The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-11

Or. Clenoenlng Will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
project the future taxpayer from
unnecessary pension burdens.
Largely this means eliminating at
the source. candidates with tuber-
culosis and mental personality dis
orders.
The United States Treasury
paid out S400090,l76 in compen-
sation TO World War veterans
from 1923 to 1882, which is about
a third Of the total compensation.
paid on this score. These men
should never have been accepted.
They had tuberculosis before they
went into the army, in practically
all cases, and most Of them broke
down before they ever saw active
service.
During the present emergency,
the selection is much better, but
still leaves much to be desired. In
an Army Hospital recently the
largest group Of patients | saw in
the contagious ward had tuber-
culosis.
Mental Disorders
Mental and personality disorder
is even more of problem, because
it is rot so easy to detect. 1t is es-
timated that every such soldier
costs the Government $4,000 in
disqualification and pensions.
Some mistakes are inexcusable.
A California board certified man
who was in Jail as homicidal ma
MAC. He was released, and after
entering the army beat up some Of
his mates, was removed to an army
hospital where he beat up the ward
attendants. and finally required
the time Of medical officer and
two enlisted men to take him to the
Letterman General Hospital.
Most of the psychotic applicants
get by because they don't realize
their own condition and because in
civil life there is not enough stress
to bring out their weaknesses.
The types to be eliminated are;
nomads, pathological liars the
emotionally unstable, drifters
from one job TO another, made.
quates, egocentrics, hypochondri.
acs, dependents with "WPA atti.
tude," or con relief" attitude
those who expect to be taken care
Of always by a strong individual
or agency.
The Mask of Sanity
They are not always easy to de-
tect because so many have "The
Mask Of Sanity" described thus
by DR.. Checkley:
1. Superficial attractiveness,
cleverness, facility in talking, ap-
parent intelligence. THE facade
personality
2. Continual projection Of blame
on somebody else.
3. Tremendous egotism, with
practically no capacity for objec-
tive love.
4. Double-crossing, playing Of
one friend against another.
s. Very frequent prominence Of
excessive drinking, with bizarre
and preposterous conduct while
drinking.
6. Inability to profit by expert
ence, and bad judgment generally.
Z. Histrionic personality, al.
ways acting, never genuine.
The army, however, does not
need all bright boys. There are
many army tasks best done by
morons and there. is as large place
for those Of low intelligence with.
out viciousness) in the army as
elsewhere.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. J. B.: IF there are four
types of blood, and person has
type ALB 1-Moss, does he always
have that type or does it change
with age? Can diet change it?"
Answer: The types Of blood you
describe have to do with charac-
teristics that are important only
for blood TRANSMISSION. All such
types Of blood are equally good for
physiological purposes. Neither
age nor diet changes a persons
grouping.
iromises TO oe coming. and the mi
ial four We're none too pacihcatory.
Bill Knudsen ) OPM and the Power
trust. and Harry Slattery's REA
will be rival targets, and the shoot
ng at EN- Will amount to regular
garages. \
Public and private power never
ave gotten along together har-
enough to attract any
attention.