New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-02
A Eugeniic Marriage
Proposal
By 5. A. mitchell

Marsaset Shelton had occupied the
same position at the commencement
exercises at Smith. Both took prizes
for scientific essays.
"rm almost sorry" she said, that
I wept 70 eqs.ese."
why soT' .3 si1sa3 h asss
"Wetl, before entering had some
pride IN myaelf as q human being. !
regarded ous species a little lower than
the angels Now know that I am
merely a fertilization of atoms, built
to resist an enemy Of microbes"
you mean various micrQblc en-.
Yes Yes. :, 1 Ste! IT,,
But you don't wish to be conquered
by any Of these armies, suppose"
mo, I don't"
III we are to consider ourselves forti
1cations'we may take certain inter.
est In ourselves as such. We are
links in an endless chain Of human
beings. Our ancestors ages ago began
to fight microbes that we might exist
in our present shape; shape superior
to theirs. Should one not be inter
ested, indeed should it not be our duty
to take measures that our descendants
should be superior to us? Certainly not
| inferiory'
You mean In eugenic sense?"
I'm part. A criminal should resist {:
pcedisposition to crime"
~How can he, since he Is nothing
! more than what his molecules have
made him2"
Granted. Is It not then his duty as
a molecular fort1Rcation to strengthen
the weak spots in his descendants? p
Il presume 50. But how can he dc
this without reducing himself to the
level Of stock farm principlesY'
He may still be q climber to greater
heights. Arc noe morals and intellect
hereditary?"
She admitted this, and he went on:
Marriage based upon love alone is
not conducive to an advancing condi.
ton Of race. Take hundYed such
cases and compare them with as many
based ON monetary provision for 8
family, good health ON both sides and
normal intellect ON the part of the ia.
thero-
And mother"
Comparing the descendants Of the
first with the second hundred marriages
one gets very different results. Those of
the first are much inferior to those of
the second"
but the romance, OF, rather, the alb.
sence Of I'll"
Romance is an un1mportant, evanes-
cent condition Take our alma ma
ter. Can one. get better education
in Dartmouth or Wellesley than at
Brown or Smith because the former
have high sounding namesY'
Nevertheless I have wished that
Miss Smith, who founded my alma ma
ter, had been Miss Cholmondeley.'
1T would not have helped the matter.
The students would have called the col.
lege Chumbey. And If Nicholas Brown
had been FaltafeRro the boys would
have shouted for Tolifer."
"And yet would not your illustration
have been as effective In the words, A
rose by any other name would smell as
sweet?"
True. And what am about to say
to you has been said more beautifully
by many lover than shall say it.
But one should remember that the lover
may have been scrofulous and the lady
Of his love bad weak heart"
Couldn't you name a defect, leaving
out the heart entirelyr'
Il could, but you and l act our parts
in an age when the world has awaken
ed to the fact that science IS a better
presiding deity On engagements thar
cupid. Marriages have been made fol
various reasons beside love. 1 an
thankful that 1--we in period where
in science Is preparing the way FOR 6
race Of beings far superior to any TIKI
world has known"
And suppose lovers proposal tt
a maiden win no longer be foreshadow
ed by gifts OF lovely fowers?
Instead, be Will ask for list of dis
eases hereditary In her family, ani
upon receiving Il viii furnish a list o.
those tn his own blood"
lis there TO be no expression of af
fectionT
Not until the catalogue Of diseases
has been examined by the physicians
Of both families, and It has been de
ctded that In this and all other re
spects marriage would not be to de
teriorate but to elevate the race. When
all Is settled transports Will be in or
der"
Il sea II the transports came first
in case the physicians report was ad
verse, the lovers would need to be un
transported"
| Exactly" =
There was silence between them 70,
a time, when he added:
MAY be honored by permission t.
call upon your family physician for al
exchange Of our pedigreesw
This IS very sudden Nav I no,
have time to considerY
Certainly, but there Is nothing bind
ing IN these prehminartes.o
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