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tagonistic qualities and makes them one in 

 thought, feeling and desire. It is this three-fold 

 expression of the sex nature that establishes 

 the complete union of soul with soul that alone 

 makes marriage holy, love law, duty a pleasure 

 and parentage divine. 



The supreme function performed by the attrib- 

 ute of sex in the economy of nature is the creation Sex Potency and 

 of a new life. Other things being equal, a man's Heredlt y 

 power in fatherhood, and a woman's power in 

 motherhood is determined by the strength of the 

 sex nature. This statement applies not only to 

 the transmission of the general constitution of the 

 man or woman considered as a whole, but to every 

 vital function and element of mind. To illustrate : 

 A man who is naturally very strong in mechanical 

 ingenuity and but moderately strong in his mascu- 

 linity will transmit his talent only to the extent 

 of his masculinity. A mother whose superb artis- The Limitations 

 tic or musical talent may be represented by IO o, of Parcnthood ' 

 but whose femininity is deficient or exhausted so 

 that it is represented by, say 60, will, other things 

 being equal, transmit only 60 per cent of her talent 

 to her offspring. Hence, very superior parents 

 who are poorly sexed frequently parent very in- 

 ferior children; or the special talent peculiar to 

 the life of the father or mother frequently fails 

 to appear in the offspring because of a deficient or 

 exhausted sexuality. 



Great men seldom parent sons who are their The Sons of 

 equals. Even in America we have many instances Gte ^ i Men * 

 where men by their own innate genius and energy 

 have won honor, fame, or fortune, yet their sons 

 having every advantage, are unable to nearly sus- 



