The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-01-25

tIe CNdl dcteflSIcS OF SuCn De-
havlor until they can turn il on
and off Ike we Go water from
a faucet
We Will offer YOU set Of
tests and Your answers, though
YOU viii give some OF them
with reservation. VIII convince
YOU that YOU are only being
yourself a very small portion
81 your time. In almost all cas-
Is just one-sixteenth Of II 10
be exact This test IS not dc.
pendent upon any special con.
ditionS except that you are
Negro and thst you live IN the
USA.
These is one Fair exception 10
the one-sixtecnth rule II YOU
A are q gambler Cthe real thing
not rn-horn n!i YOU come
nearer 10 acting normal in the
presence OF all circumstances
and people than any other class
You VIII act normal So of all
your waking hours. This is be-
cause YOU are one OF the worlds
most independent people. Even
a policeman - Just another per
son 10 YOU There are reasons
Tor this last, well unpublished.
Now tor the test Just answer
the questions honestly.
J. When talking TO a cauca.
sian do YOU grin. laugh. smile,
and feel nervous when there is
nothing 70 laugh at or nothing
10 fesr2
? When talking With a Ne
$40 do you attempt 20 act over.
lupt essqe and engage N pre-.
tense
8 Do you react nervousiy N
the presence o. thought to be
supeuors'
! Do sou battle dsiy ana
talk about 10
3 When sou ale talking 10
lady lwnitel IN The presence
81 others C~hitel are sou afraid
the others will wonder about
Wha, you are talking and DO
y2u Ise your voice above the
normal and laugh heartily 10
d.spe YOU think suspicion
8 II YOU are service EN-
ployee do YOU say Yes" o. do
YOU ~ Yes SIR
Do you say what you be-
hcve and know 70 be right OF
90 YOU say what YOU know 9TH
crs wish 70 hear'
Q Do YOU affect a certain
pose
9 Do you discuss your last
evenings lnumacies with your
fellows
10 Do YOU talk loud OBJ
scene and vulgar IN public
places
u Can YOU laugh at a joke
about YOU
y Do sou boas, OF your
amouIS'
49, Do YOU konk your hau
II YOU are a mann
IA Do YOU talk about the
brands Of your clothing, shoes,
f accessories and underwear?
IS Do you cater 10 anyone
solely FOR purpose OF personal
advantage
IS Do you seek 10 have your
name IN the press more than
just often,
l6. Do you wish 10 be known
as an important person?
Now answer all these ques-
tons II your answer is honestly
gwen and II IS yes to IL OF
them YOU are un-normal Is is
" your time. II your answer
- yes TO all Of them you are
very inferior person and need
special care. You should not
feel bad about this because II
is INC case with many others
20 q number that would sur
prise YOU very much. II YOU
answer number ! with yes. YOU
are worth saving and should
take yourself in hand The ans.
wer TO number IS is common
practice so don't feel bad about
telling the truth about il. Mum.
Der will answer Itself so YOU
need not find II necessary to
talk about IT, II YOU are one
Of those who do It is because
YOU were deprived % IT'S pleas.
ures over some long period OF
time during your life.
Number IS offers living proof
in the form OF many Of your
friends You can easily cur,
yourself by becoming disguised
with them. II your answer e
10 is yes, you had better ot
. careful Of badness in later hf,
{ because you are burning up the
= hair follicles and the scalp It's.
sue as well and il could never
look a. well a. your natural
hair.
Now that you have taken the
test. You know for yourself
Just how normal you are. Thi,
column will chalk this one ur
as one In which there was som,
fun.