Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
BLONDES IN NORTHWEST.
Specialist Gives Some Interesting
Facts on This Subject,

lhe tnlled states army, in Scienti-
tic study of the color of hair divides
the United States into color zones
corresponding with those to which the
races became accustomed in the old
world. In their proper zones immi-
grants to this country receive just the
amount of short light rays that their
pigment allows them to withstand. If
any race oversteps it's zone, degener-
alton must result, as it is already re-
sultng
Between % and 80 degrees form
the equator is our lowest color zone.
including the peninsula of Florida and
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
population has moved 476 miles from
Virginia to northwestern Alabama
since 1890.
The color zone where only brown.
red and yellow men can thrive lies
between the 3Oth and 40th parallels.
1t includes the southern tier of states
and is 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 it and
go north every summer become en-
feebled Indeed, degeneration and ex-
tinctiOn is the rule, among them there,
he finds
The zone for only dark brunettes
and people with olive skins lies be-
| tween the 35th and 10th parallels.
This embraces the state 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 4Oth parallel is the re-
naming northern half OF the United
States, whose boundaries reach only
to 40 degrees. In this zone only the
brunette immigrants from central Eu-
rope can flourish.
Outside of the forest clad noun
tains, with their misty air and foliage.
which combine to filter out the short
| rays bombarding all men in sunny
climes, there is but one possible ref
uge for the golden haired, blue eyed
people within our entire domain. This
is the northwest corner of the Pacific
coast. including Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland. The region offers almost
| lie SCIle IdIh, COl'l COuulllOAS 40 tuC
cradle of the blond race itself. The
winters are cool to cold. and there
is an average of only one sunshiny
day per week The white people there
are "absurdly healthy and the chill
dren almost burst with rugged
health They should thank God that
they are protected from his sunshine
says the surgeon. Seattle. Tacoma
opI Dor+1,p1 owe 20; ri brict1ipo wifi
brilliant blondes. with compleXons
which the eastern people envy" Our
blondes will thrive also in southwest
ern Alaska. and even in the A1iroE
dack and Green mountains; but in
the sunny lowlands. never. Blond
Norwegian immigrants who settled in
Illinois are found TO be melting away
from consumption. In fact, the Amer
lean blond is degenerating PHYSICAL!
wherever ont of his small zone. Ev
erywhere in the country are examples
of degeneration of Americans in gen
eral due to miszoning. White womer
almost invariably break down in Ari
IONA and New Mexico. Cloudy day:
are found to have a QVieting effec
on the neurotic people of Denver
who should have the compilations o
TibetanS to withstand their lombard
ment of short rays.
The Armenians. Slavs, Greeks
Huns, Servians and Bulsarians nov
flOcking TO this country are the peo
pie who will flourish here, because
! not deserving their zone. whereas thu
blond immigrants are too far soutl
even in Boston. New York is per
fectly suited for the Jews of Polan'
, and central EllrODe
. The blond will. however, continue
10 steam over here from Europe an
i may learn to avoid the dangers o
1 light. But 10 reduce his mortality S
: that his disappearance will be onl
4 gradual he must devise some artlf
Il cial protection from light. To accom-
2 plish this his outer clothing for sun
: mer day should be white. or, at leaS
Il gray or yellow. TO reflect heat ray:
/ His underelothing should be black @
| yellow. preferably the former. whlc
i will shut out the short violet and u
It traviolet rays not reflected with thos
!. carrying heat The hat should b
e broad brimmed and might well be III
e ed with tin foil. opaque to all sofa
5 rays. The hair should be long du
ing the summer, when the short ray
e are brighter.
t May 26. 1905.-A parrot is interes
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