder for a child to
be neat than an adult Not only
does Dolly require space for her lit
lie garments. picture books. etc. but
for all those funny shaped toys