SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8891, 10 August 1907, Page 1

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

Dr. Andrew Christian, a -well known Amorieun physician, is bringing himself into prominence by the fervour and originality" wit h which Ik: is advocating the theory- of the survival of the fittest and marriage reforms. He says:—“lf mothers would bo willing to have their children quietly lint to sleep for over when they are very young and show signs of deformity or degeneracy" the world would be bettor. Of course, that could not be unless women could be educated up to the fact that it would be the kindest way to end a life which will bo of no use to itself or to anyone else. If I myself had alittlc child born, and it was deformed, or showed that it would bo mentally weal:, then I would bo willing that it should bo put to death,.: with no suffering and it would ho a prudent thing to do, because it would save it from untold suffering later. This may seem

harsh, hut it really is not. Dr. Christian declares himself in favour of Sta.ro regulation of marriage throng!) a hoard of overseers. Otherwise * he predicts that .Americans will iu time be chiefly idiots and imbeciles.