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Show 8AYS INDUSTRIALISM FILL8 THE A8YLUM8 Philadelphia, March 16. That Industrialism In-dustrialism Is tho principal cause of tho filling of Jallg and Insane asylums, asyl-ums, the killing off of one-third of all babies In the first year of their lives and the restricting of othor births, was declared by Dr. M. G. Schapp, professor ot neuropathy at Cornell university In an address here today at a conference on mental hygiene. hy-giene. "Degeneration and race suicide, ho said, "Increase with industrial supremacy and tho stress of tucUr'i competition Is tho causo of much Insanity. In-sanity. Employment of women in factories and tho almost ceaseless activity demanded of all classes In 1 efforts to rotaln their positions are leading causes In the breakdown ol mental health." |