PROBLEM 162 183 



Conclusion. Should feeble-minded persons be allowed to 

 marry? 



Problem 161 : Are good mental parts or qualities capable of 

 transmission from parent to child? 



Materials. Charts, reference books* etc. 



Observations. Study the chart to see if artistic ability may 

 be inherited? Think of any case in your family of inheritance of 

 some mental trait, such as musical ability. 



Conclusion. Are mental traits handed down? 



Problem 162 : Does control of our environment have anything 

 to do with the problem of race betterment? 



Method. A study of your own environment. 



Observations. Remembering that certain factors of the en- 

 vironment react upon the health and vitality of the people living 

 within that environment and remembering also that certain germ 

 diseases may enter the body through body openings or even 

 through scratches or cuts, then 



(1) How might dirty streets, stores, and houses affect health 

 in a neighborhood ? 



(2) How might the milk or water supply affect the health in a 

 given neighborhood? 



(3) What effect might improper or insufficient food have upon 

 persons within a given locality? 



(4) How might any of these factors affect the health of mothers 

 with newly born children ? 



(5) Might such factors as mentioned above affect these babies ? 

 If so, how? 



(6) Knowing what we do about disease germs, should we use 

 public drinking cups? Explain. 



(7) How might public roller towels be dangerous ? 



(8) What other factors of the environment might work against 

 a healthy race? Explain. 



Conclusion. 1. What factors of the environment have to do 

 with the betterment of the race ? 



2. How could you improve your own environment ? 



