The Baltimore County union., 1882-10-28
BREEDING FROM CLOSELY RELATED
PARENTS.


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The supposed benefit Of what is styled
an infusion Of fresh blood and the sup
posed harm Of breeding from parents
nearly related are beyond all doubt
greatly exaggerated in the popular mind.
II is true that within twenty years past,
among the younger generation Of pro-
fesslonal breeders, the notions which
have prevailed upon this subject have
undergone great modification. Never
theless the whole subject is surrounded
by sort Of case hardened prejudice
which men will be long time in out
growing. The question involved in the
lntermarTIage of near kin m the human
family are Of the highest interest, but
attempts at an exhaustive scientific ex-
animation Of the matter have been few,
and their success very limited. i, will
not be possible within the limits here
assigned 70 fully discuss even q single
proposition connected wiih the subject.
] will only state some oi the conclusions
| have arrived AZ a. the result Of many
years experience as a physician and
PRACTICAL breeder and fancier, and Of
much reading. study, and many care
fully conducted experiments.
F!fs', repeat II, the good generally
expected q result from crossing the
breed of 'infgs.rg fresh b.Ood" is
greatly exaggerated % The popular mind
Whcre2s th. harm expected u result
from tie sy-cailed "cgfse u ,ynszugui
Ll,y' ls even more e1,rasagantly c1ag-
geTat-G lftbeIc exisis iu the faml,
dl=ea=- spcD a. consumption, canccr,
insanity. }. wlll bc folly and maGness
'0f ,yusirs - ft4f iafllly ~ Intefmaffy.
not Jt-4use - am curse ~ ,onsa1gu
IT'S, 14' oe,aIse th- f-rgh'fl lfedisyysi-
tiyr le-, eLd ~ - TIE odsyrIng % both
hoe. vl Dc Concentrated and lnteuslf-
ee b. them 81. 0r me other hand. the
family De CIs,-ls- -ilneC l., freedom from
nere- 'art c.-eese - l,e-naps even a-ll
'aof- 'lgt''1. nerec lta', mora c.s,~a
fe' SUCH q. lruuEerless and g.g.tJrt
fg' exam pie tarr s1I.irs q tn4, family
ra-f irt-ru.ar-s si,- 'te l2g,. e,t resll,..
,ae1 ma s(-f r~rfe1f .a,.t .la' tneif
children VII 5-ir 10 Wis afflicted q
.ae --s-- ~ arf re--- o. conszrruln
Precisely .a- rese-se VII Occur. .aa,
s g. a- .4t aEa .4.I,les char2c
.--..,.r O.. 'l- cam s L--.-ul. .uc % the.
r-e. ,l-s-.t oe.- .les " .rle--
--rrt AZ 1- .l..-t. .-1t-s ard a,--
a-r -re- -G- sf gee blessing o.. rsJ-
t--1 n --. .---- s..---- -.-.et .r-.
aaa.r .t.t-.l- ul=st-.. mora u4r1oJ-
ard woman lol cln.r-t.lE Uullt -urs
need erte-.4.- ret..r 1.4+- ter 'eav
j ta-- osr g44...-s aL- taJs- at
'tr.r ancestor go1- c- I1. gLicf 49,.
rearr--t .r .a-- le> -rC4-,s v.tt lr-
,t.t-3ic CERTAINTY Tn9sc --z4les and
tn1s, ar-t VI rr animals o. ulrr ilhe-4.
t-am tae-- r.s0.rr rt.s-- v.i thev or ca1
'a-f ;r4nsu-. O. .1-.- ofsr-lngs Thr
anEu.ni:H af p1-er;s doe no. ~
flcnce chs AZ q. ae---.,a-v crznsnls-
son e.;her 81. eooc O. eva Tae matte,
very ot,eI ONE before me ~ The .al-
i0vlus form from pra-ucal farmers. v-ho
fiaf .ao-a-. bred animal from mc O.
~ecA rs attlet -aa.- rg-cil2s. 81. ;hcm
iron atae->. 81. ,-t, g ureel :1n--
o-g J-r- r.--r g. e,> lW1 ieraa4e --a1e
l-,ri-.a. AT -fse.a.lg .rou tat e
ss., = ml-t e1fe-ie-rt --l @ Wl1e
ae.1 ebSe-sz:.Ja Waea s-t ee-tz.a.7
and rue-. assured B; is re-f-c.t >ate
and . .ne maie bs gooc and slccess
fs >-. /, d :ae VERY best and mos, ruG
sHrs trins @. d. am uot unt-ecuen;
.o0sal'el upon -nr ques-l1r 81 ~
ter1sa-r.a asc 3. COUSIN, Saf certainly.
ie- tneu ma--t B.. tte-e .> %, c1numl-
t.1r. ea-~c- insanity. G-l-kcnncSs, o.
e;-c- se--3i;a-, 5i>casc o- wee -r tat
;-u ~ Az of-cr ;oie
.Ha. DAVIS 'h. .rea: \a;u-..ss;. VA
firmly opposed * tThou whc AZ
&, jhol ,has do.,,eal. dos; ;aou s;eals
NJ Darwin uz-ucs BIS ewr cousin