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Show J1I53 WMuPhfipr p PSYCHIATRY AND WAR (Suggested by the proposal that, before be-fore being inducted, all men in the armed forces should undergo tests by. psychiatrists.) CASE 3462: Subject's name is; Paul Revere. Very impulsive type, j Admits he likes to ride horseback at night. Prefers to do so alone.. As a child played with lanterns, re-' jecting toys. First words as an in-! fant according to parents was "Gid-: dap!" Admits he liked to go, around at night waking up neigh-; bors. ! Conclusion: Erratic, stubborn type with little emotional stability. stabil-ity. We think he should be carefully care-fully watched, kept away from horses and not trusted with any mission of importance. CASE 7629: Subject's name is Israel Putnam. Admits he can't stand being left out of a fight. Will drop everything to get into one. Highly impulsive and quarrelsome. As a child he was left in his baby-carriage baby-carriage a few, minutes by a nurse. He promptly took hold of the wheels and rode it down a steep flight of steps. Seems proud of the incident when reminded of it now and says he would do it again. Likes to argue. ar-gue. Very difficult to stop. Impatient Impa-tient of those who differ with him. Has sharp temper and is- given to violent actions on occasion. Conclusion: Clearly a mental case. Keep in a cool dry place . and permit no initiative. CASE 9726: Subject's name is George Washington. Exhibits many unusual traits and tendencies. As a young man he cut down a fine cherry tree without being asked to do so. When father asked him if he did it he promptly told the truth, in fact it was difficult to tell whether he was confessing or boasting. Liked to fight Indians although he could make good living as a surveyor. Openly says kings are over-rated. Says he wouldn't be one if he could. Conclusion: Schizophrenia or . something. Plainly not type suited suit-ed to position of leadership. CASE 9277:. Name, U. S. Grant. Very unstable. Case history shows him indolent and disposed to let things slide. Careless about personal person-al appearance. Difficult to draw into a discussion but very vehement when once aroused. Smoked cigars in grammar school. Drinks. When asked if he drank anything, he replied: re-plied: "Anything!" Conclusion: Unreliable, intemperate intem-perate and a little touched in the head. Suited only to indoor work under careful watch. . CASE 6223: Benedict Arnold. Subjected this man to exhaustive tests. He met them all with pose and patience. Very intelligent. Has remarkable self-confidence. Expresses Ex-presses self lucidly and seems well informed on everything. Is somewhat some-what vain, a bit impetuous and rather rath-er fond of money and position, but on the whole a charming, highly intelligent in-telligent person. Conclusion: This man is clearly clear-ly of exceptional character. We would not hesitate to trust him anywhere. TIME OUT! It's bad enough to lose the key To my front door, but worse Is when I'm with the wife and she Has put it in her purse! Merrill Chilcote. Do You Remember Away back when if the railroads were doing capacity business both in passengers and freight they could make money? Impending Battle: When the WAAC who never forgets finds she has to salute the captain who once said she had no style sense. We hear that every time our fleet commanders hear Alex Severesky on the air they check up to see if they still have any vessels left. 500,000 typewriters are wanted for the army and navy. We deplore de-plore this. The army and navy have enough troubles without having to master the job of changing a typewriter ribbon. Add similes: As funny as a politician poli-tician urging that politics be dropped for the duration. Ima Dodo watched the recent total eclipse of the moon. It lasted an hour and a half. "Gosh!" she exclaimed. ex-claimed. "For a time I was afraid it wouldn't get out of it." Secretary Stimson announces that the army will now take men 50 years ol age. Bring your pills, liniments, arch supporters, brace and truss! . Can You Remember Away back when woman's place was said to be in the home? The question every girl with a sweetheart in the service asks when-ever when-ever any other male of the same age is observed in civvies. "Why isn't he in uniform?" |