ID# 1567:
"Marriages - Fit and Unfit"
Date:
Circa 1929
Pages: 1 of 1
Source:
American Philosophical Society, Fitter Families Collectio, 2000.1284

&quote;Marriages - Fit and Unfit&quote;

[left side] Marriages, -- Fit and Unfit 1. Pure + Pure:* -- Children [underscore] Normal [end underscore] 2. Abnormal + Abnormal:* -- Children Abnormal 3. Pure + Abnormal: -- Children Normal but Tainted:* Some Grandchildren Abnormal. 4. Tainted + Abnormal: -- Children 1/2 Normal but Tainted 1/2 Abnormal 5. Tainted + Pure: -- Children: 1/2 Pure Normal 1/2 Normal but Tainted 6. Tainted + Tainted Children of Every Four, 1 Abnormal 1 Pure Normal and 2 Tainted. Pure: Normal and Transmitting only Normal. Tainted: Normal but CAN Transmit Abnormality. Abnormal: Showing the Abnormality. [right side] How Long Are We Americans To Be So Careful For The Pedigree Of Our Pigs And Chickens And Cattle, -- And Then Leave The [underscore] Ancestry Of Our Children [end underscore] To Chance, Or To "Blind" Sentiment? [end]

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