Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
TEMPER NCE.
BY CLARENCE E. JONES.

structive: A small qusntity Ct al.
cohol was administered TO small dogs
fer a considerable length Of time and
for several successive generations. A
breed of very small dogs became es-
They are called dwarf
dogs. IL the alcohol be withdrawn
for several successive generations
gradual revision to the original stock
may take place. to sonic extent Mt
least, although not 30 readily as the
retrograde metsmorphosis had oc.
CURED.
DIR. w. r. Oluness tells Of two
young men living 10 the state Of GAL
ifornia who, when children Of seven
and nine years respectively, we're
given alcohol by the hired men on
their fathers farm for several years
SUCCESSFULLY. An arrest Of the de-
velopment ensued and In their 25th
and 9th years of age they were small
and stunted; they we're very cousid-
ably below the average size and had
the appearance of being at least ten
years older than their actual ages.
Fortunately, however, the vicious
practice pursued was detected suffic.
iently early to prevent the complete
arrest Of development Of these hap
less youths, although they are OBJ ects
OF pity and confederation to ell who
are familiar with the circumstances
The other children OF the same par
ents, each Of whom bad children by
former marriages, as we'll a. by the
present, are fully up to or q little
above the normal average Ia size.
HEREDITARY EFFECTS.
Pellman, OF the University Of Bonn
itells OF very notorious drunken
woman, Ada Jurke, who died in 1900
A scientific investigation made re
gardipg herself and her defendant
brought forth the following aston
iahing facts: The total number O
her defendants has been s34. or tina
number TOE have been traced wit
, the result that the record shows tba
Z were convicted Of murder; 76 wer
|, convicted OF other crimes; 142 wer
professional beggars; 81 lived o
| charity and 181 OF the women d.
cendents we're prostitutes. It hs
heen Estimated that the cost to th
, government of the crimes aud ii
psuperism of this line of decend AM
had been 81, $50, 900.
. The offspring Of alcoholics sh C
| other forms Of degeneracy, suoh {
non viability, deformity, neurosi
epilepsy, idiooy. In examining II
to the history of 1854 idiotic, ep
: leptic. hysterical, or weak minds
D children In the institution OF Bice
d re, France, Bonneville found tn
q over Al per cent of the cases had a
10 coholic parents. In more than 0 p
o cent IL was ascertained that one
70 both the parents were under the
y fiuenoe Of alcohol at the time OF pr
:. creation; fact OF positively terrif
1t ing Significance when we reflect b,
% alcohol infiames the passions Will
y subordinating the judgement and I
'r ethical scruples by which these pi
10 sions are normally held In check.
y similar import are the Observable
Or OF BezzolR and Hartmann that q lar
-" proportion of the idiots and {
at criminals In Switzerland were &C
& ceived during the season Of the u
" when the customs OF the country
ut "May feats'', etc. lead to the d
., proportionate use OF alcohol.
IS Professor Hodge performed SOL
it experiments with alcoholized d.
&c with the astounding results that 4
F" low: OF % wbelps born In four lit
er to pair of tlpplers, 9 were be
40 dead, 8 we're deiormed, and only
as we're visble and seemingly norm