Project Gutenberg 2010-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 149 Holbrook, M. L. (Martin Luther) 1831 1902 Holbrook, Martin Luther Homo-Culture; Or, The Improvement of Offspring Through Wiser Generation Produced by Bryan Ness, Lisa Reigel, Michael Zeug, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Homo-Culture; Or, The Improvement of Offspring Through Wiser Generation" by Holbrook is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work discusses the concepts of stirpiculture (the cultivation of stock or race), emphasizing human evolution, heredity, and the potential for parents to enhance the physical and mental traits of their offspring through informed choices in mating, environment, and prenatal care. The text is likely to appeal to readers interested in eugenics, genetics, and the moral implications surrounding human propagation. The opening of the book introduces the idea that throughout history, various methods have been proposed to improve the human race, frequently focusing on education, environment, and prenatal influence. Holbrook references ancient philosophical views on marriage and child-rearing, particularly the thoughts of Plato and Lycurgus, emphasizing the controversial acts of infanticide as a means to ensure a stronger society. The author expresses a desire to foster a deeper awareness among contemporary readers regarding their roles in the evolution of humanity, advocating for a more thoughtful approach to procreation that considers the potential benefits for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Heredity Eugenics HQ Text Sociology Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 429961 2025-07-14T05:53:18.108116 text/html 416499 2010-11-12T14:38:28 text/html 8633508 2025-07-14T05:54:15.474312 application/epub+zip 8533136 2025-07-14T05:53:38.326490 application/epub+zip 226829 2025-07-14T05:53:20.938056 application/epub+zip 88474626 2025-07-14T05:54:32.876337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88366028 2025-07-14T05:53:52.779452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467492 2022-09-15T14:51:08.804030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357357 2025-07-14T05:53:16.348144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357096 2010-11-12T14:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357102 2010-11-12T14:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21215 2025-07-14T05:54:33.238202 application/rdf+xml 24531 2025-07-14T05:53:21.476065 image/jpeg 4479 2025-07-14T05:53:21.206071 image/jpeg 131167 2010-11-12T14:38:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 9961728 2010-11-12T14:38:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 131126 2010-11-12T14:38:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 8371834 2025-07-14T05:53:18.654112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog