physical-mental trouble.

When stuttering in this stage is permitted to continue its hold
upon the sufferer, the continued strain, worry and fear bring
about a condition of extraordinary malignancy, in which the
trouble develops into the Chronic Mental Stage. This is a
condition bordering upon mental breakdown and even though the
complete breakdown never occurs, the one afflicted finds himself a
chronic stutterer, without surcease from his trouble. He further
finds that he has increasing difficulty in thinking of the things
which he wishes to say. He seems to know, but his mind refuses to
frame the thought. In other words, he is unable to recall the
mental image of the word in mind, and is therefore unable to speak
the word. This is a condition known as Aphasia or Thought Lapse
and represents a most serious stage of the difficulty, in many
cases totally beyond the possibility of relief--a condition in
which no stutterer should allow himself to get.

Stammering, being a kindred condition to stuttering, progresses
from bad to worse in a manner very similar. The progress of
stammering may be classified into successive stages as follows:

1--Elementary Stage
2--Spasmodic Stage
3--Primary Mental Stage
4--Chronic Mental Stage
5--Compound Stage

Stammering in the Elementary Stage, like Stuttering, is a Physical
Trouble. The Stammerer has often been known to remain in the