The Washington times., 1935-09-17

crime glands.
I have been reading an arti-
Gle on "Endocrinology and the
Problem College Student" by
DR.. Harry J. Benjamin. The
idea, of course, is that when a
student displays some irregu-
larity of conduct or inability
to succeed in class work, he
is turned over to the specialist,
who examines his ductless
glands.
can important group Of stu
dents to which special atten.
tiOn has been paid are those
in whom a discrepancy exists
between the results Of their
intelligence tests and the re.
suits of their school work. Oc-
casiOnally a definite thyroid or
pituitary, or combined de-
ficiency of both glands was re-
vealed.
"In several cases treatment
tending to augment the work
of these glands and improve
their function had a striking
result, improving the quality of
the patients work in college.
Naturally the suggestion that
goes with such treatment may
play a large part in the re-
suit; but frequent changes in
sical manifestations of
glandular function constitutes
evidence that an actual en-
docrine change has been accom-
pliShed."
INDUSTRY ADOPTS IDEA
Industrial organizations have
had the same idea presented to
them. For instance, one of the
railroads has a consulting en-
docrinologist, and, according to
the report, has provided some
thing not only to preserve the
health of their employees, but
also to preserve and increase
their individual efficiency.
DR.. Benjamin is conservative
in his evaluation of results, our
present knowledge being what
it is, and properly so. 1t all
looks very nice on paper, but I
don't know.
Not that I doubt the influ.
ence of the ductleSs glands on
life, but I doubt whether we
know enough about them yet
to make such fine-hair discrim-
nations. Certainly our ability
to correct their disordered &C.
tions is far too small to found
a new social structure on.
It sounds fine to read that a
definite thyroid or pituitary
or combined deficiency was re-
vealed," but only those who have
tried to establish a diagnosis in
frank and well-marked cases
know how hard that is.
It's too bad, for it's a beau
tiful idea. If we could find out
the reason for mental and char
acter maladjustment on the basis
of glands, and had means to cor
rect them, think what we could
do to this ugly old world.
Possibilities
Annual endocrinologic exam
ination of Congress might really
solve the problem.
Heaven knows how we could
influence literature. Only for
the better, I should think. who
is engaged at the present mo-
ment il preserving notes on the
internal Secretions of Einstein?
Who is investigating the endo-
crime glands of Paul Vatery?"
SKIS Andre Maurois. Well,
there is a diabetic society in Lon
don largely made up of literary
men-H. G. Wells and Hugh
Walpole belong to it, I under.
stand, and diabetes is an endo-
crime disease. Is literature lack
of inSulin? Do we not read that
Shakespeare's "sugared sonnetS"
circulated among his private
friends?
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