The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-17
Love Clinic
Great Idea
if 1t Works
BY MARTHA LEE

couples contemplating marriage ana
for those couples who have found
the honeymoon glow wearing OIL,
has been opened in Los Angeles.
It's a splendid idea. Some soul
with a bright light Of wisdom and
kindness realized that although we
have clinics for our bodily and
mental ailments. we have neglected
entirely the ailments Of the heart.
The clinic is Incorporated off,
cially as the Los Angeles Institute
of Family Relations. DR.. Paul Po-
pence. eminent biologist, is the
hardy pioneer who has the wisdom
to see that little heart to heart talks
with young wives and husbands,
hancees and flancees, are as bene-
fetal as an occasional dose OF SUI
phur and molaSses.
Classify Types
I suppose the brave doctor will
keep records by which he will be
able In time, through his investiga-
tions, to classify US as suitable TO
A, B or c type Of mate. If we have
certain characteristics, DR.. Popence
probably will be able to predict dis
aster for our futures if we dare con-
tinue our plans for marrying an E
type. when it is plain that our hap
Diness lies in finding husband who
Classics as M.
Of course it will take years, and
Los Angeles does not seem the ideal
spot to make scientific investigations
concerning happy (and successful
cruises on the matrimonial seas.
Surely changing captains, to say
nothing of boats. as often as the
interesting specimens offered in Los
Angeles do (see any movie magazine
concerning the latest re-deal on
husbands and wives in the movie
colony it must make the filing
system pretty difficult Tor the good
doctor.
Traits Inherited
Anyway it's a great idea. In
herited traits, Of which the posses
sor often is unaware. many times
are the cause of a broken home.
For example, such traits as fiery
temper and uncomfortable anger
are inherited. Now you get couple
together, both Of whom have in
herited these two traits, and it
wouldn't be so very long before the
home would be broken up, literally
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Both of these traits probably have
cropped up before. But the two
young people are in love. They are
straining every effort to be agree
able. They do not display these
traits before each other. In fact,
giving them the benefit of the
doubt, they probably have forgotten
there ever was anything in the
world that could make them dis
agreeable and out of sorts.
Decide to Part
And so they get married. Amid
cheers. jeerS and rice they start on
their honeymoon. They come back
to start the routine life. And sud-
denly they discover, to their amaze
ment, that the unpleasant things in
life still are lurking about. And
they find they have tempers that
flame like torches when things go
wrong. After several months of
sparring the two love birds decide
they would be much safer separated.
Now the idea is, If they had lived
in California, where they would
have the advantage of the one In
stitute of Family Relations in the
world such things would not have
happened.
DR.. Popence could have made
them see that their inherited traits
would make them unsuited as man
and wife. He could have predicted
two wrangles. tangleS and battles
that would mark their brief mar
ried career.
Aids in Choice
Like all ideals, it is admirable.
this clinic for dispensing scientific
information on how to choose a
mate. But after all there is still
blind young love. which will not see
even when it is shown. To say Moth
ing Of generations of ancestors, who
have hidden within us traits. like
devilish eternal monuments of evi-
dence that they too have lived.
And so I suppose the clinic and
all such aids to the betterment Of
human relations will be completely
successful only when we can make
love see and ancestors leave nary
a trait.