The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-30
ives all the children will be blue

In regard to stature, III tno Biehu
parents vary as to stature the child
rem will vary. II the four grandpar-
entail statures are alike then the
children will be also.
Musical ability Is inherited beyond
doubt and only few exceptions hold
To the contrary. Bach matured at 22.
Beethoven published his compositions
at 13. Mendelssohn at Is. Mozart
composed at 8. We can understand
this better when we learn that the
Bach family composed 20 eminent
musicians and scores OF others less
eminent.
Like musical ability, artistic tai
ents show themselves so early as to
demonstrate their inateness. Extra
ordinary talent was recognized In
Paul Potter at 10. Jacob Rugsdale at
IA. vecelll at 10.
Poets are born, not made" Many
literary men show their talent very
early, before they have received much
training in expression. Burns, the
plowboy. was celebrated as n poet az
t6. Bryant wrote Thanatopsis at 10.
Shelly became famous at an early
age. Calderon at IL. Galdoni pro-
duced comedy at s. The fathers
father. OF T. y. Macauley. his two
uncies. a cousin and a nephew, were
all writer's of note. There are many
more illustrations.
Mechanical skill il inherited. The
great family Of Roebhngs connected
with Brooklyn and other bridges. The
family OF Martins we're also great
bridge builders. The Pomeroys set
tied early in New England and were
given grants OF land because OF their
ability OF construction as engineers'
and in the 9th generation OF Pomer-
oys we find Benjamin giving Up the
profession OF law TO engage In the
construction OF public works. The
Fairbanks family OF Vermont is an
other Illustration.
Calculating ability Is inherited.
Memory Is Inherited. When both
parents have an excellent memory all
the children VIII have medium TO ex-
ceptionaT memories.
Combined talents, music. art and
literary ability are found In n single
family ana In tue same individual.
And such talents are frequently
enough associated with insanity or
mental defect In SOME OF its members
Great wits are sure TO madness near
allied"
General bodily energy is inherited,
there can be no question.
Mental ability In Inherited. We
speak of person as weak minded, OF
mediocre ability. or ms exceptionally
able without attempting closer an
alysis OF this subject. We speak OF
weak mlndedness. such defect AZ
would keep a child OF 10 in a grade
where n child OF Q or should be;
mediocre ability. when n child Is not
more than 2 years behind his grade
As exceptional ability when child
Is years ahead OF his grade.
The human brain develops large
Iy during the first 6 years OF life. Al
the age OF all or nearly all OF the
brain cells are already formed and
henceforth in the years following W.
are busted ia developing these brain
cells in varying oomplexity. A. II
years the brain has largely completed
its growth. After this period the
brain power increases according e
It's varying Elasticity. The negro sci
dom learns much after Ia years. The
reason Is non Elasticity so 10 speal
OF his brain. With the negro II is nol
environment that counts 80 much bu
child-like race T a whole.
Two mentally defective parents
will produce only mentally defective
children. This has been demonstrated
time after time IN our public institu
tions. In view or this let us see thu
| 'NNh VI WV eNNA
persons marry, II has happened
many times that keepers OF poo
houses have let feeble minded WON
en- in their charge marry half witt
ed farmer in order 10 relieve thu
town OF maintaining her. Some year
later both she and her husband com'
10 the poorhouse as permanent in
habitants and bring a half dozen o
imbecile children TO be a permanen
charge on the community. Surel!
there is no economy in this.
Epilepsy. or fits. is very likely du'
TO mental weakness and inherited us
ually. A blow caused by fall ma!
be enough shock to the nervous sys
tenn 20 start the fits which continu
at intervals thereafter. The heredit.
of epilepsy is very much the same a
feeble mindedhess. Two epileptic par