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The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C, July 2$, 1934 Race of rmen Colnmbia University Professor Explains How Organic Chemistry May Hurry Process of Evolution to Bring Highest Development. v The coming of the superman and the auper race may not have to wait ,for the uncertain processes of evo lution taking hundreds of thousands •f years, hut may be brought about within a few generations through or* janlc chemistry. ▲ prophecy to ,thls effect, that there would be a “synthetic super man" In the not distant future, was made before the American Chemical society by Prof. ‘ Marston T. Bogert •f Columbia university. Organic chemistry, Professor Bo gert said, was gradually learning the relationship between certain chem icals and their Influence on man’s ' behavior and personality. It was also learning more and more about the chemical constitution of living matter and to synthesize products In which It Improves vastly upon na ture. The time must come, therefore, Professor Bogert said, when the chemist would be able to make sub stances that would greatly increase the thinking powers of the brain, as well as the strength, health and beauty of the body, without having to wait for the hit or miss methods of evolution, which from the human point of view, might lead In the wrong direction. When that time came, he said, syn thetic chemicals would not be used merely for the healing of His and the correction of nature’s errors, but for the positive direction ’of the forces of life by the intelligence of man. With the Intelligence nature en dowed him with he would devise ways to develop greater intelligence, by fin-ling artificial means for utiliz ing potentialities in his brain power irlng dormant because nature Appalling Death Rate Among Indian Infant* Seven years ago when, in her book "Mother India," Katherine Mayo told of appalling conditions of child and maternity mortality la that country she was subjected in some quarters to harsh criticism. About a month ago Dr. J. V. Karve, health director presi results In this direction have 4 been made in the last two, years In chetfl- leal research laboratories In England, Germany, Switzerland and in {the United States. The research had re vealed, Professor Bogert reported, that seven substances In nature, all producing different effects, some es sential Ar life while others were very destructive, were all derivatives of one and the same substance, a chemical known as phenanthrlne, the molecule of which is composed of 14 atoms of carbon and 10 atoms of hydrogen.. With this phenanthrlne as a build ing block nature had fashioned, Bo gert reported, the “sterol” group, minute quantities of which were es- In Mysore, presiding over baby week celebrations, declared the mortality among children In a year was rough- y seven times as high as adult mor tality and three tunes Jhat of infant mortality in England. One child out of every live born in India died and In some places the mortality rates were 300 to 500 per 1,000 births. Nearly 6,000 babies died dally in lndla, he said. As for moth ers, nearly 18 out of every 1,000 died of childbirth, which was not aurprls- ng when one took Into account the tal treatment a woman received during and after confinement - ° In the United States, according to statistics of 1932—the latest figures published—the total deaths of Infants less than one year old was 113,661 sentlal for sustaining animal life, and one of which, ergasterol, was the basis of Vitamin D, the rickets preventing vitamin; the sex hor mones, both male and female, which formed the basis of the theory of rejuvenation and might hold /the secret of eternal youth; the impor tant bile acids in the human body, the powerful substances of the digi talis class, so useful In stimulating heart action; the morphine group of opium alkaloids and the recently dis covered coal tar substance which produces cancer. — Philadelphia En- qnlrer.——L. / -•ow- had not provided the means for mak ing It work at fnll capacity. While many areas of the brain had been charted r.nd their purpose made known, there were still vast areas, fully half of the human brain, still as unexplored, dark and mysterious as the vast wilderness In the Afri can or South American jungles, said Professor Bogert We were now able, he added, to Synthesize drugs that had a pro found effect not only on the func tioning of the body, for good or for evil, but also on the human personal ity as well. Gradually we were learn ing the chemical relationships be tween these substances and bodily activity and were making headway In learning why they produced their results. There was every reason to hope. Professor Bogert said, that chemists would eventually be able to produce substances that would bring out the latent powers of the known and of the now unknown areas In the brain. Instead of drugs producing jtupor, or bringing to the surface qualities M cruelty smfr vlolanrc, w* would bass drugs that would enhance alert- 1 ness and Intelligence, stimulate spir itual qualities, enable the body to . atlllze all its latent powers without any after effects and make It pos sible for man to attain a greater and keener esthetic enjoyment of his own Mfe, with great good will toward the re«t of his feHows, “synthetic super men" like himself. Significant steps promising definite Weird and Wonderful Are Jap Traffic Rule* The polite Japanese do not want to put a burden on the English- speaking travelers so they have translated and posted their traffic regulations. Here is the translation. , 1—At the rise of the hand police man stops rapidly. 2— Do not pass by or otherwise dis respect him. 3— When a passenger of the foot bove in sight, tootle the horn; trump et at him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacle your passage, tootle him with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, "HI, Hi.” 4— Beware of the wandering horse "TBftt HE Hirail h6t Uke'fright aaTO Capital’s Oldest House Dates From Before 1712 Built more than one hundred years before It was burned In 1812 by Brit ish soldiers, portions of the house at 144 B street northeast, may lay claim to being the oldest in Wash ington. The second Lord Baltimore boilt it for hla eldest daughter as country residence, and presented It to her at her marriage. Bricks, flooring, cellar foundations and many other parts of the—old house are from the original struc ture itself. Firing on the Capitol, the British touched off their last shot retreating np Maryland avenue, directly In front of the house. Then Much of It was destroyed beyond repair, but portions of the materials were salvaged and used in rebuild ing it as It stands now. The carriage house was not burned. It remains as It was two centuries ago. Imme diately behind the main house, hut facing the B street side. From the heirs of Lord Baltimore the property was purchased by Mrs. I Wrier Pale. Subsequently acquired by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, It eras presented to the National Woman's party for Its headquarters. and the rate of mortality was given aa 57.9 per 1,000 live births. Mother mortality—exclusive of South Dakota and Texas—was 63 per ,10,000 live births. DAISY TLY Kl LI F R 7/„ TIRE SENSATION of‘34 THE NEW ' " ** Tirestone — CENTURY PROGRESS TIRE ( // /I JMujend ient/mUUat in QUALITY And PRICE , WITH ANY FIRST QUALITY TIRE MADE i // A f \ \ / / *: \ S= N / /./J Ik 1 r Vm * • ’ pass him by. Do not explode the ex haust box at him. Go soothingly by. 5— Give space to ede festive dog {hat shall sport la the roadway. 6— Avoid entanglement of the dog with your wheelspokes. 7— Go soothingly on the grease mud as there lurks the skid demon. 8— Press the brake of the foot as you roll around the corner to save collapse and tle-np. Good sad Bad Trales Children of large faroilles_are like ly to be superior In arithmetic, obe dience, and sociability, but they also are more apt to excel tn 1ytngr*tlfl>- bornness, suggestibility, and quarrel- someness, according to a report given before the American Psychiatric as sociation by Dr. Nell A. Dayton, of the Massachusetts department of mental diseases, Boston.—Literary Digest. 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