178 THE RIGHT TO BE WELL BORN 



I believe that in improving the human race, 

 inbreeding has its place, but an out-cross 

 is often necessary to preserve vigor and 

 other valuable racial qualities. In making 

 the out-cross, among humans, care must be 

 exercised so that no antagonistic qualities 

 are brought in and augmented and, where 

 such inbreeding is considered, the advice 

 of an expert should be sought to warn 

 both parties that this or that union will pro- 

 duce sub-normal children, or defective chil- 

 dren, or children with tendencies to this or 

 that disease. The family of the Mikado 

 of Japan maintains its strength by taking 

 a female out-cross from the best in physi- 

 cal, mental and ancestral history in the 

 Flowery Kingdom at stated intervals. We 

 all know that too much inbreeding pro- 

 duced the crazy Bavarian Kings and caused 

 the death of Eudolph of Austria. 



If a musician from a musical family 

 marries a musician, the children all will 

 have a talent for music. Should a musician 

 marry a woman who only loves music, but 

 has not devoted time to it, the children will 

 all probably have a talent for music. Let 



