THE CALL OF THE LAND 



to low vitality. May not a moral conviction 

 in favor of good health be aroused and 

 spread abroad, which shall reinforce san- 

 itation and standards of life so as to lift up 

 men's average vigor of body? By aiding in 

 this we shall put hosts of men in a way not 

 only to avoid burdening others, but to be 

 burden-bearers for others less fortunate than 

 they. 



We bring forward lastly an argument for 

 health more solemn than any of the preced- 

 ing, the necessity of cultivating and insist- 

 ing on perfect health in order that our off- 

 spring, if we have such, may be strong and 

 happy. 



Mere human life, a voluminous census, 

 no thoughtful person can regard as a desid- 

 eratum. Quality of population is more im- 

 portant than numbers. Recent utterances of 

 President Roosevelt on the subject need 

 radical amendment, without which they are 

 calculated to do vast mischief. How one 

 with such occasion for circumspect speech 

 should voice himself so loosely in so vital 

 a matter passes comprehension. 



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