Wichita eagle., 1888-07-12
SCIENTIFIC WEDL0CT.
THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL EFFECTS
OF UNMISE MARRIAGES.

Mating Among savases-A Law IN Brazil
Deterioration OF Royal Flood IN En-,
rope-Germany's Peril-z'iTs;c2I Culture
Should Be Looked After-Eesalta.
Il is both interesting and instructive to
study the people and races OF the earth, as
their methods Of contracting marriages III
fuerce their deterioration or advancement.
Among the EsquimauI, who rank very low
on the scale Of humanity, marriage is a mere
matter Of convenience. The sentiment of
love seems almost unknown The woman
simply needs TO be fed, AID the man requires
some one to make his clothes and TO take care
Of ms hut while be is hunting or fishing Tbs
contract Is made when the parties are in in
fancy The boys father selects q little girl
for his sons wife, and pays her father for her
perhaps a pair Of snow shoes or q dozen
percussion caps Tie two are then cunsid-
cred engaged, and when they become old
enough live together. 1t is at once evident
that no attention can here De given TO those
points which should govern a wise and scieu-
tific marriage. The prospective bride ard
groom are too young. at the time when they
are afianced, for any one 70 know into what
sort Of representa- tives CT their race they viii
develop Perhaps the question Of cheaPness
Is the main one. Their method OF contract
ing marriage alliances goes far TO show why
1t Is the EsIuirnauI have remained SO long
ct their present low level
In various parts of South America there is
en- ample field to study the effects Of judi
cious alliances There exists there almost
eFeSy variety Of cross between tie native In
dams, the resident ard indoIent Spaniards.
and other more active, vigorous and intel
lectuai Europeans. The alliances are hardly
formed with view to the laws OF scientific
pareutage, though they clearly show TIA
working of these when they have been OBJ
served, as well as the opposite eject wheu
they have been disregarded There is e re-
variable and self-imposed family law which
Popularity prevails, we are told, throughout
Brazil in relation to raatrimony. 1t is recog-
nized among all the higher classes. The man
who IS about to marry is required 20 furnish
q certificate from one or more physicians
that he is free from diseases of q certain char
acter, and that be is free also from all signs
OF any Of the diseases which are liable TO be
transmitted TO the offspring. Not only that,
but the physicians consulted must testify
that, as far as they can learn, there exists no
reason 70 believe that the union viii be other
than II accord With the laws Of sanitation
The ruling families Of many OF the Snail
European states have their range il rlarriars
selection SO restricted by Their social code IS
TO furnish noteworthy examples OF the dis
obediznce Of the laws OF scientific wedloclz.
The consequence is. the members are often
feeble minded, weak bodied, bigoted and dis
eased Francis Gallon speaks of the Gisap-
pearanoe-largely due TO marriage selection
In England Of the once famous and thorough
bred looking Norman type When found
low it generally exists, not among calebri-
ties, but in inconspicuous members Of arlsto-
cratic faniGes-such as undistinguishcd army
officers and the hike. He notes, too, the very
evident superiority in highb-ed appearance
81 tie otherwise less noteworthy Austrians
over the modern PrusSians Yet the
PruSians-well in the worlds front as
they have placed thenlselves-a-e run
ming = race danger in their constant
ernployns*as IN the army Of their best men.
These ara exposed TO early death, are often
tempted into vice, and are prevented from
marrying during the prime OF life. The
shorter and weaker men, with fee6ier consti-
.cIiors, ore left a. home TO raise the families;
and THUS danger IS threatened to the con-
In many countries the poorer classes marry
sarly and have large families They are too
ignorant to know anything of the scientific
laws which should govern marriages and pa
nentage. Not only are they poor and ig-
uorsn:, but often vicious Says Greg: The
sareleSs, sQuaEd, unaSpiring Irishl1lan multi
Plies like rabbits; the frugal, farseeing, self
respecting Scot, stern in his morality, spirit
Fof
intelligence, passes his best years in struggle
and oehhacy, r1arrIes late. and leaves few
behiLd hin Given S land originally peopled
y q Thousand SdXous and q thousand CeltS.
and IN dozen generations fivp~sixthS Of the
population would bs Cells; but Gve-sizths %
;he property, OF tie power, Of the intellect,
would belong 70 tho one-siIth O. the SGIons
that remained Says another writer: III
5 one Of LIE laws OK lie TAFT each individual
Iasalf % q Sre1t extent take the benefits ard .
wis o. It's own nature, 10 matter whether .
ssese oorie from ancestors bJ- inheritance or .
are se2f produced from hnbit. = child Is e.
atled - birth with as few defects OF char
scIsr ard constitution g. 1t Is possible % give
Il Pare-1s ara bound BY honor AID by their
oSFn self Interest, e they bring children i1eo
the world, 70 DO il under such Circumstances
and conditions that their offspring NAY I've
healthy. bSPpJ, useful lives To bring chill
5fen r-oo the world which vii Be incapable
-siII111ai- or so diseased that their whole lives
VIII be miserable. IS wrong. II not a crime
1ee cay when true sa:,Lary marriage VIII
become the T-ale Is . long way OH The need
must be naai'e more plainly evident. In this
country We ere developing. from the ANAL
Ia1l,a,ion o. many strains, race wholly new
30 ms world Cur immigrants, as taaY inter
ENTITY With those that have preceded them,
produce dsscanoa-21s Of ! quicker end Elore
aggressive r1eusal type than their own. aud
& Is ncsed BY Darwin that the bodies ard
Ihnbscf these descendants are very uoticea-
uiy longer tran those OF thsir ancestors DIR.
NJ cur civil way the uniforms r,ar,.,a ,.7;rszi
- IT the average American soldier, including
hose Of foreign descent, though born here
nero found g rule, 70 20 much 900 Iou-
or foreigners Just arrived When we shall
ave Learned, and learned 20 arpiy, tie LAWS
Il proQE selection il marriage ctr race
,ughs 60 be second TO none il health ard
,nvsscal 5eveicpueut, and thai rea-s. also.
Intellectual advancement 4 wide step to-
ward the rae6ed reform has been taken BIZ
1p ase people. for far more than ever before
re wein.erssoed IN physical culture, upoa
winch health % clearly depends There is a
,ro1ke that It win jet have the higa pl1ce
y tie curriculum a education which IL de-
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