Parentage and :the Stat. Parentage rightly undertaken' la I service us well as a duty to the world, carrying with It not only obligations but a claim, the strongest of claims, upon the whole community. It must be paid for like any other public service; serv-ice; In nny completely civilised state It must be sustained, rewarded and controlled. con-trolled. And this is to be done, not to supersede the love, pride and conscience con-science of the parent, but to supplement, supple-ment, encourage and majintalo ItH. G. Wells. i