The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20


Wrist Dew n the british Cabinet
GerUanS's New Army Bullet Swiss
L va, &C Mana gins fDtN orre Casra IN.
a planning the Marian Canals = Ceun.
Nr tr~>s Rule~ for Bringing an G:lvls
aSnfuclus's Desrenslamt t;olng a.
RcTlln- BusisInlst CSlony On Eurape.
LoNpoN. March 0-The authorities
~ the Bedford College for wousn in
vil.t the Eugsnics Education Society
e. -end them a. lecturer. and a few days
ago a hevy Of girl students laughed and
bushed while Prof. lnge talked To them
Of .ugenic~.
knowledge Of eugenics. he said.
would tend To prevent girls from falling
In love with the wrong men. II was
f-.tyantly objected that the science
crn-ttu~d an undue Interference With
an individuals FREE choice in falling in
love and marrying.
TO certain extent said the pro-
is--ar, i sympathize with that objec-
ton hui do think a certificate % sound
h.dth should be- one Of the things in
ssted upon before marriage. Uncon-
S.luusly 40 things are now. We are much
guided nv cuRenic considerations
Generally a mans at traction for a
Woman - attributable to his fine and
strong physique. and in the same way
the points of beauty in women are those
which telong 20 her womanhood. But
some training in sugenicp would enable
Young man or woman 20 detect those
signs Of dege neracy which are obvious
a. th" scientific eye
The professor drew a gloomy picture
o. the outlook for this country. considered
from the eugenic point Of view.
Physical degeneration in this coun-
nv he said. is going on at an alarming
rate II the process continues at its
present rate in three more generations
The English stock. which a few years
azo was one Of the best in the world
~ill be one II the poorest.
In all my travels I have never seen
poorer specimens Of humanity than those
in The English slums. 10 has become a
reriou- problem that the moro civilized
the state the more the population IL in
creased from the most undesirable
stocks
The professor noted that the birth rate
w 'his country had declined from - in
49, To - in loOo. This was due in part
b. morality. In part To prudence, which
oueratsd in deferring marriage and in
restraining the size of families. and IL
was possible there had been a slight de-
cline owing TO luxurious habits A
civilization advanced both death rate
md birth rate decreased. While the
,eath rate was euRenic the birth rate was
not for the greatest decline occurred in
tha best parts Of the population.
The test q the prosperity % q country
vas not the amount % exports or i'm
rurtS not the power OF its army or navy.
b1i the diffusion OF amount Of its wealth.
not the efficiepcy % it@ education. hut
The kind % men and women IL turned
ou'. Speaking % positive duties, he said
every man or woman who had reason To
TANK that he or she was ep;lonally
we'll endowed either IN body or mind or
- aracter ought ~ think II a duty Ia
marry and have children.
With regard To the negative side. there
v.ra certain conditions. such a. insanity.
- "usy. deaf muteness which should
~ ably prevent marriage, bat they
ought not to he too scrupuIOus on some
NJ thrs. points, because physical health
w. not everything and there were q
--.at many families with some physical
~'.f.rt who nevertheless were IN many
WAYS most useful n the community. II
you'd ~ undesirable for highly conscien-
t1.s peorIe TO inquire TOO closely whether
t'sy had some weak spot in their consti
iI'i1n and abstain from marriage on that
snr0unt certain amount 81 sound
h"aI'h. however. ought 10 h. insisted
urar An insurance policy was more
important than a marriage settlement.
-Igrt time Ann reEerence vras made in