122 . HEREDITY. 



netic, loving, attractive, or capable of being at- 

 tracted. Without it no couple ever parent strong, 

 hale, bright, well-born children. 



In early life if the element of sex be strong and 



wisely directed it is rapidly utilized in the economy 



The Develop- of nature, in the development of the boy or girl 



me J n * fMan J^into well-rounded maturity. It is in reality the 

 ana womanhood < i r < * * 



essence of life, and if retained in the organism 



will give strength and power to every function, 

 faculty and sentiment. It rounds out the physical 

 development, gives solidity and plumpness to the 

 muscles, elasticity to the step, animation to the 

 expression, vigor to the energies, keenness to the 

 intellect, vivacity to the emotions, ardor to the af- 

 fections, courage to the convictions and indivi- 

 duality, independence and stability to the char- 

 acter. 



The potency of sex in the development and 

 maintenance of physical strength, mental vigor 

 Kings and and moral courage can scarcely be appreciated 

 society. * n * ne present state of society. The almost uni- 



versal dissipation of this element, in one way or 

 another, in married life as well as in indiscreet 

 youth, leaves no true standard by which to esti- 

 mate the power of this element were it wholy di- 

 rected to the normal functions of life. There are 

 thousands, it is true, who do not intentionally mis- 

 direct this force, and as a result, if well endowed 

 by heredity, they become kings and queens in so- 

 ciety, specimens of true manhood and woman- 

 hood ; but even these are not what they might have 

 been had their ancestors acted as wisely. 



Rev. Dr. Hunter, in referring to this subject in 

 his splendid book on "Manhood, Wrecked and 



