American Type of
Man Has Appeared
Melk Copy From M onasttry In A ustria
1« Purchased by Philadelphia
D octor.
New York. A G utenberg Bible, one
o f 45 copies know n In be In ex isten ce
o f th e first book p rin te d wltli m ovable
type, lias been sold for ziist.isst to Dr
A. 8 W, Itoseiitiaeh of P h iladelphia.
T h e p rice se ts a new record for copies
o f th e w ork T h e tw o volum es o f the
B ible, p rin te d by Jo h n G u ten b erg In
M ains In 14.5.5. c o n ta in .824 and 317
lea v es respectively.
T h e highest previous p rice for a
c o p y w as slig h tly less th an Jtilt’.tsst.
p a id In 1923 for th e M azarin copy by
Unrl 1‘forzhelnier. New York bro k er
T h e first G u te n b erg Bible to come
to th e U nited S ta te s w as bought In
1847 by Ja m e s Lenox fo r 92.599. T he
second copy, th e E llsw orth, w as bought
In 1872 hv U eorge B rindley of H urt
fo td . Conn.
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T he B ible bought a t th e A nderson
galleries Is know n ns th e Melk B ible
because o f Its possession by th e Bene
d letlne m o n a ste ry lu Melk. A u stria It
gains aililltloiiiil value by th e fact thnt
of th e 45 copies still e x ta n t o f the
ttM In th e o rig in a l e dition. It Is oue
of less th a n 20 In p e rfe c t condition
The Melk B ible Is th e te n th to com e
to tills c o u n try . O ther* a re ow ned by
I lie New York public lib ra ry , th e s ta le
of C a lifo rn ia. Jo sep h W eltlener. an
anonym ous collector, th e G eneral T heo-
logical «culinary and J U M organ, the
la tte r ow ning th re e copies.
Longfellow*» Smithy
Purchased by Ford
U xbridge. M ass. H en ry F ord has
bought L ongfellow 's fam o u s village
sm ithy.
The D etroit m anufacturer plana to
add the old T aft blnckuulth shop on
Ends
K IL L E D IN W IL D
R ID E O N B U M P ER
D river
D isregards
V ictim ’*
A ppeal» to Stop.
m i n u t e éxüi
CORNS
New Y ork.—On th e front b um per of
a m uring c ar. w hile he clung to the
O n * m in u t* —th a t's h o w q u ick D r . Scholl*«
ra d ia to r cap and sh rie k ed to the drlv
S ino pads end th e p a in of corna. T h e y
do
It ea/e/y. Y o u ris k no infection fro m
er to stop, w ent F ra n k C asey for nine
a m a te u r c u ttin g , no d a n g e r fro m “ drop»->
blocks up A m sterdam a v en u e on a
(a c id ). Z in o pads re m o v e th e cause_
crazy ride to death.
pressing or ru b b in g o f ehoea. T h e y a re
The driver, his friend. T h o m as J. J
th in , m e d ic a te d , a n tis e p tic , protective»
h ealing. G e t a box to d a y a t y o u r d ru g ,
M urray, la te r p ro teste d he knew noth- i
gist's or shoe d e a le r’s —35c.
Ing o f w hat occurred. M urray w as j
THE N A M E SUFFICIENT
Fat Free Samplg « n u The Scholl Mfg. Co., Outage
fleeing from th e scene of a triv ia l ac- !
cldetit. B ehind him. on th e running
"S p ea k in g o f e p ita p h s," w rite s W
board of a taxicab, a p a tro lm an was
B., "M r. R oosevelt once show ed I
In pursuit. B ullets from his revolver ! frien d a g ra v e sto n e In O y ste r Baj
sm acking a g ain st th e c a r only drove j w hich bore th e In sc rip tio n : ‘H e re 11«
P ut one on—the p a in is gone
M urray to g re a te r speed.
A nanias D oughty, who died In 1751.’ '
Casey, who hud got out o f M u rray 's J
" ‘T h e first m em ber o f th e A nnnlat
car to look over the accident, w as ill [ club,' Jollied th e f r ie n d ; 'b u t doesn"
A W ith
r e d ly In the p a th a s M urray suddenly
"B la n k Is all ta k e n up w ith th is New
It strik e you th a t "h e re lies" Is su p e r
shot his c a r up the av en u e to get I tluous?' ”
T h o u g h t id ea."
owav. T h ere w as no a lte rn a tiv e for I
“Good I I hope he g e ts one."—Life.
