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SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE THE HANDICAP OF) THE ft" EEDBORN CHILD .WAV.1 iaBY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE, DRAWINGS BY HARRY STONER lilMMll. h i hi'Ii ii. m I, mill ii Mum-l culnpnuon. . t aim, i the 1 t nt I In holm -inur- ami i on jmir r.i- in di-tani laud-, .milium that uuiiiil pininntr mi'iital anl And. indeed, tu -tiat i- iii-tt n.ir him tor fiery way a iiiiiiiii-iii'.' Imi. 1 1 1 i- -tuidy tor -poll-, ami I- cMlcmrll Uell-niatlUi'lril. ih AN I M I'd S 1 N (i .l A.MH N nl - n tin i-1 1 :i ii Nm nl k. I lu' holnr nt a man i m uiiiint'iit in ihi' 1 tit-itu- lilt' tt' tl' tnctropoli-. tlifif liu- a hllli' lad nl my ariiiaiiilain t-ulio-c Intuit' -hould lie a matter nt' L'lUM' rnlirt'lll tn III- paicnt-, alilimi'.'li they -it'iii hliml in tin' nii'iiai'i' haimim: iiir him. An imly I'hihl. a hii'.'ht. attractiir liny nl' t'tnil In n. Imth paient haie nlnh.iil him -inn' hi- in t'anry. Tn a far ui enter extent than niii-l falhn- ami liinther tiny hai' i'IkmiI tin' I'iih hi'lian limi, h.iliy hiiml In' ha- hi'i'ii their hill mi iniiiinmi'ialili' little erur Seemiiinly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 'r ha- heen h'l'l hy-ienl urllair. thi' lit t linn', hi' appeal- tu hi' in ii- eni-. ha- a hern inlrii'-t in in-linrliM'l like- him. i't in j 1 1 1 j i 1 1 1 1 a- urn' kmn- him hi'tiiT a lhonili'.'lily ju-tilinl. I'min tally hni indicative tit' tcinh'ni'ii'.- nhith. it' uncln nl' tiw lit' ivn- -uh.it'ii In "iii'jhi ii'iini'' weic iitrt'fili'il. al MU'ii. h mi itoiii I'i'i'liii'j ul ilniilit yam- 'jnminl. Il himil hr ha- di-playd dairjcr -mini rki'il. iiiii-i -i nl in ili-a-irr. At tin- a'. '." a -mi' -I'jn "I neural -liain. Tin'' clu-tli n-i'inhhiii; Si. Viiii-'- Maun ami. when at all i-M-ited. hi' -till -uffei- I'min iuiuluntary tuitrhiii'.'- nl tin- inn l it'- nt' till' tail'. Hi' i- le-tle . niiimh , a In n ii nially -clf-n uln i il. Hi- nlleiit ion power i weak. ami, whilf "t L' 1 mentality . hi' -I'ltlmn ncciipir- him-i'lt' ruhrr lmm nr riitt 1 with any -uhjcrt nt itiimi lanri'. 'I'hrii' i.- i 1 1 in him a mii-tant it:i itiir for miM'lly ami rlminir. I'mli'i -ilc -lti n-tl rimii tin' -iamliniiii nl' nlilimial run liul. lit i.- mer-dei cluped mi iht' rniiiliimal -iik' a jiiicnilc ni'Uinalli I'min which t'lii . in aihilt 1 1 1 -. i- lamely iniuitnl tht iuiulalinn nt mir hn-pitul-. in-aue n-yliiui-. ami i'iial in-titntimi-. I'ntil a hurt tiini' lii'lnif tin- hoy'- hiith hi- 1'allnT ua- mils moderately well, in-ilu. a man nt' itnj !- hahit- ami plain way- nf ihiiii'.'ht. inn tunity . -hrewdly M'iril, -t.irti il him iii tin' hnhlt'i' nt limuirial aih.nin nii'iit. ami 1 1 k many nnnthiT. nn -nmicr hail hi' m t hi- t'nnt mi the lii-t run'-' than tin' pa inn iu fil him tn I'limli a- hi'.'h a- hi' pn ihly could. Tn hi- wife al I hi- -ami' t i mt caiiii' viion- nl' -nrial I'lniut'iit'i'. liiiulunlly t lit f two ainliitimi- hccnine ihi' iluinmaiit motile- in their live-, ami tn their attainment they -tiaineil fiery nerve. Ili-ilay look the iare nt' -iniilieity. teii-ene-- that nf e.ilni, wcll-onli'ied ell'm t. A 1 1 icaln e. Inn. 