,religion & ,lu/   ,,or   ,,! ,,psy*ical
 ,,correlation   ,,( ,,religi\s         
,,emotion   ,,& ,,sexual ,,desire       
,,by    ,,james ,,weir1 ,,jr41 ,m4 ,d4  
,,au?or ,,( ,,! ,,dawn ,,( ,,reason1    
,,animal ,,intellig5ce1   ,,etc4        
,,?ird ,,edition   ,,revis$ ,,& ,,enl>g$
 ,,) ,,additional ,,notes4    ,,*icago  
,,*icago ,,m$ical ,,book ,,co4   #aije  
,copyright$ ,augu/1 #ahig1   ,by        
,james ,weir1 ,jr41 ,m4 ,d4             
,copyright$ ,m>*1 #aije1   ,by   ,james 
,weir1 ,jr41 ,m4 ,d4     ,,preface ,,to 
,,fir/ ,,edition4   ,! au?or ( ?is      
monograph has be5 incit$ to its         
publication by ! comm5dations ( ?ree ( !
 mo/ em95t critics & editors ( magaz9es 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to :om x 0 submitt$ 9
 manuscript4 ,9 ?is essay1 he discusses 
8 subject f a physio-psy*ical /&po9t1 & 
believes t he has kept intact ! canons (
 sci5tific inve/igation1 obs]vation1 &  
discussion4  ,wavel&1 ,june #h1 #ahig4  
,,preface ,,to ,,second ,,edition4   ,9 
prep>+ ,! ,psy*ical ,correlation (      

,religi\s ,emotion & ,sexual ,desire =  
its second edition1 ! au?or has         
incorporat$ 9 x a consid]able am\nt (   
additional evid5ce 9 support ( 8 !ory4  
,he has c>efully v]ifi$ all ref]5ces2 he
 has endeavor$ to elim9ate all          
unnecess>y mat]ial2 &1 f9ally1 he has   
*ang$ ! /yle ( ! "w by divid+ x into    
?ree p>ts1 ?us greatly simplify+ ! text4
 ,he feels "u _m obligations to 8       
critics1 bo? to ^? :o ?\ght 8 little    
book wor?y ( comm5dation1 & to ^? :o    
deem$ 8 premises & conclusions errone\s4
 ,he feels grateful to ! =m]1 because !y
 h caus$ him to believe t he has add$   
some:at to ! lit]ature ( sci5ce2 he     
?anks ! latt]1 because 9 po9t+ out t :i*
 !y consid]$ untrue1 !y h =c$ him to a  
new & m se>*+ /udy ( ! que/ions involv$1
 !reby /r5g!n+ 8 belief 9 ! tru?fulness 
( 8 conclusions4  ,to ! second edition (
 ,! ,psy*ical ,correlation ( ,religi\s  
,emotion & ,sexual ,desire1 ! au?or has 
se5 fit to add c]ta9 o!r essays4 ,9     
prep>+ ^! essays = publication1 he has  

borr[$ freely f 8 publi%$ pap]s1 !re=e1 
he desires to ?ank ! publi%]s ( ! ,new  
,york ,m$ical ,record1 ,c5tury ,magaz9e1
 ,d5v] ,m$ical ,times1 ,*>lotte ,mon?ly 
& ,am]ican ,naturali/ = grant+ him      
p]mission to use su* ( 8 publi%$ mat]ial
 7belong+ to !m7 z he saw fit4  ,! au?or
 asks ! indulg5ce ( ! read] = c]ta9     
repetitions 9 ! text4 ,^! h n be5       
occasion$ by any lack ( data1 b occur   
simply because he believes t an argum5t 
is r5d]$ /rong] & m conv9c+ by ! frequ5t
 use ( ! same data :5ev] & :]ev] x is   
possible to use !m4 ,:5 ?is plan is     
foll[$1 ! read]1 s ! au?or believes1    
becomes famili> ) ! au?or's l9e ( ?\ght1
 & is1 consequ5tly1 bett] able to       
compreh5d & appreciate 8 mean+4         
,f9ally1 ! au?or has be5 l$ to !        
publication ( ^! essays by a firm belief
 9 ! tru?fulness ( ! propositions       
advanc$ !re94 ,he may n live to see ^!  
propositions accept$1 yet he believes t1
 9 ! future1 p]haps1 9 wor?i] & m able  
h&s1 !y w be s weightily & =cibly       

