The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-27
The Reasons for *Race Suicide"

The Reasons for "Race Suicide
BY DARLINGTON BOOTH.
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which it is founded
VM86 The causes, however, of the present social
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ennent of certain persons and the modification
of certain principles upon which they mold their actions
Wise patriotic and only require have pointed
to them the way which they benefit themselves then the
community and then the naton after which they will only walk
in this themselves but will by teaching and example, induce 9TH
follow their footsteps Aluson may made three our
The erroneous idea that happiness life always be found
in gratifying the desires for social intellectual scientific pleasure
and that the duties and responsibilities parentood will interfere with
plans looking to such enjoyment
False conceptions of life whole variety
Among them be named novels of types many plays
the general lives apparently
else than to themselves.
Exaggerated ideas of the Burden children really
home This especially where the individuals concerned
possessed of fairly good incomes.
Such persons will say that they children
while they will spend enough in month the seaside to feed
and cohe family of four five children for that
suitable style, too!
The ignoring of religion upon the
dvdual and upon the world
To bring up fear of God and to teach him to live
upright and noble life only parents
themselves but the comforting of nesmabe blessing the world
at large
determination to subordinate everything in life graft
fcaton of the passing desire of the hour.
A is fond of horses
work of kind
He makes his mind that he will nothing likely
terfere with his indulgence in these directions
woman lives for pleasure Society" perhaps
artistic
In order that may be formed
hamper her these pursuits of the deepest joys
human heart capable passed by the other side"
But the results!
Are they the individuals
nator would Goods pan-aways is?
For be remembered
character that paenthood alone bring develop
The ove of mother poverbialy colossal proportions
and who will deny that ovehe greatest attribute of God Him
self only reaches its supreme height motherhood?
A father mother of large family could part easily
with of them peanentyeven though the child
be greatly benefited tereywoud be upon by every as
abnormal being
And striking proof of the depth
ton is to be found than often the divorce
where the hercest battle is often fought not be rid of the Children
chldless might imagine possession
of them.
All this is from the family standpoint.
But there another phasehe civil cannot
but be patent to all who students of city life
OF city where the residences of the educated the the
Americans to be found the children while quarters
where the ignorant the vicious the ress and the criminals
be found the streets fairly with children
And the children of to-day will be the tomorrow
When the thousands of the un against the
residential sections,
will municipality ~