'Ji eiv aiai'f with ini'lea-ili'.' wealth, ami hy ivm il ami net livtiaieil it -elf m en in the ln-inii nl their private liie-. SI'I'll w,i- the almii-ihi i- in nhieh ihei leaieil their -nn an nl lim-phr! r hnlen mill iiehii' ioin- a- liinlent a- the yenn- nl any uf the phy-iral ili-ea-e- t'rnin iihieh ihei 'junrdul him with di'intnl iiatrhl'iihit . Nay. the lery I'ervnr nt their Inie for him. wheiein they found thfii tine u-iile IVnin llif'laliiiiiuii- inr-nit nl' Money ami ni'Miye. wmkeil tn hi- ili-iiilunilae. Their ierietiinl ami eieii-ive 'jiti- In him. their t'nml emleainr In anlieiiate hi-ivi-he-. their nai'tiec nl' ttikiti vr him with them wheii'ier the fill her'- hn-ine inteit-l- ealleil him eien al I he en-t nf intei riiitiim the hni'- -chiinliiiy : all thi ineant an limine lii.Mii'j nf hi- nennii- .-iMeni anil the ileieluiinu- nf eyni-tie -eiitimeiit- ivliieh ihein-i'lie- nuiiile a fertile -nil I'nr the yriiwth nf all -ml- nf neiTiiu- nml mental malailie-. In faet. hail thi iinfnrtnnate ehihl mt heen nf a linutl heieiliii it i- uniUi-tiniialili' that he would have heen htoir-'ht tn a ruin plete hreakdowii hetole liuiv. A- it i-. the e Inline- that he will tlevelop into a miuiuI. well-iouiidi'd, leally ii-fful meiiiher of -oeiety are -mall. Hi- line nf .-port may yet he the Mivinir uf him. if In leeeiie-. a- hi- parent- plan, a yowl pieparatory -ehuol nml eullcje Mil! Wm, l, HI II Hs: it I'lhnalinn. Mi the other hand, il i- Mule than a pn--ihilili that hi the tune he i- uf iiille'Je aue hi- iieiiioi ii i-m inav he u tar ai lam i d tli.it he u ill nut he i nn lent ivith the heallhy I eel eat Inn nl' athh'iii'-. hut will -ei'k othei and daii'ji'inli- -oiliie- of amue uii'iii. lo In- I n 1 1 her del ei im at mn and maihap In a entll-e nf roil dui't that n ill lniti'-' unaiailun: -I'limv in hi- paietil- and diie iilllii liuu In him-i'lf. Xur i- hi- ea-e I'M'eptiuiinl. If it ueie. It- leeilal Mould he -eaiiely ninth while. Itllt the fart i- that il illu-i rate-, ami help- tn thlnlV nut a little li'jlit mi a -late i if a II a ir- lar inn pi n a hi 1 1 in mir kind tudai e 1 1 .i1 ,n u - in Side III -ide iwlh the ilnlea-e a- I he .-lleee 11 f eel. -it- i lliiel.il u1 --liuiv ul neallh and luxiiii theie ha- In en a imna-i' t. i .i ,t. liiiudi'ilm . and ulln r urjatiie hiain dl-ea-i-. Inaikedli I i in -- ul tin in piipiilalimi. Siuulaili iiith menial ami nerimi- tionhli- .unoi' aitual in-auili hut ttmlinir epi e mn m inaladie- like hi-tri'ia and lima and in the nmial i tileehleuient that 'jiie- i i-u tn all -mt- nl nnm Inn. the lie-t ailtlmntle- Hie il'JIi'iil. ale -leadill nil the iiieli;l-e. -erioil- ha- the -itu.llioli heeollie that llitllill the pa-l tell leal- an ulanied em -ade ha- heen -lailnl. under the name uf the euuenii' nmi einenl. lnokin I'leiiiimi ut tuiiher lanal ili-jineratimi hv dia-tie niariia'je km-, a