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pline. Repeated acts increase the definiteness 

 of bodily reactions, and if the repetition is fre- 

 quent and prolonged, the flow of emotion is 

 from the rigidly disciplined outer organs in- 

 ward to the now relatively less rigid inner 

 organs of expression. The inner primitive 

 organs become more plastic, evolve until they 

 harmonize with the outer organs, and are at 

 length regenerated to conform to present con- 

 ditions. Therefore, while acquired characters 

 cannot create new organs of expression, they 

 can, through the discipline they impose, re- 

 generate old organs, forcing them to express 

 internally new objective conditions utilized by 

 the acquired characters. Regeneration and con- 

 version are not arbitrary phenomena, but the 

 direct result of an imposed discipline. New 

 forms of bodily discipline thus antedate each 

 new emotion and each conversion. 



Let me put this thought in another light. 

 Bodily emotion is the result of the surplus 

 energy created by disciplined motor organs, and 

 it affects and regenerates those inner organs 

 of expression to which we give the name of 

 mental activity. While these inner organs are 



