The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
Times Books

TINE development Of race Of American
i supermen is demanded by the famed Dr.
Alexis Carrel in his Man, the Unknown"
(Harper's; $3.50. DR.. Carrel, winner of the
Nobel Prize in 1912 for his suturing Of blood YES
sells and transportation Of organs, long has
been prominent in scientific advancement and
Times readers will recall him as the partner OF
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in the designing Of an
artificial heart.
Western culture, say many, is heading for
collapse, but DR.. Carrel has other ideas In
Man, the Unknown" he offers program Of
human engineering that will save mankind. That
program is high council OF doctors to rule all
mankind.
This council Of Dr.. Carrels would be pat
termed on the order OF the Supreme Court. Those
who would seek a seat on the council would
have to start studying for the JOB at Is and could
not be eligible for duty before they were 50.
The MEMBERS writes DR.. Carrel, would
dedicate their lives to the contemplation Of the
economic sociological, psychological, physiolOg
ical and pathological phenomena manifested by
the civilized nations. They would endeavor to
discover how modern civilization could mold
itself to man without crushing any Of his es-
Sential qualities"
THE members of the council, writes the famed
l. scientist should be given position as high
ly considered, as free from political intrigues,
and from cheap publicity, as that Of the justices
Of the Supreme Court"
Lr. Carrel stresses the need Of isolating those
who can transmit dangerous disease and he sees
the worlds efforts to render normal the unfit"
as useless.
When it comes to dealing with criminals, DR..
Carrel comes out for drastic action.
Those who have murdered" he writes,
robbed while armed with an automatic pistol
or machine gun kidnapped children despoiled
the poor Of their savings, misled the public in
important matters, should be humanely and
economically disposed Of with proper gases"
DR.. Carrel has no faith in the theory of dem
ocratic equality. This dogma" he says, lis now
breaking down"
Human beings are equal" he admits. "But
individuals are not. The equality Of their rights
is an illusion. The feeble minded and the man
of genius should not be equal before the law.
The stupid the unintelligent, those who are dis
persed incapable of attention, or effort, have
no right to a higher education. 1t is absurd to
give them the same electoral power as the fully
developed individuals.
THESE are provocative statements and In
4 dianapolis very likely will produce many an
individual who will challenge Dr. Carrel's
theories.
But while the scientist thunders for the pro
gressive abolition of the proetariat" he suggests
no ways and means. He lasheS out against alb
normalty but makes no move toward classifying
what is the normal or the abnormal.
DR.. Carrel has had long experience with hu
mainly and in this startling book he reveals
KEEN analytical mind His ideas on mankind
are so definite that his book is deceptively easy
to read. It is filled with congratulations and if
DR.. Carrel is actually intent on saving mankind
from itself, he is going to be forced to make
some suggestions to bring about his Utopia of
supermen.
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