a pi i u rltaill ti'thle -l.aill 1" i; ! -lln-'il.l. lal ai I- llie-e. n llullilfe-llx to the il ele'i in hy lfL'tilied -ui'jiial iiiteiieiiiion to lender it an utter iiupo ilulity tor the -"i-ially until" in hrim: into the win It! ehihlien with iuhei lit d deleft-. D I'T hflfdlll I- not ihf -olf. lmr i- it pirn thf dominant, laitnr In hr irikusird - wilh. If it iifif. iif hnuhl mil tiinl. a-iif artually dn, thf larinii-ih u'i 'ii i.i tiie maladie- iimu inif uiL-anir iu-aiuii tu mural "di-ra-e- uf the per-nnaliii" far inme uide-pieail in nnintrie- uf a hiuh deL'iff uf mitiunal mir lliyenfe and eeonoinie del flupnifiil, like the I'liilfd State-, than in i mnpai alii rli harkiiaid riiiinti if-. Thr titith i- that an innra-r in iii-aniti and nllinl ili-mdri- i- the pi iee we haie had tu pay fur the adianef ut' eii ili.atimi -nr. i at her. it i- I he lull earled fur impel fert adaptalimi tn the ineifa-rd -train impu-iil upnii ihi lienoll- -l-li'lll hy the fiilpeit if . and -tie e- ill luuihril lite. Inherited dr lVfl-. to he -in i". may and dn make it inme dittieiilt fur u- tu ariiiiie thf hni ,ni adaplalulity. Hut. erepliuu mill in the ea-e ut' limn 111101-111111 unhei ilr-, nlm aie fuinpaiatiifli few in iitimhrr. it 1- -atf In -ai thai hi piupm liaiuii.i: lln iiieiilal ami umral halaurf ran hr pir-mif! uu matier Imu "hiid" thr Ian ill hi ti'iy. I hi I he ul her hand, u hen the proper Iraiiiini: i- 11 antimj I he ln-t uf heirdi lie-, a- en ridai nh-n 1 at mn -hull-, i- 110 tniaraulee mjiiin-l neural di-a-li r. .Mule t lull) lln-, and ea-ill the lim-t illlpullaiit laet let deielnped hi mndelli -I'ieiil illr if-faifh intti mi'iital ilrlirirury, it i- the liaiuiin.' thai mai he 'jiveii in the lii-i irai- nl life that euiiiil- fur nm-t in thr immuniat mn ul thr iinln idual ,iiraiii-t nriiuii- ami 1 inn 1 :i I di-milrr-. And hy tiaiuiui: i- 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 t imt n.rirlv ihr fl'l'uii in eulinatr -am' hahii- of thuutiht ami ai tiuu. hut al-n a -i-iniiaiir ailju-t-iuir uf em ii iiiimeiit. Su 'jieal i- the iiiiplt ioliahility of eluldiell that eieu the detail- nf their material -urrniiiuliiii;-, if uf an unu-ually ceitiiiir nr di-a'jreeahle t'eeliiiir-tnue, may haie an iiuhalaueint; elfeel tipmi Iheiii. Wherea-. uu ihe uther hand, it i iiiitf po ihle, hi wi-e maiiipiilatimi of the -urruiinilim;- with an eie in their p-iehie value-, to make of them powerful adjunct- in the ileielopmeiit of Mental -Ireii'jlh ami health. lllu-trntiiiL-' Ihi- impuitaiit tiuth i- a little -tnry told hy Dr. I.uui- Wahl-tein n"jardiii'r a New Ynik family of hi- aciiiaintance. They ueie pour people, liviua in hiiinlile iiiarter- mi the ICa-l Side, and alway liming tn i-triiyjle I'nr a liicli houd. Yet fiom the father anil Mother ilown to the iouii".e-t cliihl ---and thne were half a doen children in the family -- they were chaiarterinl hy iiialitii of happine , cheerfulne--. yood health, and ahniimlin enemy. The unifniinily of the-e traiN in ll hihlren a- well a- ihe pr.reni- pulnl