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Show The bill now before the Michigan legialature prohibiting tho manage of first cousins in that stato excites the apprcnension of Bome well-meaning personB, who fear that its operation will allect persona eo related now living in wedlock. This apprehension apprehen-sion ia groundless. The expediency of the law is disputed by many of the Michigan editors, who maintain that marriages of this nature, however ill-advised, ill-advised, do not properly demand any interference on the part of govern ment. It it can be proved, however, that the marriage of firat cousins canyes any pernepiihle iucroaae in the number of helpless persona Biipported in public charitable institutions, there will be a strong argument in favor of the bill. Popular sentiment aeema to be on the side of it9 enactment into a law. |