1 4 HEREDITY. 



" Vom Vater hab' ich die Statur, 



Des Lebens ernstes Fiihren ; 

 Vom Mutterchen die Frohnatur 



Die Lust zu fabuliren." Goethe. 



" Stature from father and the mood, 



Stern views of life compelling ; 

 From mother I take the joyous heart, 



The love of story-telling. 

 Grandfather's passion was the fair. 



What if I still reveal it ? 

 Grandmother's pomp and gold and show, 



And in my bones I feel it. 



Bayard Taylor's Translation. 



Laws of heredity seem to be the same for all living 

 creatures. This is a strong evidence of their common 

 origin. Value of pedigree. 



Galton's suggestion as to the possibility of charts 

 of heredity, like charts of harbors. Difficulty in their 

 compilation. 



Persistence of hereditary qualities. Atavism. The 

 colt from Milpitas with three hoofs on two of its feet. 



