124 HEREDITY. 



fell upon them. With the continued dissipation 

 of this force the length of man's life became 

 shorter and shorter, his physical stature grew less 

 and less, until the degenerate race became an 

 abomination unto the Lord. 



How much of truth there may be in this ancient 

 tradition concerning the period when man enjoyed 

 perpetual youth, we know not; but history vindi- 



Traditlon 1 Agree. cates tne claim that man's days have gradually 

 been shortened, his physical stature lessened and 

 his spiritual perception degenerated almost to ex- 

 tinction. Science, too, has in recent years be- 

 come a witness to the validity of the ancient tra- 

 dition. Every up-to-date scientist in Europe and 

 America has abandoned the old idea of man's 

 "physical necessities," that for centuries was an 

 excuse for his dissipation, and now they declare 

 with one accord that the highest degree of phy- 

 sical, mental and moral development is attained 

 most easily by a life of absolute chastity. 



Sex power, if retained in the system during 

 youth and adult life, is converted into magnetism, 



A Hint to th v i tan ty> ener g v > vivacity, memory, creative fancy, 

 originality, aspiration, moral courage, sympathy, 

 life, manhood and womanhood. A hint to the 

 wise is sufficient. He who would improve any 

 attribute of body, mind or soul and wield the 

 scepter of power ; who would feel in mature years 

 the buoyancy of youth, should learn and obey 

 the law of sex. He who would thrill with the 

 power of magnetism and inspire others with its 

 subtle force; who would realize the romance of 

 love and the poetry of an ardent soul ; who would 

 feel ambition "mount from weird earth to vaulted 



