Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-12-04
For the GaIlipOlis Journal.
PHIbosoPHIcAL Discussions.
BIZ LEWIS NEwsoaf.

economy, certain organic laws are
established originating from divine
authority, immutable and unchanga'
Bile in their nature.
When our first parents were ex.
PEELED from the garden of Eden and
entered upon the great theatre oI
life, they were from thence-forward
governed By those very laws. and
which has had an obligatory iDfu-
ence on succeeding generations.
In proof of this assertion we find
that death became a part OF that
economy, without exception or inn
munity to any portion of the human
family; this is called the law OF ma
ture, and embraces in its operation.
the procreation of animalelife, form,
temperament, color, similarity to pa
rents, and the entailment of disease,
which continues immutably, from
the primeval days Of our first parents
10 the present epoch
Yet there arecertain laws origina-
ting in the law of nature, founded
on other principles and under the
control of IAN. Such is the foFma-
ton ofssex, which extends to the
whole Of the animal economy OF life.
Revolving seasons, descending rains
and sunshine. bring forth vegetation
for the support of animal life, all
brought about by an all-wise creator,
to show forth his power and his be-
nevolence, all tending to fulfill his
eternal DEGREES.
While the operations of 1ature
are forever present, and life and death
are stamped on the human family, it
has been the received opinion that
the formation of sex is under certain
fixed laws of nature, over which
man has no control. But weyhope
to be enabled TO demonstrate that
the human family have'been in error
on that head, and TO show that the
formation Of sex, from the human
family TO the lowest grades Of ami
NAL life, are under the control OF
man.
The only effectual argument that
we think we can produce is examples.
We lay'it down as a postulate, that
in the union of the sexes fcrthepro-
tpasaiion oL thesPecies, should spbysi-
cal and muscular energy be of an
equality, the issue will be OF mixed
character, and will be formed after
the one most under the hymenial in
ffuence; but should there be visible
inequality of animal physical energy,
the issue will be formed after the one
possessing the predominence Of phys
ical power.
A union taking place, with one OF
the parties being in the wane of life,
with a visible abatement OF conse-
quent physical power, and the other
in state Of juvenility, with marked
muscular energy, the issue will, in
the formation OF sex, take after the
latter; when by any fortuitous cir
cumstance. the physical abilities OF
the latter shall descend below the
other. the issue will Immediately
change sex.
A few examples will fully estab-
lish the truth Of these remarks. Mr..
A. married Miss B.; he possessed an
uncommon share OF muscular energy,
could outrun or throw down any of
his contemporaries at house raisings,
log-rollings, or 10 the harvest-feld.
His lady love was the belle of the
ballroom, was considered the best
dancer ataLY party, could dance all
night without being tired, could skip
the rope oftener than any of her ju-
venile associates. He wooed her,
He obtained her consent 10 unite her
destiny witlshis own. He led her,
"nothingloh," to hymen's altar. BY
this union With continuation Of an
equality OF physical power, she bles-
=, sed him with seven sons and seven
daughters, when by a'pisitation Of a
fpulmonic nature, insiduous in its at
tack, and slow in its progress, which
continued some ten years, by which
her muscular energy was abated, yet
she possessed ecundating principle,
but be having the advantage of physi-
cal power, the issue during that time,
in character, took alter the male pa
rent.
Again: Mr.. w. married Miss R
He possessed great physical power
was man among men, could outlilt
throw down, or whip the best oI
, men.
The lady vas delicately formed,
she was the pride of the neighbor-
hood circle, Of phlegmatic tempera-
ment, exhibiting much of the milk Of
human kindness in her composition,
but withal she possessed but little ami
nation or desire for athletic amuse.
ments.
By this union she blessed her hus.
band with one daughter, (the frs
born) alter that she bore him sever