Chapter 10

ORIGIN OF THE SEX.

From Whence does the Sex Proceed and What Determines It?

So much has been written about this matter, and so many foolish, low, and really debasing theories and speculations have been advanced in relation thereto, that I deem it expedient at this time, and in this place, to put forth the true theory of the reproduction of the sexes, one that can endure the test of the most rigid scientific investigation. The only theory upon this subject worthy of notice, must be based upon a principle that will hold good and true throughout all animated nature, not only in the animal, but in the vegetable kingdom as well.

The earth is the common mother of the vegetable world; seeds of all kinds fall into her and she brings forth male and female plants according to the seeds planted. The _earth_ certainly does not give the sex to plants for they come forth according to the life inherent in the seed; if this life-force be male, the plant must be male; and if the life-force of the seed be female, the product must be a female plant. The earth can possibly bring forth no other sex than that which the life-force of the seed impels.

This is true in the animal creation. Within the female grows the seed given her by the male, be it male or female, and she can grow none other. In other words the male as is very evident on mature reflection gives the soul or the inmost vital principle, and the female clothes that soul, or gives it a body in which to operate. What else can the male do; what office does he perform, if it is not strictly this: to impart of his life-giving spirit! The mother in clothing this germ of life commingles, intertwines, and insinuates her own spirit, at the same time educating, instructing, and determining its development according to the influence she imparts to it. So the offspring partakes largely of the nature of both its parents. The determination as to whether he begets a male or female depends entirely upon the inmost vital state of the male at the time of giving, although he is unconscious of the fact, so that he can have no choice and no regulation, as some writers most absurdly claim, in the matter of the forth-coming sex. He determines or produces it unconsciously and involuntarily, the mother simply receiving, clothing, and issuing from her body what the father has given her.

It must not be forgotten when exploring these deep subjects that man is a spiritual being, clothed with a material body, that his spirit is his inmost, and that what proceeds from him in the generative act has life from his inmost; consequently the life-giving principle of his semen is from his inmost, which constitutes its life-giving power. This inmost from the male, the begetting power, is clothed by his seminal fluid for an All-wise purpose; it is not the gross material, the clothing, that begets, but the living power which this material contains, which fructifies, or becomes conjoined, or commingled with the vital force of the ovule of the mother,[K] so that she can clothe it; and when so conjoined the germ, or seed, is planted in congenial soil. Conception has thus really taken place by virtue of this act, and the animal mother proceeds with her reproduction precisely upon the same general principles that mother earth reproduces corn from a single kernel.

[K] See Guernsey's Obstetrics, 3d edition, on Reproduction.

It is universally acknowledged that the Lord creates, that we owe all to Him, that He gives us our children, etc., etc. This is true, and it is also true that He makes use of the parents, through whom he operates to this end. By the constant influx of his Divine Love and Wisdom He gives us life, and by virtue of this constant influx into the father who begets, the mother's conception becomes doubly sacred. She conceives from her husband, and at the same instant the Lord by virtue of His Divine Power breathes into that conception the breath of life, whereby it becomes a living soul. By the light of this truth we see that it is not the parents who give life to their offspring. They only supply the pure material substances which are organized into the human form by the living and life-giving forces which constantly flow in from the Lord who is life itself and from whom all life constantly emanates.

INDEX.

"Abuse," self, definition of, 60

Adolescence of the female, 68 " characteristics of, in females, 68 " time of, in females, 27 " of the male, 42 " pride of in the male, 51 " of male, changes observable, 42, 43 " time of, in the male, 27

Amorous, females not naturally, 78, 103

Applications, in worm affections, 33

Ascarides, 33

Bannisters, injurious to slide down, 29

Chastity, what is true, 36 " difficulty of maintaining, 53, 64 " needful in both sexes, 63 " difficulty of regaining, 56 " should be maintained, 55

Child-bearing, the question of, 104 " prevention of, 104

Childhood, 27

Children, let them romp, play, &c., 39 " sleep of, 40 " weight of at birth, 21

Coffee, use of by children, 36

Conception, 15

Continence not hurtful, 54, 55 " physiologically considered, 57, 64

Diapers for children, choice of, 25

Diet of the mother, during gestation, 98

Embryo, earliest stage of, 15

Evil, first step of, 45, 61

Fathers, injurious actions of, 25

Females, self-abuse in, 76, 82 " dangers and temptations of, 77, 81 " from fourteen to eighteen years, 69 " naturally not amorous, 78, 103

