, 1876-08-12
E>trncI- from a Lecture Deliv-
cred by n. II. Marsh, Esq,
Of seattle, w. n.
on THE LAW OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
AND MoR,L HEREDITY, on FRI.
DAY EVENING. AUG. d, 1876.

Uf complimentary nature upon the
spirit of tree inquiry and independent
thought found in the community, and
closed by an eloquent appeal to the Ia
dies tor their efforts toward sociNl and
political cnlranChisrmcnt OF their SEX.
We publish extracts from that part onl,
relating to the subject heading the lcct.
IRE. Ed
This most important law OF our being
is perhaps less understood. less thought
upon, and less regarded than almost any
other subject pertaining to human wei
iare, and upon the proper ob"rvance OF
which so much depends in the direct,
ion of right evolution and development,
physically, mentally and morally. 1t
pertains to the matter OF right or wrong
Condito. of generation of good or bad
transmissions.
What is this law of heredityl 1t j.
simply the law Of transmission which
prevadcs the whole of animated nature,
and, in man, reaches through the PHYS
cal, the mental and moral.
Embellishments IN each and every indi.
vidua are nothing more nor less then et
fects of prr-existing causes With which
the individual to whom the effects have
descended had nothing to do, and is in
no way morally responsible tor, and j.
simply either fortunate recipient OF
those trsnsmissious, or an unfortunate
victim, as the case may I've. All the pos
abilities of nm individual, either for u
coutinurnce OF lite, or arrival in the cours
of his life to higher or, lower deerr
of mental or moral excellence, born with
him-arc inherent in kis constitution n,
birth, and will he higher or lower devel
oped in accordance With the favorable %
unfavorable environment Of the individ
nal during his life, hut in no case can h,
rise above the iountain head of his pos
sibilities at birth.
Why is it that in the world of man
kind inferiority is the rule and superior
ity the escep,ion9 Simply because men
as rule inherit this inferiority.
To he well burn is the natural and jus
right ot every child: hut from the igRor
ance and perversity Of parents NEST chill
dren are deprived 0f their natural birth
right. And the euty admissible excuse
parents can give for this state of thing,
is, that they themselves were deprived %;
their just birthrght; and fthey did nu
do their highest possible duty to theiI
children, it was from their own Pelver
sion, consequent upon their own iSp
rance, and that of their pregeniters.
1t is estimated that in 20 called civil
lied countries ! the children born, dh
before the age of seven years, half tn
remainder befom maturity, and hut lev
OF the last relnaipder live to respects
BILE age, or attain to respectable menta
or moral elevation. This is all wrong
for under natural conditions, No wl,en
in nature do such physical results follow
outside of the human family, and such
results in the human family are ci,argu
bic to wrong conditions, EXCESS OF pas
sion. the slavery OF women or ia wocd,
Ignorance.
Nature cannot do perfect work II
interfercd with Through ignorance and
perversity, hut will snrely transmit t.
her work all the effects Of that ignrauc,
and perversity which will SHOW in infr
liority in some furn or otl,9.
According to the Law. GfezsiGtion and
progression every chiif. 0anceiycd nm
gestated gndcr the bishest possible con
dit,ons should be an improvement on il
progenitors; but why is it not oitcn,i
the casel Simply because mau 10 hi
ignorance disregsrlls proper prepregnan
and prenatal conditions, and tl,ereh,
transmits qualities, Tendencies and Guar
acteris,ics cormspondingly inferior an
undes rable, thus entsiling the curse ~
deterioration, instead o! tue blessing o.
improvement.
Men and women owe it 70 themselvc,
to their offspring, and to the world, I,
observe the highest possible condition.
requisite to the highest possible result
before layiiig Themselves liable to pareut