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the woman, in whose ovary the ovum is formed, any 

 part nor agency in its production; nor any control 

 nor any power over it. No man, however wise, scien- 

 tific and great he may be, can make any combination 

 of atoms with the properties and potentialities of 

 the spermatozoon ; nor with those of the ovum. 



The atoms in each spermatozoon are unique and 

 peculiar to it, they being similar to, but differing from, 

 those composing any other spermatozoon; and the 

 same is true of the atoms composing each ovum. So, 

 each spermatozoon appears to be endowed with the 

 power to produce a child with a form, features, char- 

 acteristics and traits resembling those of its father. 

 In like manner it appears that each ovum has the 

 power to produce a child with a form, features, quali- 

 ties and traits resembling those of its mother. 



But the smallest ant is a giant, in comparison 

 with the spermatozoon or the ovum. Neither of them 

 has any brain, nor eyes, ears, nose, touch, nor taste 

 no brain nor sense organs. It is impossible to be- 

 lieve that the spermatozoon knows the color of its 

 father's hair and eyes; his complexion; the length of 

 his nose; the size and form of his head; his facial 

 expression; his characteristics and traits. Nor can 

 we even imagine that the ovum has any knowledge 

 of its mother, nor of her anatomy, organs, form, 

 features or characteristics. 



But assuming for argument that the spermatozoon 

 and ovum do know all these things, it wouM oe absurd 

 to suppose that they can, automatically, combine, ar- 

 range and differentiate their atoms, and the new 

 daughter-cells, which are produced in the embryo 



