The age-herald., 1897-09-15
TECHNICS FROM CURRENT TOPTCS

 innovation, and unless the spirit of or- ganizatior is checked at once, there is no telling the effect upon the life and liberty of the people. The time has ar rived when even the most timorous and shrinking persons, young and old, must assert their independence. The sacred precincts of romance have been invaded by the cold, calculating scientists of Chicago, who have organized the Chica- go Human Nature club, and who pro- pose to regulate the matrimonial in- clinations of humanity. TO begin with, these social scientists have imposed up- on their new venture a misnomer, for after reading tha rules and regulations governing this unique cub, 1t is found to be thoroughly and entirely anti-human nature in it's objects and teachings. Certainly the history of the centuries have proven thl1t love cannot be con trollel5 by any laws and bylaws; that personal attraction is beyond all scien- tific regulation, and that since the time of dark-eyed Rachel, the heart would as- sert itself evsn though gulleless Jacob contended against the mercenary wiles of an avaricious Laban.
 a3ut this is time of trusts and com pines, when helpless people are dominat- ed by the power of money, and the strength of organiza tion. Knowing this these Chicago men and women have be- gun crusade against the sweet old- time fashion of falling in love, and mar rylng the person who suits your fancy. The sentimental habit of preferring one man, or one woman, to another, simply because of some indescribabie, intang:- bGe attraction is not to be tolerated any longer by these advanced Chicagoans. Men and women say they must marry from other and higher motives; matri- mony nIusb be of the head, not heart, and the purpose of the Chicago Human Nature club is to make matrimonial en- agreements on a scientific and phreno- logical basis. Ths club has been in ex- istence for three years, and thus far the marriages which have been arranged, according to its rules. have proven high- ly satisfactory, so they claim.
 IL. A. Vaught Is president of the Hu- man Nature club, and Mrs. L. A. Vaught is vice-preBldent of the organi- zaHon. The selection of vice-presfdent proves coneluslvely that MT. Vaught is a man of wisdom and understands the human nature of wives if not sweet hearts. In staJlng the principles govern ing hls ciulbs MT. Vaught says: "One eff its principal studies is marriage. By means of phrenology, physiogncrny and temperament, its members become thc,r- oughly acquainted with the natural prn- ciples of happy marriage. It teaches that people like each other, or dislike each other from dnate faculties that may be studied and deteoted 50 that in the selection of business or ma atrimon.ai partner, each member is prepared to sflect just the kind of man or woman he or she wants. The principles of mar- riage are ln brief as follows: Five equalfties and five differences. The par ties to marriage should be about equal intellectually, morally, socially, aestheti- cally arld qualitatively. They should Glffer tenipe peraImentarIy lineally, conn., rlexionalFy, salfishly and rationally. In accord with these principles, marriage can be made with a certainty of health and happiness
 Now, MT. Vamght and his progressive
 
 sciences, exhibl1 unfortunate examples to prove the truth of their teachings, and induce many experimentally in- olined men an1 women to unite with them in the promulgation of this new cult Ibu,. fer all that, love, romance and sentiment wila continue to govern the world as they fpalve always done since Adam and Eve were created. As long as che flowers Blossom, the birds warihle the mcon rises and sets, and the tides eitib and flow, so long will men and wo- men hove, woo and wed, indifferent 10 all the rules and regulations of progress sive scientists. Human nature is more powerful than human nature clubs, and wiM ever foe.
 What with these matrimonial orgami- zations which would deprive helpless hu- man.ty of the prefoga,dve of marrying as 1t pleases, and with that other club, which proposes to destroy all useless hu- man creatures physically and mentally ur-ound-..he Emit of trusts and com bines has been reached. The people may be subjected to aM manner of op- pression frcrn the great money power of the country, but they must be permitted to exercise the inal.erable right to fan in love and marry as they please. and also care for the helpless members of their families without interference from out s.ders. The people have few privileges left, and they must be protected, espsc- ially against the lnachinations of the Human Nature club of Chicago.
 BALL.