New Britain herald., 1915-01-27

The state Of New Ork haS called Tn a comedy young woman to help in accomplishing it's latest aim that of regenerating the human race by breeding only normal, healthy babies. pr. Lydia Allen De Vilbiss is the young doctors name, and she is some times called "cOnsulting expert. in m OthcrhOod.'
 My work is not with the sick baby, Eut with the we'll baby" Dr. De Nilbiss cxp,ained "how to keep baby we'll. Nor is it concerned with the perfect baby so much as with the imperfect one-how to convert the imperfect baby into, a normal one.
 Ultimate Aim Race Regeneration.
 '"The ultimate aim, of course. is race regeneration. We must put an end to defective human beings and criminals by stopping breeding them in the first place. and by making the environment of the human family such that norma human beings will not be turned into defectives or criminals
 Dr. De Vilbiss had just returned from a talk before the State Agricul- tural school and was putting her of- fee. at 25 West 45th st., New fork in order before starting off to give
 
 club. She talked fast as she worked.
 This is part of my york; she went on, "this going about over the state giving talks. I am beginning at fun damental subjects, such as race hy- giene and I am giving my audiences facts that startle them, to say the least Yesterday when I told the farmers that the government had ap- propriated millions to make better hogs and cucumbers, and only thou sands to make better babies, they began to get interested. Of course l have different sorts of subjects to suit the different audiences.
 The Right Inheritance.
 ''I am going to talk this afternoon on Fair Play to the Next Generation You know when we talk Of lnher1- tance we generally mean the amount of money that parents have left their children. That is the least important part of their inheritance. The most important part is what they gave the.' children when they beget them.
 "No one questions the right of the child to be we'll born, yet we permit thousands of children to be born when that qualification Is impossible. There
  minded in the State of New York, which has a capacity of caring for only 5000. This means that 24,00o feeble minded individuals are free to mate and bring into the world other defecttves. As a matter of fact, the feeble minded, unless restrained or prevented by law, are more prolific than are normal individuals
 Solving the Degeneracy Problem.
 '~This enormous stream of feeble nindedness and degeneracy is thus increasing itself and is not only an enormous financial burden to the con- munity, but 1t is degenerating the race. These detectives fill the almshouses, the jails, the penitentiaries, and re- formatories. Their women are prostl- tutes, drunkards and paupers, and bring forth their own kind or off, spring. It is high time the state took precautions against the spread of de- generacy." t
 Dr. De Vilbiss believes that the best method of caring for this class of in- dividuals is segregation for life, where under proper supervision and by man. ual training they may become largely sclf-supporting. The next best method
 
 detectives may be permitted their free dom, they may marry and establish homes, but the degeneracy would be effectively stopped with their genera ton.
 Part of Dr. De Vi1biss's work Is her talks before teachers and parents on the teaching of race hygiene.
 "The prepetuation of the race is one of the most vital of the human in stincts," she said. Hence it Is impor- tant that young people be told of this vital human instinct-race prepetua-- ton. It is important that they be trained in sex hygiene, so that they may later understand the necessity of control. Any horticulturist knows that if plant is allowed to bear fruit. or reproduce itself too young it is stunted in growth and can never de-