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sion toward a certain class of objects Avas inhibited early in 

 life b}^ habits, formed under the intlnence of example; and that 

 then a kind of sexual aj)petite, of which very likely most 

 men possess the germinal possibility, developed itself in an 

 unrestricted way. That the development of it in an abnormal 

 way may check its development in the normal way, seems 

 to ,be a well-ascertained medical fact. And that the direc- 

 tion of the sexual instinct towards one individual tends to 

 inhibit its application to other individuals, is a law, upon 

 which, though it suffers many exceptions, the whole regime 

 of monogamy is based. These details are a little unpleas- 

 ant to discuss, but they show so beautifullj- the correctness 

 of the general principles in the light of which our review 

 has been made, that it was impossible to pass them over 

 unremarked. 



Jealousy is unquestionably instinctive. 



Parental Love is an instinct stronger in woman than in 

 man, at least in the early childhood of its object. I need 

 do little more than quote Schneider's lively description of 

 it as it exists in her : 



" As soon as a wife becomes a mother her whole thought and feel- 

 ing, her whole being, is altered. Until then she had only thought of 

 her own well-being, of the satisfaction of her vanity ; the whole world 

 appeared made only for her ; everything that went on about her was 

 only noticed so far as it had personal reference to herself ; she asked 

 of every one that he should appear interested in her, pay her the requi- 

 site attention, and as far as possible fulfil her wishes. Now, how- 

 ever, the centre of the world is no longer herself, but her child. She 

 does not think of her own hunger, she must first be sure that the child 

 is fed. It is nothing to her that she herself is tired and needs rest, so 

 long as she sees that the child's sleep is disturbed ; the moment it stirs 

 she awakes, though far stronger noises fail to arouse her now. She, 

 who formerly could not bear the slightest carelessness of dress, and 

 touched everything with gloves, allows herself to be soiled by the in- 

 fant, and doea not shrink from seizing its clouts with her naked hands. 

 Now, she has the greatest patience with the ugly, piping cry-baby 

 (^Schreihals), whereas until now every discordant sound, every slightly 

 unpleasant noise, made her nervous. Every limb of the still hideous 

 little being appears to her beautiful, every movement fills her with de- 

 light. She has, in one word, transferred her entire egoism to the child, 

 and lives only in it. Thus, at least, it is in all unspoiled, naturally-bred 



