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This is borne out by observation; for, as a general 

 rule, when an individual is prepotent, the features 

 which evidence the prepotency, are characters which 

 are positively and strongly developed. This is the 

 case with the likeness of the Austrian Emperors, with 

 the likeness of the Stuarts and others, which, were dis- 

 played by strongly-marked facial features. 



The line of Judah, it may here be remarked, would 

 never have continued so long as it has, in despite of 

 interbreeding, had not the Jews been broad-faced, and 

 of strong facial features, implying proportionate devel- 

 opment in other respects. The extermination of the 

 Puritan race is not wholly due to the cause so gener- 

 ally assigned by physicians. The "hatchet-face" of 

 the Yankee, and the corresponding development of the 

 rest of his frame, are answerable for much of the ster- 

 ility which has awakened inquiry into the said " social 

 evil." The matrons of New England have been sinned 

 against most vilely, in this regard, by ignorant and pre- 

 sumptuous sciolists. The race is fast being run out ; 

 but its women, at least, should not be suffered to pass 

 away, unrelieved of a load of unmerited obloquy. 



Mental characters obey the same rule of prepo- 

 tency; as they are ever dependent upon structural 

 conformations — upon particular coordinations of cere- 

 bral tissue. If, however, characters, in any individual, 

 are positively developed in structure, but through dis- 

 use, or other cause, have become rudimentary in func- 

 tion, any individual, of corresponding, negative charac- 

 ters, with whom the former mates, may be prepo- 

 tent. 



