Heredity. 3S3 



who does not sometimes think of the time when little children 

 shall come to them as Heaven's blessing. That is nature's plan 

 of life and love. It is your solemn duty to think upon what so 

 much of your future happiness, as veil as that of others, depends. 

 If you have " weak streaks " in your nature, do not choose a life 

 companion with the same failings. 



We say of vicious people, " It runs in the family," but do not let 

 it run in your family, and do not marry one of feeble intellect. 

 Feeble-mindedness is almost certain to be handed down to some 

 one. 



One cannot blame a foolish person so much for wishing to marry 

 a bright one, but I do blame a bright man or woman for marrying 

 a fool. I once had a pupil, a pretty young girl, who came of a 

 family which was, for generations, with now and then an excep- 

 tion, noted as being below the average in intellect. I well re- 

 member working faithfully for weeks to teach her some simple 

 mathematical principles, yet I never succeeded. I have since heard 

 that she married and was the mother of several children, all of 

 whom were below the average in mentality. Ask yourselves, when 

 about to make a choice of a companionship for life, what will their 

 mental, moral and physical inheritance be? 



And may your children's children rise up and call you blessed, 

 as the possessor of intelligent judgment and good common sense 

 in your selection of their ancestors. 



