The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-05
What Will He Be Like ?-Some Remarkable Interviews

phow chief OF the Bureau OF Food SAM
itation and Health. "IIe viii be large
lly the product of the woman OF the
future. look forward to an era or
I protection of tho unborn from III.
scourEe or syphilis and other sexual
diseases and the curse OF alcohol. The
man or the future Will have Eood
heredity. due TO the application Of rca-
sonablc cuSenic prccepts
THE almost perfect man or woman
will probably fall In love as they do
Mt the present time. but before they
marry they Will look further than mere
affection. because they will realize TIE
responsibilities that rest upon them
The great desolating diseases OF the
past AMI present VIII he restricted OF
destroyed. Mental. moral and physical
hygiene will go hand I'm hand.
The courts will recognize the hu-
manly Of man. and legislators will
accedc 10 the dictum that the man IL
above the dollar, and educators to a
similar dictum that the boy or girl Is
above the curriculum. The birth rate
may be no greater than at present,
but tho death rate OF Infants Will be
practically eliminated. Man viii no,
lose his wisdom teeth. nor his little
toes. nor his hair nor his vcrrniforn
appendix. His physical frame may no,
bc larger, but IL will be stronger
Ills head may not he larger but /.
viii bc better filed. But tho greatest
ChahScS VIII taNc place In his atti-
tudo toward his fclowmcn and him
self
Great Nervous Evolution Coming.
II 90 not Imagine that there Will
oc any great change In mans anato-
my said DR.. Victor c. Vaughan. dean
OF the department. OF medicine and sur
gerry. University OF Michigan. ana
former president OF the Association OF
American Physicians y do believe
that there viii be great evolution
in his nervous system; that no viii!
intellectually. morally and spiritually
change; that lis impulses Will no al
rcctcd by scientific knowiedyc that
he VIII recognize that ignorance IS n
sin and knowlcdge = virtue: that NIL or
tho Infectious prcvcntablo d,scares
viii be lar9ely eradicated; that tho
avcraR" OF human life will be TN
creased TO seventy OF ncveuty-nve
years. that the birth rate will 30
smaller an the death ratio falls: that
The ultimate goal OF medicine is tho
domination OF nature and the utiiiza
ton Of these forces in the Improve
incnt OF mans condition"
MINI VIII Live Longer.
IL seems probable" the distinguish.
ed bacteriologist, DIT. George NJ stern
berg. former Surgeon General Of the
United States Army. told mo. that tho
lighting instincts OF tho man OF tho
future vii! be greatly modified. ana
his Humanitarian tnatincts and sense
OF justice Will he developed TO tho ad.
vantage OF the race. Demonstrations
OF truth based upon unilnpen enable OK
pcrimcntal evidence VII be generally
accepted in preference To the dictu,ns
iof tradition and the vugaries or supe-
stition. There is no reason TO believe
That man VIII I'm future be endowed At
blrih. with mental or phyaicai char
lrters or capabilities very different
from those he now enjoys. But tho
average Of hurIan life viii he con
slueraOij prolonged hy the general an
iplc'ton. IN . practical way OF IN.
advancing Knowledge relating To dis.
ease prevention. The marriage Of Tho
uhht VIII bo restricted by law and
pubic opinion. and more scientific
methods OF education VIII better Drc-
pare the growing generation for as
Stunning Tho duties ana cntoyicg IN.
national pleasures OF civilized IN.
Great rSychoiogisrs Prediction.
Inc following prediction was a,at.d
10 me b? Or. Joseph Jastrow. urofesso,.
OF psFchoiogy, University ~ Wi.con-
hin' and FORMER president OF tho Amor-
'can fsrchoioglcal Association.
In my opinion the iinmcdia.. ,,5
important change in the nature of
man Will be Il more general capacity ~
look at questions in their large ma.
ana TO disregard narrow and locai
iconsldcrailo quite apart from IN.
changes which may be brought about
Continued on Last PaeeJ