Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1909 — EASY TO TELL WHO'S CRAZY [ARTICLE]

EASY TO TELL WHO'S CRAZY

Make Suspect Put Right Index Finger to Ti f His Nose. New York, Ai.s. 3.—A test as an index to one s sanity was introduced by a police magistrate when Mrs. Harriet R. Berry, a trained nurse, was brought to court on an application that inquiry be made into her mental condition. "Close your eyes, madam, and touch the end of your nose with the index finger of your right hand,” commanded the magistrate. It was only after several attempts that Mrs, Berry succeeded. The woman was sent to Bellevue for observation.