changes; races in Siberia; Africa; America; West Indies;
Australia and New Zealand; wide diffusion of Arabs and
Chinese; power of man to shape future humanity.

POPULATION

Over-population; Malthus--the danger of applying his
prudential check; his originality; his phrase of misery check
is in many cases too severe; decaying races and the cause
of decay.

EARLY AND LATE MARRIAGES

Estimate of their relative effects on a population in a few
generations; example.

MARKS FOR FAMILY MERIT

On the demand for definite proposals how to improve
race; the demand is not quite fair, and the reasons why;
nevertheless attempt is made to suggest the outline of one;
on the signs of superior race; importance of giving weight
to them when making selections from candidates who are
personally equal; on families that have thriven; that are
healthy and long-lived; present rarity of our knowledge
concerning family antecedents; Mr. F.M. Hollond on the
superior morality of members of large families; Sir William
Gull on their superior vigour; claim for importance of
further inquiries into the family antecedents of those who
succeed in after life; probable large effect of any system