Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-17
COMPLEXION ZONES.
PARTS OF GLOBE WHERE BLoNDS
AND BRUNETTES ABOUND.
Uncle Sans Domain Offers Poor
Chance for Fair Haired
People-Singular
+ Facts,

DR.. Charles e. Woodruff, surgeon In
the United States army, In a scientific
study of the color of hair, divides tne
United States into color zones CORE
spending with those to which the races
became accustomed In the old world
In their proper zones immigrants TO
this country receive just the amount Of
short light rays that their pigment al
lows them to Withstand. II any race
oversteps It's zone degeneration must
result, as 1t Is already resulting.
Between rs and 80 degrees from the
equator is the lowest color zone, in
Guiding the peninsula Of Florida and a
bit of southern Texas. This Is the
same zone as Nubia and Is suitable to
the black man only. The negro, he
says, Is tending in the direction Of his
proper belt. The center of his popula-
ton has moved 476 miles from Vir-
ginia to northeastern Alabama slice
1890.
The color zone whore only brown,
red and yellow men can thrive lies be-
tween the thirtieth and fortieth paral-
lels. 1t includes the southern tier OF
states and IL about the same as lower
Egypt, where negroes must eventually
die out. This belt Is wholly unfit for
whites of any complexion. Southern
white families who do not leave 1t AID
20 north every summer become en-
feebled Indeed, degeneration and ex-
tiactien IL the rule among them there,
he finds.
The zone for only dark brunettes and
people with olive skins lies between the
thirty-hfth and fortleth parallels. This
embraces the states where the negro
does not flourish and was not profitable
In slavery days 1t is the zone Of
southern Spain, southern Italy and
Greece.
North of the fortieth parallel is the
remaining northern half Of the United
States, whose boundaries reach only 70
20 degrees. In this zone only the bru-
nette immigrants from central Europe
can flourish.
Outside of the forest-clad mountains,
with their misty air and foliage, which
combine to filter out the short rays
bombarding all men In sunny chimes,
there Is but one possible refuge for the
golden-haired, blue-eyed people within
the United States. This Is the north
west corner Of the Pacific coast, includ-
ing Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. The
region offers almost the same dark, |
cold conditions as the cradle Of the |
blonde race itself. The winters are
cool to cold, and there Is an average Of
only one sunshiny day week. The
white people there are "absurdly
healthy and the children almost burst
with rugged health" They should
thank God that they are protected from
His sunshine" says the surgeon.
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland are
fairly bristling with brilliant blondes,
with compilations which the eastern
people envy" Blondes will thrive also
In southwestern Alaska, and even In
the Adirondack and Green mountains;
but In the sunny lowlands, never.
Blonde Norwegian immigrants WHO
settled In Illinois are found to be melt
ing away from consumption. In fact,
the American blonde is degenerating
physically wherever out Of bis small
zone. Everywhere in the country are
examples Of degeneration Of Americans
In general due to miszoning. While
women almost invariably break down
in Arizona and New Mexico. Cloudy
days are found to have a uuiettng ef-
feet on the neurotic people OF Denver,
who should have the compilations OF
Thibetans to withstand their bombard-
ment Of short rays.
The Armenians, SlaVs, Greeks, Huns,
Servians and Bulgarians now focking
to this country are the people who will
houriah here, because not deserving
their zoae, whereas the blonde immI-
grants are too far south even in Bos-
ton. New York is perfectly suited for
the Jews of Poland and central Europe.
The blonde will, however, continue
10 steam over here from Europe and
may learn TO avoid the dangers OF
light But to reduce his mortality so
that his disappearance will be only
gradual be must devise some artiholal
protection from light, To accomplish
this his outer clothing for q summer
day should be white, or at least gray
Dr. yellow, to reflect heat rays. His un-
ierclothing should be black or yellow,
preferably the former. which will shut