Feminine charms, to preserve, 75

Foetal development, recapitulation of, 21, 22

Genital organs, care of in infancy, 24 " " uses of, 52, 59

Health Lift beneficial, 99

Hope for the fallen, 110

Husband, advice to, 87 " not to find fault, 108 " represents "The Truth," 101

Incontinent, trials of the, 56

Infant, the, 24

Insane asylums, who are there, 50

Introductory chapter, 13

Licentiousness, perception of by the female, 63

Life, all, comes from the LORD, 120

LORD, the, alone creates, 119

Marriage; act, the, 79, 80 " the husband, 84 " the wife, 90 " conduct of a man before and after, 87, 88 " the duties of, 94 " true meaning of the word, 91 " vow, the, 92

Married life, how to begin, 85 " true love in, 106

Marry, men should, 84 " why do girls, 90, 91

Masturbation, symptoms of, 34, 60 " taught in schools, at home, &c., 34

Mechanical means, in worm affections, 33

Menstruation; and care during, 70, 73 " not an inconvenience, 71

Mind, strength of, needful in reformation, 110

Nurses, vicious practices of, 25

Opiates should be avoided, 24

Origin of the Sex, 117

Penis, secretions forming on, 30, 31

Pin worms, 33

Pollutions, nightly, causes of, 65 " produced by drugs, 66

Poor houses, who the inmates are, 50

Preface, 9

Pregnancy, beginning of, 15 " fifth week of, 16 " seventh week of, 16 " two months of, 17 " ten weeks of, 17 " third month of, 18 " fourth month of, 19 " fifth month of, 19 " sixth month of, 19 " seventh month of, 20 " eighth month of, 20 " ninth month of, 21

Prepuce, long, 31

Prevention of child bearing, 104

Preventives to conception, 96

Priapism, in boys, 30

Prisons, who the inmates are, 50

Pure thoughts, necessity for, 59, 115

Purgatives in worm affections, 33

Queen Victoria, in child bearing, 105 " " a Royal mother, 105

Self-Abuse, to overcome, 113

Seminal fluid, 65

Sex, man powerless to regulate, 118 " origin of the, 117

Sexual act, the, in marriage, 92, 94, 102 " act, the frequency of, in marriage, 104 " disorders come from within, 32 " impressions on children, causes producing, 29 " impressions should never affect a child, 27 " instinct too strong, 112 " intercourse, illicit, dangers of, 46, 47 " intercourse, illicit, should not be recommended by a physician, 55, 57 " matters, use of good information on, 34 " organs, earliest discernment of, 18 " organs, needless laving, handling, &c., 31 " precocity in children, 28 " precocity in children, case illustrating, 28 " temptations, to conquer, 56, 59, 62, 63 " thoughts, influence of, 46, 53

Soothing syrups, avoidance of, 24

Spermatorrhoea, causes of, 65 " caused by drugs, 66

Syphilis, 47, 48 " mental effects of, 49

Syphilitic poisoning, 114

Syringes, 73, 75

Syrups, soothing, avoidance of, 34

Tea, use of, by children, 36

Tobacco, use of, by children, 36

Unfortunate, to the, 110

Urinate, inability to, in the morning, 32

Vaginal injections, 73

Vermifuges, in worm affections, 33

Washings, uselessness of, 38, 39

Weight of children at birth, 21

"Wet dreams," causes of, 65

Wife, choice of, 85 " represents "The Good," 101 " should allow the sexual act, 92, 94, 95 " to be considerate, 107

Will power, man should be governed by the, 43

Wine, use of by children, 36

Worms, 33 " are of constitutional origin, 33

[ Transcriber's Note:

The following is a list of corrections made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

practically qualified, both by inherent qualities and education for the practically qualified, both by inherent qualities and education, for the

Origin of the Sex 117 Origin of the Sex, 117

heighth of sexual orgasm is reached, ejaculation of semen occurs and height of sexual orgasm is reached, ejaculation of semen occurs and

as inflamations, excoriations, itchings and swellings of the genital as inflammations, excoriations, itchings and swellings of the genital

low. _The same thinking, feeling and desiring preceeds the adoption of low. _The same thinking, feeling and desiring precedes the adoption of

view to take, because, pomp, style and show _are not the true objects of view to take, because pomp, style and show _are not the true objects of

Some well-meaning and otherwise apparrently good husbands, but not true, Some well-meaning and otherwise apparently good husbands, but not true,

Young ladies why do you marry? Through infancy, childhood and Young ladies, why do you marry? Through infancy, childhood and

everyone from exposing him--or herself, to the risk. But, having fallen, everyone from exposing him- or herself to the risk. But, having fallen,

Children, sleep of, 40 " sleep of, 40

Husband, advice to 87 Husband, advice to, 87

" seventh week of 16 " seventh week of, 16

Sex, origin of the, 117 " origin of the, 117

" temptations, to conquer 56, 59, 62, 63 " temptations, to conquer, 56, 59, 62, 63 ]