. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. 0)mpIimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank minute interview, the result of which is that I have been plunged into the arena of child culture, and fantastic words have been put in my mouth which were never uttered, espe- cially in placing environment so far above heredity. They are on the average equal, in fact, life is a fluctuating balance between these two lines of energ}\ Sometimes one holds the reins, sometimes the other, but both are always in action where there is life. "On this subject even
. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. 0)mpIimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank minute interview, the result of which is that I have been plunged into the arena of child culture, and fantastic words have been put in my mouth which were never uttered, espe- cially in placing environment so far above heredity. They are on the average equal, in fact, life is a fluctuating balance between these two lines of energ}\ Sometimes one holds the reins, sometimes the other, but both are always in action where there is life. "On this subject even many alleged scientists seem very much muddled, and how can those who do not make it a special study be expected to have well-defined ideas on it? "Biologically considered, each human being is only an outside expression of the great tree of human life, and what I shall say to you this evening is in the belief that any subject is better understood when seen from several slightly difEercnt points of view. "The great questions at stake are, Which has the more influence in building the life of a child, heredity or . environ- ment? And, Are acquired characters inherited? My own observations prove that all characters that are inherited have once been acquired, and that heredity is only the sum of all these past environments, which if impressed on the heredity long and strong enough in any specific direction will become a part of heredity itself, and this new heredity, already slightly changed by these late environments will have to meet new environments as before, which will by repetition become fixed in the ever new and constantly fluctuating heredity. "Did you ever think what is the most pliable and the most precious product of all the ages? It is not pigs, mules, books or locomotives, cotton or corn—but children. Children cannot all be treated alike; each has his or her special in- dividuality, which is the most valuable of all Please note that these
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