No one cares so heartily to own a dog which has been the property of another; a fortiori of a child.

It is clearly, then, not as a necessity that the babe is adopted.

If such were the case, if like the ancient Romans all a man wanted was the continuance of the family line, he would naturally wait until the last practicable moment; for he would thus save both care and expense.

In the Far East adoption is quite a different affair.

There it is a genealogical necessity--like having a father or mother.