New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-25

CoG4C De illiN fol- counterpart Science
Spclmaoogy aId aaye therefore taken II up IN tAst
What Enbryology Is 70 the female. that Sperms.
io'oey S - TIE male. In astrological point OF view
he process tie same IN each sex In Tie one, you
lave a simple cell passing on IN development u a
Lew beng IN the other, YOU have simple cell
uasSrs on 10 The development Of an organic vslir-
u- particle, which i The prototype 0. taai beng -
There :. however this difference. which should De
lemtubtrcd-u IL, that IN Emtryoiosy, the new IN
diNcual form i The result 81 the cooperation OF The
two sexes whie "a SPormaiolosy !. i vac result OF
Gre. Therefore. Gun Philosophical studies IN the
latter begin for the mos, part where IN The former
they have ended. 0r the Spcunaic particle Is the
material expression Of the male. oon gencsaiy AM
specially IL Is, IN fac. The male embryo ths
course Of study ~ which thus imsoriant truth has
teen aSceFtared, have treated oi IN another place
We here begin with The SIMPLE icst'culaF cell, ne
srowih ot which Nc watch unul II has become the
Great compound mass, the parent sperm, ell IN
which. by modification OF IT, contents, are deYel-
ClCd TIE SpCrmatic PARTICLES. These organic pafti-
ciCS ale The true and only iertllZng AGENTS Ia the
Process Cf iCcunGatlor, m which experience mas
shown hat they 10 not merely iegtAEe-ihat l., light
up PILE before all ready 10 buInout they cooperate
ani furnish cOnCtOnS essential IA The peTiec, result
We know very well, that. IN the higher animals,
where oiten there j. 0lSsmiaIiiy IL iorm and cA-
iCrnd appt oi The TWO sexes. the offspring a"t
untrtcucrtiy have all the characteristics Of the male.
even down Ia minute points.
In our own species, We are daily observing how
correctly and faithfully the child oaen nhogitS. not
only the physical, out also the peculiar mental Tea
tues OF IT. father and too often, too, DO We see IN
the same mhCTitancea variety ot disease. Now, cN-
pertinent has shown that. IN tins process single
spermatic particle only Is required and that there Is
no Incorporation of IT. substance with the ovum, but
that the whole IL accomplished oy mere contact with
The periphery OF The ovum We have, then. In
worG. Tie organic particle Of male, mcro>copical-
IL mpUie, which. by mere contract and without any
material loss. transmits 20 the oyum not only the po
i,I,ial whole OF the male generally, but minute
mental aud physical characteristics. II must be,
Therefore, that IN minute particle Oi matter there
be- hidden often not only the Sen, thoughts or pro
toyPc> OF poetry and art out also OF peculiar love
ana Affection
1t cannot be otherwise. and Is 10 more dIiicutt To
be ComIrChended. nor Is the idea tt - beautiful Ia
suggestion than that these same tsoHgRfs when ma
tuned IN after lie " IN daily expression. SHOULD oc-
Clpy the strange relation which they 10 With the ma
tcrlal substance OF the brain.
II - argued that the idea at Transmission OF force
Is quite uupmsical. Because. SAY the Chemists,
ihat only which Is substantial can be communicated
But this consider simply reasoning on the ground
that condition IN nature Is impossible because II
cluteS our means of study and observation. hut u
We are led 10 take views ike these, We must not At
the same time suppose that all spermatlc PARTICLES
are. like oya. Identical m ply sIcal appearance TOT
the -, rmauc particle = not the analogue OF the
oNum but If the beng and. IN the latter, so
IL Tie former ind well marked differences oil
type Sul the ply steal characteristics ot tins par
t,cic are not always expressive m any way at tho
individual of which 70 is the prototype, and both the
similar ties and diSSim laTltIeS afford fine argument
on the POINT we are now discussing. for instance,
can show >permatc parlce OF duck, WHICH,
aS 10 external appearance, A. wei rs by mcromoti-
cal measure ment rs to length breadth and thitk ness,
cannot be distinguished IN any way from another
eff a reptile Yet the enc IS embodied the ldea OF
bird even 10 the color OF rs plunagc While IN the
other Is embodied The thought al reptile.
