New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-25

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Of musiciane, and in the writing Of different
nations. An English child educated IN
France rarely ever losee the peculiar Eng
lieh chirography.
The influence Of intermarriage Npon
heredity can not perhaps be more peril.
nently illustrated than by citing the close
relationship that has existed for 40 many
ages among the Jews. Their religion has
restrained them from i1terIHingling with
other nations. and the love OF retaining
their worldly possessions in the family line
has forced the close intermarrylng among
those nearly related by tie. OF consanguln'.
"; and in no other nation do We find mental
or physical traits so marked and 50 definite
~ transmitted as among them.
The late and venerable Professor Up.
hOlzeE, OF Vienna. used 70 say, when
patient came under his observation, youth,
perhaps, Of seventeen. who was married 70
his niece OF fifteen: "These Jews must be-
come nation Of imbeciles. and yet. with It
all. they have held their own remarkably
well. in part attributable. think, 20 wise
Observances in the marriage relations, ana
to their industry and frugality. Nothing
else but marrying exclusively among them
selves has kept the Gipsies distinct class.
race OF vagabonds for generations. Note
the civilization Of races that have remained
isolated, China and Japan, for instance, and
W. SNS Nv" AAuCu eIONSA Las eNSh NAAeAA
growth than among those nations that have
intermixed with Others. VI. DArbigney.
who has carefully studied the mixing OF
nations by marriage, Gays that the products
are always superior from . mlnglIng OF
types. The meIange of degraded races
gives very low order of beings, and here
is seen the necessity Of educating and ele-
waiting the ignorant masses in our own land.
BY heir continuous iptermarrying the evil
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their children.
The influence they exert can not be linn
tied, but it permeates rs a miasrna the
whole body polite. Leibinz said, Give
me the educating Of Europe, and will
change the face of it in century"
Only the education that makes honest
and pure men and women can be relied
upon to perpetuate oar liberal institutions
and our nation as q republic.
Now that we have seen the inomentous
Importance that heredity exerts upon man,
what remains to be said of the influence Of
education SIS cOunteracting force! Des-
cartes, Helvitious and others agreed that
men were born equal, with equal apti-
tudee, and that education alone made them
what they are.
Paplllion considers the force Of heredity
first, and education secondary in its intu-
ence upon the character. In families in
children alike we see the most marked de-
viatiOns in character and temperament.
Education no doubt does much to trans
form and modify, but il IS doubtful ii IL
ever creates. It may make good musi-
clan, but never musical genius.
If We settle down upon the fact that
heredity is all potent. that there is no modi-
tication through education Of il, then are
We likely to remain in hopeless condition.
There will hQ m ntrifsa with tha fpnNpncipR
Of the spirit and Of the flesh, and we shall
90 on from bad to worse as individuals and
as nation.
We all know how the maternal hen has
her heart racked with anguish TO see the
brood Of ducklings that have come from
under her protecting wing rush into the
water, true 70 the duck instincts that are
not to be eradicated by any foster mother
influences.
The experiment has often been tried. and
failed, OF making the Indian child develon,
into civilized individual. The idiot star
remains imbecile after years of effort ~ 10,
educate him. but with q condition Off,Il
greatly ameliorated. Because there fo
hereditary obstacles in the way, and wcten
hinderel in the achievement Of all vs. are
sire, that is no reason why we shall evde are
lax the effort to approach our idesa de-
may be that as we grow wiser and AZ re.
judicious in our educational Methods II
when we learn system by which thu more
in every nature can he drawn out, an f.hat
worst be thus 0utdistanced, that We sha
then be able to free ourselves more spt ieeli]1
and surely from the bondage Of inherit lance
Emerson says: "Speak 10 the hearft, and
the man becomes suddenly virttuous. y
Science has done SO much for US ALREADY
that We can to q great degree escape from
the Democlean award Of disease inherit
ance that hangs over US. We know that
change of climate. change of occupation
and Of habits, taken before the tendencies
terminate in disease, are quite sufficient 70
mold them in allegiance. and even TO erradi-
cate them. Are the influences Of both
parents equally potent upon their offspring.
Discrepancy in age between the parents
modities the influence that either NAV exert
Fortunate for the offspring is il that
young and vigorous mother gives her
ply eique to the child. instead Of taking
that OF the father. If he be old and iEtrm.
The most Of our experience upon this subject
must be taken from the observation Of care.
ful stock-breeders.
The Arab, who, after all. can not be cited
as an exception. when compared in this
respect with other nations. is far more alb
sorbed in the genealogical perfection of his
horses than in that OF his own kind, and he
greatly prefers nobility OF extraction on the
part Of the mother than on that Of the
father. When considered in all their varied
relations, the scales Of influence are very
evenly balanced between The parents in
their children. Neither can shirk the re.
sponsibilities resting upon him or her and
be found guiltless. In my opinion, large
share of influence coming to the child. from
the father, il communicated through the
mother by impressions that she receives of
him during CESSATION. II there is unison Of
spirit, a harmonious blending of their
natures, there is lDore likely to be an euual
mingling of the traits Of both parents:
while. on the other hand, if the hus.
his presence, then the child is most
likely to be stamped for life with his
most undesirable characteristics. Likes or
dislikes frequently stamp themselves more
fOrcibly at this period on the mind of the
mother. Sometimes an inmate of the house
becomes Odious to her. She carries on 3
continued warfare with herself to overcome
the feeling. and the result upon the child
is the inherited pecuiarties of the ;ndi.
vidual. These instances. which have often
been observed, teach Us very important
necessity of making the sur.
of the mother az consepial and
pleasant as possible, if we will have the
child all it may be. happy. bright and beau.
tiful. We have seen that the life and sur.
OF both parents before. at the
time of, and after conception are conditions
that directly affect the child. The import.
ance Of physical perfection both in the indl.
vidual and in the race can not be over est.
mated. for upon ascund physical basis rests
strength of mind. Of soul and all its multi.
pie outgrowths. Again. strength Of mind.
that power which comes from thought. ia
becoming more and more the great com.
forter Of mankind. 1t is pressing duty
upon those upon whom rests the RESPONSE. |
hi itr of nernetEatlng the race To sfudr xrell