Casey except to leap on the bum pers.
A SERIOUS ENCOUNTER
Six blocks up th e avenue, a police
DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN
sergeant opened fire from th e curb
"T h e v a rio u s ty p es o f w h ite m en Two
blocks fu rth e r on. M urray, at I
Take T ablets W ithout F ear If You
now e x istin g differ from each o th e r
the wheel, w as confronted by d a n g e r l
m ainly in a cc o rd an ce w ith th e ir com
See th e S afety “ G ayer Cross.”
lights and wooden b a rrie rs stre tc h ed
position from previous types.
Thus
across the roadw ay, lie drove th e c a r
th e G erm an ty p e is a com posite of directly a t them . O ver th e torn-up ,
W arning! U nless you see the name
n o rth w e ste rn E u ro p ean s, S lav s and
“B ayer” on package or on tablets you
roadw ay fo r one block th e c a r !
A lpines, In |>erliaps not g re a tly d iffer
a re not getting th e genuine Bayer
Jumped madly. At Seventy-first stre e t I
ing proportions. T h e F ren ch t.vjie re
A spirin proved safe by millions and
M urray drove through th e h a rrie rs I
s u lts from th e a d m ix tu re of A lpines,
prescribed by physicians for 25 years.
there. As the c a r cut th ro u g h th is
.M editerraneans, S o u th w e ste rn
G er
Say “B ayer” w hen you buy Aspirin.
last obstacle It crushed head-on Into
m anic trib e s, and som e N orm ans.
Im itations may prove dangerous.—Adr.
a taxicab. T he body of Casey w as
"T h e p re sen t E nglish type is d e
taken from Inside the hood of the
rived from th e N eolithic ty p e o f m an
C u ltu re , lik e v irtu e , grow s from a a
taxicab. Into which It had been d riv
In B ritain , th e broad headed c en tra l
In w a rd d esire, n o t a n o u tw a rd a p p d .
en by the im pact. M urray w as caught.
or w e stern E u ro p ean ty p e th a t reached
catio n .
th e Islands d u rin g th e B ronze period
Pet Dog Gives Life
th e M e d ite rran e a n s bro u g h t In d u r
B illy— M iss Skelton tu rn e d h e r back
C u ltic u ra fo r P im p ly Faces.
lug
th e
Itoman d o m ination, the
on me and cut me dead.
T o rem ove p im p les a n d bluckhend»
to
Save
Five
From
Fire
G erm anic trib e s o f w hat Is now west
P h ilip p a —(J o s h ! und h e r shouldei s m e a r them w ith C u tic u ra O intm ent.
P h iladelphia.—'“ Bobble.** a F rench i
ern G erm any and H olland, a n d the
blades a re s h a rp enough to give yoi W nsh off In five m in u te s w ith C uti
poodle,
pave
his
life
th
a
t
his
sixteen
'
N orm an. F rench and sm a lle r adm ix
a se v e re cut.
c u ra Soap a n d h o t w a te r. O nce c le a r
y ear old m a ste r m ight live. T he dog,
lu res. T h e Slavs a re old E uropeans,
keep y our sk in '’e a r by u sin g them fo r
a fte r b ark in g furiously at th e door of
m odified a ccording to lo ca lity by the
d ally to ile t p u rp o se s. D on’t fall to In
P roverb» True
a second floor room in a house o n Mc
Finno-U grian», S c an d in av ian s, G er
clu d e C u tle u rn T alcu m . A dvertisem ent.
On b o a r d a t o s s i n g s h ip
Kean stre e t, and giving th e alarm of
m ans, A lpines, Itnlliins o r T u rk s. T he
I A nd It t r u e ,
a
tire
which
w
as
sw
eeping
th
e
cellar
H u n g a ria n s a re a m ix tu re o f Slavs,
I cannot eat my cake
In s p ite o f th e th e o ry th a t he w ho
and lo w e r floor, sta g g ere d into th e |
A n d h a v e it, to o .
D acians, Saxons, Kuiiiuni.iiis, Mag
h e s ita te s Is lost, it is Ju st a s w ell to
room and fell dead from suffocation
y ars, Szekels and o th ers. T h e Ita lia n s
look b e fo re you leap.
by smoke.
a re d e sc en d a n ts o f th e l.u tln l, G reeks,
H
is
Opinion
B ernard Snyder, ow ner o f the dog.
