The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 1 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies

A 1920s medical doctor's passionate argument for improving the human race through科学的marriage and selective breeding. W. Grant Hague presents eugenics as the cutting-edge science of his day, urging young couples to consider their hereditary traits before marrying. He advocates for informed mate selection based on physical health, mental fitness, and moral character, believing that proper eugenic practices could eliminate disease, poverty, and societal decline across generations. The book reads as both scientific treatise and practical manual, offering guidance on ideal marriage ages, the dangers of 'inherited weakness,' and how couples might optimize their offspring. Hague writes with genuine conviction that he is serving humanity. Today, this text stands as a stark historical document of an ideology that would later justify forced sterilizations, Nazi genocide, and systemic discrimination. It is valuable not as advice, but as a window into the scientific racism and social engineering movements that shaped early 20th-century thought.