elaborat$ & advanc$ t _! v]ity w be     
univ]sally ackn[l$g$4  ,wavel&1         
,septemb] #ag1 #ahig4     ,,preface ,,to
 ,,?ird ,,edition4   ,! au?or1 aft]     
mature consid]ation1 has ?\ght x        
advisable to conf9e ! subject matt] ( ! 
,?ird ,edition ( ,religion & ,lu/ almo/ 
:olly to ! psy*ical correlation (       
religi\s emotion & sexual desire4 ,he   
has elim9at$ c]ta9 ( ! psy*ical problems
 embrac$ 9 ! ,fir/ & ,second ,editions &
 has add$ in/ead a bibliography4 ,!     
/ud5t1 he ?9ks1 w f9d ^! *anges ( value1
 especially 9 ! matt] ( ref]5ce4 ,!     
au?or has also add$ c]ta9 data to ! !sis
 ( ! "w1 z well z foot-notes2 :i*1 he   
?9ks1 w /r5g!n ! d$uctions & conclusions
 !re9 enunciat$4 ,he has c>efully &     
consci5ti\sly edit$ & v]ifi$ all notes &
 quotations to be f\nd 9 ! book & re/s  
satisfi$ 9 ! conviction t1 :atev] may be
 lack+ 9 8 little volume1 x w n be !    
tru?1 ! :ole tru?1 & no?+ b ! tru?4     
,wavel&1 ,ow5sboro1 ,ky41 ,feb4 #be1    
#aije4     ,,cont5ts4                   

,page   ,religion & ,lu/      ,*ap4 ,i4 
,! ,orig9 ( ,religi\s ,feel+            
#i      ,*ap4 ,,ii4 ,phallic ,wor%ip    
#da      ,*ap4 ,,iii4 ,! ,psy*ical      
,correlation ( ,religi\s     ,emotion & 
,sexual ,desire                         
#ii    ,virag9ity & ,effem9ation        
#aba    ,bord]l&s & ,crankdom           
#ace    ,g5ius & ,deg5]ation            
#aee    ,! ,effect ( ,female ,suffrage  
on ,po/]ity                        #age 
,is ,x ! ,beg9n+ ( ! ,end8              
#aii    ,bibliography                   
#bca     ,,*apt] ,i4  ,,! ,,orig9 ,,(   
,,religi\s ,,feel+4   ,i believe t man  
orig9at$ 8 fir/ ideas ( ! sup]natural f 
! ext]nal ph5om5a ( nature :i* 7        
p]ceptible to "o or m ( 8 five s5ses2 8 
fir/ !ogony 0 a natural "o & "o tak5    
directly f nature4 ,9 ideation ! primal 
bases ( ?\ght mu/ h be5 f\nd$1 ab       
initio1 ^u s5sual p]ceptions2 h5ce1 mu/ 
h be5 mat]iali/ic & natural4 ,sp5c]1 on 
! contr>y1 ma9ta9s t 9 man1 ! fir/      
traceable conception ( a sup]natural be+

