Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-11
Unbeatable characteristics.

Heredity is especially noticeable in the
continuity of physiological and patholog-
zeal conditions 1t is very clearly evident
in the expressions and features of the
phvsiopnomv. This was observed by the
ancients; hence the Romans had their Ma
sones, LabeoneS, Buccones, CapitOnes etc.
(Biq-nOScd. hickei-hpped, SlC0llen-chceked.
biq-headcd.) OF all the features, probably
the nose is best preserved by heredity; the
Bourbon nose is famous. Heredity also
manifests itself by fecundity and longevity
In the old French noblesse there were sew
eral families which possessed high pro-
creative vigor' Anne de Montmorency.
who ut the age of sixty-five years. could
still, ut the battle of St. Denis, smash with
his sword the teeth of a Scotch soldier who
was giving him the death blow, was the
father of twelve children. Three of his
ancestors. Matthew l., Matthew IL. and
Matthew Ill. taken together, had eighteen
and of these fifteen were boys. The son
and grandson of the great Conde had
nineteen between them, and their great
grandfather, who lost his life at Jarnac.
had ten. The first four Guises reckoned
in all fortv-three children, of whom thirty
were boys Archille de Harley had nine
children, his father ten and his great
grandfather eighteen. In some families
! this fecunditv endured through five or six
generations.
The average length of life depends on
locality, diet, stage of civilization; but in
dividual longevity appears to be complete
" freed from these conditions. 1t is OBJ
! served among those who lead the most
laborious lives, rs well as those who take
the greatest care of their health, and ii
seems to be connected with some inner
power of vitality transmitted TO individ-
l,als from their forefathers. So well known
is this fact that, in England. Hfe-insurance
companies receive from their agents state.
mt n 5 as to the longevity Of the applicants
ancestors In Turgot's family the age ot
fifty-nine was very rarely exceeded, and
the man who made that ftmily illustrious
had presentiment. so soon as he reached
fifty, that the close of his life was not dis
tant. Albeit, he had all the appearances
of good health and of great vigor of tenn
permanent, still from that time forward, he
held himself ready for death, and, in fact
did die ut the age of ffty-three.
Heredity often transmits muscular
strength and sundry other motor activities
In ancient times there were fsmiliesof ath-
letes, and the English have families of box
us to wrestlers and oarsmen, show that the
winners in the contests in which these mer
engage generally belong to few families
in which agility and dexterity are heredity
Suppleness and grace in dancing are alst
transmitted. rs is shown in the case of The
celebrated Vestris family. The same is tt
be said with regard to various peculiaritie,
of voice, such as stammering, nasality ant
lisping. There are several families wht
are naturally singers. Children horn o
: babbling parents are themselves babbler.
by birthright. DR.. Lucas cites the case O
a servant maid whose loquacity knew nc
bounds. She would talk to people till the!
were ready to faint, but she would xlst
I talk to animals and to inanimate things
Even when she was quite alone she talked
to herself aloue. She had to be discharged
. - But" said she to her master, Il am no
to blame, it all comes from my father. HI
, had the same fault, and it drove my moth
Ell to distraction; and his father was jus
the same as am."-FerdinG,,d Pnpillsdn
IN Popular Science Monthly for Norenaber