Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-14
WHY MEN ARE UNFIT
FOR MILITARY SERVICE
Mothers of Men Are to Blame for
Sons Physical Weakness and
Unfitness.
WOMEN SLAVES TO FASHION.
Only 0ne-Fifth of American Boys Fit
for Military Service Because of
So-Called Science --Cause
and Effect
communicated. }

Communicated
Dear Editor Having read an article
IA your valuable paper containing a
statement from Or. c. Ward CHAMPION
that not more than one-fifth of the
boys in the United States are physical
" ft for military service, feel con
strained to make a few remarks
through the medium of the Evening
Capital
You spoke of the achievements Of
the Germans in the present war. and
Of the Japanese in their work with
Russia, and seemed TO deplore the
fact that our men are not so physical
ly capable as either of these. This
is fact. very sad fact, but there are
numerous reasons for the existing
state of affairs. Germany has been a
nation since 500. A. d.. the Empire
since 1871 Japan has been a nation
since 500, A. d.. and in both of these
countries the people have been mi
grating from the Empire instead of
having their population composed of
emigrants from all the other countries
and the many mongrel descendants, an
inevitable consequence.
In each of these countries the EN-
peror is the head of the Empire. and
his chief aim is to produce a strong
country by building up a vigorous
manhood. This is in very great con
trast to our country. We have been a
nation since our independence was
recognized, but as to physique we have
been seriously degenerating ever since
This is due in one respect to our form
of government. in one respect to the
laws pertaining to emigration How
ever, both of these subjects are too
voluminous TO be discussed in this ar
ticle.
Then, TO call a spade a spade" it
viii be necessary TO write a little
plainly and to set forth a few undis-
puted facts. The German women and
the Japanese women do not wear cor
sets. They have not worn corsets for
the past generations and are physical
~ developed, while the American wo-
men are physically deformed On this
line | will relate part of converse
ton had with DIR Aneta Necombe Nc
Gee.who needs no introduction to your
readers
Or. MCGEE held on her lap a little
six months old babe, and after exam
lining every part of his body she re-
marked: This is the most perfect
babysI have ever seen. If | was phys
ically able to be the mother of such
q boy, | would be willing to sacrifice
my profession, my achievements and
I 10,
much of physical deformities inherit
ed from female ancestors who were
slaves to fashion and had accordingly
shaped their physiques by the corset
abuse. The little child she so much
admired was born in the country dur
ing a blizzard and had received no
medical attention until he was two
and a-half hours old.
Or. Brown, of Texas, a much learn
ed practitioner also discussed this sub
ject at length and showed that it is ut
terly impossible for the American wo-
men to give birth to such robust chill
dren as did the Indian q used the past
tense, as the Indian of the present day
has or is becoming Americanized) and
as do the Germans and the Japanese
| have also heard DR.. Connor. of
Texas. fully explain this subject. 1t
would take several generations to cor
rect this evil. Then Their is a practice
at birth which is followed by the med
zeal profession (which profession is
ACKNOWLEDGED by its most ardent adher-
ents not to be an exact science") that
greatly reduces the infant, which re-
tards the development of the eyes. the
heart, and in fact, Injuries the entire
organism of the child
Until this is universally understood
and until the American women will
learn to demand of the medical pro-
fesion that nature be allowed TO their
children all that God decreed they
should have. we will have men and
boys far below the standard
There are two fundamental rea-
sons why one-fifth of the American
boys are tit for militay service. The
one reason is parental and the other
Immediately post-natal, but there are
many. many other scientific reasons.
according 10 an expert science that
helps to produce the present condition
The American child is Topped off" at
every turn, and sickly. sub-normal
child is produced We work TO i'm
prove these conditions when the mon
ey. time and intellect should be spent
in preventing them.
MRS. THOS. L. GLADDEN..
An ardent seeker after the causes for
the effects.