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A Curious Experiment Undertaken by a Weathy Chicago
Woman to Prove That AU Nationalities Can Dwell To-
Respect and Brotherhood
A Little Philippine Island
Baby Mrs. Bishop Hopes
to Adopt.
M RS. L. BRACKETT BISHOP,
ot Chicago, has decided to
have fifteen babies ot differ
ent races is her house.
Her principal object Is to show
that children of the most diverse
races can live In harmony together.
She Is very fond or children and It
will give her great pleasure to edu
cate fifteen little ones.
Her pleasure will bo Increased by
the great variety of her family. If
she had fifteen little American chil
dren, all of about the same else and
color, she might hare some difficult;
In telling Johnnie from Willie, hut
she will never have any trouble
about distinguishing her Eskimo
from her Patagonian protege.
She says that she hopes to prove
that children of all races can grow
equally high in the scale of Intelli
gence and that there Is no such
thing as racial Inferiority.
Mrs. Bishop is a noted worker In
many lines of social progress and
reform. She Is Interested In woman
suffrage, temperance and club work.
At the time she was married she
was In charge of the National Tem
perance Hospital, In Chicago.
At present Mrs. Bishop and her
husband are occupying a handsome
suite of apartments at the fashion
able Chicago Beach Hotel. She will,
of course, need a very large house
for her children.
Jdrs. Bishop has established three
co-operative homes In Chicago's
8outh Side, where women employed
In stores may live with their chil
dren and onjoy all the comforts of
private homes.
"Itv mv experience with the
babies;' said Mrs. Bishop In an in
terview, “I expect to demonstrate
the utter foolishness of race preju
dice. It will be a concrete and
happy example of the brotherhood
of man. I believe the plan Is abso
lutely feasible. Chicago has brought
up fifteen different races with suc
cess. Why Isn't It equally possible
to bring up fifteen little people of
different race types?
“I believe that I have had suffi
cient experience as a teacher to
know what can be done with chil
dren If they are bandied In the right
“ay. My training In the Hahne
mann Hospital has taught me the
Physical needs ot the child and how
to minister to them. I have always
felt the deepest Interest In children.
I believe that the children in this
new home will In i measure take
the place of the two little girls I lost
In Infancy. 1 had planned so much
“ their early Ossining and later
and Spaniaii Group,
A Little Jap Who May Join
the “Polyglot Family.”
education.
"I am a firm- believer that chil
dren should be allowed to teach
themselves. For Instance, when ou*
son was a little fellow be wanted to
sleep outdoors. That waa bis own
proposal, so we put up a little tent
for him and let him try It. He
braved It out all right until 10
Oclock, when he crawled back Into
•he house to his own bed.
“I have always Wonted to adopt
chl'dren. I have always felt that
race prejudice does a great Injus
tice to many, many persons. All
“ant to settle this problem, but few
are making a start In the right direc
tion. in the sight of Ood there's no
difference on - account of color or
race. Every person Is entitled to
every possible opportunity In the
development of his life.
i am a born democrat *' “'
widest sense ot that term. As the
Irishman says. 'Everybody Is Just as
good as everybody else, and a little
bit better.' I know that others are
anxious to help with this particular
plan of mine. I have received doz
ens of letters offering assistance In
the selection of the babies. I should
like to tako these babies as near to
the age ot one year as It Is possible
to get them. A house with plenty
of room and playground space must
be secured. The babies will not bo
pampered and spoiled. They will be
brought up In the natural way, for I
do not believe In suppressing the
Individuality of the child.”
Mrs. Bishop intends to secure
baby specimens of the Eskimo, the
Negrito, the Japanese, the Chinese,
the Arab, the Amu, the Gipsy, the
Hottentot, the American Indian, the
Hindu, the Moor, the Malay, the
Flan, the Patagonian, the Thibetan,
the Laplander, the Egyptian, and a
few specimens of races from widely
separated parts of Europe, such as
the English, Swedes and Spaniards.
The babies will be chosen from
races as widely separated as possi
ble by distance and climate.
“Race prejudice, In my opinion,
is one of the greatost obstacles to
the progress uf humanity," said
Mr». Riahon. "It prevents people
from learning what Is best in the
life of other races. The misunder
standings due to it lead to horrible
wars."
In the new Blehop home a cnlld
will be taught to look upon any dif
ference In the face of Its neighbor
as a pleasant variation designed by
the Creator. The fair-haired little
girl from Sweden will Team not to
run away from the woolly-haired
little Hottentot from Africa as If ha
were a demon.