E tru sc a n s, G auls, G oths, Slavs, Lnn-
A sin g le dose o f D r. P e e r y ’» " D e a d S h o t”
G overnor o f P riso n — No. 99, h is m aj
was In the room w ith his f a th e r and
.s e n o u g h to e x p e l W o rm s o r T a p e w o rm .
gohards, A lbanians. P h o e n icia n s and
e siy h a s been p leased to co m m u te yout W h y n o t tr y i t ? 372 P e a r l S t., N. Y. Adv.
m other. Mr. am i Mrs. Max Snyder,
S ards. T h e Je w s eurr.v th e blood of
se n te n c e to penal se rv itu d e fo r life.
and Mr. and Mrs. B enjam in Levin
e v ery people w ith whom they have
C ondem ned M an— W ell sir, th ey s a j
W hen a m an e x p re s s e s contem pt
w here the five had been huddled to
lived. And so w ith o th ers. Upon a n a l
no noose la good new s, a n d I ’m hanged fo r m oney he h a s m o re o f it th a n h&
keep warm, w hen the anim al scratc h ed
y sis every la rg e r E u ro p e a n group,
can use.
If It Isn't.
a t the door and barked. B ernard
even th e N ordic o r S c a n d in a v ian , is
opened the door to let his pet in and
found to lie u com posite of older
XX h y » o f f e r P n l n
W h at a Lot of W ives Think
w as met * itti a hla^t of sm oke.
f r o m a c u t o r b u r n ? C o l e s C a r h o tts a lv »
g ro u p s w hich g en era lly re p re se n t all
Picking up Ids dog. B e rn ard led his
s t o p s p a in I n s t a n t l y a n d h e a l s q u lc k lv
"
T
h
a
t's
a
b
e
a
u
tifu
l
fu
r
c
o
at
yout
th e th re e m ain s tr a in s of w hite m an,
w ith o u t a s c a r.
K e e p It h a n d y .
A lt
p a ren ts and Mr. and Mrs. Levin to
w ife Is w earing."
d r u g - g is ts . 30c a n d 00c, o r J, W . C o le Co.,
nam ely, th e Nordic, A lpine a n d M edi
safety hv w ay of a r e a r sta irw ay .
"Y
es,"
sa
id
th
e
h
u
sb
an
d
,
w
ith
som
e
127 S. E u c lid A ve.. O a k P a r k , I I I — A dv.
te rra n e a n . Most, If not all. h a v e also
Firem en, sum m oned by Policem an
w h a t of a sigh.
"A nd th e b e au tifu l 1
m ore or less of a tra c e of th e yellow
An e x a g g e ra tio n Is a lie th a t hex
H arry Sheppard, fought the blaze for
th in g ab o u t it Is th a t sh e th in k s I |
bro w n s or b lacks."
hail an o p e ra tio n a n d bro k en luio
two hours. T h e fire s ta rte d from an
could re a lly a fford It."
U niform in Physique.
society.
overheated fu rn ace igniting a pile of
D octor H rdlleka'» stu d y of th e Im rubbish in th e cellar. L adderm an
S
eat
of
th
e
Pain
T h e Im ag in atio n Is th e re tin a o f the
m ig ra n ts show s t h a t :
P ap erell of truck com pany No. 3, w as
L ittle N a ta lie co m plained tliu t she u n iv e rs e .— B uskin.
“T h e hulk of th e Im m igrants re p re cut on ttie h ands by g lass w hile e n
found It p a in fu l to sw allow a n d her
se n ted In o u r records, o u tsid e of head terin g the house.
m o th e r w as w o rried a b o u t It. “A re
form und a few o th er features, lire
you su re y our th r o a t p a in s you?" she
For W eak, A ilin g W om en
re m a rk ab ly uniform In physique, with
W orld Contact Costly,
San Diego, Calif
"Dr. P ierce’» Fav
asked. "T ell m o th e r j u s t w h e re th e
th e exception of th e Je w s and the
orite Prescription is an excellent tonic
so u th e rn Italian s, both of whom are
Lowly Wieringers Find p a in is."
and nervine
for
“My to n g u e h u r ts w h e re It w as p u t !
c h a ra c te riz e d by sm a lle r s ta tu re unit
W lerlngen, H olland.— H onest folk of
wi m en
I got all
In," rep lied N atalie.
o th e r m ore o r less a b e rra n t features. this Island, widely known us the for
rundown, weak and
T hey lire, in general, a good, sturdy tiler place of exile of the fo rm er G e r
nervous, had severe
S hoppin g H abit
lot. In a v e ra g e sta tu re . III size of m an crow n prince, have not p assed an
backaches and bear
ing pains in my
chest a n d In m u sc u la r stre n g th they hour's quiet rest of n ig h ts since the
"T h e cloth m a tc h e s th e sa m p le per- I
kjii
zide.
