l62 



The Journal of Heredity 



American Degeneration 



Race Decadence, by William S. 

 Sadler, M.D. Pp.421, price $2.50. 

 Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1922. 



In a "popular" style. Dr. Sadler 

 gives a great volume of information 

 about the nature and causes of the 

 mental and physical deterioration of 

 the American people. This book merely 

 states the problem, so to speak, and 

 the solution of the problem is reserved 

 for three other volumes to follow in the 

 same series, dealing with theoretical 



and applied genetics. Covering a 

 wide range of topics, the author can 

 not be expected to deal with all of them 

 in an equally satisfactory way, but 

 he has succeeded to a rather remarkable 

 degree in making a fair and accurate 

 presentation of his case, in terms under- 

 standable by any newspaper reader. 

 The diagnosis of the physical and 

 mental infirmities of the nation is 

 accompanied by a good deal of com- 

 mon-sense advice as to hygiene and 

 treatment. — P.P. 



