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The icsiilt is of üxtremo iinportance, for two reasons : 



((() It illustrates Iho ah.sunlitv of tlio prevalent biologicai conrcjitioii.s of 

 regression as a coiistaiit Cactror, oiily n'slraiiicil hy the actiou of persistent selection. 



(7^) It empha.sisc's tln' all-iinportaiit law that with judicious mating liutiKui 

 stock is capablc of rapid progress. A few geiierations suffice to mo(Hf'y a lace of 

 rnon, and the iialions wiiicli hroed freely oniy froni tlieir {Joorcr Stocks will not be 

 doininant fartors in civilisation b)' the end of the ceiitiir)'. 



APPENDIX OF CORRELA'IION TABLES. 



Ur(/iiiiic ('vrreldtiüii 



I. 

 ii. 



iii. 

 iv. 



V. 



vi. 

 vii. 

 viii. 

 ix. 



X. 



xi. 

 xii. 



XUl. 



xiv. 



SV. 



Staturc aiid Span in Fatliors 

 „ „ Mothere . 



„ „ Sons 



„ „ Daughtor.s 



S[ian and Foreann in Fathcrs . 

 „ „ Motliers . 



„ „ Sims 



„ „ Daughters 



Forcarni and Statnrc in Fathers 

 „ „ Mothers . 



„ „ SoDs 



„ „ Daughters 



Direct Assortative Mating ( 



Staturos uf Fatliers and Motliers . 

 Spans „ „ 



Foroarms „ „ 



C7VSS Assortative Muthui Correlations. 



relations. 



PAGK 



399 

 399 

 400 

 401 

 402 

 402 

 403 

 404 

 405 

 405 

 406 

 407 



408 

 409 

 410 



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