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Thursday, august is, mo MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. F " 3 The Family Council in.i ,V " lne nny council consists or a ludee. i osvrhla. Is a 85 tnr" "Uorj ProVm? ihl? ' """J JoSns-tar. b"n Henry s. - John should take the trip away from home. Louise S. - It is too much for the first time. Henry S. - My wife and I have been having a major argument concerning our 12- i-edr-oid son, John. The boy has a slight physical handicap as a result of a childhood ill ness and, therefore, has been a bit overprotected. I think it is time for him to get away from us a bit and see that he can make it on his own. My sister, who lives in another state, has invited him to spend two weeks with her family. She has a son a little older than John. My wife thinks this is too much of an undertaking for John's first trip away from home. He would have to travel by bus for three days. I feel it would do the boy good and he wants so much to go! Louise S. - Yes, John tells his dad he wants to go be cause he wants to show him he isn't afraid of anvthine. But when he is with me, he shows how frightened he is. He keeps asking what would happen if he got car sick and what should he do if his cousin expects him to keep up with his physically. I agree that it is time for John to start being a little more independent, but why should he have to take such a big step for the first time in his life? He hasn't slept away from home for a single night. I'm ready to break down and let John go to a nearby camp next summer. But he Swindler Must Be Immoral to Be Successful Washington - (Science Serv ice) - A swindler, no matter how fantastic the personality, wealth, titles and distinctions he has invented for himself, is not mentally deranged, Dr. Edward Podolsky of Brook lyn, N.Y., a psychiatrist, has concluded from a long series of studies. The swindler, he says, is what a psychiatrist would call a psychopathic personality, or socipath. He is suffering from a character disorder. He is morally deficient in all social values that make for effective and socially useful living. As a rule the swindler is successful because he can read the mind of his victim, Dr. Podolsky reported in the Med ical Annals of the District of Columbia. The swindler feels confident of his ability to in fluence his victim's thinking. This is accomplished by dim ming the common sense and judgment of the victim. Arouses Greed The swindler, arouses and stimulates the greed of his dupe with such consummate skill that the victim's con science, logic, common sense and judgment are completely overwhelmed. Thus the swindler is able to gain control of the con science of the victim. He takes advantage of the fact that there is a little bid of greed in everyone's character and almost everyone is on the lookout for a big financial scoop, a quick and easy profit. After a swindle it is the victim, not the swindler, who is likely to have a feeling of guilt. This realization that they themselves are not free from guilt keeps many vic tims from complaining to the authorities. The swindler can then pursue his career with very little interference. Elements Listed A long series of studies of the behavior of swindlers have revealed to psychiatrists some of the elements that are part of the psychic constitu tion of the swindler: 1. Inability to postpone. When the swindler wants something, he wants it with out delay. He does not stop to consider consequences and so is not deterred by what might deter the normal per son. 2. Ineffective consideration of consequences. 3. Insufficient learning from experience. 1. D i s p r o portionate r e sponsiveness. 5. Emotions very often dom inate intellect. In this way, as in others, he is immature. 6. Devaluation of reality. 7. Disregard for truth. 8. Insufficient social valu ation. Thr, swindler is more sen- centered than the normal in-! iew York State is the lead dividual. His mental process--i ine industrial slate in the cs appca car tn behave in a less mature fashion man others, He has a total disregard for others. The swindler is com pletely absorbed in the im mediacy of his activities. and a women's mitor. Each article """"V- Th Council rcpocts on "th by fPnslblt ajcncics and should be near enough for us to be able to see him on week ends. The Council: A long, un accompanied bus trip does sound like a large order for a boy who has never been away from home and who evi dently lacks confidence. But many children of John's age do take longer trips and are much the better for it Henry and Louise overlook the most important factor in this situation. The final de cision must be up to John. If John really wants this trip he will be able to strengthen himself psychologi cally for it. Even if he should get cold feet and change his mind at the last moment something would be gained. He would probably regret his last-minute panic and promise nimself that next time he will keep up his courage. We definitely agree that John should be encouraged to get away from his parents for a short period. Every child has a certain amount of anx iety about whether or not he can do without his parents. The only way he can build up self-confidence is by doing it occasionally. This is par ticularly important for a boy like John, whose slight handi cap may make him feel more helpless and dependent than other children. As things stand, John is be ing tossed back and forth on his parents' waves of feeling. He knows his father would like him to be stronger and more manly and his mother fears for his well-being, so he goes from one parent to the other, revealing the feelings each expects of him. He should be made to feel that both parents have great confidence in him, but that they aren't trying to push him beyond the limits he really wants to go. If he can get this sense of being his own man, he will be on the road toward coping with the big ger problems of adolescence that lie ahead. (Copyright 1960. General Features Corp.) Two Baffling Problems Solved By Scientists Rehovoth, Israel - (Science Service) - Two problems that have baffled scientists for generations have been solved by mathematicians at the Weizmann Institute of Science here. One is the theoretical deter mination of ocean tides; the second is the calculation of the earth's resonance fre quency. Two famous French mathe maticians, Laplace and Poin care, tried in the late 18th and early 20th centuries to find a formula for the tides. Prof. Chaim Leib Pekeris, head of the institute's depart ment of applied mathematics, has now produced the answer. Solution Found His comprehensive solution was possible only because of recent development of elec tronic computers. Prof. Pe keris and an assistant found a theoretical solution for the height of the tide .at any port in the world that agrees well with actual measurements. Prof. Pekeris, with Dr. Zip orah Alterman and Hand Jar osch, also calculated theoreti cally the resonance frequency of the earth. Their solution was confirmed by observa tions made during the Chilean earthquake in May, 1960, and is expected to prove impor tant in detective nuclear ex plosions and seismic disturb ances. Resonance Frequency Resonance frequency occurs when a body is "excited" and emits a natural tone and over tones, as when a tumbler is struck by a spoon. The larger the body, the lower the pitch. The earth's resonant fre quency is so low it is in audible, but it can be detect ed by the seismic instruments that record earthquakes. Prof. Pekeris and his as sociates found that the first frequency of the earth is 53.4 minutes and the first over tone 35.6 minutes. 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