The law of sex : being an exposition of the natural law by which the sex of offspring is controlled in man and the lower animals : and giving the solution of various social problems / by George B. Starkweather.

Date:
1883
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    PEEFACE. I could, by extensive observation, establish its truth beyond the possibility of doubt. Why do some families consist entirely of boys, and others of girls ? We see many such instances, and they must have a meaning : they are causal, not casual. Sex and reproduction are themes almost inseparably allied, the gravity of which cannot be over-estimated, as affecting the future of the race. Yet, though the value of Education is practically felt. Generation, the foundation on which the whole superstructure of education must inevitably rest, has been regarded as too vagae or vulgar in its nature to merit consideration. How long is such a state of things to continue ? In my opinion, only until a rational hypothesis, fully elucidating the question of offspring has been given to the world. In the present work, which is original throughout, I main- tain that this desirable end is accomplished. In considering a subject of this intricate nature, mere assertions wiU obviously carry but little weight: I have therefore been careful to fortify every position with ample proof, both from the highest scientific writers and from the realm of facts. Many scores of authorities are quoted; still more numerous examples are cited. My theory being