Proud young adults embarking on a University degree will soon be wanting to find a mate to join with in holy matrimony. I hear young ladies are now attending the University, and they in particular will need stern guidelines on choosing a husband who will not turn out to be a degenerate.
The man who has what is often termed a “bad eye” or a crafty expression should be shunned, as he will surely lead any woman who marries him a miserable life. Sometimes these eyes are fierce, often restless, while the eyebrows have a tendency to lower. Notice them when their possessor meets strangers or people he does not like, and the evil spirit back of the eye will be apparent, although otherwise well hidden.
In any city or town one had not far to go to find young men with a more or less slouchy gait, low forehead, chin narrow, jaw widening rapidly until it becomes prominent under the ear, eyes near together, and generally restless, receding forehead and chin, back of head almost in line with the back of the neck, etc. Such a man, even though of pleasing address, will prove to be cruel, - if a workman, likely to engage in strikes and frequently out of work.
They are degenerates in whom the natural mental qualities are illy developed and who are sadly deficient in that most important of all qualities, self-control. The are like an engine without a safety-valve or balance wheel. They may run all right for a time, but trouble is sure to come before long. So it is with the degenerate. He may make a fairly good appearance for a time, but it is not in him to do well. He, too, will cause trouble.
To a careful observer, the signs of degeneracy are always apparent, and such persons should be shunned for companions and especially avoided when matrimony is the end of the companionship.
*This information was taken from Vitalogy, a real medical book published in 1923 and sold in New Zealand. This column is for entertainment only and should not be taken as advice by anyone, ever.