Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1911 — Modes and Madness. [ARTICLE]

Modes and Madness.

A considerable stir is being caused in scientific circles by a lecture delivered before the Psychological Society of Berlin by Prof. Rudolph Foerster, in which the lecturer declared that Insanity can be judged by dress. Especially is this so in tbe case of women. Insane women, said Dr. Foerster, nearly always love bright colors, and wear them in disorder. Nearly all women who are extravagant in dress are mentally abnormal, and hover on the verge of mental breakdown. Whereas, a man's insanity usually begins by* excessive anxiety about his professional interests, that of a woman indicates Itself by too much attention to personal appearance. Dr. Foerster added that insanity itr •elf follows fashions. Types of insanity which make thier victims violent ■re decreasing. Nowadays the insane bend to be quiet and harmless.