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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18
In Today's Mail

until one subject Is brought Up, namely, politics. Then this fellow reveals his anamoly. Rising to his full height he shouts, "dentlernen, I am the greatest leader of men that God ever put on earth. I hold ts:e destiny of the human race in
 my hand. One word from me and oil of earths rulers will cease to be-" When acting the part of the greatest leader of men that God ever put on earth" he expects those on the ward to show him the re- spect due such great parsonage those who fail to do 50 are given c tongue flashing and even threat. ened with extinction. Another fel- low, . former newspaper publisher, is perfectly normal except during certain periods when he is defiant and resentful, babyish, variable in moods. At these times he cries, I can lick any man on the ward" Naturally, not everybody Is willing to agree he can. So the attendants have to rush in and separate "per- sonalities in conflict" On the fe- male side Is c woman perfectly nor. mai except when she demands to go home and when . refused shouts awful oatts which can be heard all over the place. The Interesting thing about this woman is that she Is very religious. Another woman fancieg that she died some years ago. Yet to look ct her, to talk with her on casual subjects, one would never suspect anything wrong unless she has spell" when she becomes incoherent in speech and c source Of annoyance to the other patients.
 These cases are mentioned to show that many times persons visit c mental institution and observing patients who for certain periods, act like ordinary individuals on the outside, come to the conclusicsi that sane men and women are hospital- ised. Not long ago Q man was hs- pitalized in one of our State Hospi- tals who upon arrival appeared en- tirely rational in every respect. Fact of the matter Is his conversation in regard to himself and what he had experienced and suffered was so correct that the admitting physician felt some degree of doubt as to whether his reported "delusion" was one in fact, the delusion being that
 nis wife had proved unfaithful, and
 the physician believed everything he said might have been Q fact. There was nothing extraordinary about the story he unfolded to the psychiatrist except. perhaps. that he believed his wife had "ren around" with other men. But a checkup by the Social Worker, who ascertained from reliable and un- prejudiced persons the true facts
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with regard to the standing and reputation of the wife in the com fnunity, became satisfied that 1t was all delusion with him in rec gard to her, although that was the only insanity evident in his case; the man was to all appearances, with that one exception, perfectly well from his admission. Of course, he periodically became excited about his wife, but was released after few weeks and so far as known has caused no trouble in the communi. ty except on two or three occasions when he talked in rather e violent way to his wife. His family consid- CTS him harmless and he probably is. Anyway, the State has been spared the burden of his support.
 Almost as many patients are be- ing discharged from State Hospi- tals as are being admitted. To psy. chiatrists the recovery of patients is the bright part of hospital life. The hope of assisting recovery, and beholding Q pleasant termination to riven cases makes up greatly for many of the disagreeable duties which fall to the lot of mental hos- pital staffs, and this feeling convey cd to and shared by physicians and attendants enables them to dB- charge duties diaagreeable, mighty irksorne, and fraught at times with real danger, in Q manner which otherwise they could hardly do. To- day, thanks to the New Psychiatry, our State Hospitals are taking Q more hopeful view of cases, and State Hospital heads and others connected with them, are paying greater attention than ever to re- ccveries, even though some particu- lar case may remain stationary for a considerable time. Today State Hospital Iphysicians realize that while intellectual activity remains, even though perverted in action. there is still hope of mental reha- bilitation, and that this class of cases should receive more individ~ ual and special attention. Thanks to the New Psychiatry fewer pa- tients are being permitted to drift into the condition of being mere custodial patients. Today State Hos- pital officials are hopeful and en- thusiastic, and attendants are no longer 'sluggers" and Hospital buns" but carefully trained men with heads and hearts.
 Slowly but surely our most ad- yanced mental hospitals are for inc dividualized treatment rather than "congregate iunacy." The identical appliances that tend to make life in q well-ordered house, interesting and happy. Is being brought to bear upon the disordered mind, and It's wanderings and vagaries arrested by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18

Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin probably hasn't had as much praise as he should fol the fine makeup of this State Defense Counsel which was named last week. We've heard a lot of comments about the board, but the universal cry of why didn't he name this one or that one is missing Where so many persons are named to state board it's usually pretty hard to satisfy all sides. But in an emer- gency like the one we face now in the United States everyone seems to over- look partisanship and stress citizenship. We're proud of the fact that Connecticut has moved so rapidly and successfully toward an adequate defense program.
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A week from this time Republicans from all over the nation will be gath cred in Philadelphia fo. a rnomentous occasion. It will be their quadrennial convention at which time it's customary to nominate a presidential and vice. presidential candidate. It will be done under some duress this time, though, because conditions aren't quite the same today they were in 1936 or even 1882 or 1928. Republicans are very definitely Ion the spot" at this time. They must not merely put forward good candi- date and one whom the voters can be sold on, but they must give him a work able platform. That's big undertaking any year for the minority party, but par ticularly so when the course of world events Is definitely pitched in tune with a program of retaining present admins tration, making no changes in the middle of exciting and perilous times. Yes, the Republicans have their work cut out for them in Philadelphia next week and they know it, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18
CARE OF MENTALLY UNBAL- ANCED PROGRESSES TO
 NEW HIGH POINT
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 "The problem of mental disease is one which touches nearly every per- son directly or indirectly declared pr. Clarence A. Bonner, Superin- tendent of Danvers State Hospital If we are 70 fortunate as not to have a loved one in 6 mental hos- pital, at best we are sharing the burden of caring for the insane! Here we have an interesting state- ment of c feet much overlooked by the average person. Not knowing anything. about mental derange- ment and not being particularly
 concerned about 1t, many people remain indifferent to the subject unless somebody close to them has mental collapse and is hurried away to the nearest State Hospital
 The average individual is il fit- ted to judge of any persons inc sanity, A few years ago q jury of one's peer's decided whether 6 man should be Hooked in" as an insane person. Today, happily, things are done differently and only experts pass upon c persons soundness of mind. That many mentally derang- cd men and women walk the streets of every community we know to be Q fact. On the other hand, no doubt many of us are able to point to cas. es where actually sane men and women have been pointed out to tia as "a little queer" Eccentricity ia not insanity although to the lay- man both seem to have a lot in common. It is often next to impos- sible to determine the sanity Of an individual merely by observing hii day by day behavior. Sometimes mans most natural act takes on the grotesque appearance of abfior- mality.
 Gather together . group of doz- en or fifteen persons and place them in 6 mental institution and 1t is safe bet that 6 stranger looking them over would decide they were insane. And vice versa the mentally deranged do not make rule to wear their infirmity as an outward covering and many an in. sane person might be successfully passed off to the unknowing as scientist or a learned member oi one of che professions. Of course persons confined in mental hospi- tals have something the matter with them although just what 1t i' is not always immediately clear t< the layman. 4 man confined in one of our State Hospitals Is able te convince everybody of hts sanitj
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from Armentleres," and the crowd swings into the song with' "hinky' dinly, parlez-vous". .
 NeWsmen covering Agriculture find that nobody wants stories on corn and cotton. In the press room they occupy themselves with ar. gurnent over whether the U. B. should enter the war.
 Diplomatic cars pull up at tne State Department In on uneno- ing stream. Hull and Welles re. ceive ambassadors at all hours.
 The cool marble building Of tne Federai Reserve comes to life With with the intrusion of the Nation ai Defense Council into It's of' fices. Newsmen clutter there az they did at NRA offices in io34.
 A group of 3b Latin American ladies of the diplomatic circle put on white costumes and gather at the Red Cross building to make bandages.
 The rigid rules of the Senate gallery are violated when the crowd breaks into tumultuous ap. plause for Josh Lee of Oklahoma. at the end of an emotional speech calling for assistance to the Allies
 The spirit of Washington today would make isolationist Senator Henry Cabot Lodge turn over ir his grave.
 (Copyright, ie40, by United Featui,
 Syndicate, Incl
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Tn fact, there seems to be only one miracle within the realm of possibility, and that is the entry into the war of both the United States and Russia. This would mean that these two countries of extremely opposite views would become allies of the Allies.
 The effect of Russias entry in- to the war would be of more ifn- mediate value than the United States. Automatically 1t would bring Turkey into the war, e bad blow for Italy; also 1t would bring in Rumania and Jugoslavia on the side of the Allies.
 whether Russia will do this re- mains to be seen. But there is no question that Gtalin is on the spot. The sending of half million Red troops to the Baltic states for pro- tection against Germany clearly indicates his worry. Obviously when Hitler gets through cleaning up Western Europe, the fertile wheat flelds and rich coal mines of the Ukraine are going to look most enticing.
 One thing to remember about
 Stalln is that he is intensely
 personal. With him, personal
 supremacy comes first. Hun.
 dreds of leaders who disagreed
 with him have vanished from
 sight.
 Ordinarily, the annihilation of capitalist France and Britain would be mama to communism. But their annihiiation also may mean the annihilation of the stalin regime-.which Is the one and only reason why you now sec Russia moving somewhat toward the Allies,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18
Nationwide Appeal

