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, stance which enables 1t 10 withstand the at
lacks upon Its vitality. 1t is curious fac
that this substance, salicin, and It's deriva
tive salicylic acid, is the most efficient rem
useful in Malarial In niection, diseases caused
In the human subject by the same conditions
Turning now 10 the consideration OF trait.
OF Races and Natiohs as affected by these
Il laws, our attention is at once directed to The
| Jews.
From our knowledge of the history of thi,
people, We should expect them 10 show the
workings Of heredity in almost every charac
teristic. That this Is the case Is abundantly
proven. Their non-in termarriage with Other
nations intensfes the force of Heredity, as
shown In the marked mental, moral and
physical resemblance which they bear TO each
1 other.
| The ancient Egyptians practiced clrcum
| cision, frequent ablutionS, publications absti
things. Religion and medicine were dis
pensed alike by the priesthood, and we find
all compelled to obey the rules OF hygiene
These ceremon ials were also practiced by the
| learned not only In Chaldean Art and Egyp.
tian Science, but also in the general prihci-
pies OF medicineand It's details in the preven-
| ton OF disease. =
These rites having received divine Sanction
| and being en- forced by divine command, we
find them adheted TO through the history OF
the Jews rs afnAlon-and we can see how
in the domestic Hts 81 she Jews. Hence their
Whioh e fS from ths eaas
of their religious Eitss I4rsiaxed do we find
their mInunityfad ing ayay. -
They have foIs centuries enjoyed an i'm
unity q censumption largely due to the
spectiHg the meat Safore it is used for food
The meat &c. .prpparedfis accompanied by a
certi dcAte, Snd 70 called Kasher-and no Or
sssgsny aSDs 1theT 5e blood o,
animal cas.nof be3 too highly commended
rom az hsgieelc standpoint
80 closely Fhterwpven with those OF the ma
ton, that Ne ate not surprised to meet with
an priesthood, and hereditary
:cnrses aart blessings as punishmeuts and re-
wards the Ten Commandments. The
5hersdify 6s .she Covenant Of Grace follows
Gsa amgtter0 course upon the Adanic curse
ldescendla&Jon his offspring. And though
under ths christian dispensation the whole
&Oytd claims the benefit of the Covenant Of
Grace ths Jews can still point to some as yet
'nnfulntied promises and blessings which are
20 be enjoyed solely by this peculiar people.
I'VE hnd that island-dweilers have, as Il
Sa1ei more marked hereditary traits, since
febl1tson intensihes them. Thus the Sand
2ssfcsS1 Islanders fall an easy prey to consump.
Jtpn.and leprosy. If one chances to visit one
pem1ter ,siands @ HI m the S9Tth cn1
hSis apt TO light up severe and sometimes
rapidly fatal epidemic.
" The island OF japan has peculiarly moist
and rheumatism and neuralgia are
very common. Even the domestic animals
suffer from 1t but have obtained a partial i'm
munity. II q horse is imported, however,
be will probably soon be rendered lame and
useless from rheumatism.
The Japanese do not suffer from scarlet f-
yer for the structure OF their skin has been
altered by the hereditary habits Of Hot.
Bathing and taking hot tea.
The Negro has immunity from the same
disease from the peculiar structure of his
skin, produced In an entirely different man
ner.
The Negro has also immunity from Yellow
Fever aud from the severer forms OF Malarlal
Infection, but this disappears alter admixture
with other races. He suffers terribly from
great rapidity and such little effort at resist
ance that there is no time for treatment
Bronchial Catarrh, Pneumonia and CoDsump.
tion are particularly fatal 10 the Negro.
The Negro outnumbers the whites in CEN
tenarians. It Is an extraordinary fact that
persons OF great age are generally found In
that class Of society which gives the lowest
mean duration Of life.
There are certain races, which, without
special immunity, seem to overcome all OBJ
slacles whether OF climate, disease or warfare.
Their ancestors have spent ages In the favor
temperate zones The everlasting SHOWS OF
the Arctic regions and the blstering sun of
the tropics. the pestilence that walketh at
MONDAY and the terror that cometh by night,
the wild beast OF the jungle and the savage
of the desert, are alike powerless to Stay the
triuuphal march OF these favored races.
The Frank, the Scandinavian and the Teu-
ton share with the AngloSaxon this sturdy
tenacity Of life and purpose. These races
have contended from time immemorlal with
sudden changes of climate, and have labored
for the daily bread which In other latltudes
Is had for the gathering.
The nations further east in the tenn perate
zone have much more equable climate, and
even in Russia the changes are less sudden
and the rigors OF winter easily borne. Thus
they lack that restless energy which is so
marked in those races above named-which
become enthusiastic colonists and thus
spread their influence. The Anglo Saxon is
reason to doubt that he will maintain this su.
premacy.
Even transportation cannot obliterate the
national characteristics OF people. sue
cesslon OF ages has failed to impart TO other
races the peculiarities Of the Ethiopian and
Mongolian races. In the settlement OF the
New World by the Europeans, the traits of
the first Immigrants have remained as varied
characteristics Of their descendants.
Dr. Strong says: "What Is the difference
between North and South American 1t is the
difference between the Anglo-Saxon and
Spanish races. what IS the difference be-
difference between the Pilgrim and the Cava-
lier."
Wardlaw appears the following lines. They
are the last words of that history and were
written on Sunday, January 5, 1873, a short
time before his death:
~ believe firmly in hereditary influence,
not only upon bodily form, movements, appe-
tites and other physical qualities, but upon
the moral propensities and feelings connected
with these qualities, and upon all the mental
faculties.
II believe that Inherited qualities often dis
appear for a generation or more and then re-
appear; so that often descendant resembles
as much an uncle or granduncle as father or
grandfather.
"Further, believe that by free and judicial
selection, the human race might be SO i'm
proved that a man of the new species would
be as far above one of the present. as a Cau'
caSian is now above Il gorilla"
think all will admit the correctness OF his
| views, so cnncsely and pointedly expressed.
1.-The fathers have eaten sour grapes ana tue
children's teeth are set on edge" was prov
| erb In Israel. The heredity Of family features
has already been alluded TO. The strong
physical resemblance TO Napoleon shown by
| his family and their descendants has been OF.
ten remarked. Unfortunately they did not
also inherit his ability. This brings up the
question of the inheritance of Genius, and we
are surprised to find how very few great men
have had equally distinguished sons.
| The star OF genius most often breaks
| through mist OF obscure unknown ancestry,
dazzles the world for while, and sets, max
ing the succeeding gloom appear more deep
Why is this? May it not be that the vital
, energy which has accumulated through gen
, eratious OF inactivity discharges itsei
through this one channel, leaving only the
ashes OF barrenness and desolation behind
Just as the summer cloud surcharged with
electricity emits one binding flash, a dea fen
Ing thunderclap, and afterward darkness and
silence.
II would seem that the law OF variation
temporarily exerted It's power unOpposed BY
the conservative Influence OF heredity, ant
that former conditions are ut once re'estab
lsbed .
II is pleasant to note tho beneficent tralt