 is ! conception ( a gho/4#a       #a   
,sp5c]3 ,pr9ciples ( ,sociology1 vol4 i1
 p4 #bha4  ,primitive man's /ruggle =   
exi/5ce 0 s v sev]e t 8 limit$ sagacity 
0 fully occupi$ 9 obta9+ food & %elt]2  
_m ?\s&s ( ye>s mu/ h pass$ away be=e he
 evolv$ any idea ( weapons o!r ?an /ones
 & clubs4 ,:5 he arriv$ at a psy*ical   
acut5ess t orig9at$ traps1 spe>s1 b[s & 
arr[s1 8 /ruggle = exi/5ce became easi] 
& he _h leisure to notice ! v>i\s       
natural ph5om5a by :i* he 0 surr\nd$4   
,man evolv$ a belief 9 a god long be=e  
he arriv$ at a conception ( a gho/1     
d\ble1 or s\l4 ,he soon discov]$ t 8    
welf>e 0 ma9ly dep5d5t on nature1       
consequ5tly he began to propitiate      
nature1 & f9ally end$ by creat+ a sy/em 
( !ogony f\nd$ on nature alone4,a       
,a ,!ology & religion are ( s]vice 9    
morals & conduct 9      direct          
proportion z !y h become adapt$ to our k
 (      natural ph5om5a--,lyd/on3 ,!    
,diseases ( ,society1 p4 #fh4  ,x is an 
evid5t hi/orical fact t man fir/        

p]sonifi$ natural ph5om5a1 & !n made use
 ( ^! p]sonifications to p]sonify 8 own 
inw>d acts1 8 psy*ical ideas &          
conceptions4 ,?is 0 ! necess>y process1 
& ext]nal idols 7 =m$ be=e ^? :i* 7     
int]nal & peculi> to himself4#b ,sun1   
moon1 & />2 m\nta91 hill1 & dale2       
torr5t1 wat]fall1 & rill1 all became to 
him di/9ct p]sonalities1 p[]ful be+s1 t 
might d him great h>m or mu* good4 ,he  
!re=e endeavor$ to propitiate !m1 j z a 
dog endeavors to get ! good w ( man by  
abjectly crawl+ t[>d him on 8 belly &   
lick+ 8 feet4 ,!re 0 no elem5t ( true   
wor%ip 9 ! propitiatory (f]+s (         
primitive man2 9 ! beg9n+ he 0          
ess5tially a mat]iali/--he became a     
spirituali/ lat] on4 ,man's fir/        
religion mu/ h be51 necess>ily1 a       
mat]ial "o2 he wor%ip$ 7propitiat$7 only
 t :i* he c\ld see1 or feel1 or he>1 or 
t\*2 8 undevelop$ psy*ical be+ c\ld     
grasp no?+ high]2 8 limit$ und]/&+ c\ld 
n frame an idea involv+ a spiritual     
elem5t su* z animism und\bt$ly pres5ts4 

,apropos ( ! dream bir? ( ! s\l1 all    
t]re/rial mammals dream1 & 9 "s ( !m1   
notably ! dog & monkey1 an obs]v] c     
almo/ pr$icate ! subject ( _! dreams by 
wat*+ _! actions :ile !y are "u dream   
influ5ce2 yet no animal save man1 z f> z
 we "k1 has ev] evolv$ any idea ( gho/  
or s\l4,b ,x may be said1 on ! o!r h&1 t
 s9ce animals %[1 unmi/akably1 t !y are1
 9 a measure1 fully consci\s ( c]ta9    
ph5om5a 9 ! economy ( nature1 & :ile ,i 
am n prep>$ to /ate t any elem5t (      
wor%ip ent]s into _! reg>d1 ,i yet      
believe t an inf9itesimal increase 9 !  
developm5t ( _! psy*ical be+s w\ld1     
und\bt$ly1 lead "s ( !m to a natural    
religion su* z our pi!coid ance/ors     
practic$4       #b ,tito ,vignoli3 ,my? 
& ,sci5ce1 p4 #he4       ,b ,cl>ke 9 8  
int]e/+ book gives u "s v readable      
/ories an5t ! ability ( animals see+    
imag9>y objects4 ,i      myself h se5 a 
p>rot ) a m>k$ case ( delirium trem5s1  
due to excessive use ( alcoholic        
/imulants 7,vid4 ,au?or3 ,!      ,dawn (

