ts, if they wish their
children to inherit, whatever intellectual progress, they as parents,
may achieve. The new psychology, with a better knowledge of nature's
evolutionary methods, declares, that these trained intellectual
attributes, may be transmitted to offspring, if the parents are willing
to prepare themselves, to respond to the demands of natural law.
"In the domain of more practical club work, the members are taught how
to prepare the diet and clothing, which may be necessary for the proper
care of healthy nursing mothers and infants. They are also taught the
hygiene and physiology of motherhood; in addition, as much as possible,
about the laws that govern the procreative body of woman, when it
becomes the temple of evolving life. In connection therewith, they are
instructed to observe closely, the initial and pre-natal conditions,
which dominate this primal stage of embryo life.
"As a result of this comprehensive course of training, our young mothers
soon find themselves, inspired by a hypnotic wave of enthusiasm, which
is sure to follow many days of pleasant association, discussion, and
systematic study. Stimulated by this enthusiasm, and aided by the
potency of co-operative thinking, they endeavor to discover new avenues,
through which they may reach and maintain, better physical, mental and
spiritual conditions, which shall bring them into a more perfect
harmony, with the laws of unfoldment which govern planetary evolution.
The success, which has rewarded their efforts in this direction, has far
exceeded, even the ambitious hopes of Gertrude Gerrish.
"For the purpose of preserving a series of valuable records, for the
benefit of this and coming generations; club members are urged to put in
writing, such ideas as may come to them, as the result of individual
thought, or from co-operative study, discussion and observation. These
papers are carefully condensed, sifted, classified, and placed in proper
record form, by the editing committee of the club. This committee, is
also instructed to prepare short extracts, essays and descriptive
articles relating to club work, for publication in the mothers' column
of the Solaris Sentinel.
"This outline sketch, my dear Fern, will give you some idea of the scope
of the work, in which, I know you are greatly interested. In brief, it
means a practical illustration, of the use of scientific methods, for
improving the race. The club hopes to give a satisfactory answer
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