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try? Oh, no, for, if there were, in ninety- 

 nine cases out of a hundred those life his- 

 tories would shock us. 



None hut the ignorant or fools deny that 

 recognized laws of animal breeding apply 

 to humans, as well, but custom, the tyran- 

 nical master of men and women, founded 

 on centuries of senseless sentiment and 

 false pruderies, has prevented the prac- 

 tical application of these laws to the breed- 

 ing of a great race of men and women. 

 Men and women devote their best energies 

 to improve animals ; and the same men and 

 women, experienced in animal breeding, 

 close their eyes as to their own get. 



When it comes to the human family and 

 the future of our offspring, we, who pride 

 ourselves on our cleverness, fail to open 

 our eyes to see what is to be seen and close 

 our ears to hear what is to be heard— and 

 all this in the 20th Century, while oar 

 boasted civilization is sweeping along the 

 path that leads to social decay and oblivion, 

 when a little care and attention would turn 

 the tide the other way. 