But there IS another point from which ! wish To
view this subject, and which takes Us Stiii fuither
back IN histology refer to the type OF the sperm
atic particle Itself I'm any animal, there Is but one
form of TN, minute particle, and nom II lhrfc IL
never any variation, any more than there u IN the
elimination Of the embryo from the icmie, ana ck-
acty a. there resides IN the oyum the thought or dca
OF a certain shaped future embryo - may be con
,dcred there exists IN TIE sperm cell The thought or
ldea of peculiarly formed spermaiic particle. THIS
nav be safely inferred rom the uniformity OF results
with VIII ch We meet but IN the course Of my studies
pa this direction have rsct with phenomena when
Illustrate tins point IN striking and beautiful man
uer and al The same time oSempliy Ia US how Won
drous and how certain thus typepower IN the ui1i-
mate attainment OF Ms object
With one or two preliminary remarks, can show
what here mean. In the development of sper
matte part Gle. You have, rs have before ,ail the
parent sperm cell. which IS large cell hll.d with
smaller ones. each of whicA Is indicated The
direct formation Of the spcfmatlc particles bcre
tecirS 10 take place, and II occurs IN two
general modes The FIRST T. called The special
cen the second the rcsculaT mode Of development.
Bui IA some OF the ROdcnila, have observed, even
ln the same animals, boM modes 81 Development
la fact TWO parent sperm cells. side by sde IN one
II which the spermaic particles are ehminal'oby
the reScp'ar, While IN the other ~ The spfrm ceH
raiflcles of each could not be distinguished rom
each other. We have here, then, single identical
result from two dlssimilar processes TINS Tact
stands Tor great deal Tor u would appear that
whether tie development takes the right Or The ten
hand road. the typr-poNcr brings ont always The
same result II D, destined 10 SCI Us ctDtcsslon
some way and certainly apa' rs 10 argue mat thefe
are dynamlcs above ana beyond material forms
When an artist portriys Ia sculpture the out ward
foIms Of the beautiful human face. We can have no
doubt that the image OF the same lived IN MS lm'B-
alton before the material work was commenced
Hut when the same artist pOTirays Ia painting also
the same b, auilu face with exactly the same lioea-
monts, this affords additional evidence that The
conception was pure and distinct and lived aS such
iu his mind and II maitercd but little whether u
took thus or that outward visible FORM for the Ell
preston o, the creative thought would always De
The same.
Exactlr 50 lsnwith spermatic AMI embryonic ,ypi'
Il f,tns Tho idea or thought behind each proves
4, insyiduaty ~ the unl'qEmity Of us expression.
4, matters tut Little OF nothing 1.'"'' sainea m
his or that manner
In conclusion. letme say that consider thorough
arpreeiaton OF these doctrines oil what may be
termed h cher dynamlcs quite essential 10 the pro-
gress Of Physiological ScleIce and cannot see
why men should rttard u By series Of detailed et-
plantations which really ODgcuIe the matter. why
rot recur Al once for instance vial force, for tho
expiration Of certain phenomena ana then "r shaii
have point Of departure, the determination OF tne
laws OF this fgi rce remaining for our future suy
IJebls says As soon a. physiOlogis meet WIN
the mysterious vital force ~ any phenoiDehoh they
renounce their ses and faculties the eye the uh-
dersianciug the Judgment. the rejecting faculties,
ali are paTalyzed, as soon a. ph'hOh1ehon y ue-
clslcd ,ncompTehcnslble' J do not cODsIier lhls
true OF even II il Is partially 80, II applies 10 the
chemist IS well 10 the Psychologist II Is useless
20 c,y u about these matters. We must nave terms
10 express phenomena. In the natural world, one
thing appears most as mysterious As another Even
II We 90 reduce even thing Ia mechanics ana che,h-
ieal action the matter then made more cleaf 10
We kbow anyth NJ about the fundamental principles
of Mechanics or Chemistry or - a tfat JTfe more
mysterious than T. mOfion with the one, or aoinify
with the other Is It more comprehensive that an
elective affinity should exist IN Inorganic particles
than that animal types should exist IN organic ones
OF all these matters, W know nothing except from
Their ectlye phenomena, and we cannot indeed do
less than 10 stow a consistency IN Their recognton
Yours NJ
FOURTH DAY-..-ALBANY, Thursday, Aug a.
The Excursion to Troy came of to-day,