Unless this element is hereditary, it could neither be as universally developed as now, nor as prolific. Though all possess it in a greater or less degree, yet some families, generation after generation, are excessively amorous, and other families phlegmatic in this respect. David, not content with scores of wives and concubines, conceived such a passion for Bathsheba, that he plotted and committed virtual murder on Uriah, in order to indulge it; and Solomon's numerous wives and concubines attest the uncommon energy of this impulse. Indeed, the Jews generally, and their kings especially, judg ing from the Bible account of them, were notorious for their sexual indulgence.

The royal family of England, from time immemorial, have been notoriously licentious; and its recent rapid augmentation evinces the continuance of its extraordinary amative energy.

AARON BURR AND HIS UNCLE PIERPONT EDWARDS

Were among the most remarkable men on record, for the power of this passion, and size of its organ. So notorious was the latter, that in New York, where he flourished above half a century ago, his name is still associated with libertinism the most unbridled, and profligacy the most wanton—so much so that a recent popular novel was founded on one of his seductions. In this respect he probably had no equal except his nephew Aaron Burr, both of whom boasted that they could seduce any woman, however virtuous, to whom they could gain an introduction. Indeed, many readers will still remember that when the letters, expressive of passion, addressed to him by women in the first circles of the land, were announced for publication, their proposed publisher was repeatedly threatened with death if he dared to bring them to light. They are said to be more fervid than anything of the kind ever printed. For ages to come will these two names, especially the latter, be coupled with seductions the most artful and successful, with sexual indulgence the most gross and unparalleled on record, as well as with the ruin of females

the most lovely and unblemished before they encountered these arch seducers. Long may it be before another as foul destroyer of chastity again scourges the earth!

That this extraordinary development of this passion was inherited, is evident from their relationship-uncle and nephew-and by the similarity observable in the form of the lower and back portions of their heads, as seen in the accompanying engravings of both.

In phrenological language, Amativeness was enormously developed in both, and, this science being true, of course the unusual development of their cerebellums, and the consequent power of this passion, was inherited.

In several of the relatives of these notorious sinners, whom the author has known personally, and examined professionally, this organ and its faculty have been excessive, and without doubt, the same is true of other branches of this lecherous family.

The son of a frail woman in New York, at four years old, had this organ enormously developed, and its manifestation

was in proportion.

The children in our alms-houses and houses of refuge usually have enormous Amativeness, and generally licentious parents; and I have yet to see the first illegitimate child in which this organ is not excessive.*

A REMARKABLE CASE.

More than a hundred years ago, a man eloped with a woman known to be unusually amorous, when he was NINETY-FIVE YEARS OLD, and had FOUR wives then living! One of his descendants of the fifth generation-a public man of great intellectual capabilities-spends many thousands annually on kept mistresses, though near seventy, and has supported an establishment of lewd women, for his own special gratification, most of his life. Every one of his sisters became mothers

*See an explanation of the cause of this in "Love and Parentage, Section II.

before they became wives, and in every way evinced extreme His niece became a mother before she was

sexual passion.

fourteen, by her cousin. All the males of this family are excessively sensual, and most of the females. The descendants of the old stock are exceedingly numerous, and their families large.

THE INCESTUOUS PROPENSITY TRANSMITTED.

A father in Portland, Maine, committed this vile crime with his own daughter, and their heir committed this same crime with his own mother! The product of this double incest, when thirteen, was sent to the State prison for tying up a playmate and rendering him a eunuch. This was the boy whose head was examined phrenologically by John Neal, before the jury, mentioned in the papers a few years ago, in which Destructiveness was found to be enormously developed.

Is not this crime prohibited in the Scriptures because it degenerates and depraves its product as well as its participators?

DEFICIENT AMATIVENESS.

This faculty is often found deficient in whole families. All the females of one family declare themselves unable to experience this species of pleasure. Mrs. C. of P—, N. H., made a miserable wife because of its deficiency, and her sister declared her general disgust toward men. Many like cases might be cited, but those already adduced are amply sufficient, both as proofs and illustrations of our subject. It only remains to draw an important practical inference.

Those who would possess a connubial partner, highly endowed with this essential element of conjugal happiness, may be sure of procuring it, if they choose one from a family endowed with it, and if the object of their choice resemble this amorous family. The converse of this rule will secure one deficient or phlegmatic in this respect.

THE TWIN-BEARING TENDENCY AND HAVING LARGE FAMILIES

Are also propagated. Dr. Kimball, of Sacket's Harbor, after narrating a striking instance of excessive Amativeness in a French woman and her daughter, proceeds as follows:

"The sister of a man named Boyer, living in B-ville, had twins twice. One of Boyer's sisters married a Mr. Flagg, and died in her first accouchement, being delivered of one living twin before

she died, the other remaining unborn. A son of Boyer and this principle descends in both the male and the female line-married a Miss Hughes, who, after having four or five single births, was delivered of three children at one birth. Hughes, a brother of this last Boyer's sister, who, after having three or four single births in as many years, had twins, on account of which Hughes left her, and lived clandestinely with another woman, by whom he soon after had three children at one birth."

Verily, these Hughes and Boyers fulfil the first commandment in the Bible, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth," with a vengeance. Can it be that the marriage of two families, each of which are accustomed to have twins, causes the birth of triplets?

Blundell says that a lady related to one of his pupils, had four children at one birth, and that three of the sisters of this prolific woman, had either twins or triples. Dr. K. also states, that having twins descends in his own family, and mentions some other cases. But facts of this class are too abundant to require specification; for almost or quite all parents who have twins, will be found to inherit this predisposition from their parents, one or both, or else to be related to those that have twins.

Some animals always have twins, and certain sheep and their progeny, generation after generation, bear twins. Even some kinds of fruit-trees have duplicates on one stem; of which the Washington Belmar plum furnishes an example.

DANIEL AIKEN died in Wexford, Canada West, a few weeks since, aged 120 years. He had during his life contracted seven marriages, and had 570 grandchildren and great-grandchildren-370 boys and 200 girls!

Those who belong to large families-especially femalesgenerally have large families themselves, unless the mother becomes feeble; but where both parents are from small families, they usually have few.children. So, too, whole families, in all their branches, will frequently be found to have just about the same number of children. Of this the descendants of the Alden family, already mentioned 319, furnish examples, the following being some of the numbers of the children—13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 15, 7, 7, 7, 9, 8, 8, 9, 19, 9, etc. Several kindred examples are interspersed throughout Longevity 319