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ter Power of High Ideals Children of Superintendents Mechanical 

 Ingenuity Inventive Genius To Increase Inventive Power Originality 

 Improved ^he Heredity of an Inventor Art and Music Indifferent 

 Mentatior .neffectual The Perceptive Faculties Cultivating Perceptive 

 Power Born Dullards Why Some Are Slow to Learn Effects of Cul- 

 ture Tommy and His Mother Memory Defined The Power of Recol- 

 lection Systems of Memory Culture Memory Requires Brain Building 

 Improving the Memory Specific Memories Vary Laughter Is Invigo- 

 rating Cultivating Hope and Gladness Effects of Worrying The Burden 

 of Care Honest Men Wanted Honesty May Be Inborn Lying a Family 

 Trait A Mother's Experience Cultivating Conscience A Dishonest Suc- 

 cess Woman's Greatest Gift to the World Kindness The Measure of 

 a Man's Religion Altrujsm To Cultivate Kindness Suggestions for 

 Soul Growth Reverence and Faith Reverence Essential to Government 

 Great Men Believe in God Basis of Confidence Letting in the Light 

 Faith a Dynamic Power. To Improve Reverence and Faith Goodness in 

 a Child's Face Children of Light. 



XIV. INITIAL IMPRESSIONS 205214 



Generation, Birth and Regeneration The Three Decisive Periods of 

 Life The Supreme Moment A Strange Inconsistency The Formation 

 of a New Life Initial Impressions Inception During Intoxication 

 Power of Initial Impressions Effect of Transient States An Editor's 

 Daughter A White Sheep in a Black Flock An Orator's Strange Influ- 

 ence The Inception of Life A Dream Destroyed Virility Determines 

 Results Vitality of Spermatozoa Season Most Desirable for Birth 

 Advantages of the Spring Time Physical Vigor Indispensable Recrea- 

 tion Virility Governs Transmission To Increase Magnetic Power 

 Period of Greatest Viability Mutual Love and Confidence The Vivifying 

 Power of Love Perfect Sympathy Is Desirable Mental Condition De- 

 sirable Spiritual Preparation To Create a Child in God's Image. 



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Evolutionary Heredity Opinions of Authorities Newton on Pre- 

 natal Culture Bayer on Maternal Impressions When Education Should 

 Begin Fowler's Observations Maternal Impressions and Genius Napo- 

 leon's Prenatal Training "Buffalo Bill's" Heredity Prof. Herron's 

 Inheritance Variations Through Impressions Testimony of Mothers 

 Prenatal Education Objections Answered Relation of Mother and Child 

 The Order of Training Hygenic Living Is Required The Corset Must 

 Go Dr. Stockham Chasity a Demand of Maternity Helen Gardener 

 Dr. Cowan on Continence The Abnormal Defended A Chief Cause of 

 Depravity Infant Mortality The World's Great Need Maternal Free- 

 dom Enslaved Motherhood The Principles of Liberty Transmitted 

 Patriots Are Born of Free Women Influence of Surroundings Raphael's 

 Madonna Frances Willard Opposite Tastes in Sisters. 



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The Formative Period Prenatal Impressions Most Potential No 

 Short Cuts in Nature Transcient Impressions Outgrown Persistency of 

 Fixed Factors Persistent Training Required The Animal Propensities 

 No Rule Applicable to All Appetites and Longings Courage and Energy 

 Suggestions to Strengthen Courage The Acquisitive Instinct Honesty 



