South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-01

the DOll-Faced Girl.
be remedied unless we gave at
tention to the problems Of mother
hood.
I'VE are actually building up a
race of lunatics, idiots paupers and
criminals" said DR.. Kellogg. These
unfit persons already have reached
the proportions of vast multitude:
100000 lunatics, $4,000 criminals,
100000 paupers, 10000 idiots. 10000
epileptics, and we are supporting
these detectives in idleness like real
aristocrats, at an expense Of $780,
100000 a year.
"This mighty host Of mental and
moral cripples is increasing, due to
unrestricted marriage and other de-
generative influences, at a more
rapid rate than the sounder part Of
the population, so that they are
bound in time TO constitute the ma
jority unless some check is put
upon the increase. Every one OF
these lunatics possesses the right to
vote, even in States where women
are not given the right Of franchise.
"The breeding of women that will
produce healthy offspring IS at the
bottom of the question Of race de-
terioration," continued DR.. Kellogg.
Look at the French. The French
woman is nothing but a bifurcated lead
pencil and she cannot rear the proper
,hild.
Contrast her with the German woman
broad, strong and well built. Her
Romeo can put his arms around her with
/ feeling that he is holding something
,esides whalebone.
The campaign for eugenic weddings
S a great thing, but we have yet to over
.ome the professional honor Of physi-
ians, who will not tell US which young
nen are unfit to wed.
lone requisite to improve the condi-
ions of parenthood is a eugenic registry
which would register two classes Of per-
sons. First, those who, on examination
n relation to personal characteristics and
amily pedigree, are found to measure up
o the eugenics standards Second, the
children born OF parents whose pedigree
nd physical characteristics conform to
he required standards Such a registry
would be the beginning Of a new and
.lOrifed human race which some time far
Town in the future viii have 50 mastered
he forces OF nature that disease and de-
-eneracy viii have been eliminated. Hos
itals and prisons will be no longer needed
nd the golden age will have been restored
IS the GROWING result of human achieve
nent and obedience 10 eugenic law"
Or. l.. a. Sargent. Of Harvard Univer-
ity. scored the modern life attributing
he decline Of births 10 extreme poverty,
xtreme luxury, fat dwelling and the
peed Of business.
The ruin OF any nation starts when It's
etter class women cease to become moth
rs" he said. 1T follows that superior
aces DO not have many children as the
lferiOr ones, destroying, It would seem,
be doctrine OF the survival OF the fittest
O-Gay that is so, but IL Is because the
lestiOn is not one OF the httest surviving,
u the fitting OF as many as possible
) survive"
DIT. r. II. Reid Of the same congress.
ketched the ideal type OF woman who
lould be sought as the mother OF the
lture race. His conclusions were essen.
ally the same as those or Dr. Johnston.
Ut a very Interesting point Of his address
rs the stress he Laid upon the desirable
{ the brunette as a mother. He cOnsid.
red that the brunette was much better
ted than the blonde 10 resist the climatic
)nditions o. America and the degenera
We tendencies Of our city life.