Swing (Feb-Dec 1951)

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THE STRANGE CASE OF failed completely. Ilga could not probe the thoughts of others. She could repeat messages that they dc' liberately phrased in their minds, as in reading. The best view seems to be that Ilga's almost miraculous ability was compensatory. We know that blind persons very often develop hearing and touch to a high degree as com' pensation for failure to see. Inversely, those who cannot hear often possess i Art: "My girl's eyes are strange. One is red and the other is green." Sam: "What difference does that make?" Art: "Well, when she gets excited, both of them light up and I don't know what to do." ▲ Lawyer, reading client's last will and testament to a circle of expectant relatives: "And so, being of sound mind, I spent every cent I had before I died." ▲ Funny how sometimes you mean one thing, but say something entirely different. A woman was hostess to her club. The gossip was fine and a good time was had by all. In fact, one woman later wrote, "I had such a happy visit with you, I couldn't let it go without an extra 'thank you' beyond the one said when I passed out at the door!" ▲ A man, unable to sleep, consulted a doctor and was advised to count sheep. Next day he returned, more exhausted than ever. "Sure, I counted sheep," he reported. "I counted up to 20,000. Then I began figuring. Those 20,000 sheep would produce 80,000 pounds of wool — enough for 30,000 yards of cloth. That would make up 12,000 overcoats! Man, who could sleep with an inventory like that!" THE BACKWARD CHILD 117 extra-keen vision. Ilga's compensation would seem to be of a different nature — extra-sensory perception to compensate for very low mentality as judged by normal standards — the development of a little used part of the normal brain in an attempt to offset extreme weakness in other parts. Possibly that is the explanation. The final answer must await man's greater understanding of that most complex mechanism, man himself. i A class was studying geography. The teacher had a globe in her hand and gave it a spin saying at the same time that the world revolves around its axis. She told about the poles and then, to make sure that everyone understood she asked, "What is at the north and south ends of the axis?" A little girl replied, "A bolt and a nut." L "You go in first . . . she's expecting you."