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fleers. That is why we have lost so many- 

 ships. As for sailors and marines, you 

 have no idea of the number of mentally and 

 physically unfit who apply and are re- 

 jected. What we need are young men of 

 superior brains and good health for our 

 naval and military academies, but they are 

 not to be found. ' ' 



"We have no use for a weak horse. We 

 breed them so they will have vigor, stamina 

 and endurance. Men who can successfully 

 carry on the industries of our country and 

 defend the nation against her foes must 

 be men of vigor, stamina and strength. In 

 a word, they must have good constitutions 

 and the right ancestry. There is but one 

 way to secure such men and that is to breed 

 them, just as we breed horses or cattle, 

 to meet and fill every condition and purpose 

 for which their station in life intended 

 them. It will be sure to produce more con- 

 tentment and happiness, but the all-import- 

 ant thing is to see that our children come 

 into the world free from physical and men- 

 tal defects and that they are superior in 

 every respect to their parents; and when 



