Uncontrolled Breeding; Or, Fecundity Versus Civilization; A Contribution to the Study of Over-Population as the Cause of War and the Chief Obstacle to the Emancipation of Women
Uncontrolled Breeding; Or, Fecundity Versus Civilization; A Contribution to the Study of Over-Population as the Cause of War and the Chief Obstacle to the Emancipation of Women
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...to rear strong and able children, to continue the race, drag into the dust that which is the highest end of women--motherhood. It is to be hoped that the willingness to bring sacrifices will lead to a change for the better. The sale of means to prevent conception has become a public scandal. The most remote corners are ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...to rear strong and able children, to continue the race, drag into the dust that which is the highest end of women--motherhood. It is to be hoped that the willingness to bring sacrifices will lead to a change for the better. The sale of means to prevent conception has become a public scandal. The most remote corners are visited by travelers for the manufacturers of these articles--even female travelers. Though, of course, statistical data for the destruction of germinating life sic1 are not available, it is a question of great numbers. Already Tacitus speaks of the restriction of children amongst the ancient Germans as a serious mistake. The phenomenon of an increase in the birth-rate after war, as has been noticed in former wars, must not be counted upon to counter-balance the terrible losses of this world war, unique in history. Many thousands of young men are eliminated for some years. But we will make good this loss, if we recognize the danger. We need an increase in human beings to guard against attacks of envious neighbors as well as to fulfill our cultural mission. Our whole economic development depends on increase of our people...." The middle-class newspapers proceeded to take up the cry thus raised, "Central Europe needs children, children!" Naumann's watchword in his famous book is quoted with enthusiasm,2' That is the indispensable condition both for military and industrial success." Official figures are quoted3 for Prussia in 1914--1,202,528 births and 802,776 deaths, an excess of 399,752 All over the world opponents of the preventives mentioned endeavor to create the impression that destruction of life is involved in their use. The suggestion is, of course, the result of gross ignorance of the very rudiments of physiology; b...
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