, 1879-02-03


most Intcsr.tfnx qusatian. "sFan Is The III
i.ertt2r of all the acquls!ton. of the past; il,e
lnhcrltor .! all TIN a9cF" 1T ts nut by virtue
ance that f.1an ia brnVc " iftn!d generous t,r
aellsh. boaattut or lnolleAt" (llrlnk OF snber}
The rrnun'l tpna ~ bin character IL original In
him, and coIora ali l'ss s''ise4acntiy-f"r
IN rxpcrtcncr III life teaches the Individual viii,
ha. l,sti .. h1cs-Eny Ut gn.xi plrrt,l;gt how i.
eafeufhtIc IA his lrdt." IN ho !,a, tot w. the
st,e nst. "f n w siT1n easatst . Y H. "nr
In ijr. Mauisley'a !" Iliys!nlogy Of Mini"
pr. Carpenter II, .l'ls MENTAL Physiology"
rofcrs to = very .fulportant "stntntc OF ,hr
liercdity, t1lus:
"Ihta nl,i"ll, however. NAV be confidently
Affirmed, tllnt where general constitutional
tatntt. that 10 to any, abnormal hab.tics Of
Propagatc themselves hcredltarly. II may also
!'o affirmed That every repetition nj sucli trans.
tnlssipn tcnds To nercass lie nlIACi,!rf."
y vastly moru tmportant to knnw WIN
mans father was than io know WIN his schossl-
master wal" II there were tins co,ilu 1nutc
IareH OF tf,c highest scientific authorities illus.
trattve ot tho laws Of sercLit7 50 foribly statcd
hy A[auhscy anil Carpenter Dr. llo,se, Dr.
", ". a. Ii F.; Brownie of Scotland, Dr. Charles Dar-
u II not hlRt, tino Tint our teachers in tho
pulpit, III tho publf. schools, md elsewhere,
s!.uull begin TO teach thu lesson. lint every
ci,llu lIas right TO be born we'll the first time,
horn FREQ Of taint Of rum, disease, and ltntno.
ratitY; that all human qualities of body uni
mind, lIotl thhcrttul untl uc.luftct. are trans
r,sttc! 70 01s'ring; Tint parcnta arc largely re.
sponsit1lo Tor the nature Of their chfldrcn1 Bel
encc demonstrates tint tho character Of tin
parents 's reproduced, detcr'ora.c,i, Or In.
proved tn thnir children. That v[ce, virtue,
ZENITH and ''iscasc. talent and ,docy, arc potcn
ttnEty transmitted.
4 drunken M +; tather hands down bis appct1tc,-s
soher 1ather I1Es sobEtetY.
Every worthless sun md daughter drhw their
"osth1csshcsa from worthless ancestors, ncnr
or remote; bad cross; bad iattler afd weak
mother, or n bud mother anu q weak father.
Iherels no Incident, no inacrtltable providence,
about 1t, aiM! thcro IL no remedy III prayers.
Tie Inv" OF licrettity govern In all cases. You
cannot pray successfully agaInst law. We 10
not gather arapcs frou. thoEns, nor GEs frurn
parents, body nnst soul; parents arc tile cre-
aturs, und SCIENCE holds them responsible tor
all bud jobs. This responsibility must 10
brouGht honlc TO tile understanding and the
biity upon God. We must stop praying ID Him
for release from the responsibility os conse-
qucncca Of our sins. We must feel tint lilo
fearful consequences rcst upon ourae1yes nIpnc,
growth from lie soll nlld atmosphere. So - .
from the blood Of his ancestors, md tlo
s,dueassonal ,: influences Of Ills s.lrround-
rys: u saefe ar n9'sr a.. shtst, IT,. u, o,a sne
She reveals a'l thugs. The tenor Of our lives
shc proelaius to the world, in 4 fresh volume,
In every child that IL born: In our chihrcu she
sums up tfic axact total Of our Intelligence. our
virtues, mud our vices. Our eubtcriuges Of re-
s9cctab!tlty, religion, wealth, social standing,
church membership. and long prayers pass for
nothing. All tho facts como to light at last Ia
tho cl1aEhctcr OF our children. AZ
But Nature IL bcnelfeent Us we'll ns Just. Biie
provides for the conservation Of forccs, and i,-
prOvcmont, bv thu cunning device uf two pa-
rcnts; supp'emcnting defects iil ono bv tfle ojt-
poslte qualities In tbs other; taking oil little
here. aInl putting on lltts there.
