CHAPTER II.

DIFFERENCES OF SEX.

Each sex superior in its sphere.--Two parts of a complete unit.--Differences between men and women.--Physically.--Intellectually.--These differences complemental.--The more nervous sensibilities of woman.--The earliest manifestation of sex characteristics.--All life from an egg.--The human egg, size, etc.--The ovum always passive.--The spermatozoAśn, or sperm, always active.--Their remarkable vitality.--The quicker pulse of male children at birth.--Greater activity of boys.--While more male children are born, a larger per cent. die in infancy.--Women endure more and live longer.--Woman's more passive nature recognized by the civil law, 31