"My children will grow up In such
an atmoaphere of tolerance and love
that when they leave this home they
will Bpread the gospel of universal
peace and brotherhood all over the
world,” concluded Mrs. Bishop.
"They will do more for peace than
societies and meeting* of arown-up
people can do/
fectlve teeth such as most American
children hare.
The Chinese and the many mil
lions of allied Mongolian race are
remarkable for the strength of their
nervous systems. Thor can endure
Intense pain and long-continued dis
comfort which would kill an Amer
ican or drive him mad. We shall be
able to see whether this very desir
able nervous solidity will disappear
under American conditions of living.
Mrs. Bishop will apparently en
counter seme extraordinary difficul
ties In bringing up her curiously
diverse family In the same home.
For Instance, - the little Eskimo Is
used to the most Intense cold. Hla
race has been accustomed to It for
uncounted generations.
In a hot climate an adult Eskimo
becomes prostrated and Is liable to
die. Will an Eskimo baby be able
to Mccuitom himself to the Summer
climate of Chicago?
On the other hand, people from
Central Africa and the tropical re
gions of the earth requlro a great
deal of warmth. Exposure of the
skin to the sun and air Is necessary
to their existence, but they cannot
endure such exposure In a northern
Winter. How will Mrs. Bishop be
able to look after the health of her
Eskimo and her Hottentot baby In
the snme nursery?
Scientists have tor some time dis
cussed the advisability of contain
ing the useful qualities of various
races in order to produce a more
efficient typo of humanity. The
later careers of the babies in the
Chicago home may be guided so as
to help In solving thlB problem.
lmmonse deposits of coal and
other minerals have been found In
the Arctic regions. Tbo clvinzea
world Is desperately In need ot coal,
but the Arctic climate la such that
white men can hardly work In it
The Eskimos can endure the cli
mate, but they are too lazy and un
intelligent to work.
If we could produce a halfbreed
with the climatic endurance of the
Eskimo and the strength and Intelli
gence ot the white man, we might
solve ono of the most difficult prob
lems of living. At present there Is
a strong prejudice against such a
mixture of races, but scientists any
that It Is the rational course to fol
low. One of the principal objects
of'Mrs Bishop's experiments Is to
remove '.he prejudloes that exist
against lare mixtures.
The tropics contain Immense stores
of wealth In the shape of minerals,
food and vegetable products of
which we are greatly In need, but
then again the white man of tne
temperate sones In unable to work.
The native, be he' Hottentot or
Malay, can stand,, the climate, but
he will not work. "H we could cross
the most energetlo white race with
the climatfrfcardened tropical native,
we might obtain very valuable re*
suits.
To this mixture we might add a
strain of Chinese, because that race
endures pain and hardship so calm
ly and philosophically.
It Is Interesting to know that a
new mixed race has been evolved In
the Hawaiian Islands to meet the
new conditions and Is said to be
giving splendid results. According
to a high authority from the Islands,
this race consists of seventy-five
parte Japanese, forty-five parts
Chinese and ten parts Anglo-Saxon.
It also Includes a smaller touch of
Portuguese, Korean and Porto Rican,
wltb slight French and Spanish in
fluences.
The new people are said to be
extremely handsome and well built.
They have a beautiful, rich dark
brown skin and fine eyes. They
meet all the requirements of cli
mate and Industrial efficiency admir
ably. The climate Is hot and dis
inclines a white men to labor. The
work required In the sugar field*
is severe and the full-blooded Haw
aiian was unwilling to do it. Tho
new mixed type does the work well
and enjoys good health.
Mrs. Bishop believes that her eu
genic experiment will produce many
vuluable results ot this kind and go
tar toward realising that universal
peace and brotherhood of man, for
which all good people hope.
A HOTTENTOT
MOTHER*" CHILD
© UNDERWOOD 9UNBUWM»2
How to Be Your Own Weather Prophet
T HE United States Weather
Bureau Is supposed to predict
Many fact* of great interest Can
undoubtedly be learnt by watching
the development of the«e little chil
dren of strange races. For Instance,
the members of nearly all other
races but Europeans and Americans
of European descent have very fine
^B^the quality of their teeth due to
their structure or simply to habits
of life? As the little Hottentot and
Malay babies will have to live on
American food, we shall be able to
see whether that will give them dfr
the weather we are going to
hare. It guesses wrong more fre
quently that It guesses right. A vast
number of people depend more upon
local and unauthorised forecasters
than they do upon the official predic
tion. This Is particularly true In fish
ing and farming communities. These
unofficial forecasters depend upon
natural signs for their predictions
and their deductions are based upon
a eerie* of observation* that In many
cave* have been handed down from
father to son for generations.
