Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
THE LATEST EUoEN1c Fad.

what Us advocates expect to
accomplish is one Of the things
that neither they nor any one
else has so far satisfactorily explained.
Is the measuring, weighing and classsi.
flying Of babies going to result in bet.
Ter babiesi There are some Of us
Skeptical enough Ignorant enough
the faddists will say) to enquire howl
It is very freely admitted that many
babies are not properly cared for, not
properly or sufficiently clothed; but
is the weighing and measuring Of a
baby that is properly cared for, in any
way beneficial to the babies who are
nOtf We are told by some Of these
faddists that we spend thousands Of
dollars to improve our horses, cattle
and other livestock, who then ask:
"Why not devote as much money to
improving the human racel" That
is considered an unasnwerable argu.
ment. As matter of fact, the condi.
tions are 80 diametrically opposite
that there can be no comparison, but
only contrast. II is rather a difficult
subject to handle, and at the same time
present in such a manner that those
pursuing the fad can be made to un.
derstand it. Now in regard to the
spending Of more money, and using
more effort TO improve our livestock
than 10 improve the human race; 10
get better pigs and calves than babies,
let us look at the matter squarely,
and see whero we get off.
Suppose, for instance, man had a
herd Of scrub COWS, and desired to i'm.
prove the stock, how would he 90 at
IT, Would II be by allowing them TO
be bred to the same kind Of stock
and then reach the desired object by
weighing and mesuring the calvesi II
he pursued that plan what would he ne.
comphshi He would have the same
stock forever. The stock grower i'm.
proves his stock by mating, by Sc.
Letting sires and dams That this same
plan applied to the human family,
could be made TO produce, in time,
when traits were developed to that
point that the strain would be true
types a. distinct rs the Hereford, the
Poland China, the ClydesdAle, the
thoroughbred. Undoubtedly this could
be done, but II never win, nor we
fancy win ever the faddist Of the fu.
ture advocate IL.
The conditions are absolutely AZ op.
posite extremes, The animal is mated
scientifically, There is no sentiment
IN it IL Is all business proposition,
all for profit
Tho human race is not mated that
way. It's mombers unite through their
own selection, their own choice, they
marry for love Of each other because
each feels they want the other They
are not figuring on results, nor think
ing Of what effect their marriage Is tC
have on future generations They sim
ply want each other, regardless Of con
sequences. Could you convince young
man thoroughly in love with "th,
dearest, best and sweetest girl OF
earth, " the only girl in the world fo
him, that II was hus duty 10 humapi
~ TO tho perpetuation OF the race
that he smother his affections, driv,
ont Of his heart all love, and MARI,
some girl for whom he had no love
just becauec she had a stronger ply
Sique' Could you reason along thu
ame linee with the girl and convinc,
her that her duty pointed 70 her mar
vying some man other than tho one an
lovedi And would YOU not be commit
ting the worst Of crimcs In doing "a
" YOU couldt Man Is naturally mon
ogamous, the animals arc not, Ono {
moved by love, the other by desire
Would the mee be Improved, or other
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