 ,reason74 ,romanes also gives valuable 
data 9 8 ,m5tal      ,evolution 79      
,animal1 & 9 ,man7 conc]n+ ?is subject4 
,! fox      t]ri] 7,vid4 ,au?or3 ,dawn (
 ,reason7 :i* c>ri$ 8 dreams      into 8
 awak5$ /ate is apropos4  ,! ,egyptians 
notic$1 ov] f\r ?\s& ye>s ago1 t        
cynocephali1 ! dog-head$ apes ( ! ,nile 
,valley1 7 9 ! habit ( welcom+ ! ris+   
sun ) danc+ & ) h[ls ( joy6 ,! habit (  
c]ta9 monkeys 7cynocephali7 assembl+1 z 
x 71 9 full c\rt1 & *att]+ noisily at   
sunrise & sunset1 w\ld almo/ ju/ify !1 z
 yet1 unciviliz$ ,egyptians 9 intru/+ !m
 ) ! *>ge ( hail+ ! god morn+ & ev5+ z  
he appe>$ 9 ! ea/ or pass$ away 9 !     
we/4#c ,an ,engli% fox-t]ri] ( my       
acqua9tance is v mu* afraid ( ?und] or  
any noise simulat+ ?und]4 ,a load ( coal
 ru%+ ?r\gh a *ute into ! coal cell> w  
s5d him1 trembl+ & al>m$1 to 8          
hid+-place b5ea? a b$4 ,?is dog has nev]
 be5 %ot ov]1 nor has he1 z f> z ,i "k1 
ev] he>d ! s\nd ( a gun4 ,i am confid5t 
t he consid]s ! ?und] z be+ sup]natural1

 & t he w\ld propitiate x1 if he only   
knew h[4       #c ,masp]o 7,sayce73 ,!  
,dawn ( ,civilization1 p4 #ajc1 &       
,masp]o3 ,etudes de ,my?ologie et       
d',ar*iologie ,egypti5nes1 vol4      ii1
 pp4 #cd1 #ce4  ,x is n probable t1 at !
 pres5t "t1 !re exi/s a race ( p :i* has
 n =mulat$ an idea ( gho/ or s\l2 yet 9 
anci5t times1 & up to a c5tury or s ago1
 !re exi/$ _m peoples :o _h n conceiv$  
any idea ( gho/s or d\bles4  ,accord+ to
 ,masp]o1 ,sayce1 ,*ampollion1 & o!r    
,egyptologi/s1 ! anci5t ,egyptians      
probably _h a natural !ogony long be=e  
!y arriv$ at any idea ( a d\ble4 ,9 !   
beg9n+ !y treat$ ! d\ble or gho/ ) scant
 c]emony2 x 0 only aft] _m ye>s t an    
elem5t ( wor%ip ent]$ into _! treatm5t (
 ! gho/s ( _! dead ance/ors4 ,!y        
believ$1 at fir/1 t ! d\ble dwelt =ev] 9
 ! tomb along ) ! dead body2 aft]w>d1 !y
 evolv$ ! idea t ! d\ble ( ! dead man   
j\rney$ to ! ,isl&s ( ! ,bless$1 :]e x 0
 judg$ by ,osiris accord+ to its        
m]its4#d ,we h no reason = believ+ t !  

