The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-17

Correspondence Of the GAZETTE.
The laws of evolution hinge on the
pivot of polar attraction and repulsion.
These laws arc applied through the pos
tive and negative or male and female
forceSof nature. The very idea of sex
l. part Of the constitution of things; and
without.it the countless systems of the
infinite universe would fall to pieces in
the twinkling of an eye. Sex is then a
natural law inherent in the constitution
of things which provide for the perman-
ent perpetuity of organized life. To pre-
vent every variety Of ::nonstrosity nature
has wisely been divided into distinct
kingdoms II the mineral, vegetable and
animal. Each in turn is again divided in
classes, orders. genera. and species. All
things are thus placed under the govern
ment of natural laws, without which no
particular type of body or mind could
have been secured to progeny. By these
laws. then, when strictly obeyed. parents
have secured to them their own vital
| stamina. their own virtues and talents,
and also inherent proclivities to their own
infirmitics, vices, and crimes. BY having
knowledge of the natural laws of mar
riage. it is self-evident that much misery
may be avoided to parents rs well as a
basis for assurance given which will in
time give US higher type of human be-
ings on EARTH
Professors Powell and Newton have
given the most thorough examination
of the subject Of unphysiological marri
ages that has as yet been made. We will
give their laws rs deduced from an i'm
mense number of observations during
period of twenty years, viz:
l. The marriage of person with an
other Of the same temperament is inces-
| tu0us"
2. when an adjunctivc temperament
enters into the constitution of both pro-
genitors or parties to marriage, it will
be inccstuous."
They recognize only two'temperaments
| as originally founded in the constitution
| of the race which they denominate the
! sanguine and bilious-the vital tempera-
| mcnts. They recognize two more ac-
quired temperaments as resulting from
/ the influences incidental to civilization
the lymphatic and encephalic tempera-
ments- These are denominated ad-
junctive temperathents, because they can
neither transmit life. nor are they essen
tial to life. From these facts they de-
duce another natural law of marriage az
follows. viz:
Law 3. 'In all marriages with view
to or expectation of progeny. one of the
parties should have an exclusively vital
(sanguine or bilious) temperament. and
then it is best that the other should be
more or less adjunctive.
! We added two other laws which we
have found to be essential from our own
observations, viz:
Law 4. To insure the most perfect type
of offspring it is necessary that the most
unselfish and unbounded mutual love ex-
ist between the prOgenitors.
Law 5. Absence of love in one or both
progcnitors or parties to marriage rem
ders it inccstuous. Offspring born under
such unphysiological conditions are con-
trary to the indicati ons of natural law.
We will at another time give a number
of practical illustrations drawn from ev-
v-dav life to enable both young and
older persons to apply these natural laws
of marriage This is our answer to en-
quirer,s" scientific conundrum No. 13.
j. B. SMITH, NJ. D.