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make him extend himself to win. He 

 was even a more outstanding race 

 horse at three than he was at two, for 

 he not only won all his races but in 

 doing so reduced the world's records 

 for certain distances for horses of all 

 ages. He must be hailed as the racing 

 king. 



He is a chestnut horse, close to 16 

 hands in height. His legs are long, and 

 his barrel has more length than many 

 of his breed. The single feature of 



his physical form most striking is the 

 net-work of prominent muscles. One 

 could not imagine a better muscular 

 development than he possesses. His 

 neck rises gracefully from his withers 

 and the head is small, refined and very 

 attractive. To date he is the perfec- 

 tion of the breeders' art, and the most 

 valuable domestic animal ever pro- 

 duced. 



He holds five world's records gained 

 in five races at various distances : 



Feminism and Sex Extinction, by 

 Arabella Kenealy, L.R.C.P. Pp. 313, 

 price $5 net. New York, E. P. 

 Dutton and Co., n.d. 



The "feminist" movement might 

 more appropriately be called the anti- 

 feminist movement, since it seeks to do 

 away largely with the special distinc- 

 tions which mark woman out, socially, 

 industrially, and politically, as a fe- 

 male. Miss Kenealy says the logical 

 end of this movement is the elimination 

 of all possible differences between the 

 sexes, in order that women may be 

 able to compete with men in every 

 department of life on equal terms; 

 and she holds that great injuries will 

 result, to the race, if this movement is 

 carried on. Her thesis is that wide 

 differentiation of the two sexes in 

 "body, brain, and bent" is the best way 

 to produce a better race. 



A fascinating and valuable book 



might be written on this thesis, but 

 Miss Kenealy has not the equipment 

 to do it. The many facts and sound 

 conclusions in her work are so elbowed 

 by pseudo-science, mysticism, rhap- 

 sody, and error, that they get much 

 the worst of it. To quote a sample of 

 her biology : 



"Weismann describes the Germ- 

 Plasm as being transmitted in the 

 female line solely, from ovum of mother 

 to that of daughter. This supports 

 the above view ; namely, that the Germ- 

 Plasm proper is inherent in the ovum, 

 in which it exists in potential, or 

 undifferentiated, form, and that it 

 becomes differentiated (in both sexes) 

 into a right and left-reproductive gland 

 of contrary sex-inherence, by differen- 

 tiative power of the dual-sexed sperm- 

 cell." 



It is a pity that so good a cause 

 should have been so poorly pre- 

 sented. — P. P. 



Keeping Children in School 



Every State now has a compulsory 

 day school attendance law, according 

 to the Children's Bureau of the U. S. 

 Department of Labor. 



In five States attendance is required 

 until 18 years of age, in two of these in 

 certain districts only; in 3 until 17; and 



in 32 until 16. One State requires 

 attendance until 15, six others and the 

 District of Columbia until 14, and one 

 State requires attendance until the age 

 of 12 years, but applies this to illiter- 

 ates only. 



