. Who is insane? . in these prisons for life, because some fool of adoctor says they are insane, is a contemptibleand transparent fraud. You admit that if you WHO IS INSANE? 27 had met me in the street, or in the cars, or in ahotel, you would have declared me sane, buthappening to meet me in this asylum youpromptly and audaciously pronounce me in-sane. On what a slender thread hangs our des-tiny! With a graceful wave of her hand and a lowbow she withdrew to her room, leaving me tomy reflections. She had propounded one of the most pro-found questions known to science and had madea declaration o
. Who is insane? . in these prisons for life, because some fool of adoctor says they are insane, is a contemptibleand transparent fraud. You admit that if you WHO IS INSANE? 27 had met me in the street, or in the cars, or in ahotel, you would have declared me sane, buthappening to meet me in this asylum youpromptly and audaciously pronounce me in-sane. On what a slender thread hangs our des-tiny! With a graceful wave of her hand and a lowbow she withdrew to her room, leaving me tomy reflections. She had propounded one of the most pro-found questions known to science and had madea declaration of immense social is insane, you or I? is a question whichconfronts us whenever we look into the eyes ofour fellows. And, truly, on what a slenderthread hangs our destiny, when we may be com-mitted to an asylum for a lifetime because wediffer in thought, word or action from another,whose mental integrity has never been gaugedby any absolutely correct standard! II. Is There Any Sure Sign of Insanity?. II Is There Any Sure Sign of Insanity? STUDENT of the famous alien-ist, Esquirol, inquired of him,Is there any sure sign by whichthe insane can be distin-guished? He replied, Pleasedine with me to-morrow at sixoclock. The student other guests were present, one of whomwas elegantly dressed and apparently highly ed-ucated, while the otherApparent Insanity was rather uncouth, noisyof Balzac and extremely conceited. After dinner the pupil roseto take leave, and as he shook hands with histeacher he remarked: The problem is verysimple after all; the quiet, well dressed gentle-man is certainly distinguished in some line,but the other is as certainly a lunatic andought at once to be locked up. You arewrong, my friend, replied Esquirol with asmile. That quiet, well dressed man whotalks so rationally has for years labored under 31 32 WHO IS INSANE? the delusion that he is God, the Father; where-as the otlier man, whose exuberance and self-conceit have surprised y
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