I took the
a re above th e m ean o f Europeans. Island w as Joined to th e m ainland by feetly , m adam .”
‘Prescription’ and it
T hey p re sen t, as groups, no signs of , a dam as p a rt of the g re at Z uyderzee
“Yes, It c e rta in ly does—It c o u ld n 't
proved very bene
physical d e g en eratio n .
be a b e tte r m atc h ."
dra in a g e scheme.
ficial, relieved ma
1
"In th e a v era g e size of th e head,
"H ow m any y a rd s do you re q u ire , I
/
W 'lerlngen w as an A rcadia w here all
of my inward trou-
how ever, all th e se groups a re some
m adam ?"
the rugged and p ristin e v irtu e s reigned
b I e, strengthened
w h a t below th e m ain series of the B urglaries or robberies w ere unknown.
"D h, not a n y yet. You see, th is Is
my nerves, a n d
old Am erlctina. T h is condition, which Since the dam w as laid, how ever, the
th e first shop I'v e trie d ."
helped my whole physical make-up. I
applied even to Im m igrants from the Islan d ers have been suffering from a
think the ’Favorite Prescription’ is the
best medicine any weak and ailing
B ritish Isles a n d w hich w as at first v eritab le p lague of thieves and o ther
DOM ESTIC SCIENCE
woman can take.
It builds up and
perplexing, w as la te r explained. The u ndesirables who have descended upon
»trengthens the nerves and make» one
Im m ig ran ts w ere a rtis a n s and labor
them from the m ainland.
feel better in every way.”— Mrs. A. J.
ers, g e n era lly w ithout much educa
©
z ' V
W leringers now a re asking th em
Bennett, 3015 Newton Ave.
tio n ; w hile th e m ain group of the old selves w h eth er It w as w orth w hile to
Send Dr. Pierce, President Invalids’
A m ericans w as com posed of no labor
come Into clo ser contact w ith clviliza
Hotel, in Buffalo, N . Y., 10c for trial
c r t. hut, on th e contrary, of people tlon.
package of Prescription tablets.
o f good e ducation, w ith in muny cases
college o r high professional training.
Slop Looking, Diogenes!
W hen th e size of th e head of the la>
m igrant» re la tiv e to s ta tu r e was com
Honest Man Is Found
'1
H A S BEEN
p a red w ith such old A m ericans as the
Springfield, BI.—An honest limn Inis I
T en n e ssee hig h lan d ers, who were been found.
Relieving Coughs
farm ers, sm all a rtis a n s and laborers
G eorge K irbey presen ted him self a t 1
w ithout m uch education, th e size of
for 59 Years
th e s ta te 's a tto rn e y ’» office early in
th e head for a given s ta tu re In the the m orning and w hen a tta c h e s a r
C arry a bottle in
Im m ig ra n ts and th e A m ericans was rived they found him w a itin g them
your car and always keep it in the
found to tie Identical."
Im patiently.
house. 30c and 90c at ail druggists.
Kirbey told them “ I'tn w aitin g to
"
T
h
is
Item
sa
y
s
m
arried
men
com
C h u rc h fo r D e a f
go to Jail, tin Ja n u a ry 18 I w aa fined
m it suicide m ore o ften tlm n single.
W ichita, K an.—T h e F irst B aptist 925 for ram m ing a n o th e r a u to w ith
"W ell, science e n ab les a m an to do 1
T h e court told me to go out
C hurch of W ichita Is one of four in the my c a r
alm ost unytlilng th e se day».’’
U nited S ta te s th n t conducts regular and get the money. I w ent out, hut
se rv ice s for d e a f m utes and m akes a I d idn't get th e money, tho u g h I've
P o lite P oesy
been try in g ever «Ince. I w ent to th e
c o n sisten t effort to m ake them reg
O ld H o m e r w a s n p o e t r o u g h .
