Women gathering, and his hostess naturally broached the subject
in which the doctor was most at ease.
"Would you mind telling me, Doctor," she asked, "how you detect
whether or not an individual is mentally challenged who appears
to be completely normal?"
"Nothing is easier," he replied. "You ask him a simple question
which everyone should answer with no trouble. If he hesitates,
that puts you on the track."
"What sort of question?"
"Well, you might ask him, 'Captain Cook made three trips around
the world and died during one of them. Which one?'"
The woman thought a moment, then said with a nervous laugh,
"You wouldn't happen to have another example, would you? I
must confess I don't know much about history."
