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5,1, Sweden. Gustavus III., extraordinary mind. His large eminent re- 

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3,0, Tour. Great Turenne, celebrated commander. 



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Since there are eighteen persons in this group, the fractions 30/18 

 and 9/18 give us the averages 1.67 and .50 seen in Plate I. to be the 

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The Inheritance of Moral Qualities. 

 The reasons for the belief that heredity is almost the entire cause 

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nient must consequently play a very minor role, have already been 

 given. The reasons are of a twofold nature. First, the practically 

 perfect results derived from what might be expected of heredity, both 



