The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21

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round" among the country districts. |
first got acquainted with the chill dren,
then with the arents and have ever
been close observer.
have now come to the conclusion
that aim ost any man or woman may
produce the average human being if the
conditions are right.
First, the parents must be properly
mated.
When / taught my first school had
an idiot fora pupil. He was abnormally
conscientious, but could not learn his
letters nor could be ever learn to count.
His parents were brother and sister.
subsequently, had pupil who was ex-
ira smart, quick to learn an d was after
wards perfect success. His mother
was an idiot. 1 have known many such
cases. How often have l seen a smart
fam lily of children who were really the
teachers of their parents.
With language that all can under
stand allow me to explain how this effect
is produced. For convenience we will
say there are seven temper aments which
means peculiar physiological quality of
the individual.
l. Thesanguine temperament in which
the blood predominates; originates in
the lungs (extra development) Signs,
red complexion, sandy hair. The blood
is forced to the surface.
2. Lymphatic temperament predom-
nance of the digestive apparatus, stom-
ach. pancrea, etc. Appearance: soft,
inert flesh, lazy movements, etc.
3. Mucus temperament originates In
the spleen, or performance of mucus
signs. Ash color, repulsive appearance.
4. Porous temperament; predomi-
nance of the pores gives coarseness to
the original constitution. Appearance
repulsive.
5. Nervous temperament: predomi-
nance of the brain and nerves. Signs
fine, clear skin and light hair.
6. Bilious temperament; predomi-
nance of the liver and gall. Signs
black hair and eyes, dark complexion.
7. Harmonious temperament; ming
ling of all. Signs: beauty in all its
forms, dark hair and eyes, dark, clear
complexion, etc.
Each temperament has it's use. The
first four resist disease and poison the
last three give mental power, and a love
of the beautiful. The former are con-
servative, the latter are progressive. In
mating, any two of the first four bring
defective fruit, with tendency toward
idlocy, though healthy. The children
oftwo extreme developments of the
nervous temperament will lack vitality
they seldom live longer than ten years.
The bilious temperament Is neces-
sitv in every family. If both are dark
colored, hair, eyes, ETC., then the
parents are put upon their good be-
havor. If they live according to the
laws of life, the offspring will be an i'm
provement. More particularly is this
true of the harmonious temperament.
We often see ordinary looking children,
whose parents are distinguished for
beauty and fine talents. This accounts
for the fact that the higher professions
are continually recruited from the
farms. All can understand this resume:
Light or red haired couples should not
marry: red or.sandy mplexioned, the
same. Sandy Whlskers and freckles do
not belong together. The greater the
contrast tne better, except that the ne
gro race cannot mix with the white and
preserve health in the mulatto. 1t is
needless to say that, generally, opposites
attract if opportunities are equal.
Another point in heridity to be con-
sidered is, besides proper selection,
healthy conditions. True, if the parents
are alike, all the defects of both parents
will appear in the children, and it is
also true that mating of opposites will
hide multitude of hereditary sins but
there are violations of natural law that
will be visited upon the children to the
third and fourth generations.
For the improvement of the offspring
there must be aspiration. Give men the
means of livelihood by hard work, with
out mental care or foresight. and in a
few generations the face will become as
expressionless as a dried rennet.
On the other hand, some kind of labor
of proper amount. requiring reasonable
strength and mental care, ls necessary
for parekts raising children, and the
heirs show the benefits in their phYsi-
ognomY.
The efforts of student while gather
ing his knowledge, has a tendency to
give mental power to his children. The
mind growth of later years has been ac-
celerated by additional privileges given
to females. Within the next 100 years
there will be 900 candidates for presi-
dent, and every one of them ought to
have an intelligent, healthy mother.
School girls should think of this.
For the first three -fourths of a year
after human heart commences to beat,
there is danger from accidents, more par
ticularly from mental shocks received
by the mother. Fear produces the worst