The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-09
PREVENTION or cRImE-FIRsT STEP.


but prevention to foesa suffering and then nothing The
filth diseases be banhed death be robbed Of
than half OF it's and the length human life be doubled by
the process
less real and true because its berads the doctors and the the
ologians
the moral mlennium"he good time come Of which the world
has dreamed when the lion and the lamb shall lie ogh
and little child shall lead themY
Why is to be brought about in the very mannerby
nothing Any objecon9 Certainly the need great
the the other and the method less reasonable ap
pealing and applicable
gram outlined and the theory already had it's scientific demon
saou Can we say as much in reference crimeY Hardly
Crime emerging more slowly from the class that used to claim both
it aud class Of problems that thought admit only
Of technical moral and religious treatment But is emerging
that does that il longer be considered
al and religious problem 1t means simply that the moral and re
gous forces willing accept science ally just they have
done and doing in the of disease.
Now the scientific for the prevention Of disease the
first ord-the key worlds sanitation What what shall be-
the first word the scientific for the prevention crimeH
Sdaon No. that would be to the result before the
the effect before the And salvation sused synonym
for repentance that curative agent and pesuppoes the thing
sought something under discussion The
first word the key word the program for the prevention OF crime
is ugncs begeng WE'LL the transmission Of desired moral and
physical traits from parents children and the elimination in the
Of immoral tendencies and physical weaknsesboth
right disposition and health for the child by the of hered
Uopian dreaml So is the Millennium Golden Age then
Foolshness WELL there is less possibility for mankind than
for the Pantess possibility than Tor the lower animals but no.
before, ut is up to the parents
Dr. Holiness the philosopher and poet,
asked what point the training Of child should begin
Three generations before its BIRTH the reply And here
story, story, that reinforces the point
white haired gentleman Of culture found his neghbors,
adjoining seat Pullman journey the great
Northwest and children He watched them for
The mother showed evidences Of refinement The children
girls older with golden locks pleasant quiet
gentle thoughtful her mothers comfort kind and help
full the younger had hard face boerog irritable Careless
thougs complaining rude bad great tax her mothers
patience and comfort
Several times the OF the journey the gentleman
rendered them little assistance and they engaged frequent
friendly with him they look upon him
grandfather father before the time for
the Of the children the aged venured
question the mother
care both these children yoursY'
Yes was the reply.
telling the difference
in their dspositionss'
And the filed her she proceeded Before
first child born happy in husbands love had
pleasant home Books pictures and flowers daily
This child the product happiness love But
second chds birth knew that husband fabess
joyous vanished This child is the product of
my misery my woe"
Disposition largely product prenatal influences and
efo happiness misery; for the
good or the bad
a bad disposition be transformed into good
one until children the product
intelligent instead of animal lust until begin to
influences their offspring the world
prepare itself with but slow dminuton of its crim
nal record
be remembered that the worth the pOund-the
the pound curen the of crime nfn
ey and that is the first word in the preventive
process.
What is the next
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