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earthed. practically all ethnic. eugenic
and sociological problems admit OF
ready solution. And one of the chief
ends that will be brought about speed
lily by the application of the discov-
cries will be universal peace.
Educational innovations soon will
| follow In the wake of the divulgenct
of the basic principles. and the sys-
TENS of Froebel and MontesorrI will
be utterly eclipsed by the advent OF
new and more effective ideas. My
remedy for tuberculosis is effected
without the use of serum or anything
of its sort. / expect that as soon as
this cure is made public the govern
ment will give II an official test"
| Mr.. Starkweather is author OF THE
| Law of Sex" an epoch-making book
in the world of medicine, reference to
which is made in the Encyclopedia
| Britannica and in most OF the medical
textbooks of the present day. Mr..
Starkweather was a friend of Darwin,
and corresponded with him in 1877.
He differed with the English scientist
| on his Interpretation of the special
lines. and much correspondence on this
point passed between the two men.
One of Mr.. Starkweather's most won
derful claims is that of the ability TO
predetermine the sex OF offsprings. This
discovery was made thirty years ago.
and the theory has received some recos-
milton, although it has not yet been uni
| versally accepted.
! The discovery is termed the law OF
superior opposition" said Mr.. Stark
| weather, in giving an explanation OF the
| theory. Sex is determined by the guam
! tity, quality, and activity of the nervous
| force of the mother and father. II the
feather is the superior, from a stand
point of nervous force, or mentality, II
you please, the offspring will be the
opposite-a daughter. II the mother. on
the other hand, is superior, the offspring
will be a son. This is wise provision
of nature for equalizing the sex proper
ton. The offspring is always of the
same sex as the weaker of the two
parents.
I'm France 30 per cent Of the choice
manhood of the land is sacrificed to the
god of war. Her soldiers who give up
their lives for their country are the best
types of physical manhood in the land.
And what is the effect of this? The
women OF France. many of them, are
forced to toll in the fields. and in this
way their nervous force Is increased
the vigorous outdoor exercise makes
them superior to the weaklings Of the
male sex who are left after war has
The result is that two sons to every
daughter are born in France In the
United States the proportion iss'about
eyen-l05 males to every 100 females. a
LincoIn's Four Sons. n
Now. human life itself testifies 10 the
accuracy Of this theory. Take for ex-,
ample Abraham Lincoln. 1t is true that
ne saved the country, and he certainly
deserves the highest praise for ft-butI
did he have an abundance Of nervous
force stored up, a superabundance of
mentality? No. He was not a genius.
But turn to his wife: she was a little,
fdgety. nervous body, and consequently
it is not surprising when We reflect that
Lincoln had four sons.
1T is not surprising when we consider
this theory that great men with vast
minds such as Milton and Longfellow
had daughters. The fact that the Presi-
dent of the United States today has
three daughters is a proof of the relia-
bility of the theory.
''Of course, in many families there are
both sons and daughters, but this is