Show 1 r Ar The The Heredity Alibi 1 By DR FRANK CRANE A lovelorn writer had a a. good article recently on the he heredity alibi She pointed out that this Is one of ot the most abused alibis in the world and one of ot which the weaklings are especially fond It seems to be limited to the weaklings Koman No Ko Noman Noman man who is Js honest upright and has the other virtues virtues vir- vir tues ues attributes It to the influence of ot his grandfather lIe le always always' takes credit for such things himself But when a man Is Isa a drunkard and loose in his sex life lifer or r otherwise self indulgent very often otten he or his hism m mother ther for him hint will attribute it to the influence of pf othis his its f fathers father's ther's uncle or some such person verson If It a man has a hereditary leaning for instance towards to- to wards liquor why doesn't he leave It alone I know a man who is prominent in politics himself him him- self elf the governor of ot a state and his father before hIm ilm a governor The father had been a a. great drunk- drunk ard 3rd rd For that reason his son never touched It lie He knew the weakness was In his blood and he a avoided voided It t. t This Is' Is the in main ln thing for which heredity is good It ought to teach us what kind of at to avoid I Any man who goes to the devil Is the maker of ot his ils own downfall We Ve never place a false stone In Inthe inthe the he edifice of at our career unless unless' we do 10 It ourselves es Likewise any man who achieves success is entitled en- en titled to to credit for it Other people and events may have lave contributed to his venture but but they wo would ld have lave meant nothing without his cooperation The one thing that a successful man clings to toIs tois tos Is s his sense of ot responsibility lie He is ig the master athis of at his its fate and he hI ought to be the captain of his soul Our true heredity is from God and we all have In Ins Inus Inus us s the power to make something of ot ourselves The Orientals deify their ancestors but all aU we wese use se them for Is to put the blame of ot our actions on them liem Tf f everything that is said about bout heredity were true rue this orid would steadily go to the dogs As AsIt Asit Ast It t is it Is growing better and It is improving beCause because be be- cause ause there is a continual crop of new babies enering entering entering en- en ering Into It and humanity is always starting a again aln No matter what your father or or mother or great- great uncles were therefore you Jou should not be down- down hearted Dr Johnson once asked a woman to marry him and nd she replied Sir I cannot because my 01 condition con- con In life lite Is not equal to yours ours Besides I have two wo uncles that have been hung He answered As far tar as position In life liCe Is concerned concerned con- con all au men are born equal and as far as an an- estors are concerned while I have no uncles that have ha lave been hung I have several relatives that ought to tobe o be hung I. I Copyright 1927 McClure New Newspaper Syndicate Inc |