The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-14

No Danger Of
Race Suicide
In Southern
California.


largest landowners IN Ventura county,
ihcl,Ha 'wen'y-cns children Old J~svs
Nachado who rrc,snrly di"d, lnft twenty
ihrrr children and nnro than sev-n'y
grandchildren aud tweniy .sis great grand
children
A. OsnsrI. In ventuta county, str steven
Spanish families with IN aggregate of
i2p children and In ~" vicinity ~ IoinIoc,
In Santa barbara county there Ia rural
school district where all the pupils some
ninety In number, cofnc from six hones
What II more. tho school attendance 10 In
creasing by hail a do,on every other year,
and here IL no immigration Into the dis
trict,
San Diego county. also, makes . good
showing In smashing tho race suicide
theory The recent school census there
shows that Spanish families having twelve
and thirteen children are common Once
in while there are found parents who
are caring for eighteen or moro boys and
girls.
Two fathers In EHoondido boast each
OF twenty-five youngsters One widow.
Mrs. Lugarda Sanchez. proudly exhibits
seventeen girls and not one son "a her wn
The youngest daughter Is 10 and the eldest
Ia 49, The genial old mother jokes about
the fortune she lie spending In kerosene and
suppers while her remarkable dock OF black
eyed, olive complexoned and winsone
girls are going through their season OF
courtship. Three of the daughters were
married on the same day, and she says
there are always at least two engaged girls
in her home. The largest family Of chill
dren in Pomona Valley Is that Of Oscar
Foote. man Of IS. Nineteen children have
come into the Foote household, the young
est being only few months old. Three
OF the boys have married and moved away
The father has never earned more than
- day as ranch laborer. and generally
his income has been 81 so day. Death has
never invaded the home, and one will
have to seek far and long before he will
find happier home than the Foote'S.
The boys are sturdy. ambitious and
muscular, and Of the twelve girls several
are acknowledged beauties and have won
all the prizes in sight in the Pomona
public sch ools. Two are fitting themselves
for missionary labor in China, three are
stenographers in Los Angeles law offices.
and another Is now preparing for a teachers
career. Two have married well.
What do think Of the Presidents view
about big families?" said Mrs. Foote, while
she sat before bushel or two of childrens
stockings and darned. why, he is just
right. The sin Of the age is the fashion to
have few or no children.
1T is Gods command to 90 forth and
multiply. The ancient Bible folks followed
that command. and see what noble people
they were.
at makes me mad to have people treat
1t as a huge joke that we have 30 many
boys and girls Oh! I've heard every fool
joke that was ever invented about a
numerous progeny.
As many children as Oscar and have
we would not part with one for his or
her weight in diamonds. No one knows
what a Joy there is in big. healthy, smart
lot Of boys and girls. as there are here.
pity those rich New Workers. who have
millions OF dollars and only one or two
chicks to care for. They must be miser-
able indeed.
-Of course it has taken all the little money
We could rake and scrape together to keep
things going here until the children could
make their own way, but now 1t il begin
ming to be like heaven on earth to have our
boys and girls show us loving appreciation.