The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
BURBANK ON STIRPIcULTURE.

announced second hand Mr. Burbank, whose service
to the world in plant Improvement has made hm olen
mankind the application OF his science
children, with view of making perfect Physicaly anu
morally The question of srpicuure has before TINS oCup
physiologs biologists But 1t was one wiser
than the who in discussing juvenile reformation ana perez
ton said that the only way boy and make him perfect
was by beginning with his grandfather.
In developing plants and getting higher quality OF usefulness
those already subjected the use OF man. and IN directing
weeds out their the useful class Mr. Burbank begins
grandfath and with remote generations OF
the plant he treating and guiding TO higher he he cannot
in season. generation white lily yellow, make
1t the patient many upon generations and
by careful selection definite line that these marvels are
wrought
The same breeding of cattle and other domestic
be changed into fier This has to
through
Differentiation be carefully watched By watching have
differentiated the original dog probably it was jaka into the
spaniel and the large number breeds each with its different
pace characteristics Labor would have been wasted in
ing the original dog Irish bench
legged Dacsund The beginning many generations back and
the desired direction.
In all these dfeentiations plants the subject
was entirely in the control of man Whole generations plants
pulled up aside, and preserved
in perectng cattle whole generations the butcher
except favored individuals that saved for the transmits
tter of puppies
the mPond two that promised results BY pro-
tsad patience and by '''S Of me "" ''' were %
Who shall be bold enough say that be subjected
the processes Regard for Individual freedom forbds it.
What call civilization began with uncouned generations
away 1t has dealt with the andfaheF Du has NOT yer perfected
finally produced individuals OF the Atavm has worked
jected to the will Of the sirpculurist
The of human advancement is subtle statute that
from the beginning The first family had
only bameless member and he murdered by his
The genesis of the made bad and the
Lot surrounded by which would send
pententary. In of these things be
admitted that the human running WELL and from bad
is doing well as be expected.
If Mr. Burbank believe that limitation of crime and relief Of
poverty this generation likely produce better results in the
he is entirely right and that is just what society trying
all the time do If he direct its efforts wisely
greater effectiveness that direction needed Plants and
amin wee rive. Blu be will be
We confne the of life the
morally and physically The effort make all fit
noble occupation for the pantopt We persuaded that
every year en the energies and devotion of people, and
that the whole considering the perversy OF the
progressing satisfactorily.
The effort of Barnardo London training wai children has
succeeded with large percentage of those who have been his
plants animals selection training
which preserved by absolutely controlling the transmission Of
life In the absence of this control impossible fix type
and transmission making permanent The dog
will back through mongem the original type The plant
will become weed and kline degenerate type of
shaggy unless controlled Man. nsucepbe CONTROL
will lose the generation the characteristics
in this.
To do what Mr.. Burbank suggests very high IDEAL
worthy but failed according the old with
the first family and with the second, expect that the
will producing the good Indifferent bad began
Above all the apparently changeess preside
evolution under which, in natures slow time and way the earth
may be entirely unpeopled of the forms of life that
others will succeed, these followed the great
fossil remains tell the of the slow changes that
by environment.