The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-18
Pre- Natal Influence
of Marco Stin7uLantc


vealed the fact that the children iron
the marco classes dropped out o
school twice as rapidly as the stud
ents from the abstaining families, ant
that, as a rule, by their own choice.
The students from class A wer,
superior In all measurement-pbysi
al, mental and vital-to those of elias.
b, or to those whose one parent uset
caffeine once day; while class I
were superior in nearly all Of the
twenty measurements to class c.
Class C were superior to class d, and
In turn, class ID were superior to those
Of class e in most Of the twenty meas
urements.
But the children OF class F. the
group whose parents used caffeine
once q day and one parent used to-
bacco-were on an average. inferior
In every measurement to class e and
as families increased the use of caf-
feline and nicotine their children be-
came more inferior. The children Of
class H were equally inferior to all
other classes. OF the $3.50 children
only three were idiots or deformed
and two Of them came from the seven
alcoholic families and the other one
came from the caffeine class.
The examinations showed that the
abstainers sons were 1.43 inches tall.
er and 5.11 pounds heavier than the
sons of the marco families. while the
girls were .O6 inches taller and 6.S6
pounds heavier than the girls of the
marco stimulant class.
Though the abstaining parents were
tie same age as the marco parents,
yet 70 per cent more Of the children
Of the latter had died than Of the
abstainers children. Only 40 per
cent Of the abstaining families lost
while IS per cent Of the caf-
Ieine families and 70 per cent Of the
caffeine nicotine alcohol class lost
children. This increased death rate
IAN not be attributed to drunken mo-
hers (none used alcohoD neglecting
heir children, or to poor mothers
eaving their children while they went
o work, because about 80 per cent
II the people own their own homes.
Ior can the difference be due to
centers, for all live In mere
,illages or hamlets and these settle
nents are In high. dry attitudes IN
Southern Utah where the attitudes
ange from $500 feet to 5000 feet
Ibovs sea level.
The record indicated that the death
ate was Il per cent higher amons
he marco stimulant parents than
.mong the abstatnins parents.
The eyes and ears Of the $40 stud
,nts were carefully tested and the
.esults showed that 10 per cent OF
he abstaining offspring were slight
v defective In hearing while % per
lent of the marco classes were under
normal. Seventeen per cent of class
A and So per cent of the marco classes
had defective vision.
Summing up all the ailments In the
two classes, It was found that 4S per
cent of class A had some physical
ailment while "a per cent Of the mar
co offspring showed physical de-
fects.
Defects Increased With Time
A word as to the results of the Sec
ond and third examinations: OF The
200 who were examined the second
and third time, the only record kept
was that concerning their physical
and this record was COM
pared with the first one. 1t was
shown that physical ailments were
increased In some and decreasing
in others. The records indicate that
in the offspring of the abstaining class
40 per cent of them had some new