Cn,tdren are savcd from tho curse OF n
though tho hafl blood Of tho father may crop
utin The grind .hlltlron, or even later
Motherhood Inns aavcd the race, 10 tar M
fncbrlety and Drunkenness. Our mo,E,crs have
generally t'ccn sober. wish 1t could bu said
That thcv have generally been Ut strong msBd
and viii. Thls, ho#ever, = net true. They
hayo GENERALLY. been Of rcak wlll, ueeause Of
ll9ton Of tho world have always degraded nlI.l
crushed woman, bccauRe nicn have fuadc boti,
law mud religion. Theology has bcen heotogy.
Serfdom md subjcctlyIty have crushed out .,
has always been tho chto1 grace In woman.
Possessing these qualities, a,lu must 9tvs thcm
to her sons ant! daughters. Passlvity OF wumat,
co-o1lfnatcd with tho appcsttcs OF man have
given tho world q race u mcn who can't say
No! or pass cratn-shnp without going III.
InhcrIting tllc appotlscs Ut the fathers, asl lie
passiy'sy OF the mothers, from Noah TIL now,
aud remembering that our Puritan ancestry
drunk. New. EnglaM! rum by. tle pa!lful,
t,,At late foreign accesstons u blood have
been far worse thaM tho native supply,
think wo have but little rcaao,i to woHtlcr tint
tho won,en's prayers did not help us much.
1Vtth drloksttls for fathers. a'.4 lncaraasetl
humility ttSult for our mothers. God lIiu,seif
could nut saye tho children.
Such sowing of necessity insures crop ol
sstoot'.kecpcrs a'ni sots Tlsosa of ~ win have
hail sober iathcra, or stronE-lnnded tnotilerl 10
sase us from our fa!hcts' a'i'ctttcs' can nover
know tic besalngB We enjoy. ...
Not nnly are tho qualtties OF individual cl,ar.
actcr transmitted, but the Influences at GociatY
absorbed hv individual character, are sruns.
unconsctously gathered up mud sent duwn
eocc. '''' Il /. sap1..lb,o @ ts''' to .tuse ne
or for tilu mind to conceive tho advantage tu
consequences Of colIectiyu vice. Who shall
adequately express ffo inheritance OF strength
OF character It, tic mothers Hnd bubJScttvtty III
appetite IN tho fathers. Ut this great family .ol
tilo iInposstht!its Vi rearng unblo cilreu Willie
| wo,nali IL a serf a.,d sayu ~ tnan. 1t cannot
bo accomplished! In The olc way OF Sabbath
school nl,sl eatechs1n. We must 20 duepcr,-
get dawn to the hant foundations OF hereditary
/ law. Tierv can ba no hore Ut lnytAE tlle basfz
OF strong character In offspring unless parent.
| fs,ss.ss stroux chaFacters themselves. Noblt
| inothcrtuA can cunlo only by tho emancipation
vi woman md Ills strength ot character which
| frce.luIn Aloue will K'yo her,
| Tho tswB nj ticrGdttY viii not ncrIntt the sal
| vatlou Of meu from thu CURSE Of drunkenness
until wunan Is iltadu FREQ, ant tt.ergbv strong,
| Probably Miss WIll4rd Is right lu trr rt,nclp
| eiun t!iAt there can never he Aucressful prtGt
| btilDn until w0nan cAA vote. Nature imp0sel
y dlyIue NECESSITY upoM tue racu tu 20 forward
! snd the emancipation Of wul1an utllss curua,
xtui, with her ftsctltnn, sobristy to tho race.
close, tl.en, with tile wor.ls, Obedience tc
! Tho hereditary laws is Natnrc's oAly cure ful
iutcln,erAIlee. Tho putlc must he educated
on ms snbfuct. Whsn tlss cducation co,nca
drunken parcnt:ga on tl'u one haId. ul.d seryile
| parcutugs Oh tho other, Will bn rrg4rdal u:
pu!,ac Ca!atnitea md CTsnaes Children Ant
puatcrity ta7s tic ri2.t to he pratee,esl aKa!lIK
lllu taInt Ut A1cotol fl their ,atuscs. Tlruugl
thu purity Ut the fa:lcr unf lie frecsfun OF Liz
luo:ilrr alona will this protection eyBr cosuu.
Thus ouly Tan the walar Ut Ifs bo purified VI
tlle f0untaln-n,aI. Thus onls can th!a dark
atni Ahorrless th'o Ut tlaI,uctlery M tlriu1 up.