CHAPTER VIII 



CONTRASTS 



It has already been emphasized that the Jukes 

 always mingled blood of their own quality in their 

 descendants, and that the Edwards family has 

 invariably chosen blood of the same general tone 

 and force. Who can think for a moment that the 

 Jukes would have remained on so low a level if the 

 Edwards blood had been mixed with theirs, or 

 that the Edwards would have retained their intel- 

 lectual supremacy if they had married into the 

 Jukes. The fact is that in 150 years the Jukes 

 never did mingle first-class blood with their own, 

 and the Edwards family has not in 150 years 

 degenerated through marriage. 



It is pre-eminently true that a mighty intellec- 

 tual and moral force does plough the channel of its 

 thought and character through many generations. 

 It would be well for any doubter to study the 

 records of thoroughbreds in the animal world. 

 The highest record ever made for milk and butter 

 was by an animal of no family, and she was valu- 

 able only for what she could earn. None of her 

 power went to her offspring. She was simply a 

 high-toned freak, but an animal with a clean pedi- 