A few days ago an appeal was made by the local Census Office to all per- sons who have not been enumerated to contact the proper officials so that an accurate and true population figure of Waterbury may be presented. This ap- peal has been spread far and wide and by many different means. It followed an earlier one in which local newspapers cooperating by printing coupons which could be filled out by those who weren't counted up to that date. The present appeal is the last one that can be made as Waterbury's official figures soon must be in Washington.
 But this appeal, so we learn, is a general one and not confined to any one city or section of the nation. Census officials in Washington are starting to admit that they aren't doing good job of the 1940 enumeration. They are, as matter of fact, admitting that they "bungled" the job. All of which does not necessarily mean that the same is true all over the country. But if in Washington the Census Bureau feels that the l94o tabulation was "poor job", then how can any of the cities or towns already announced accept their figures as accurate or true?
 both major political parties are getting ready for national conventions, one might almost believe that there was some mo- tive behind the publicity now being giv- en census figures. Any recollections of past census work is that there was always last-minute effort to get the "strag- glers" or those individuals who always seem to escape enumeration no matter how elaborate the system. It's just as well for the nation to get together with the proper officials in counting all noses so that we can really find out if we're going up or going down in population.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 4:23 a. m. (dayiight time).
 sun rises 5:19 a. m.; sets 8:26 p m. tday- light tine).
 Al vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Furious growth is being made by planted things these days. As If 70 attempt to make up for lost time all sorts Of plants and seeds are bursting into being and attempting to rush to maturity in the lew shorts days that remain before summer with it's waves of shimmering heat enguifs us.
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Aren't we ell, these grave days? The President ls the head of our country and he deserves our full cooperation. MT. Sacks, as one 100 per cent Roosevelt man to another, I'm glad to meet you.' MOWERS FORM SHEET"
 Here's the way intimates of Her. bert Hoover say he Is doping the COP presidential derby:
 Best starting chance to win .. Senator Bob Taft Leading dark horse .. Wendell Willkie Best .. long shot .. Hoover.
 The ex-President, who long has ilursed an ambition to come back, believes that the war crisis has greatly improved his chances. He Is the only Republican candi- date who has had experience in the executive branch of the Gov. ernment, and this, plus his World War European background, Hoo. yer thinks, make him particularly fitted to run for the presidency at this time.
 Also, Hoover is convinced that time has dissipated much of the popular resentment against his ill-starred Administration. His mail has increased greatly in re- cent weeks and many one-time supporters are active for him again.
 Taft is Hoover's first choice after himself because their econ. Oinic views are similar. Taft also was . member of Hoover's Food
 Administration. Nevert h eless
 Hoover doesn't consider him . strong standard bearer under present conditions. Friends pre-. dict that if he finds he has no
 chance, and if Taft peters out, then Willkle is next on his list.
 The utility Snagnate has the zip
 and personality Hoover thinks are needed to oppose Roosevelt
 ..who he is certain will run.
 NOTE--ft is significant that while Willkie has banned some Old Guard COP leaders, such as Pennsylvania boss Joe Pew, he has carefully avoided saying anything about Hoover. One of Wlllkie's biggest obstacles is the hostility of Republican congressional leaders who view his utility and J. P. Morgan background as political poison for state and local tickets. SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON
 While Washington warmly de. bates the question, "Will we or won't we?", the old war.time song, "Mademoiselle from Armensi Is coming back, and an emotional spirit Is sweeping the town like the spirit of 1917.
 You won't find this In the daily despatches from the Capital, but 1t Is just as important as an of- ficial declaration of policy from the White House or the State De. partment. It is made up of frag. fnents, each expressing an ifnpet. uous spirit that is ready for any. thing.
 Tn Q French restaurant on Con- necticut Avenue, . patron asks the orchestra to play, "MademolselIe -.
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Selected Poem
EVOLUTION OF A BLEACHERITE

