St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
A F;eisss-v the Blood.
SINGULAR FACTS RELATING TO THE
TRANSMISSION OF PAUPERlSM
THROUGH SEVERAL GEN
ERATIOSS
New Haven Register.l

| "A reverend gentleman recently went
to the town agents office to make ex-
| plantations in regard to Il family that
was making considerable trouble for
| band was utterly unfit to have the care
of a family and would not support his
| wife, and, therefore, was very much in
| favor of a legal separation us the best
thing, not Only for the nlan and woman,
| but for the town. The case was one
| that excited considerable interest among
the authorities, as it found that the
husband was the son OF q father and
| mother both Of whom had during the
latter years OF their life been recipients
Of town charity. When this fact was
| ascertaincd, the question naturalIyarose,
is pauperism hercditary?' 4 search
of the records in the town agents office,
so far rs they go, has been made ut
leisure times by Clerk Zunder, and the
result is q confirmation of the theory so
often advanced by thinkers, that pau
perism, like other crimes-for palper-
Ism is in many cases little less than a
crime is hereditary, and the number of
cases where pauper parents transmitted
their pauperism to the children is some
thing astonishing to one not familiar
with the intricacies of social science.
Many, very interesting essays and
pamphlets have been written by men
Who have made the History Of cfine ' a
study, and Il similar research! into the
causes OF pauperism would undoubtedly
result IN much good, showing the mana
gers OF charities and town authorities
the why's dWherefores of the increase
Of paupcrisM, and perhaps also give
them hints ass to the best way in which
to prevent and cure it. Here in this
city the theory that pauperisn is here
dltary hassf5Sen acted upon to a certain
extent e managers of our local
charities; their efforts have been
directets.slsaka lard eifecting Il cure, il
gOssib!s !ses q zaleir method is to induce
all who spring from pauper parents to
EEork and learn habits OF industry. Ii
S.ey are assisted by either the town or
the local charities, it is almost certain
that they will always depend upon them
for support, and will not work for a
living unless they are forced to do.
The Investigations in the town agents
@ffice show that large number of the
ople i'll the almshouse, aud out of it,
10 are weekly recipients OF the towns
Charity, and who also receive aid from
the central office or charitably disposed
SHsons, are sons and daughters of
lJliGIlLS W HO aCIt Citiitl LOW Ii DauDGfS
or supported by charity. In some cases
only one parent was supported by out
side aid, and then it has been the case
that the children who most nearly re-
sembIe the panper parent were paupeis,
while those resembling the Industrious
parent were industrious children. The |
results of pauperism, connubial infelli- |
ciSes and family troubles, which bring
Apout such dlsagreements us result in |
fimes of a greater or less degree, are |
ssays invariably transmitted to future |
ALTERATIONS, and the researches show |
ito be the fact i'll nine cases out of |
This is even found to be the fact |
eeral eases that have come to light
zen the children were not aware of the +
fact that their progenitors were depend
mt on charity. The taint of pauperism
.uns in the blood, and must be educated
,Ht I OF the system or else it can never
another fact has been discovered by
he researches, and one that is universal
md undisputable. A cilild OF pauper
PARENTS never makes a good father or
mother, and a marriage between two OF
hat class is absolutely certain to result
II Inject misery, an unhappy union,
Quald poverty and, usually, large
AaassIy, that has to be supported by
aty: The homes of such families
.hnnqes at all and in the light of
Iacts 1t seems almost q criminal
pP to unite in the bonds OF Redleck
s'Hllo spring from such adiseased