Show Men Not Born Equal Study of Primitive Races Evidences New York All All men are not riot born equal Scientific evidence long lacking or insuffIcient insufficient insufficient in in- sufficient now points to genuine genuine genuine gen gen- mental differences between between between be be- tween ra races es apart from the themore themore themore more superficial superiority that results from advantageous advantageous advantageous geographic location j proximity to other peoples and a background of culture or civilization It has been natural to suppose that men differ from each other mentally as they do in the more obvious obvious obvious ob ob- ob- ob matters of skin color shape of at nose or curliness of hair But procuring procuring procuring pro pro- curing scientific proof of such differenceS differences dif dif- dif dif- was a stupendous task tasy The test with which an nn American child is given an I. I Q rating is obviously obviously ob ob- not suited to an adult African Air Md- can enn Bushman Written tests are automatically automatically au au- barred for tor the illiterate called So-called performance tests are almost equally useless The uncivilized uncivilized uncivilized man cannot understand the the- directions directions directions di di- necessary the pictures are meaningless to him A new attack is provided by comparing comparing com corn paring two primitive peoples not with civilized man but with each other Dr S. S D. D Porteus psychologist psychologist gist widely known for tor his psychological ical maze tests has gone to the desert desert des des- ert crt wastes of ci central Australia and to the home of ot the Kalahari Bushmen Bushmen Bush Bush- men in South Africa AlrIca Despite better food tood and water supply supply sup sup- ply and easier living conditions the Bushmen excelled the environmentally tally Australian aborigines aborigines gines in only two respects Dr Porteus Porteus Por For teus reports in a new boo book Primi Prim Primitive tive Intelligence and Environment Macmillan Th They y offer more determined determined determined de de- de- de resistance to white while invaders ers and they are more mor skillful nr- nr at The Australians scored about eleven years on mental age tests the Bushmen rated only between between between be be- tween seven and eight years il i S I Z |