9 0 C e n ts
DO C e n ts
u la r a tte n d a n ts. O th e r such churches tall. Imt they w ouldn't let m e In w ith
W ho w ro te o f b u ttle scene«
P e n d u s y o u r f a v o r i t e A im , s n a p s h o t n r
a re In St. L ouis, C hicago and In a out my papers.
I t s n e y h e .1 b e m u c h to o to u g h
p h o t o g r a p h w ith N IN E T Y C E N T S In
T h e official p a p ers w ere quickly
T ex a s city.
F o r c u rre n t m s g s tln e s .
s t a m p s o r m o n e y o r d e r a n d w e w ill r e
given to him and he w alked alone
t u r n to y o u in flv e davw y o u r o r i g i n a l
p i c t u r e n n d a B E A V T I F V L B R O M ID E
to th e Jail, w here he will be kept one
7"raffle E xpert
E N L A R G E M E N T , s iz e
14x20 I n . o r
C h e stn u t H ill to his collection of old week.
r if y o u d» s ir e . R e c u re ly p a c k e d
"D o you u n d e rs ta n d th e traffic slg- x r o m r a llu
New E n g lan d buildings anil Im ple
m a ilin g :.
P a p e r B en t A d a p te d t o
aals? "
vhis vs r k
T’s-.-d n n d th e W o r k m a n
nietits In th e viciully of W ayside Inn
Disprove» A d a g e
“ P e rfe c tly ," an sw e red th e girl who s h ip c a n n o t b e e x c e lle d .
at S udbury.
»
e
n
d
O
n
ly M V F T T C E N T S
laske G eorge.
N. Y.—A lexander w as driv in g w ith nn out-of-tow .i li
T h e black sm ith shop w ns purchased
B
ender
h
a
s
given
pro
o
f
th
a
t
an
old
i
C.
A.
COMPANY
cense
tag.
"W
hen
th
e
e
a
r
ah
ea
d
of
liy W XV T ay lo r for Mr. Ford from
H e had no fool me s ta rts . I do th e sam e."—W ashing Box ft?«
O a k la n d , C a llf o r n t »
Louis Albee, w ho h a s ow ned th e prop Hdage Is In co rrect.
| e rty for se v e ra l year». B w as built fo r a client w hen he arg u ed In court ton S ta r
WHAT CAUSES BOILS.
In 1787 by .liiphet T n ft. g ra n d fa th e r of fo r hl» re le ase from prison. In fact, j
P e l« and carbuncle* a r t th e re s u lt o f h n -
Ids a rith m e tic w as so good ns to the
th e la te C aleb T a ft
proper
thet or infection o f Use akin. I t ’enome-
Reason
" ’p f *
to determ ine th e exa ct cause but
H enry W I.engfellow was Inspired tim e h e had served th a t Ju s tic e H ef
"W
hy
have
you
a
black
band
around
t
A
H
H
O
IL w ill riv e quick n -Iie f. N o e x p e n s n e
fertm n Is to fre e him.
to w rite bis fam ous ;«>ein by seeing
y o u r arm ? W ho died ?”
7PA«T o’*'n»
n* cp* R« ry ns ona application of
1 J a p h e t T a ft be fo re th e forge. I «ter
1
prom ptly stops th e pain snd co n tin -
“ Nobody.
I bu rn ed » little hole
U4e draw s out the core. G et a Bfc box
Too Much Dancing
Mr. T a ft fashioned p a r ts o f the orlg
iron» Y'iur H rurm st. Y o u r money back i f you
th e re w ith my cigar."
are not satisfied.
P itts b u rg h , P a .—“T oo m uch danc
Inal Into a m in ia tu re forge and sent
• rU R L O C K -N C A L C O .. N A S H V IL L C . T I N S .
It to th e poet. Mr. F ord p lan s to take Ing, Irre g u la r ho u rs a n d too little ex
C
ourtesies
erclse
Im
pairs
th
e
h
ealth
of
m
any
-
th e build in g to S u d b u ry In sections.
"W hat do you u n d e rstan d hy th s
young college women '” say s the sn
,
nual re p o rt of Dr. Thom »« s R aker term 'se n a to ria l c o u rtesy '?"