(Al Graham in the NeW Iork 6unJ Loud did yell for Rube Waddeil-- I was baseball fan Many year ere Ruth's career.
 Speakers or Cobb's, began; I knew the days of double plays, Tinker to Evers to Chance; l knew the styles, the pitching wiles, Of Matty, and Plank, and Vance. I used to roar for Josh Devore,
 Bresnahan, Chase, Mcgee, Carrigan, Chase, Magee,
 0, Merkle and Birdie Cree; Wagner, saw, and Peckinpeugh, Sisler and Clyde Milan, Marty OToole, ODay, O'Doul,
 Hornsby and Leslie Mann. Well 1 recall such stars as Ball,
 Birmingham, Roush, and Wheat, LAjoie, Bush, McBride, Manush,
 Daubert and Gabby Street; Now all the names know arc danes: Dorothy, Linda, Ann, Valerie, Kay, Roxarla, May
 Now I'm softball tarii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-18

With the French surrender there is more possibility of the boundary be- tween United States and Canada get ting more attention. It is commonly believed that if Nazi strength is too much for Great Britain in Europe she may shift much of her governmental rnachin- cry to Canada. Right now restrictions have frightened on frontier crossing; they may be even stricter in another month.
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the United States closer together with each passing month. Not that such events make any sort of political union any more likely That is unlikely and unnecessary. But just as France and England are now one in everything but local political government, so the United States and Canada are growing into continental unity of mutual interest that is the only durable link between peoples.
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Questions 
BY FREDERIC Na. KIRBY

Enclose three. cent stamp Tor reply when addressing any ques. ton Of fact or information t0 Che Waterbury DemocFat's Service En- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research Do un. taken. De sure all mall is cd. dressed tO The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0.
 THE gDITOR @. What does the Irish name McNulty mean?
 A. Son of an lnhabltant of Ul- ster.
 e. What agent is used to settle dust on Highways?
 A. Calcium chloride is one of the most effective, because 1t absorh3 moisture from the atmosphere. Drained crankcase oil and common salt also are used for this purpose.
 
 e. In the Presidential poll taken during the 1886 campaign, how near did the Gallup poll come to predict ing the correct resultp
 A. The Gallup poll gave Roose- welt 6 preference of 63.8 percent; the actual preference of the popu- lar vote was 80.6 percent. The Fortune Magazine poll gave the President 6i.7 percent. e. Does Montgomery Ward" la Montgomery Ward & Company re. fer to one or two individuals?
 A. The mali order firm was founded in 1872, by A. Montgomery Ward, born in lS44 ct Chatham, N. J., died December 2, 1913. He was the son of Sylvester A. and Julia L. M. (Greene) Ward, and the great grandson of Captain Israel Mont- gomery Ward of Revolutionary War fame.
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U. 8. NEEDS FRIENDS

