NATURAL INHERITANCE. 



By FRANCIS GALTON, F.R.S., etc. 



8vo. Cloth. $2.50. 



Mr. Galton is a specialist in this department, and he has collected a vast amount 

 of material. His conclusions do not favor the extreme ideas of heredity held by many 

 writers. His argument seems to establish the fact that ' the chain of natural endow- 

 ments remains essentially the same through all ages, and of equal size throughout.' 

 There is a tendency, in spite of peculiarities, to return to about the average size, 

 height, intellect, etc. It is an interesting and valuable work." — The Sunday School 

 yoitrtial, 



"Mr. Francis Gallon's studies of the science of heredity have an authoritative 

 value in sociology, since his arguments are based upon thorough investigations, and 

 accompanied by careful comparisons. Natural Inheritancey his latest study upon 

 the subject, is a valuable illustration of his manner in arguing from collected data. . . . 

 Tables and appendix add to the scientific interest of the work, which may be regarded 

 as a most suggestive and valuable contribution to the study of modern society." — 

 The Boston Journal. 



" The general feeling with which one leaves the book is an admiration of the pow- 

 ers of method to give meaning to facts; an appreciation of the complex system of 

 inferences that make each individual what he is; and a hope that posterity will be 

 able to utilize the fruits of such workers as Mr, Galton for the amelioration of man- 

 kind." — The Christian Union. 



" Mr. Galton is the highest authority on this subject; a new book by him is an 

 event in the scientific world. . , . Scientific men will enjoy particularly the study of 

 Mr. Galton 's processes, the usefulness of which is by no means limited to the investi- 

 gation of heredity." — Boston Advocate. 



" Mr. Francis Galton, whose studies in heredity have been life-long, whose meth- 

 ods are so patient, is the last man in the world to ventilate startling theories, or to 

 assert ill-digested things as facts. . . . For perfecting philosophical inquiry, for pru- 

 dence and good judgment, Mr. Galton is to be considered as presenting the highest 

 examples of modern research." — The Nevj York Times. 



" This is Mr. Galton's latest treatise on a subject and in a field of investigation 

 which he has made almost exclusively his own. Whatever one may think of his con- 

 clusions, no one who has any adequate conception of * Science ' can find fault with 

 either the spirit of the author or the manner in which his investigations are carried 

 on. It would be impossible here to do anything like justice to the details of his 

 method, which is in general observation, experiment, and generalization; but it is 

 simple justice to say that no effort to reach general laws by an induction from phe- 

 nomena was ever made with more scrupulous method. The problem he has under- 

 taken to solve is one of extreme difficulty, and he does not profess to have done more 

 than furnish a contribution toward its solution; but, by publishing what this work 

 contains, he has made it possible to secure the intelligent co-operation of hosts of co- 

 workers wherever his book is read, and in this way he has done a far greater service 

 to Science than perhaps he thought of when he wrote it. Whether Science will ever 

 be able to find out to what extent the nature of the child is determined by conditions 

 antecedent to birth is still very doubtful; but if the doubt on the subjept is hereafter 

 set at rest, much of the credit of getting rid of it must always be accorded to Mr. 

 Galton for the labor, the patience, and the ingenuity which he has brought to bear 

 on the question of heredity." — Toronto Week. 



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