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readily admitted, yet they are in the same 

 general class with adverse elements. Growth 

 and reproduction are antithetical. Reproduc- 

 tion does not take place while growth is 

 vigorous. There is an arrest of development 

 as soon as reproduction begins. The feelings 

 due to reproduction, although pleasurable, act 

 on the structural and functional parts of the 

 body arising out of external adjustment, just 

 as adverse elements affect them. External 

 adjustment is less complete than it would be 

 if the needs of reproduction did not make 

 themselves felt. Reproduction dwarfs in the 

 same way that the excitement of sudden at- 

 tacks dwarfs. If sexual emotions are in the 

 long run beneficial, it is through their indirect 

 effects in forcing changes of environments. 



SUMMARY 



1. In a natural environment the external conditions and 

 the natural impulses harmonize. Characters arise from 

 increased energy. Beings then seek new environments 

 where their natural impulses have more opportunity to 

 develop and to become useful. 



2. Struggle indicates the presence of adverse elements 

 in the environment. Growth is determined by the steady 



