The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-06-13
IEUGENIC Twins
NOW A YEAR old
Eighty-one- Year-0 ldF ather
Makes Statement.
Cold Baths, Fresh Air, Sleep and
Good Food Makes Healthy
Youngsters.

The sEugenic Twins" celebrate theil
first birthday today in the home Of
their eighty father.
They have never known one min.
ute's illness-not shuttle, sneeze OF
cough.
! They never have been christened
because their father doesn't believe
in It,
Daily cold baths, a scientifically ar
ranged diet and plenty of fresh ali
and sunshine are given them.
Their father says they eat like
pigs and he let's Nature regulate the
amount.
The boy is intellectual, generous
amiable and philosophical.
The girl is a beauty. She demands
attention and is quick tempered.
After twelve months of daily cold
baths, scientifically arranged die,
and plenty of fresh air and sun
shine, the much discussed "eugeniC
twins" Allyn and Leonora, celebrat-
ed their first birthday recently at
the home of their eighty-one-year-
old father, DR.. David Allyn Gorton,
in Brooklyn, says the New York
World.
"And they have not known a min
ute's Illness" explained DR.. Gorton
recently. "Not a shuttle, not a
sneeze. not a cough or cold has
married their perfect health since
their birth, which was planned, as
you know, according to the rules OF
eugenics and my absolute theory OF
the control of the sex of babies.
81 am glad that the public is in
terested in the twins birthday.
have had letters from every part of
the globe asking me If the story
printed year ago was true. People
find it hard to believe that an octo-
genarian could succeed in his plan
to have a son to carry on his life
work after he is gone. l will live to
be 100, and then / will give way to
Allyn.
"The boy is of the intellectual
type. He is generous, amiable and
philosophical. The height in front OF
his head indicates sympathy and a
desire to do good. The back of his
head shows decision and flrmness of
character. The girl is an out and
and is quick tempered and impati-
ent. She is much livelier and more
temperamentaI than Allyn. The boy
is so much like me that am going
to call him David"
Haven the babies ever been
christened?" the reporter asked.
DIR. Gordon's black eyes sparkled.
81 wouldn't do such a foolish
thing as to have them christened,"
he exclaimed. bringing them up
is all the christening they'll get. |
don't believe in dabbling a little
water over a child's forehead. It's
senseless mummery. ...
"What want work for.
don't ask God Almighty to bless my
children. l expect to bless them
myself. In other words. am ra-
tionalist. and propose that my
children shall grow up to be free
thinkers in all matters. religious and
secular.
"Why, have watched over those
two babies so carefully that they
have never even had indigestion. |
confine myself to seeing that their
food contains the proper chemical
constituents. let Nature regulate
the amount. They eat like two little
pigs. but amp sure that 1t does them
good.
"Allyn weighs sixteen pounds. His
sister weighs fourteen pounds. He
has already started to walk. In an
other week | believe he will be
walking great DEAL"
As the twins were born premature
ly and only weighed five pounds
each at birsh. the reporter asked the
doctor II he had not been forced to
keep them alive at. first.
Among other things. they were
fed ON brandy and sugar and water"
admitted Doctor Gorton. smiling.
"But that was Discontinued as soon
as they grew strong enough to take