K issing a t M o vie» O . K .
IM tiiu r n iin c
S ■ 1
"It Is not clearly defined,-
INFLAMED
LIDS
I.
New York
W hen a girl perm it» a p re sid en t of C arnegie In s titu te of
I t inrressM ths Im ta l.u * .
S e n a to r Sorghum . "B ut to a c ertain
fellow to k iss h e r In th e m ovies It'« T echnology.
t» s
M IT C H E L I.
KYI
aA l.V K , g »Impi», de-
e x te n t It Im p lle, the assum ed privl
all rig h t w ith M a g istrate M «every "I
pw M s bis.
»af» ran My.
lege Of being Im polite to « new com er “
I l e at «II in»s<t»u.
r a th e r like to see It." he re m a rk ed as
Teach C itizen sh ip
Hoi! S BeeSwt. «ww V»rfc fR .
—M a«liIngton S tar.
he dism issed a d iso rd erly conduct
M adrid
Bv rev si d . , ee tb e te are
c h a rg e a gainst a couple a rre ste d by to he S un d ay m eetings thro u g h o u t the
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U antral <„ K r n i » r B oy a K u ild in c in •
m an y a r e claim ed to defy detection
K H T o w n , R Q itab > fo r ’ h r B id s busl-
ta d o th e r m atter».
Ft.»le (four years o ld )— Well,
g >od W i(> r and ,e w » ra < s .
I n««* M tw f
b e tte r th a n those m ade o f h a ir
of heterogeneous origin, a fte r
Ha» Distinctive Mental and c though
en tu ries of e xistence as a linguistic
Physical Characteristics,
and political group, tend to develop
sim ilar habits, sim ila r b e arin g sim ila r
Says Scientist
behavior and g ra d u ally even sim ila r
physical
c h ara c te ristic s,
especially
W ashington.—An A m erican type of
sim ila r physiognom y, and th u s come
mull la developing. In the older Ameri
to c o n stitu te a fairly readily reconlz-
can stock tlila type haa alread y
ahle type. How fa r th is developm ent
re ac h ed a point w here It 1» possible,
has hud tim e to progress In th e U nited
w ithout m uch difficulty to dlatlnguiah
S ta te s w as until recently a m oot ques
It from the people« of oilier countries.
tion. T tie general notion w as th a t a
Tlila la the conclusion of Dr. Ales
type had devebqied fa r enough to he
H rd llek a, an th ro p o lo g ist of the Sm ith
w ithout m uch difficulty d istin g u ish a b le
»Milan In stitu tio n of W ashington,
from the peoples of o th er countries.
bused upon m uny y e ars of scientific
"A c ritica l Inquiry Into th e su b ject
m ea su re m e n ts and study of those
disclosed little of d a ta o u tsid e the
whom he dealgnatea a s “Old A m eri
census sta tistic s , m id arm y and navy
can s," and of the Im m igrants differ
m easiirem enta (lim ited to s ta tu r e and
ing from the original stock.
w eight), w ith som e reco rd s on A m eri
"T he work, as now com pleted." say s
can children. U nder th ese conditions
D oetor Ilrd llc k a. "show s th a t th e older
It w as n a tu ra l th a t a t first the g re a t
•tu c k has app ro ach ed the form ation
est use should he m ade o f th e census
o f a distinct Am er can type. T h is type
d ata.
Is still n earest to tliHt of Its m ain
T he O lder Stock.
progenitors, th e B ritish, but In sta tu re .
"T h e census reco rd s show ed th a t the
In physiognom y, ami In behavior. It Is
a lre a d y m ore or less different, A m eri older A m erican stock, or th a t d a tin g
from before 1820. consisted prin cip ally
can. T he type Is a good one."
of E nglish and W elsh |a*ople or tl.e lr
No Fear for Race.
descendants, w ith stro n g Infusions of
H e then a sk s th is q u e stio n : “ H ave Scotch Irish , G erm ans, D utch, Irish
w e o r have we not scientific grounds and F ren ch , in the o rd e r nam ed. How
for feurlng racial d e te rio ra tio n us a ever, E nglish and W elsh w ith th e ir d e
re su lt of our form er liberal Im m igra sc e n d a n ts c o n stitu te d m ore th a n three-
tion policy?" A fter a thorough com fourths, anil E nglish, W elsh, Scotch
p a rison of th e data he has collected mid Irish not fu r from nine te n th s, of
on the old A m ericans and th e Im m i the e arly U nited S ta te s population.
