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Teething Ring
James O. Causey (1924-2003) was an American author of short stories and novels. He had written three stories for Weird Tales and also had some of his stories published in Street and Smith’s Detective Story Magazine between June 1945 to March 1947.
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Published February 25, 2016
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October 16, 2026
What every Child really does need is Neural Distorter. An ominous sounding name if there ever was one.
"I know just the thing," Porteous the Peddler said happily. "Here." He dipped into the glittering litter on the tray and handed Harry Junior a translucent prism. "A neural distorter. We use it to train regressives on Rigel Two. It might be of assistance."
"Speeds up the neural flow," explained the little man proudly. "Helps tap the unused eighty per cent. The pre-symptomatic memory is unaffected, due to automatic cerebral lapse in case of overload. I'm afraid it won't do much more than cube his present IQ, and an intelligent idiot is still an idiot, but—"
"Madam," said the Major Lord of Galactic Security with dignity, "I dislike violating local tabus, but must I explain the impact of a neural distorter on a backwater culture? What if your Neanderthal had been given atomic blasters? Where would you have been today? Swinging through trees, no doubt. What if your Hitler had force-fields?" He exhaled. "Where is your son?"
Hmmm, I suspect we'll soon have a Problem Child on our hands.
A Funny little story, 1950's Sci-Fi style, which doesn't take away from the Fun.
"I know just the thing," Porteous the Peddler said happily. "Here." He dipped into the glittering litter on the tray and handed Harry Junior a translucent prism. "A neural distorter. We use it to train regressives on Rigel Two. It might be of assistance."
"Speeds up the neural flow," explained the little man proudly. "Helps tap the unused eighty per cent. The pre-symptomatic memory is unaffected, due to automatic cerebral lapse in case of overload. I'm afraid it won't do much more than cube his present IQ, and an intelligent idiot is still an idiot, but—"
"Madam," said the Major Lord of Galactic Security with dignity, "I dislike violating local tabus, but must I explain the impact of a neural distorter on a backwater culture? What if your Neanderthal had been given atomic blasters? Where would you have been today? Swinging through trees, no doubt. What if your Hitler had force-fields?" He exhaled. "Where is your son?"
Hmmm, I suspect we'll soon have a Problem Child on our hands.
A Funny little story, 1950's Sci-Fi style, which doesn't take away from the Fun.
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