Willmar tribune., 1913-02-12
The Biological Basis of the Family,
and It's Sociological Results.
BY P. M. Magnuson.

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and Its Sociological Results. 4:
BY P. M. Magnuson.
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The physiological basis of the
family is sex, and its biological pur-
pose is the propagation Of the spec
les. TO the male Of the human spec
les, sex is a mere addition; but IN
woman the whole org anism, the psy-
chic as well as the physical, is organ
lied and adjusted with reference to
her sex and it's purpose, the bearing
and rearing Of children. Man is q
self sustaining, self regulating en-
gine, whose primary purpose is to
give dynamic energy through the
muscular system, particularly the
arms and legs, that is, what we il
daily parlance call physical 4 labor,
The primary purpose Of mans phys
ical organism then, is physical work,
But woman's physical organisms
not so planned. It is primarily de-
signed for the bearing and rearing Of
children, and hence women are dis
tinctly inferior to men in muscular
strength and endurance, and dis
tinctly superior in beauty and plastic
expression Of the soul. Z*
There are corresponding psychic
differences. For the race it does not
matter: much if man dies prema-
turely. It is just the loss Of an in
dividual. But it is important for the
progress Of the race that men DO
and DARE. In the quest Of food
and shelter, in the defense Of the
community, against human and ami
NAL enemies, the individual must Of
ten be sacrificed for society. Hence,
the normal human male is well en-
dowed with courage. Yes, he loves
danger and seeks adventure. In the
face Of danger instinctively his first
choice is normally to Fight rather
than to Flee. For he is only an indiv-
idual, and society can get along very
well without him. To be sure the male
sex is just as indispensable as the
female sex for the future Of the race,
but no definite portion Of future gen
erations is bound up biologically with
any one male. But woman, even as
virgin, is the Possibility Of a certain
number Of future human beings. And
during the period Of CESSATION and
nursing, woman is literally living fo1
the next generation. Hence woman
is more than an individual. She is
the Next Generation. She is more
She is the whole Future Of the Race
One might almost say that every in.
dividual woman is the whole human
race in potential. Every young wo.
man is the apex in the present Of 6
possible segment Of the human race
which potential segments expands il
the future so as contain literally
numberless persons. The prematur,
death of a woman, is" therefore tht
extinction Of a segment Of inanit,
size Of the possible future human
race. In the period Of CESSATION ant
nursing, this possibility has becom.
an actuality. The life Of the child
is bound up with that Of the mother
Hence women are timid. They ough
to be. Their lives are too preciou!
for the future Of the race, to b.
risked. Hence, women will rathe:
Flee than Fight. When progress ha'
required human sacrifice in one wa,
or another, the race has preferred t.
sacrifice men; women are the holder
and the guardians Of future genera
tions, and are biologically much NOR
valuable for the future Of the rae
than "mere man."
Hence the social code, in effect il
all civilized countries, which decree
than man should guard, protect an
reverence womanhood is founded o.
biological bedrock. Woman is NOR
precious to the race than man, NOR
important for it's future. Hence ma
should take the chances and tn
hard knocks, and shield Her who i
our tomorrow. Hence the Laws O
the Sea: Woman and children frs
When I meet a man I meet one VIII
biologically means no more than
So, as good democratic American