g ra n ts, he feels Justified In answ ering T hese figures are, of course, only a p
th is question In the negative.
p ro x im ate and differ som ew hat a c
"T hese stu d ies give no evidence," lie co rd in g to v a rio u s sources. But th e
declares, “ th a t th e m uss of Im m igrants multi fact Is well estab lish ed , ttie pop
a re bringing In ferio rity of the body, ulation up to 1820 w as e sse n tia lly of
nor, Judging from th e size of the B ritish d e riv a tio n mid th e A m erican
head, Inherent In ferio rity of brain. type of th n t tim e, It is s a fe to con
Probably all th a t Is necessary. Judg d u d e , m u st have closely resem bled
in g from the success of the children th a t of (¡ren t B ritain.
o f o lder Im m igrants and even of m any
"A c en tu ry has elupsed since then.
of ttie Im m igrants them selves. Is op T he unm lxed d e sc en d a n ts of th e fam i
portunity for w holesom e developm ent lies of 1820 a re now a t le a st o f the
In favorable A m erican environm ent. th ird g en eratio n A m ericana. T h e old
P lainly tile Im m igrants on th e whole com ponents of th e stock, except those
have not b rought physical d e te rio ra —and th e re a re ninny—who have In
tion."
te rm a rrie d w ith m ore re ce n t colliers,
D octor llrd lle k a Is c u rn to r In etiarge have becom e con sid erab ly unified
of th e division of physical a n th ro through a d m ix tu re am ong them selves.
pology of the N ational m useum , which M oreover, they h ave now been exposed
Is under th e direction o f th e Sm lth- to from one to th re e centuries of the
sonlun In stitu tio n .
Ills conclusions A m erican env iro n m en t, w hich In m any
a re based upon Ills most recently col Im p o rtan t re s|ie c ts differs from th a t
lected d a ta and studies, and lim e been of the old c o u n tries. T ills m ust have
p re p are d at th e req u est of th e A m eri hud som e effect upon th e hehnvlor-
can Kt a 11st leal association. T hey a re hiihlts mid probably even upon th e
now being published by the Pollack physical type of the old stock, leading
F ou n d atio n for (economic Iteseurch.
it aw ay from B ritish s ta n d a rd s tow ard
H ere Is D octor llrd llc k u 's d e sc rip so m ething m ore mid m ore A m erican.
tio n of th e A m erican type of mult, so T h is w ould seem to Ju stify th e a s
fa r ns it has been developed:
sum ption th a t th is country m ay a l
"It Is c h a ra c te riz e d by tall sta tu re , ready h av e ap p ro ac h ed a se p a ra te
being (he ta lle st o f all th e larg e r b e h av io ristic mid physical ty p e a s fa r
groups of w hile people, by, on the a s the o ld er nut h e stock w as c o n
average, a m edium pig m en tatio n of cerned. m id th a t II re m a in e d for a n
th e liMlr, w ith sc a rc ity of adult blonds thropology to d e te rm in e bow fa r th is
mid n e a r absence of b lacks; by p re v a had proceeded and ju s t w h a t th e ty p e
len tly m ixed eye«, or light ones show was.
in g m ore or less of n brow n adm ix
An A rduous T ask.
l u r e ; by mi Incllm itlon, especially In
"A n th ro p o lo g ists
had
recognized
youth, to sinew y s le n d e rn e ss; and by th is problem long before th e w a r mol
o th e r fe alu res. T h e multi c h a ra c te r many y e a rs In a d v an c e of th e m is
istic s of Its behavior are, In general, chievous, pseudo sclentlllc lite r a tu r e
fran k n ess, o|H>liness y et shrew dness, w hich d u rin g th e lu st deciid-- has
energy and p e rsisten ce, w ith. In gen Hooded th is c o u n try anil sp re ad alarm -
eral, hut little se n tlin e n tu lity or nffee- Istic u n tru th s , Idas a n d Intolerance.
tlon, and re la tiv e ly few e x trem es e x T h is led me to u n d e rta k e n d e ta ile d
cept p e rh ap s In In d u strial, financial, p hysical and p a rtia l physiological
m id occasionally In religious e n stu d y of th e living re p re se n ta tiv e s <yf
deavors.
th e old A m ericans. T h e w ork w as
An In term ed ia te T ype.
done p a rtly In my la la ira to ry In th e
“T h is type. C ontrary to re ce n t u n U nited S ta le s N atio n al m useum , p a r t
scientific belief. Is not N o rd ic ; It Is ly o u ts id e ; a n d th e collection a n d
not even n e a re r th e N ordic th a n It Is e la b o ra tio n o f the d a ta , begun In 1910,
to th e Alpine. I.Ike th e B ritish, It Is h a s laste d n e arly fo u rtee n years. T h e
hii In term ed ia te type.
