, 1869-03-21

remor1efessly drown all who arc mot stroog
Tie eenerM result would therefore be that
civilization produces upon tho human RAGS
an sifect analogous 10 that which racing fs !
alleged 10 prodncc upon tho breed Of horses.
We certainly develop come qusllsits m very
sttive, and intellectual Iace but they arc
wanting IN the robust physical qualihc alton
which IL necessary substratum tor their
other merits. The 1rst necessity Of q popu.
iatlou, as for Al individual, Is that Il shouii
i've. It may display the finest intelligence.
an internecipe struggle fur existence Il viii
not be able 10 get 3 hearing at all ID this
world. The roneh pachy dermatous part Of
the population will expand at the cost OF the
more ttfned; the inferior races, which on
the whole manage to produce greater sur.
plus with given amount OF labor, will push
On one side the more costly, though more
powerful, mach11 Just as 4ctew-ttcaners
supplaut paddle wheels, not because they are
taster or moro convenient, but because
speed. And finally, If We become 20 tender
hearted osto rear all the weakly cocerltu-
tlons, We shalt pay for our humanity hy de-
generating In average strenk&h, anu shall be
literally 100 good for thus world or, If
statement in such terms sounds too impr0b-
able, we may say that our good naru1e may
ptrhsps be developed out OF proportion 70
our foresight Or our severer 7lrtues. So lar
as there Is any truth in This View, T. wouIt
not be IN any vay opposed to the doctrine Of
asserts that the races will survive which, o.
the whole, are best adapted to the. world In
which VIC live. It would be partial con-
dtmnation ot our modern civilization. aud
would chow that. although 1t has produced
;, 5ass dlstinStls better ntted foE sel'.pseses-
has ret developcd mankind in
very imperfect and oueeided man
ner. We are trying, according to
the proverb: to chop blocks with raz2rs, aud
strength. Men, like horses, are becoming
"Needy'' and rtqu!re An Infusion of kme
| st1ouger- and l..a highly strung orpautzx-
tions. Tha R1c1i able American needs to be
invigorated by the dnller European imml-
grant and in some ciimates at least, the
plying Commanding officers to nse their
brains IN directing. the rank- and file Of
As'stic races- In short, we should hsye to
regard the development oi mankind, not a.
| conifnus process IN which the finest race ia
e1istsnse ~ given period always tends to
multiply at the expense Of its nelghbors, but
| rather "a = tentative and vasc,llA,inE ad.
rance. Where- certain FACES gain for i time
e1ceptionsl merits At the expense OF vitality.
aud then have To slnk back upon the moro
vigorous breeds Of tic second rank.
The observations necessary 10 determine
this point would undoubtedly be Of the
hik htsb interest. We should hardly be
philosophical enough to be rtcouc.led to
partial deterioration OF the race By The fact
that Il fs In accordance with The law OF
natural selection. II would be melancholy
10 he1ive that The pfo2rces upc-4 which we
pride ourselves is IN part il1usoiy, and that
We must start again from over plsflorm,
we would ital itely rather discover TINT the
alleged indications Of decline are merely q,
cGptloral. The case OF q new country ii OBJ.
rious!y rot quite Ii point. There is there
spee.Al demand ios the rongaer kiuds Of
labor. aud the race which increases most
rapidly has sn advantage which il
does not possess m other countries.
What Is required is as many millions as Dos.
sible Of rough hasd-Norkiue pioneesa sud
The enormous ire1case Of the luu irra,t pop-
| n'atlon in America has been, In fact, pro-
dueed Immediately By such demand. lu
country In the ncrm'l ttatc, where tue limits
OF population arc closer, TIC m,ee inteliec.
tuaI qualities viii give greater advantage;
and It Is At least probable that tho esils
which result tom preserving Tbs weakly
children will be counterbaianced by Re.
moving the causes OF general depression,
Thie, however, Il an Intricate problem, which
We must be content tor the present t1mply 10
note, without attempting to discover q eatts.
factory solution. London SATURDAY. Hrr;er,