The Detroit times., 1914-02-09
Ceaetics May Soon Smpass Eugenics

most eminent students OF geneucs
most eminent students OF genetics who
who recently ha' akeontributed popular
articles to- the Tassoclation's maya
zine.
The achievements OF breeders OF
agricultural crops and OF improved var
eties OF domestic animals, according
TO officers OF the genetic association.
are given more attention today than
ever before IA the countrys history.
because practically all OF the expert
ments have an important economic
significance. Tie average person Is
much interested In the efforts OF the
progressive farmer 10 increase the
Yield per acre OF his crops because In
this achievement lies the chief nope
OF checking tho increase in the cost
OF living The United States lags be-
hind a number OF the European coun-
tries In the amount OF food produced
per acre. but In Burbank and the hun
dreds OF other plant breeders who
are following similar lines or work.
there Is promise that the farmer OF
the future may be able almost TO dou-
Die the average acre yield or some OF
the staple food crops. The American
Genetic association wilt encourage the
breeding of better animals. as Well a.
plants, for with q continually d~in1>
ling meat supply IL viii pay the farm
er TO raise only the heaviest and best
meat-producing animals.
Auch needs 20 be learned concern
ing the laws OF heredity IN humans.
and while the government Is not en-
gagged directly in eugenic studies. the
subject IS close 10 the work or the
United States public health service.
which will be represented ia the asso-
citation by Surgeon General Blue ana
Assistant SurgeOu General Rucker. IL
is the view Of both OF these govern
ment physicians that the promotion OF
eugenics and public health work such
as sanitation aad prevention OF dis
ease must De encouraged together ID
order that the future American may DO
the worlds strongest and healthiesI
man mentally, norally and physically.
Although the United States is u na.
ton at peace. II is the worlds heaviest
consumer OF eN
Consumption Of plosiyes L e
Explosives Sam has Just com
pleted. for the first
time the statistics for the country's
annual production o. explosives. and
according TO the report just Completed
by Albert H. Fay OF the United States
bureau OF mines for 1912. there were
produced and used more than 230.OOo.-
600 pounds OF ordinary black powder.
235 .0O0.0 600 pounds OF dynamite, nitro
glycerin. dynalite. guncotton and other
high explosives and nearly 25,OOOOOO
pounds or the so-called permissible
or short flame explosive-in all, nearly
490 100000 pounds or total produc
ton
IF every person were consumer
OF explosives. the supply produced IN
the United States would be sufficient
20 give approximately Ave pounds TO
each man, woman and child In the
country. The average person would
prefer TO have his share OF dangerous
explosives handled for him by an ex'
perienced agent however. and the new
report shows that the miner. quarry
man or construction work employe 10
the agent who handles the largest
part OF the American supply, because
most OF the explosives in this country
are manufactured for industrial use
and not for ammunition and war pur.
poses.
Coal mining calls for vast quanu-
ties OF explosives, and In taking $685.
600 900 tons OF coal from the ground
last year, more than 226 100000 pounds
OF explosives were required. Pennsyl-
vania. as the foremost coal-producing
state. naturally lead in the consump-
ton OF explosives. using more than
y 600 600 pounds Of ordinary black
powder. $4,000. 900 pounds OF. high OK
plosives and more than 100000
pounds OF permissible explosives. This
was more than twice the amount OF
explosives used by any other state.
Illinois came second in the use or
black powder. with a consumption OF
22.675 900 pounds. and Michigan sec
ond in the use Of high explosives, with
a record OF nearly 100000 pounds.
Explosives figure in the casualties OF
peace as we'll as az war. the bureau OF
mines report showing that there were
1913 fatalities duo 10 the use OF explo-
sives In the coal mining industry last
year--a record OF one man killed for