T h e head mid w hole h a s proved an a rd u o u s u n d e r
skull a re on th e a v era g e mesocepha- tak in g . since, u n less one goes to th e
llc ; hut th e re Is a w ide ra n g e of v a ri Inbred and th e re fo re sclentitteiilly less
atio n , w ith a c o n sid erab le p e rce n ta g e d e sira b le c o m m u n ities of New E ng
o f lirachyceplialy.
T h e face v a rie s land and th e S o u th e rn A tlan tic s ta te s.
Ind iv id u als o f well d e te rm in e d , all-
from stro n g In th o se w orking niiiscu
la rly to decidedly subdued Jaw s mid Ainerlenti a n c e stry on both sides of
cheekbones In th o se In p re v alen tly th e fam ily fo r fo u r o r even for th re e
m en tal occupations. O th e rw ise It Is a g e n e ra tio n s a re m uch sc a rc e r th a n Is
Maliy w ere found
ty p e d o s e to th e m edium of E nglish g en erally believed
who could qu alify on one Vide; lint
and w hite people In gen eral."
T h e m ethods w hich he em ployed to on th e o th er, one or m ore of th e gram )
collect d a ta am i a rriv e at his finding« p a re n ts w ere horn In E urope, o r else
a re d eserlb ed by D oetor H rd llek a as tlie lr p lace of b irth w as unknow n.
N evertheless, tile to ta l stu d y e x ten d ed
fo llo w s:
" I 'p to re c e n t y e ars th e belief In an to o ver 1.500 a d u lts of both sexes,
A m erican p hysical and b eh av io ristic 9.37 of whom w ere m ea su re d and e x
As re g a rd s fu
t j |i e h a s re sted on a m erely em pirical am ined In d e ta il.
and m ore or less sii|icrtl< lul basis. striin ie n ts mol c irc u m sta n c e s of e x
Such a type h a s been re p re se n ted In a m in a tio n , th e co n d itio n s o f th e In
a rt and In lite ra tu re , hut Its aelentlfle v e stig a tio n w ere Ideal.”
As to th e effects o f Im m igration,
d e te rm in a tio n h a s been w anting. It
la a w ell e sta b lish e d fact, how ever, D octor Ilrd llc k a s a y s :
"These d a ta show th n t d a rin g th e
th a t people of any n a tio n a lity , even
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lust one h undred y e a rs th is c o u n try
h a s received, p ro p o rtio n a tely to Its
e a rlie r ethnic com ponents, m any m ore
G erm ans. Irish. S can d in av ian s, Ita l
ians. Slavs, and Jew s, a n d a con
sid e rab ly sm a lle r p a rce n ta g u of Scotch,
W elsh, E nglish, D utch and F ren ch .
T he a d d itio n s of th e new to th e o ld er
| blood, which m eanw hile h a s probably
; m ore thun qu in tu p led th ro u g h n a tu ra l
Increase, will pro b ab ly re su lt in a
j population som ew hat m ore G erm an
and Irish, w ith also a tin g e m ore of
S candinavian a n d a s tro n g e r tinge
of Ita lia n , Slav and Je w ish blood th an
form erly. T h e g re at bulk of th e p o p u
lation rem ains, how ever. In orig in of
descent, B ritish, or a t lea st w e ste rn
E uropean. T h is does not m ean m uch
anthropologically.
T h e peoples here
nam ed a re not d istin c t races. T h ey a re
at m ost m ore o r less recent types.
No such type d eserv es to he called
a ‘ra ce ' unless th is term Is used loose
ly, though p resum ably th e type would
develop Into a ra ce or s tra in o f d is
tin c t, fixed c h a ra c te r If It had a ch an ce
to p e rsist over th o u sa n d s of y e a rs I d
Isolation.
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