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CHAPTER IV. EUGENICS, BIOLOGY, SEX HYGIENE

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I. Cabot, Richard C, The Christian Approach to Social Morality. Y. W. C. A. Press, N. Y. C. 1913. 99 p. $.50. The Consecration of the Affections and other essays.

Cabot, Richard C. What Men Live By. (Chap. II.)

Davenport, Chas B. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics. Holt. 1911. 298 p. Illus. Bibl. $2.00. Biological data and family histories tracing heredity of unit characters and methods of transmission.

Davenport, Chas. B. State Laws Limiting Marriage Selection. Eugenics Record Office, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. 1913. 66 p. Ill. Bibl. $.40. Laws for each state; criticism from eugenics standpoint.

Dawson, George E. The Right of the Child to be Well Born. (_a_) Funk. 1912. 144 p. Illus. $.75. Principles of eugenics; responsibility toward the child.

Exner, M. J. The Physician’s Answer. Y. M. C. A. Press, N. Y. C. 1913. 50 p. $.25. Medical authority contradicting prevailing misconceptions regarding sex.

Foerster, F. W. Marriage and the Sex Problem. Stokes. 1912. 228 p. $1.35. Biological, medical, psychological and social phases.

Galton, Francis. Eugenics: Its Definition, Scope and Aims. Amer. Jour. of Sociology, July, 1904. Also in his Sociological Papers.

Geddes, Patrick, and Thomson, J. Arthur. Sex. Holt. 1914. $.50. Biological and sociological aspects of sex in human life.

†Guyer, M. J. Being Well-born. Bobbs-Merrill. 1916. 250 p. Illus. Bibl. $1.00. A popular and interesting account of genetics and eugenics, thoroughly scientific.

†Jewett, Frances G. The Next Generation. (_a_) Ginn. 1914. 235 p. 111. Bibl. $.75. Concrete account of heredity and eugenics, especially for young people.

Jordan, David S. Heredity of Richard Roe. (_a._) Unitarian Press, Boston. 1913. 165 p. $1.20. In story form; the principles and facts of heredity and eugenics.

†March, Norah H. Towards Racial Health. Routledge. 1915. Illus. Bibl. 326 p. $1.50. A comprehensive book especially for young people, includes physical, biological, psychological and social phases.

Pussey, Wm. A. Syphilis as a Modern Problem, American Medical Assn. Press, Chicago, 1914. 128 p. $.25. An authoritative statement regarding medical and social phases.

Reed, Chas. A. L. Marriage and Genetics, Galton Press, Cincinnati, 1913. 183 p. $1.00. The most definite statement of practical application of laws of heredity of unit characters; the eugenic medical examination.

Saleeby, C. W. Parenthood and Race Culture. Moffatt. 1909. 398 p. $2.50. Principles of eugenics in theory and practice; race poisons.

II. The Eugenics Review. Edited by Eugenics Education Society. Huebsch. $5.25. Authoritative articles on heredity and social phases of eugenics.

The Journal of Heredity. Edited by Amer. Genetic Assn. Washington, D. C. $2.00. Articles on plant, animal and human heredity; eugenics. Book reviews.

Social Hygiene. Edited by Amer. Social Hygiene Assn., New York City. $2.00. Devoted especially to these phases of social reform.

III. American Genetic Association. Washington, D. C. Devoted chiefly to biological research and study.

American Social Hygiene Association. New York City. Chas. W. Eliot, Hon. Pres. Devoted to social surveys, legislation, law enforcement, education; lecture bureau, lantern slides, pamphlet literature, information bureau.

Eugenics Education Society. London. Founded by Francis Galton. Conducts public lectures for education; issues pamphlets.

Pamphlets issued by the above organizations, also by Health Education League (Boston), and by Association Press.

Examination of family histories, with advice on hereditary probabilities, made by Eugenics Record Office, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. No fee.

Physical examinations (Chap. VIII).

(See also Chap. X 4C.)