The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-03
A MATTER OF COMPLEXION

Scarcer, Giving FIace to Brunettes
Blond women are becoming scarcer
every year. said an eminent anthropol-
ogist. You have not lived long enough
to remark the fact, but women with blue
eyes and light hair are gradually passing
away as type. In each successive
generation there are fewer of them than
in the last. Already such thing as a
real blond, purely such, is so rarely seen
in this country as to excite remark.
Golden tresses are so very iufrequent that
real ones are usually suspected of being
dyed. In short, it has become evident
that before very long there will be no
blond women any more.
The same thing is true of men, Among
their sex light hair and bluo eyes are
fast disappearing. You may judge how
rapidly they are going when you consider
the, fact that wherever brunette man
marries blond woman or vice versa G6
per cent, of the children born have dark
hair and eyes. At that rate not very
many centuries will be required to wipe
out the blond type altogether. You
wonder how this matter has been deter
mined with such accuracy? Simply by
including such statistical observation in
the census of nations. In Germany and
France the very school children are OK.
amined and have their characters re-
corded from an anthropological stand
point.
Obse rvations made in this way so as to
cover millions of persons of both sexes
have resulted in the discovery that the
dark people bring more children into the
world than do the light people. Further
more, they have greater muscular vigor
and they live longer. Thus in every
point which has to do with the perpatu
alton of a species they are superior. The
rule in nature seems to be that pigment
which produces the color of the hair and
eyes is an indication of force. Albin( s
among animals and pallid plants are
always weak.
After all, there are comparatively few
light people in the world All tie
straight haired races are dark. All the
aboriginal Americans are dark, from the
arctic circle to Cape Horn. All the
Asiatics are dark. All the Oceanic poo
pie are dark. All the Africans are dark,
except few blond tribes in the B II
barry states. Likewise all the southern
Europeans are dark. The dark people
have the great advantage of being able
to stand any climate, while the light
compexioned races cannot endure tee
heat of the tropics.
An apparent contradiction to all this is
afforded by the fact that wherever tie
light haired and blue eyed psople have
come into conflict with races of dark
complexion the latter have always been
defeated. The light people govern the
eyes and the sun never sets OF her
dominions. Descendants of Anglo Sax
ons dominate the New World. Even
South America, Africa and the civiliz ed
part of Asia are fairly run by the English
and Germans. Germany leads all the
nations of the earth in science and learn
are blue eyed. The yellow haired Swedes
Danes and Norwegians furnish the sailo, 9
of the world. English is the language Ct
the globe. French has often been callt
the universal language, but it is in fact
merely a court language outside of
France, The Chinese have pidgin
English but not pidgin French. All
the modern jargons of the world, fer
trade purposes, are notifications of
English.
The blue eyed and light haired people
are by far the most brave of the moderns.
By their superior intelligence and
bravery they have conquered the world
but their task in accomplishing this has
implied an enormous strain upon their
powers. So great a strain has not been
conducive to the prolongation of their
existence and to the perpetuation of
their kind. Races of people are like
breeds of horses and cattle, or like stocks
in plants. They last for awhile, but not
forever, disappearing sooner or later. If
severe strain is put upon them in one
way or another, they will pass away so
much the more quickly. The high
culture we are giving our children,
stimulating their mental activities to the
utmost, has the effect of reducing the
number and physical strength of their
offspring, thus shortening the life of
their race.
So, owing to such causes as these, we
find that the blue eyed and light haired
people are diminishing in numbers at a
very rapid rate. We take notice of it in
the women particularly. Soon must we
say, Farewell, We golden tresses and
violet orbs" During centuries to come
the dark people are destined to achieve
and hold domination in the world, until,
as is very likely, the cycle of complexion
has gone around and the blond shall rule