Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-19


SLOWING the baby to live"
Or Haiselden expressed grtitude when
lola that the inquest mad been ordered.
though. he said. the baby's death from
natural causes rendered one hardly nee
esssrT.
ANY true investigation will make 1t
more clear to the public that l am right
ne said.
statement BY DR.. Haiseiden.
I'm n signed statement today Or. Haisei-
Gen gave his case:
t''I say again that Il il our duty to de-
tend ourselves and the future genera
tons against the mentally defective we
allow to grow and suffer among as and
add to our burden and our problem' All
conscience says It is our duty.
TURNER'S select the best stock for re-
produetion: the best seed, without rust or
disease. for sowing.
lt.Poor humans rely only upon chance
and detectives are as welcome as any TO
enlarge families. Think OF itl
land only the mother will look after
me idiot child II the mother Ia taken
the father and brothers and sisters VIII
not care for IT, II Ia pitched into an
Institution forthwith and there the bur
arm OF the poor unfortunate is weighted
down even more.
i'''Inetitutions are an aUomination. TO
herd the insane OF the lesser detectives
IKE cattle, as Is done, Is crime ana
ain. And to make matters worBe. this
Unfortunate class has no attraction that
a going TO draw the keeper, the guard
the nurse, or whoever takes care OF II, To
greater kindness. Those who take care
OF the insane, many OF them grow un-
feeling. unkind and indifferent.
land vet I was asked 10 allow that
shild 10 live. knowing what knew.
feel toward my critics as would toward
sha who would willingly allow hydro
phobic dog to run in a flock OF sheep
ana do as impulse directed. because this
one shrank from hurting OF crossing tine
aog
Answer 90 Critics.
"rs children of some OF my critics were
kpied or injured by a defective. they
would see o good reason for checking the
supply OF the latter in the world. II -
only when an argument 10 brought
atraight home, into the very core OF the
hons. that reason IL born. Too frequently
Il Is true. unfortunately
Il have talked. 20 too many mothers oil
detectives to say otherwise. have
talked 20 too many mothers OF detectives
10 be swayed In my Judgment In this
present case Many Of the tales are
pitIable.
'One woman know has a son who IL
quite abnormal. He IL an excellent
SWIMMER and delights in the exercise
Once said TO her:l But suppose some
time he should drown3 and the mother
with pitieui promptness. answered;
sxal.sst,4rst ahaf Ia hioaafNHT
.'The mother. knew. did not pral
or ask for the boys drowning. But, a
least, she did not hope against II.
80 let as be sensible. Let US approv'
the sterilization OF the insane ana the
detective ana the children of habitual
drunlxards when both father and mother
are so. ~ ,asr,
Let as reproduce ourselves IN 100 PEI
cent FASHION. 90 that by tho wedding ou
OF our undesirables we decrease theil
burden and ours. and lay the foundation
OF a normal race. which would result
four generations from now. Let M
venerate a standard with soul and sense
Instead OF desecrating It with crumblinI
traditions and mindless sentimentality.'
From every corner OF the United States
kilograms came TO DR.. Haiselden toda,
Expressing the thoughts of physicians
social workers. prominent women anC
men on the strange case. The surgeon
IL a bachelor. He has two adopte'
daughters. One was abandoned by he
mother at the hospital and the other |
a New York orphan.
Principal DeforsaItIes.
The principal physical deformities o
the baby are the closure of the intesti
nal tract. paralysis Of the nerves OF tn
right side OF the face. the absence OF tn
Right ear. blindness OF one eye and NAL
formation OF It's shoulders Dr. HAisel
dem who OBLIGATED at the birth. note
the absence OF q neck The brain h
found to be only slightly subnormal. an
the eranial nerves were absent OF undo
veloped
IL he grew up he would be hopeless
cripple and would suffer from fits" sal
the doctor.
Would his mind be clear. Would nj
soul be normally aiiveH' one OF the VII
ltors asked.
That 1 do not know. but the chance
are against IT,"
Or John b. Murphy. former presidel
Of the American Medical association. al
physicians and professional men and W,
men. including a number OF clergyme
generally took sides with DR.. Haiseide
But his critics were just a. numerous.
Mother Remains Near ny.
Mrs. Anna Bollinger. the mother. r
manned In room nearby. Many tim
ahe asked:
rs Il deadT'
She remained steadfast in her bell
that death was best for the little OF
she has three healthy children and 4
plight Of the condemned one Is believ
10 have been due 10 an attack OF typhc
fever which the mother suffered recent
The authorities took no action furth
than TO determine that no death oertI
pite should be issued until after an
Testigatlon By the coroner.
In discussing hts stand In the case
day. DR.. Haiselden cited the case OF n,
veil Smith. supposedly harmless def
tive. who. after reaching the adult sta.
killed little Hasel Weinateck. for Will
he was hanged. A visitor. however.
marked that Fyodor Dostovesky. born
defective. and an epiletic. developed IN
a great novelist ana one OF the create
n.I4ur H.. 49,