The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-17
JEsTABLIsHED IN
MARCH. IaA1.

: Assuming such an increase Of th
worlds population TO be possible. th
question naturally arises: when is th
/ limit likely to be reached-and wis
, then2 The contingency may seem
irst sight to be very remote. but In rea
ity il Is not. provided human progros
continues at the present rate. The don
inant race of to-day IL that which IL fairl
represented by the people OF England
The influences Of modern civilization
have been felt on that island ~ man
testify as anywhere; aud we shall not q
far wrong II we estimate the progress a
the Immediate future by the ratio Of th
immediate past The population o
England at the beginning Of the presrn
century was in round numbers. a littl
under 9 OuOOOO IL 10 now not far iron
24OOOOOO With the same rate os in
crease Tor seven generations more. th,
English people will equal IN number tbs
present population Of the entire glob.
Al the end Of the hftsenth generation
the defendants Of the English people. i
| they continue To increase at their pre-.
INT rate. will number (if statistic. and
mathematics tell no lie-) fifteen times a,
many rs the world now supports. aud
fifty per cent more than we have set q.
I
tion. lnasmuch a. the Engli-h are not
the only people that are rapidly incrras
ing in numbers. IL 10 clear that the stfug
/ gle Tor existence among the tribrs Of hu
manity Is likely to be RAPIDLY and seri.
Ou-ly intensified
Thanks TO the advancement Of knowl.
edge. scientific aud sanitary. the pbysi
cal conditions OF lite are becoming more
aud more favorable. the average dura.
tion Of human lite 10 Increasing. and the
plaques and levers that formerly scourgsd
the world and kept the population iow
are being brought under control, 10 not
entirely stamped out The tendency OF
civilization Is toward arbitration instead
Of war. and so that means OF keeping
down the number OF the human HwRrms
u likely to be lesscued rather than ia,
creased aud the same may be said OF
the increasing abolition OF personal strife
aud individual murder. The means 20
frequently resorted TO by crowded peo-
Piles heretofore to keep the natural ia
crease within bounds-the general des.
truction Of iniauts-grows more and
more abhorrent TO human instincts, aud
- not likely TO be revived: certainly not
by people OF the higher types that are
destined To inherit the earth. The mul.
tiplication OF facilities tor Transporting
frod. incident TO modern civilization.
with its improved agriculture, combine
10 make the iamines once 90 frequent
aud destructive OF lite more aud more
rare. more aud more impossiblc. The
great scourgrs Of neutrality-suspicious..
iamiue, war, aud murder, domestic aud
social-are thus clearly on the wane and
as no substitution Tor them can b- fore
a. = A. - A.
present rapid increase in The earth'r pop
ulation is likely 70 be stayed by natural
means. Such being the case. the carth's
sustaining capacity will be reached be
lore the race Is many centuries older.
What then2 Will the fttest survive
IL natural selection were the law with
man a. with brute nature. that would
most probably be the result; but it J.
not That j.. not wholly. Under the
influence OF charity and other religious
sentiments. IL j. usually the weakest
often the worst that b. most favored ia
the struggle tor existence The burdens
OF social aud political ltle iall cbi' n upon
the worthy, who have 10 support not
only themselves aud their own offspring
but thv idle aud the vicious aud their
multuudIuous spawn. The artificial ~
lection which religions, government.
aud societies chiefly iOster tells stradtly
against the best. The sense OF rr-pousl
Dhity which the struggle Tor existence
creates ia the mtuds vi the thoughtful
tends IN the sauic direction, Ia puttinE y
check upon the natufQincrrAsr ot the
higher orders OF humanity; while the
he-dlrss auinislism of the uuthinking
abd the vicious. on the contrary. leave
them Tree To multiply without stint, aud
lhe SUPERIOR hirpVwrr Of the higher j.
no match ~ the long Tuu Tor the unre
strictvd tertiliiy OF the lower. Our civil
Izttion. like ala tuos- lao have pr~c-dvd
a., thus carri-s iu It-elt the ricuiruts ui
its Owu ultimate drsttuctiou or. at the
least, eleurLts which make ~ over
throw possible az auy moment, by cau--
iug the lower grades OF culture 10 pre-
pOudrrate IN numbers aud political pow
err This. Of course, on condition that
human socirtirs continue through future
ages 10 BE- regulated by the social laws
which now prevail: n condition which.
We are happy Co believe. must sooner oF
later cease To hold The danger is too
serious. aud the enlighteniug intlu~ucv
oi Science too persuasive. Already there
- a growing disposition on the part oi
intelligent lovers Of humanity 10 break
away from the un-cicntiic customs that
have come down 10 us from barbafic an.
cvstOrs aud the instinct Of rscc-prvscr
vatiOn will compel a radical change Ia
many OF them, particularly those which
dvtefmiue our treatment OF the physical.
ly and morally tainted Preventive
measures are rising more aud more above
those that are palliative and rcmediablc,
charity Is becoming broader aud more
-. al Of FaHH.
tions begin 10 weigh against the priyi
lrres OF the present. aud there is infinite
promise OF good IN the change
IL would bc sheer presumption and
foOlishuvss 20 predict specifically the -
sues OF conditions 90 complicated NJ
those Of existing humanity but having
in view the intrustiying struggle Tor *
ist-uce ia store Tor future generations.
aud knowing the immense advantage
which pure and high race must always
have over lower races. Il Is safe enough
To predict that the ultimate dominion at
the world will rest with that people.
whether black. yellow. Or white, which
will 30 shape its political and social sys.
tim a. TO rigidiy iavor the perpetuation
OF %. best-which will studiuusly elimi
nate every serious moral or physical faint
from It's Lie stem As ALL cannot sur.
vive. % Is becoming more and more the
duty OF humanity to elect wisely wmcu
shall survive, the good or the bad OF
more correctly, perhaps, whether the
chances OF any unborn generation are iu
favor Of physical and moral health. or
the contrary. To favor the former does
not imply or nccessitate the destruction
Of any liie, but 10 does uecossitut~ such
uu interference with individual liberty
a. rhall restrain the vicious huu the d.
ea-ed from being over reprrsrut'd iu
generations to be. aud the time may
come when it viii br vitality necessary 90
prevent such dcba,ing elements tom b.