Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-23
"Hereditv'' As Vie,ced
by the Late Loungev

The intc loungef tossed aside hi
magazine. III l had 4 boy" he said
rierniy I'D really encourage him Il
read .Deadwo0d Dick and let hin
steep himself In such classic iiteraturs
~ Another Indian BIZ the Dust In
preference 10 letting him read lol
Of this problem STUFF"
What does II All mean. anyhow? p
asked the night clerk.
Don't ask me-" protested theslate
longer "A can only tell you how II
was settled IN Millenlumtown. You
hee everyDody'd been readin' about
ms mere incredibly and how II played
all sorts Of tricks on posterity until
the young people were lo0kin' with
suspicion on their parents and grand
parents III youngsfer had spell
OF indigestion or a cramp OF plain tenn
per ne or she would blame II all on
their progenitors ana say. now. see
whht you've done. aren't you ashamed
Of yourselves. you old skates. IL they
didn't have the nerve 10 come right
out with II, they'd watch their parents
Win a I-wouldn't- hage-th0ught-it-of
You expression that would put even a
sane and sound parent on edge. The
parents were so stepped in IL all that
they seemed hypnofized and they ac-
tuaily shivcred when a crowd OF young
folks gathered for fear they might be
dlscussin' the awful crimes their an
cestors were supposed to have COM
mltted.
First thing you knew the whole
town got hysterlcky and so wrought
up that II people got sick they were
10. =.
fear he'd say they had some sort OF
heredliy. and put them in a canltorium
for fear OF contamlnatin' the species.
The marriage licenses fell off SO that
the clerk mopcd around like the last
Of the Mohicans. Just about this
time Ready Talk. the editor, returned
from a little fishin' trip and when he
saw the situation, which took him
about ~ long as II takes to walk from
the station To the pfintin' office, he
banged the door OF his private sane
torium and set 10 work. Maybe he'd
had bad luck fishin' or maybe the
bait he used had been some fiery, any
how he sure hit 'cm up in that even
ms editorial. Soons | saw the way
the papers were a-selling ! knew there
was something doing.
III I was q stranger saws Ready
Talk, IN that editorial. and happened
20 wander into this town and looked
around me at the expression heredlty
has cast upon the faces Of the inhabit-
ants, ia sure flee for the nearest city
~ refuge. wouldn't even stop TO
check out my suitcase for fear it had
been contaminated by this here her
rdiiy bugaboo that's lurlkin' around,
IKE a snake in the strawberry patch.
IN the old days the skeleton In the
closet was viewed with respect a look
AZ II occasionally was a good moral
lesson, but, now that we're run to
seed on all this matter of heredity,
lints To young people. and how to be
unhappy though married. the skeleton
must be totcd out for general inspec-
ION on nll occasions. No wonder our
ioung people are going about with sus-
liclous glanccs. Time was when we
cit the citation of youth. youth with |
u foot on the neck Of the world In |
very high school and college essay, 1
'ut what rs happenin' now? Youth !
= fearful, fearful Of a dark and nance |
~ dread. "A something that will most |
kelly rise up and smite and blight the /
cry holy Of HOLES of life. If this
'ocs on much longer Numbered
Ready Talk. IN up and tell every I
lame thing / know about everybody /
a town In n public meetin'. just 10
mt our young people out of their mis-
ry If you people who go to church
elieve what you hear preached, don't
ou think that the Creator, who just
Id a few things like maxim the earth
nd the sea and the fish and other
hingH that In them Is. has got some
~ In this natter Do you think
les Boin' to slap out all chance OF
dppincHs with one swat OF heredity? .
'ldnt He put a heap of things in the
iorld, like good bringing up and
ompanionship and love of all the
eautiful outdoors TO help combat
1ese lurking enemies of heredityg so
ow, ! say. brace up YOU parents show
ne young folks your lives are clean
nd honest enough to stand the
sarchllght Of heredty. md the young
,lks VIII take courage and forget all
bout II. Along toward the end OF
ie week the moonll be full. and some
pod old-fasbioncd hay rides will be
! order and don't any of you 20
round sayin anything about contain
attn Influences In the new-fangled
ances when the youngsters start