, 1870-02-27
HEREDITARY GENIUS.
Is sseuius Hereditary 7-Eacts Bear
ing uron tho Question t,n EnESand
and Am mCfiCA.

and Am crica.
From The Stp York Posk
William Pitt wa ihe aon Is one Prime Minister
the nephew Of aro:hef. md the COUSIN OF thltd.
EeI had an1oDRhs hts relatives the Duke OF Rich
moso, Secretary Of slate: Lord Hol and, 6eefets=y
# War; Sir Stephen Fn1, Paymaste1 Of the Forr.R.
Mo ps srsa e maIiieo Nep,es apa % Wa motsl 81 he
I' taalI oount so ford s1ssiosd d Rsce1ias. LID
irdiA Ea1l uardwlcte, L1tl Chapcelor, had
son Nho artaiced the name dignity; and OF his
G1Ar dGune, one became bishop, Rnothet Lard
OF the Admiralty, third was made HsIon D3yer
for military achievements, md fourth ras DIS
tirRutaeed Admiral .
Mr. ftatcM Galiou, 81 English writer, cites
tbat OF the AdAus family in this country to prove
thns gtrtus Is be1edl'sry. or mar. at LEAST be
doE ks 9e ~ aus M aa;os
70 look cp hs Instances; but nta method Is cum.
brcus, ard not easily comprehendel: and, on the
ne udcitafes 10 prove Is, IN his Own Hards.
HTnat II 40 CHILDREN are taken. OF whom one
LAY I e1e Ia 90. Ct a. oce il mlllion-aad lne
Other bas NOT. the loruer child has an enormously
greater CHARGE Of turning ont 10 to Ritted IN q
new race can be obtained ID animals and pl2nts.
and can te raised to 80 great q degree Of purity
n.t !: vi naintata issst: Win oder9tf ;,s eafe @ IL
| irom h1eed ding. 60 race Of gifted Gea might ce
ootaired. uIder exactly tinlat condition."
men might Be obta.reo, we snail not assume TO
decide; but It u extremely unilkelJ thsr such
| 1ace Nu1 ever sclualfT be obtained 10 thls way.
| That ICH dtkable 4uatl!tta arc handed do"u tut
several ReuerstIojs is, noxeveE, matter vetJ
well known. MI Cation cites many distances, AZ
some nl fsS5 ii Witch psrtsaial tsats Of ensr.c
ter 10 perpetuatet ard tnis not because the train.
ng Of children oJ the parents but BY nssute's GIT
Nj. Gsi;on haa. however, uauy ven suggestive
observations: and The question itself is Of great
interest to al thoucnl9, men. He remates u i iaas
capacity, zesi, And viaof. le who ~ b. two D
the1e 1lil Dot become eminent Rs shows mat
seS,us seS 'e. msY BE- IA Killed d before ss s IA a@s
10 make q reputation. Thus small men. ability
iii men: Lstge men are more ;tely q be pig
A nan Elk feet two and 8 haf lncnea high, ant
y tx e aoaa
, according to the calculations OF W. 9lton: Ant
. 10 chow now allow II p1omosion, that Wnsn Ne!sol
10 times. and had lost an arm and an ere. an
| hsd other wounds. This mas before CoptphAHer
/ the lille, aud Trafalgar.
/ Mellon Was 3 ANAL rnan; 50 was wellington
30 Napoleon. Grant. too. il snsll nan, an
= mani. Of The notahle commanders ~ the late W
bsow tne sId9a5T e. se =. nags co1 ~
. dlt1on to becoming famed commander" and
. rnaJ b added thai good health and sound d.9e:
= uou, the ability 70 sleep we'll and that Ana
constitution which g!sas long lfe, are as esasl
-. Cation argues that given .ne three qu,>lti,
" rot be cAay to Keep tnelr poasessor down Aftif
Y cal advaitages be counts ior little. Fam;
s. taasT as e.r &c
out tteM- Some OF bis tnstapces are iotefeaun
: Lord Chancellor asrdwtcse vaa the son q 20
z attorney; Lord sldon aEd bis brother, the gre
a l Admiralty Jutcc Lord Stp Hep. whose uANe "