Show BABIES WANTED I Is now difficult to realize that early In the seventeenth century tho French were famed on the continent for their contnent extraordinarilylarge families But this state of things did not last very long and one hundred years later a Princess of France put on record that whereas In the old days families of twentytwo to twentyfive children I wero quite usual now five or six at I most were the rule Ono very practical I stop has been taken by a number of i prominent Frenchmen drawn from diverse 1 i di-verse political groups and social circles the formation of the National Alliance I Alli-ance for the Increase of the Population of France The society on the whole approves the following remedies 1 Tho grant of a double electoral vote tot to-t h fathers of more than two children C5 Tho withdrawal of certain political rights from bachelor This Is not anew new Idea for in October 1703 the con vonllou passed a vote excluding bachelors bache-lors from tine Consell des Anclcns which then answered to the French Senate 3 The rccslabllshmont of 0 bastardy law Ills not generally known that this law was abolished by Napoleon Napo-leon and tho t ojTeel has been to en courago Illegitimacy and subsequent prostitution The absence of a bas tardy law is quite contrary to French feel u G and Is undoubtedly the reason why French Juries so constantly acquit unfortunate girls when they take the law Into their own hands and avenge themselves by means of vitriol generally gener-ally on their seducers I 1 A modification modifica-tion of the succession laws This Is certainly the most practical of all though t It may lot scorn so to English people flit depopulation of France is i almost enliroly owing to the rigid rules I which prevent a parent from disposing I of his property ux he pleases The HO clely seeks to modify UIOHO rules In the I direction of tho English system which has certainly worked to produce 1 large families And It Is remarkable In this I connection to note that the lowest claret conneclon I of French parents who have absolutely no property to divhlt at their death In I variably have enormous families i fact which Is 1 full of terrible augury for j the future of the nation But as things are a great French landowner or manufacturer man-ufacturer has all his interests set against having a large family At tho same time It must be remembered that this French system of equal division among all the children han brought about 0 remarkably wldo distribution of wealth and has markedly raised the standard of comfort Review of Reviews Re-views |