Burt's Blindness

It is interesting to read Gould's analysis of Cyril Burt's work which isn't related to the hereditarian view of intelligence.  When viewing Burt's other work Gould seems to be on the verge of expressing pity for a man whose scientific career could have been bright.  It was interesting to see his positions on issues such as juvenile delinquency and handedness being complemented by his discussion of The Backward Child.  On one hand we are presented with a competent analyst who seems to desire to eliminate possible corruptions of the data and on the other we have an almost Lombrosian argument about the presence of an inflammation of the mucous membranes!  It wouldn't be so terrible if Burt had left his personal prejudices at the door for the presence of this inflammation could rightly be heritable; however, his quotes are unmistakably biased and unfit for scientific review.