The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-12

OF tne Eugene society OF Great Britain
THE insane and degenerate kings
and queens OF Europe must be
made 10 furnish lessons for the
guidance of humanity and the produc-
ton OF better children in future.
That is the solemn conclusion of the
eugenists of Europe and America. in
spired by the tragedy OF the war. They
have begun a merCiless, scientific an
alysis of the tainted ancestry OF the
rulers OF Europe. They will tabulate all
the cases Of insanity, all the defects, all
peculiarities OF personal behavior as Ear
back as historical records 60. They viii
show how the defects have been handed
down from generation TO generation,
how they have been intensified by inter
marriage, and what are the possibilities
of eliminating them by introducing fresh
blood and by other favoring conditions.
Scientists look at this subject mainly
from two points OF view: In the first
place. they feel that the slaughter and
miseries OF the present war have been
brought about largely by the rule OF ir-
responsible kings OF tainted ancestry.
Therefore the kings and their ancestries
and their actions should be clearly held
up for the judgment OF civilized public
opinion.
In the second place. royal families Of
fer an infinitely better opportunity for
the study OF eugcnics than any other
Families. Their records have been kept
much longer thaa those OF other families
and they are rull OF authoritative de
tails. since all historians have combined
20 record every striking popularity OF
loyal parsonage.
One OF the most valuable contributions
&C chs subject has been made by an
American scientist. Or. Frederick
Adams Woods. Of the biological depart
msnt OF the Massachusetts Institute %
Eechnology. author OF Mental and
Moral HeTedity in Royalty
DR. Woods brings out ths fact tina, the
Hapsbmgs. the ruling family OF Austria,
are the most heavily burdened WIKI in
sanity aud faint Of All tAe rulers con
cerneo In the present crisis. They nro
the inheritors o. chat Do. strikingiy
terms "the frishtfI Bourbon Hapsburs
psychoueur0sis.'
From the days OF the melAnchoiisc
monster. the Emperor Charles. 20 the
myster!ous death Of tae degenerate
Crown Prince Rudolph. Oh our own time.
the history Of the house % HaDsourg has
been one long drama % blood and mad
ness. aud the consequence 90 ia Humanity
are stu showing themselves.
One Of the most pgohac sources or IN
sanity was Queen Joanna the Mad. %
Spain. WhO married PnUp % austria
and became 'hs mother % che Emperor
Charles ". OF Austria and spain. aud %
MS brother Ferdinand !. sho succeeded
him on the throne % Austria. while
Charles VS. own si-ec, descendants sue.
reedsd in Spain. Joanna had mans mad
ancestors. Including Pedro the cruel. a
monster who Dutcne. cd bis own relatives
before the eyes ~ BIS court and tortured
women to death because tnsr I'D 500 co.
cept h's atteuTf1nt rgadL.
The Emperor Charles e. married lea
bella % Portugal. Uho va a niece ~ Hi-
mad mother Joauu1 aud 20 F-auffsgE1
ter OF JOIN ne inNbecils and isaHe "a tie
Insane Thus - Intermafriase TIE
heavy famfiy faint vac irtsnsisro ir flr
rlilers o. Aastra ard S9a.I and r hat
81 the B0urhous attn whcr Tte Hapa
burEs 'ntermarrie1 for c"niufies In