Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
Scientist Advocates Classific ation
Of All the Peoples Of the
World.
WOULD IMPROVE HEREDITY
Genetically Efficient Should Pro
duce Families Larger Than
Average. Those Less So
the Reverse.

Wash,ngton Dec. 29--The classifica-
ton of all the peoples Of the world in
n great International census. giving each
person n,.mher in single world
series. 20 The end that the human race
may ne improved Ivy scientific marriage,
was the plan advocatcu tonight by AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture w. NJ
HaNs in an address before the American
breeders association. one Of the or
eanizaiors making up the American
Association for the Advance OF Science
As means of improving The hered;y
of the human family. Mr. HAYS pro-
posed classification of all human be-
inGs both as to mental aptitude and
genctic efficiency. BASED on such know
ledge as ;his census would give. he said
there would he Developed a racial reli-
eion' requiring the Ecneticaliy efficient
to produce families larger than the aver
age. and nose less efficient to produo g
families smaller than the average.
The world numbers said Mr.. Hays.
would serve to join genoalogies into one
numeriCs, system SO that Ill rela ton :
ships could be traced. Each person
would have n number or percentage thai
could he averaged so az to give the gene
tic or family values Of each person
Modern science and charity works
against the iaw OF ihe survival of the
fitteSi." he declared. by keeping alive
many persons who inherit weakness. BY
paying attention 10 genctic efflcieNcy "A
race may make itself stronger for the
econom, contest. among the races of
the world.
The wholesome consideration OF gen
etic facts viii lead to less of divorce.
greater temperance and better morals
Raising the average efficiency Of the hu-
man race probably would also increase
the number Of geniuscs and leaders"
Discussion Of the reasons FOR high prices
and other subjects neld attention among
the various meetings to-day in the nu-
merous conventions meeting here under
the auspices Of the American association
for the Advancement; Of Science
Senators Burton. Lodge and Smoot dis
cussed the high cost OF living problem.
Senator Burton declared that n rising
standard of living. an increased supply
OF gold and tardy development Of agr-
cultural resources and obsolete and ex-
penSive methods of distribution Of food
and other products. were the factors con-
tributing TO the higher cost Of living.
William Hard Of New York, in an adj
dress on the unemployed before the
American Association for Labor Legisla-
ton. said that for every man who does
not want work, there are scores who can
not get work
There are l1DHC more Jobs in the
INDUSTRIES of New Nor!; State in October
than there are in January in any Year.
he said
DR.. Jos II. Holmes director OF the
federal bureau Of mines. startled the
members Of the American Chemical So
ciety with the declaration that ~ all
the coal mined in the United States FULLY
one-half was wasted. The waste he csti-
mated, reached tic striking sum o. $500
an, 01n annually.
Others dwelt on the waste ~ minera {
70 the extent OF millions Of dollars n
year, and referred especially to the
failure OF the United States to develor
its potash deposits instead OF paying
heavy tribute to Germany.