Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
EUGEN1Cs IN PENNSYLVANIA

The operation Of Pennsylvania new marr;aa.
which provides list of about twenty ntimateln
questions to be answered by prospective bride and
der OATH brings the whole question Of eugenics groom
toria notice. Some observers doubt the wisdom 80 n0
sylvania law, although they unhesitanglv a. !, ue
eugenic movement serious social effort which l.
stay and ''to exercise increasing beneficial ;nr as
national life. On the other hand there are tho =
only superior contempt for 1.-THE apostles of eugen
point out the fatal error of their theories that b
can not be ''mated scientifically as animals ara ~
cording to press reports, Pennsylvania law which
to effect on August l, prohibits the issuance Of
license to persons having transmssble disease and !
Giles, persons under guardianship, and persons of :
mind The marriage of first cousins is forbidden f.
and to license man must be able to show h.
port family. Finally, licenses will be issned i o.
''under the influence of liquors narcotics 49,
objection to this statute, voiced by the Washinptop
that its enforcement to be cleft to the
clerks Nor should they be surprzed, The Post so b
ceive indignant replies when they ask the bushno ha
whether they imbecles epileptics degeneraes
transmissible disease" while it picks out Wisconsin,,
much saner, because in that state There is an oppo
mbece to consult his doctor first, and if he refused
tfcate he might then himself from marrv;nc
ground that his salary had been reduced It could bs
expected, however, that imbecile would admit N
fciency in the presence Of his sweetheart An epilep
the sudden shock of the question, might throw # a
benefit of the license clerk but it is hardly Ikev h
question would bring out the truth in any circumstances
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admitting humiating facts about himself or herself +
many persons perjury will the lesser of the two
especially the admission of disease or imbecty means
fusal of the license to marry"
Such a law this is foolish, observes the New
World, in commenting the press reports that many an
going into other states to marry rather than submit
And the World adds:
"Another and less desirable result will be to delay
age If not ultimately to encourage irregular unions This
tcular law is an example Of the hasty legislation by
it is sought to racial improvement by statutory I'd
tons of marriage without regard to consequences and
has become the of much Of the discredt cast on
ics."
However, acceptable eugencs may be in theory, in ms
1t IS bad, declares the Pttsburg Chronicle Telegraph viii
not at all surprzed to learn that the new law is mot wo
we'll in Allegheny county, The Chronicle Teegraphs a
rlty for this dctum is DR.. Charles S. Potts neurooga
Philadelphia, who is reported as saying You can mol
guiate the marriage of people in this world utiih
principles that is unless you are going to run il on the
Piles OF stockfarm' OF this statement the Chronicle
graph remarks:
One need not be scientist in order to see the point
objection thus raised Plain unlearned men and women
beeve IN getting married because of mutual love and M
independent OF scientific principles can see it for te
ana hence 1t IS that the attempt force the eugencs
upon the people of Pennsylvania already shows signs
Ia failure Literary Digest
The world may be growing better. but every girl b
United States should stand before mirror for an hour
watch herself chew gum.
man thinks he is hero if he amuses a baby for
minutes But he never gives mother credit for amusing
hours day.
can sell you 49, 80 100 portable grain @
OF and on the Clearwater river and f
town and school, from $3.50 e rough lumber
lin