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edly was due to the postnatal training and early 

 environments of the two ; yet much was certainly 

 due to prenatal influences. 



The fact that a mother can influence her off- 

 spring even in the slightest degree by prenatal 

 training should make her careful in the selection 

 of her company, the books she reads, the thoughts 

 she entertains and the ideals she holds uppermost 

 in her soul. 