U. s. NEEDS FRIENDS
 The position of the United States today is very simple. For years 1t has had a powerful friend --the British Empire. Senate isol- ationists would have thrown up their hands in horror at the mere mention of the fact, but for all practical purposes Great Britain for years has been our ally.
 But with British weakening to- day, the United States has to woo new ally. Otherwise 1t cannot protect itself on both the Atlantic and Pacific. The only available allies today are Japan and Rus. sia, neither very welcome, but in this day of blitzgrieged national prestige, beggers cannot be choos- CTS.
 That is why you will find some even of the slow-inoving young men around the State Department today giving thought to the idea of our farming Up to Russia.
 kNUDSEN ON NOObEVELT
 William K n Il udser, production coordinator of the National De- fense Committee, has had plenty of differences, political and econ- onlic, with Franklin Roosevelt. And some of them were pretty vigorous. But the General Motors boss is working for the President now, and the past is the past.
 Knudsen made this clear the other day when he and 0 business friend encountered Representa- tive Leon Sacks of Philadelphia. The friend introduced Sacks to Knudsen as "0ne of those 100 per cent Roosevelt guys"
 To this Knudsen quietly replied:
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putting 1t az nearly as possible in humanitarian relations like those of private, rational home life. True, Q great deal remains to be done. The great carayansaries we call hotels are not home, neither do the im- ii1ense structures we erect as hcspi- tals, take the place of home. But those in charge of them are doing as good 6 job as possible under the circumstances. Overcrowded wards only teni to aggravate mental ills. Yes, e lot remains to be done, but today no person need have any fear of being abused, or inadequately fed, in e modern State Hospital The New Psychiatry breathes con- fidence, not terror. The New Psy- chiatry gives us reinsurance.
 EUGENE BERTRAM WILLARD.
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Q compact, up- to-date striking force of nine inc fantry divisions, two mechanized divisions, two cavalry divisions, and enough sup- piemental troops to form the whole into two complete army corps ready for immediate acc ton.
 This new en- largement of the army, which goes hAv0nd inArAa saa
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kOk tne uHbWeTbs
 1. which peoples use these name for God, = Allah, Dieu, Jehovahf
 9. Where Is the famous resoi / Asheville? -
 8. What soldiers were namec "Buckskins?" ...
 4. From what book is the term Shibboleth? l.,
 s. Which group of mountains hi New york State was the scene oi Rib Van Wrinkles long sleep, tne Adirondacks or the Catskills?
 6. Name the island on which tne Statue of Liberty stands2
 I. Tn which country did queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch royal family take refuge following the iil- yasior of the Netherlands by Ger many2 ,.,..,. Q. HOW many dimensions has a line? ..
 10. what was the battle cry of the Spanish American War?
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@, What chemical disinfectants can be used in outside toilets7
 A. A strong solution of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) or potas- sium hydrox:de (caustic potash iye) is effective and Is useful In dos solving grease and other organic substances. Both chemicals are ex- pensiye, but caustic soda Is less so and continues most of the ordinary commercial lye. Chlorinated lime (chloride of lime, bleaching poWderl either in solution or in powdered form also is valuable.
 e. Who wrote the old story, "The 0un.Maker of Moscow" ..>
 A. sylvanus Cobb wrote the novel, and John Brougham the play based upon 1t (i856).
 e, If on American-born person is sentenced to prison, either state or federal, does he lose his citizen" ship of the United states9
 A. No; but he may lose some oi his civil rights, such as the rignt to vote and to hold public office.
 @, which government depart. ment has supervision over the Alaska Railroadp -
 A. Department of the Interior If you want . copy of the book lat "isaseball Immortals," send to tN Ala VaAatS.
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round

WASHINGTON June lsm nov recognized in military and diplomatic skies hackend with aanes miracles don't easily
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A Thought for Today

But he knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every Kingdom divided against itself IS hroughtO desoIaton; and such house divided against house falleth.-Luke 11:f.
 By uniting we stand; by divinding we fall- John Dickinson.
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RESERVE OFFICERS TO BE NEEDED

It stands to reason that if this plan goes through the army is go. ing to have to call up some Of It's reserve officers, both for training the new recruits and for posts of command. Authority to do this will probably require special legislation.
 Although three brand new infan- try divisions will be formed, they won't be "rookie" divisions. Plan is to reshuffle the veterans now in the army so that each new unit would have e framework of o.d.timers.