The Washington times., 1928-01-23
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this tends to undermine the very
foundation Of the home.
THE report sounds Ike an.
attempt to naturalization Iais -
plainly not following the PRINCIPLES
81 eugenics which are concerned
with securing their results through
legitimatized marriage.
MOnogamy Proves Best
Mankind has experimental with
ali these things In the past poly.
gaYny. nonogamy, natriarchy- and
has found that strict monOgamy is
the most sensible and best adapted
to improving civilization, while
many other forms tended in many
other instances to degrade It.
Just what influence the knQWI-
edge Of what the mother has done
will have on the girl IL this infor-
nation ii given to her IL doubtful.
/ am inclined to believe It viii not
make her as moral az IL she had
felt the sense Of idealisn. which
do not believe this incident VIII
inspire
further, it seems to me that q
woman who did what Mrs. Burn
ham has done, liz sincere would
JSHNs 10 CUAAGeA A11AAcA AHoh
plot 1t.
.sMrs. Burnham expects appar-
entity that heredity II going to make
good without the influence OF en-.
vironment.
Needs Real Mother
III understand the story Of
Mrs. Burnham cannot reconcile
her claimed maternal instinct with
her statement that she viii con.
tinue In business, for child can
not have too many hours Of = right
kind OF mothers influence. The
environment OF the child will have
lots to do with its development, and
at the start the environment Of this
child Ii bad. Az to its being an
eugenic baby, / wonder what kind
of an investigation Its mother made
OF the heredIty OF the father and
what kind OF q man WAS willing to
live temporarily with this woman
for any consideration.
"If the man Is married, wonder
what the rest OF his family think OF
his actions, IL they know OF them.
TOO many people today believe
eusenics to be free love or sex
hygiene when it il nothing OF the
kind. Eugenics stands for all we
hold best in life."
Husband Left $6OO,OOO
When Mrs. Mailhouse Burnham
adopted the role OF mother by ar
ranRement,'' she doubtless was
aware OF the storm of criticism
much of 1t adverse-that would fol
low the announcement OF the cul,
mination OF q daring project.
She is an attractive woman or 81.
Her husband, member Of a proml.
nent Kentucky family, died three
years ago, leaving her 100000. Her
marriage was childless and she
wanted a child more than anything
else in the world, but she did not
want a husband.
She deliberately arranged to sat
isfy her desire to bring a youngstsr
into the world and lavish upon 1t in
telligent care. The baby was born
January 10.
To her aunt, Miss Sally Mailhouse
with whom she lives, Mrs. Burn
ham has confided, all the details Of
her bizarre project. If the maiden
aunt baked at compliance, she was
eventually won over and today
braVely champions the course OA
her unconventional niece.
Dlslikes the Publicity
Mrs. Burnham has done nothing
she is ashamed Of" says Miss Sally.
'She told the people she wanted to
know-the members of her family.
She is not trying to conceal 1t
although, OF course. she dislikes all
this newspaper talk.
Other relatives assume q like at,
titude. Her father and brothers
take the broad stand that the final
decision in such q matter rested
solely with Mrs. Burnham. Ac-
cording to their estimate, present
day standards OF marriage are
swept aside and the entire affair
is one concerning only the mother
and the baby.
A relative, closely informed, said
Mrs. Burnham, knowing she was
capable of bearing a child, did not
wish to grow old without the COM
partnership q son or daughter would
offer.
James Garfield Moses, attorney,
executor of Mrs. Burnham'n hus-
bands will by the terms OF which
she came into possession Of $780,
900, said at his home in Orange,