Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17
WORRY MORE over
dogs Than KIDS
Human Stock Needs More
Careful Breeding

New Haven, Conn, December 10
When American life is guided by
standard of health rather than a stan
dard of wealth as we see it today, We
shall have padigreed marriages, mar
riages which | believe will solve many
of the perpleXing questions of our So
called modern civilization"
This interesting prediction was made
here by Professor Irving Fisher, OF
Yale university, to a representative of
the International News Service, in
discussing the future of department
of national health, which measure is
now before congress for action.
AS president of the committee of 100
on national health, composed of the
most noted men of the country, which
has for it's chief object the establish
ment of this department where human
health may be made matter of equal
importance to the health of animals,
Professor Fisher had made an exhaus-
tive study of the subject.
when public opinion has been suf-
fciently developed on this point" said
Professor Fisher, 1--WE shall take as
great a pride and as deep interest in
our own pedigrees and the pedigrees
of those whom our sons and daughters
marry as we do today in the blue rib
bon history of our dogs and horses.
Human heredity is now dependent
on haphazard selection. Little atten-
ton is paid by those who contemplate
marriage as to how much stamina
how much physical beauty shall be
transmitted to the next generation.
Our genealogy records speak OF
landed estates, social position and
titles, but have little or nothing to
say of physical capacity or intellectual
ability.
However, l think the hour is fast
approaching when pride of inheritance
will include among it's most import
ant items physical, mental and mora
stamina Once the Importance of /
physical pedigree is realized ones owr
pride in his own inheritance vii
show itself in a similar feeling of re-
sponsibility for the unborn race.
American mothers who PRACTICAL!
sell their daughters to degenerate
noblemen to crafty selfish social am
bition should be frowned upon by the
women of high social and moral stanC
ing in the community. These mothers
should be made to understand tina
they have lost caste rather than gain
ed it, by bartering their children Il
the degenerate owner of title. /
mother thus commits a double crime
the added crime to progeny, tn
greatest crime of all
DO not understand that l am OPP
posed to international marriage. Blu
most of the noblemen who visit her
are merely hunters and have not
great deal to commend them beyond
: title, handed down by their ancestors
. Girls should demand something besid
the title. Health, vigor and beauty ar
much more natural objects of youth
! full amiration than titles or wealth
Health marriages" continued Pro
lessor Fisher, cor marriages where tn
health of both parties has been con
sidcreI before the marriage, l fee
sure will result in a decreased mum
ter CT divorces.
LAS a result of fashion wher
f health is an essential endowment =
. matrimony a larger percentage D
, healthy persons will marry, leaving
, larger percentage of unhealthy per
sons single, Of mixed matings Their
will be a small number.
This will not only tend to impr0v
the race, but We may hope to reach, i
. not excel, the standard of the health
loving and beautifying Greeks of Old
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