Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1911 — Cities and Race Vitality. [ARTICLE]

Cities and Race Vitality.

The Napoleon wan ao drained the dower of French manhood that even today the physical stature of the aver* age Frenchman to nearly half an inch below what it waa at the beginning of Napoleon’s reign. The country in America, today la constantly paying a similar tribute to the city in the sacrifice of its beat blood, Ito beat brain, the finest physical and mental fiber in the world. This great stream of superb country manhood which to ever flowing cityward to rapidly deteriorated by the softening, emasculating Influences of the city until the superior virility, stamina and sturdy qualities entirely disappear in two or three generations of city life. Our city civilisation to always in a process of decay and would In a few generations become emasculated and effeminate were it not for the pure crystal stream of country youth flowing steadily into and purifying the muddy, devitalized stream of city life. It would soon become so foul and degenerate as to threaten the physical and moral health of the dwellers.— Success Magazine.