The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
RACE SUICIDE"

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 ANCIENT AND MODERN" By M. s.
 Iseman M. D. The Cosmopolitan Press, l New York
 In this thorough study Dr. Iseman has 1 gone much further than the consideration of Race Suicide" as the term is ordi- narily used.
 1 He shows that this form of evil is only one of many, whereby its destructive ends are accomplished.
 l He shows that the downfall and pass ing of peoples in all ages has been dte not alone to the practice of infanticide, abortion and the precautionary measures to prevent conception, but also to condi- tions that produce high rate of mortal ity among infants; to preventable dis eases of children; to conditions social and 1 industrial unfavorable to motherhood. to war and to political, social and relig- ious conditions, that tend to prevent the propagation of humanity.
 The status of the female of all races and at all times; the causes of the ma ] ternal crime; the effort of industrial and | social emancipation of the female on | marriage and birth rate; the laws govern | ing reproductions the average number or offspring necessary to perpetuate race; | the females time of fertility begins, all are pointed out by the author, and he goes on to show that sterility is as pre- valent among males as among females l 10 explain the reaSOn WHY udluIt ItluScS to give children the causes of infertility of mixed marriages, religious and Inter- racial. and to point out why individuals, for selfish or for prudent reasons, do not wish children.
 He tells of the evils of child labor, the physical and the mental dwarfing of mill children. the baneful effect of the mill. and the factory upon immature woman hood, and the effects of slum life in our cities. He dwells upon the ineffciency ana tardiness of remedial legislation; he l shows tho suplneness of the state and the church to these conditions
 That we may have an adequate knowl- edge of this subject Dr. Iseman traces race suicide from the time that it was practiced by man in g. savage state. He classhes it, and shows how and why and with what results 1t was practiced by the anoients-Hebrews. Tyrians, Phoenicians. | Syrians, Carthaginans. Sabines, Assy- rans, Babylonians, Perslans, Celts and 1 Morse. He traces race suicide as 1t has been practiced among the various peoples of every race and of every creed, during all times-in Greece, Rome, Russia, France, Spain. Italy, Germany, Austria Norway, England, China, Japan, India. Latin America and the United States. He draws comparisons from statistics to show conditions as they have existed, and as they exist today among Roman Cath oics, Protestants,f Hebrews and Moham- medans.
 Furthermore, pr. Iseman deals with the subject as it most gravely affects the fu- 1 ture of the great American republic. He endeavors to impress upon the American people the danger arising from. unrestrict- ed immigration. He shows that by sup precision, induced sterility. celibacy and economic conditions the civilization of the | Adjudication, together with his hearth and home, is passing to the Mediterran- can half caste and the motley hosts of eastern Europe. tH
 With the vigor of a strong, clear, broad mind. in a style pleasing as we'll as sngu- larly forceful pr. Iseman presents in this masterly treatise subject that Is of the utmost importance No subject could be more interesting than this. None could be more vital.