THe Problem Stated 35 



low potential. Another animal may have a 

 high potential in a particular line but a small 

 total quantity of energy. There are a few 

 rare instances of horses attaining 2 : 10 speed 

 but without vitality or energy of other kinds. 

 Such animals are like the "genius" who does 

 one brilliant thing and then goes to the mad- 

 house. Such individuals are cases of un- 

 balanced distribution of energy, probably 

 due to defective organization. A horse may 

 attain 2 : 10 speed and yet not be of 2 : 10 

 quality, — the 2 : 10 quality being intended 

 to represent an animal superior to its ances- 

 tors and capable of expending a large amount 

 of energy in work and still have enough 

 reserve energy to prevent it from collapsing 

 as the result of such expenditure. The cow 

 which produces many more pounds of milk 

 per day than was produced by any one of her 

 great-granddams may be considered the 2 : 10 

 trotter of the dairy. From the intellectual 

 standpoint, Bacon, Franklin, and Humboldt 

 may be considered as 2 : 10 trotters of their 

 times. 



