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Show LATF.ST TnEORY IN MEDICINE Why are no two people exactly alike ? Why does ono man succeed, while another falls under exactly tho same elrr u instances? Take two healthy, normal babies, why does one mature Into a genius, while tho other may always bo stupid" stu-pid" The difference Is largely in tho condition of the ductless rlands according ac-cording to the newest theory In medical medi-cal science The story of the glands' functions and tho marvelous possibilities of stimulating them artlflcla'u- are outlined out-lined and elaborated in "The Glands Recrulatlng Personality." book by Louis Berman. M. D. Berman Is associate In biological chc-mlxtry at Columbia university, The ductless glands which aro found In very human body aro age-old age-old mysteries that are rapidly belnR unveiled. Berman's book Is a round-up of what Hclenco has learned about tho ductless glcinds, ulong With his own theories. 1 ho chief of the ductless glands ar the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, gonads and thymus. Them funils. according to Berman. are an Interlocking directorate, regulating regu-lating growth of thp body, the individual's in-dividual's degree of Intelligence and emotional nature. In otlv r words, the theory Is advanced that personality Is shaped by the condition of ones glands. I 'nallty, Intellect and emotion a matter of chemlCSJ substances secreted by the glands! Courage and fear, for Instance, are pictured as glandular conditions. The thyroid Is the best known of tho glands because of tho goltor it swells inio when diseased. Th" thyroid manufactures a substance sub-stance that Is absorbed by the blood and tlsSues. When not enough of this suostanee Is secreted, the Individual In-dividual Is of low Intelligence, slug-gi slug-gi h and even monstrous In appear-ance. appear-ance. When the thyroid is abnormally j active, heart action Is fast, the body , burns fuol with smsslug speed, emotions emo-tions arc highly keyed, brain becomes be-comes alert and Intelligence Increases producing Intellectual genius i Discussing abnorrruil personalities. Bernian suggests that Xapoleon and , Julius Caeaa rmlght have had nor- mal careers If they had been treated treat-ed by a modern gland specialist Berman's book, published by the MacMlllsn Company, Is heavy medl-, medl-, cal si'lenco translated so the average- person can understand It. In addition to outlining the comparative com-parative llttlo that Is so far known about tho glands. Berman advances j tho latest theories as to how personality person-ality mentality and health can be manipulated by "doctoring" tho glands. |