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shows life at the crest of the wave, and while in 

 low forms the reproductive period is quickly 

 passed and life ended, in higher forms the life is 

 protracted. Instead of one tremendous effort re- 

 sulting in many offspring and involving fatal par- 

 ental sacrifice, there are recurring efforts resulting 

 in but few offspring at a time, and terminating 

 less tragically to the parent. 



So complex is the higher life that but a limited 

 number of descendants can be perfected at one 

 effort. 



So here we see the flame of love, instead of 

 bursting forth in one great consuming conflagration, 

 glowing in a steady fire that periodically bursts 

 forth into more intense activity, then subsiding, 

 but never dying, warms and vitalizes continually, 

 intensifying and exhilarating splendidly at these 

 recurring intervals of increased power. 



The transformation worked by love in the higher 

 life is as great, though not as apparent, as that 

 worked by it in the butterfly. 



What might be termed the larval state of the 

 mammal bears no outward resemblance to that of 

 the insect. Yet the young mammal is a very differ- 

 ent creature from the adult form. As maturity ap- 

 proaches we know that all the tissues of the body 

 undergo change. The young creature emerges 

 from nonenity to individuality through the acquire- 

 ment of sex power. 

 • The young mammals of any given species much 