A community of weather prophets
that has the most honor, not only
out of their own country, but In It,
dwell In Berks County. Pa. There
for year* lived the venerable Ellas
Harts, the pioneer "goose bone man,”
who foietold the Winter by the size
and location of dark sputa ss ‘be
breast bone of a goose.
We may ask by what means a
goose can form sufficient dark epots
on Its sternum, or muskrat* can know
months In advance of Winter that It
will bo necessary to build their
bouses hlgheiv /when the Govern
ment’s official forecasters can do
nothing of the sort The answer Is
that the causes which make a cold
or an open Winter may begin to
operate early in 8ummer, and that
the phenomena noticed an some of
their results. The muskrat doesn't
build his house higher because he
know* the Winter Is going to be cold,
but the stsc factor* the* later pro
duce the Winter weather stimulate
thus early bis building faculty also.
How do the common house swal
lows of New England know'In Sep
tember that It Is time for them to
fly South? Clearly by subtle climatic
changes to which they are sensitive
and to which we an dthe Weather
Bureau are not.
The goose bone method still holds
the place of honor, but there are
many other signs u Implicitly bo*
Uoved In. Here ie a collection ot
the most weather:*, most tried and
best vouched for. Tbey have been
compiled from a hundred of Berks
County’s most honored prophets.
An early departure of birds Indi
cates an early Winter.
It the ground la white on Cbriat-
mas It will be green on Easter.
An early tall of leaves Indicates an
early Wlntsr.
When the leaves of the trees turn
red early in the Fall, the subsequent
Winter Is ears to be long nnd severe.
.A heavy crop ot note nnd persim
mons Indicates a heavy Winter. Thl*
was the case this year, both crops
being exceedingly targe.
Long bristles on hogs, ns well as
long and shaggy hair on horses and
cattle In Fall, Indicates a long Win
ter.
If the hull on shellbarks and wal
nut* 1* thick It Indicates a long snd
severe Winter.
Whenever the busk Is found to be
close and tight on the corn ears, the
Winter will be severe. This was the
caee this year.
Thick shells on onions Indicate a
herd Winter.
It in the Fall It is found that the
hair on the squirrels’ feet extends
down over the claws, or that the
feathsrs on the legs ot partridges
extend almost to the claws, the Win
ter wOl be severe.
If between Christmas and New
Year* the geese waddle In mud. they
will do so every menth ot the fol
lowing year, for the ground will not
be froten.
Whenever on September 29 the
wind comes from the south, the Win
ter will be late end mild.
If the weeds are plentiful and tall
November U the Winter will
long and severe one.
If trees are covered with a thick
layer ot moss on tho north elde tho
Winter wlU be severe. Hie moss
trill be a protection from the north
winds, sleet, hail and enow.
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If wild bees gather a targe store
of honey Winter will he a long one.
It the weather to pleasant on No
vember 28 and 24 the Winter win be
mild, hut If the wind le from the
north it will be severe.
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The Weather Telling Gooaabone. It
Is Divided, ss Diagram Shows, Into
Months. Tho Siss, Position snd
Degree of Darkness of tho Spots
Indiceto the Severity of the Win
ter snd the times of Snow snd
Cold. This Bone for ltld Shows
Open Weather Up to the Middle
of December sad Severe Weather
Into April and May.
The early moulting ot domestle
fowls means early Winter; otherwise
the Winter win he late.
It the apleeu ot hoga Is short and
thlok the Winter will be short.
It the scales on the buds ot tree*
are short and thick tho subsequent
Winter wilt be severe.
It there is Ice In November that
>s ur« scouii ore pisnuxui ana ua will hear a duck, there will he.
in the Fall, the snow will bo plentl- nothing thereafter but sleet and
ful and deep. muck.
If the month of November la e If horses and cattle have a raven
ous appetite la tho Fall the Wlntsr
will be a long ono. 3
It nnts ere plentiful the Winter
Will begin late but will be long and
warm month, the Winter will be
severe.
The number of days from the first
now tell to the end ot the month
Indicate* the number ot enow falls
for the Winter.
. . . . v It tortoise* go down Into the
A heavy fur on cate, wild bears, ground early and burrow to an on-
raccoons and opossums all Indicate usual depth eevere Winter follows,
a severe Winter. H corn husks are
It the leaves ot the trees end the stalks lean to !
grape vines do not fell before for a bad Winter.
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