MARRYING LIMBLESS MEN.
THE DUTY OP WOMEN. Discussing the transmission in marriage of acquired deformities or war injuries, Major W. McAdam Eccles, M. 8., says a particular shape of car, sixth toe, or a ■ dimple on the check will run in a family. But a deformity such .as a smashed nose, the loss of a limb, a scar, or a severe wound in the face, is not reproduced in a child. "It is* quite safe for the scarred or limbless soldier to wed a healthy woman." says Major Eccles, "for the offspring will not reproduce his defects. It is up to the women to marry these men, even though deformed, and bear them children as a solace for their afflictions and for the maintenance of our glorious heritage."
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Taihape Daily Times, 15 January 1919, Page 7
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128MARRYING LIMBLESS MEN. Taihape Daily Times, 15 January 1919, Page 7
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