The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
ELDEST BORN NOT FHR BEST
sIR FRANCIS CATION WOULD
ABOLISH PREMOGKNIrURR.


ABOLISH PREMOGENTTURE.
0eAss Men af sessnsS Agree wssh mlm
fhas thS Se4mgnP GaAsAaFUn Are Al
% Ne nawegaeP % tho RlRua moen
-ThaFteea Dag Com maaalnahlDa-
womanp DsfSrmsa Fssa--Hlaaanu
RWWoP - mAMsmm-Why Antlmi Eanmsln'1
Haven m~sertsa-useve end oaas-
B AunRFisaa Dsnlasas' aeAaas IN Gesuaanv.
LONDON. April Sir Franols 0alaOn,
founder Of the seience a. euasuicm OF
racial Improvement. has written q lStaar
90 the London Times In which he auRwasen
that ne House Of Lords might gaia In
strength u primoaaultura. the sxolnnlve
riGhf % inheritance % o psssA@s vestsd
IN the eldest son. were abcliahed.
sAys Hir Frnnais. tire claima of hsreGilty
would be best saaimiisd II an ths coma of
pesrs we're equally eligible 70 the peer
age and . ssisotioa made among thssn.
late researches having shown shat thu
sldesf born ere - rule infsrior In naan-
ri gifts 20 ths younger born I'm q suaAll
bus siGnifscans dsRres..
Thess views were fully indorsed by
d. David Heron u NE Gallon Lahore
rory for National Eugsnics 40 University
College. London. who was appealed 10
for an amplsr st1asmsns % the fnnta.
n was pointed OUT % him that the e~ach-
Ing Of sngsnsos - 70 ths inferiOrity a.
Q rule % the nrss born was directly op-
posed 10 ths popular idea thas tho best
oonns Grue."
Popular OPINION 10 always wrong
aMid Dr.. Heron. Tia frss born In Q
family 10 more lEkeIy 20 b insane. tuber-
cul0us or criminal than thu Othssr. II
follows therefore that tho tsndsnSy 20
diminish tho sine of families increases
tho average number q slch individuals
IN the community"
Dr. Heron referred 10 the conclusions
arrived as on this subject by Prof. Kari
Pearson and expressed by him In o recent
secture &C the Kagenics Laboratory.
IL our observations are. correct. and
I bsileve them % be So said DR.. Pear
son. 'thsn the mental and physical con-
e.sssoa os the arst and second born msm-
bsrp Of fAmsiy 10 Differentiated from
that Of later members. They arc Of moro
nervous. lsss stable constitution.
We find that the nourotic. the insane.
the tnberculous and the alhinotic are
more frsqusnt among the elder born.
Or. 0csing's results for oFiminality show
the tame Law.
"Ths result Of thls lac 10 remarkable.
n means that 10 you reduce the slas Of
She family you win tend 20 dsorsasS
the relative proportion Of the rnsutally
and physically sound In ths community.
You win not upset this conclusion In the
least ". a. pRspSCa. the extraordinarily
able man. the genius. b also among the
early born. For you win nos loss him
n you have q larger family. although you
win lose shs e0undsr members n you cur
t&ii its
Hattieshipa armed vita thsFSSsa 6sR
Gums are the latest proposed addition 20
the navies Of the world. and Italy is tho
nation tssss win provide tasssa. naval sS-
port In London aassrts.
A n we'll known. he aays. . programme
Of four bafslsships for Italy has been In
the air for some Tins. 90 long indeed that
there we're more than . fsw who began "a
discredit the rsportsd intention Of the
Tenlian Government and 10 call the pro-
posed ships phantom baaalsships.
Al mnsesr o. fast one % tn ships.
the Dante AMghisri. was laid down 'Ast
Juns at Cassellamars. ghs will BE- %
1880 t0ns and Win Do armed with ten
n inch guns arranged In . moved mannsr.
Az ench end Of the ship. on the centrO linz.
viIl bs q turrst containing three guns.
and immsdiAtsly b@hinA thess and airing
over thsm win be- a tairrOt % the ordinary
pmfaasn. cgntaining two guns.
Ths thrss oehsr ships Win BE- Of 33.Ooo
s5sa5 and Sssss= armament glll eaA@A@a -
tAiFtssn n Ensh guns. The nsw skips
wil Be nAmed Coneo d Cav0uF. Leonardo
dA vincl and 0amiio CenArs, and their t0eal
oost 10 sssimstsA &C e13,2s0ooO each. OF
over t4ooo.0e0 more than the British
Vanguard.
Tha main arnMnaent viii be ARRANGED
IN O manner even more novel than that
Of Tie Dante Tho arrangements forward
viii be ths anne. O triple tarrvs with .
ewin ourrse superpoasd and nstng over d.
Asasrn too tho same arranRsmeus win
seand, but instead Of being On q lower |
Ievsl a. In ths cass % ths Danss the
ssuwn guns will have % great a command
az axs a. those forward
rnsthrse other n inch guns remaining 90 |
complsas the main battery win be mounted |
In q sinale turrst placed between The two |
f,rnnals and On tho same level a. the |
fers and eft tiYrsts. All the turrees wiIl I
l,s On the csutrs Limo % the ssip.
10 may be mentioned that Germany n |
reported % BE- using the three gan turrst |
In the battleships He,goinna. ossfrsss-
lsnA and ThuTin@sn. nov being built. but |
ehe system was reiscted by the superior
council Of the Frsnch navy.
Prof. Rsdorta Of BeIlinssna has been
making q study % ne feed Of men and
women of past and present generations.
Photographs. paintings and Statues have
guided him 70 his prsaent conclusions.
a. we'll - tho examination Of the fese of l
hundreds of men and women.
He declArss that nOe one woman In q
ssors has . perfect to0e owing 10 the
wearing Of high hsse@a and pOanssd toSd
shoes. Men have sonlswhae tho advAm-
taep IN this respect - thsy are lsss under
ths sway % famhiOn a rasnRclB thsir b0~ts
and % have preserved the benuey a thsiT
eeme more fully.
nArsp6an. German. Amsgiean, Aurerian
and Dusnh woman all have sese too hruad