anci5t ,hebrews at ! "t ( ! ,exodus _h  
any k (1 or belief 91 ! exi/5ce ( ! s\l 
or d\ble1 yet1 t !y did believe 9 !     
sup]natural c n be que/ion$4,c ,:5 ,cook
 t\*$ at ,ti]ra del ,fuego1 he f\nd a p 
9 :om !re exi/$ m5tal habitudes b little
 above ^? to be f\nd 9 ! an?ropoid apes4
 ,!y _h no k :atev] ( ! s\l or d\ble & b
 a dim concept ( ! p[]s ( nature2 !y _h 
n yet advanc$ f> en\gh 9 psy*ical       
developm5t to evolve any consi/5t =m (  
natural !ogony4 ,!y _h only a %ad[y     
concept ( evil be+s1 p[]s ( ! air t     
inhabit$ ! d5se brakes ( ! =e/1 :om x   
w\ld be dang]\s to mole/4 ,fa!r ,junip]o
 ,s]ra decl>es t :5 he fir/ e/abli%$ !  
,mission ,dolores1 ! ,ahwa%tees1        
,ohlones1 ,romanos1 ,altahmos1          
,tuolomos1 & o!r ,cali=nian tribes _h no
 ^w 9 _! language = god1 gho/1 or       
devil4#e ,! ,inca ,yupangui in=m$       
,balboa t !re 7 _m tribes 9 ! int]ior   
:i* _h no idea ( gho/ or s\l4#f ,ano!r  
writ] says1 t ! ,*irihuanas did n wor%ip
 any?+ ei!r 9 heav5 or on e>?1 & t !y _h

 no belief :atev] 9 a future /ate4#g    
,mod]n travel]s h1 h[ev]1 f\nd di/9ct   
evid5ces ( phallic wor%ip 9 c]ta9       
obs]vances & cu/oms ( ?is tribe4#h      
#d ,masp]o 7,sayce73 ,! ,dawn (         
,civilization1 p4 #ahc et seq4       ,c 
,t ! patri>*s _h _! h\sehold gods1 we h 
e      reason = believ+2 ^! h\sehold    
gods 71 h[ev]1 tutel>y      div9ities1  
su* z 7 kept 9 ! h\se ( e ,*aldean1 &   
7 n ! images ( ance/ors4 ,ra*el1 ! wife 
( ,jacob1 /ole      ! h\sehold gods (   
,laban1 h] fa!r1 :o is call$ a ,syrian4 
,abraham himself 0 a ,*aldean4 ,g54     
#aa3ca2 also ,g54 #ca3ai-bj4       #e   
,bancr(t3 ,! ,native ,races ( ! ,pacific
 ,/ates ( ,nor?      ,am]ica1 vol4 i1 p4
 #djj4       #f ,balboa3 ,hi/ory ( ,p]u4
       #g ,g>cilasso3 ,! ,royal         
,comm5t>ies ( ! ,incas4       #h ,br[l[3
 ,travels1 p4 #acf4  ,c]ta9 auto*?ons ( 
,india1 :5 fir/ discov]$1 7 exce$+ly    
immature 9 religi\s beliefs2 !y _h nei!r
 god nor devil2 !y w&]$ ?r\gh ! woods   
subsi/+ on b]ries & fruits1 & su* small 

animals z _! undevelop$ & feeble        
sagacity all[$ !m to capture & slay4 ,!y
 did n ev5 provide !mselves ) %elt]1 b1 
9 pri/9e nak$ness1 roam$ ! =e/s ( !     
,ghauts1 animals b slightly above !     
an?ropoid apes 9 po9t ( intellig5ce4 ,9 
,c5tral ,cali=nia we f9d1 says ,bancr(t1
 :ole tribes subsi/+ on roots1 h]bs1 &  
insects2 hav+ no boats1 no clo?+1 no    
laws1 no ,god4#i       #i ,bancr(t3 ,!  
,native ,races ( ! ,pacific ,/ates (    
,nor?      ,am]ica1 vol4 i1 p4 #djj4  ,9
 ! nor?we/]n corn] ( ! ,am]ican cont95t 
!re dwells a primitive race1 :i*1 = !   
sake ( unification1 ,i w /yle !         
,aleutians4 ,:5 ^! p 7 fir/ discov]$ !y 
7 9 t /ate ( social economics :i* !y _h 
rea*$ aft] ?\s&s ( ye>s ( psy*ical &    
social evolution2 a primitive p1 su* z  
our own ance/ors 7 9 ! v beg9n+ (       
civilization4 ,! ^w civilization is us$ 
advis$ly2 civilization is comp>ative1 & 
its degrees beg9 ) ! inception ( man    
himself4  ,9 _! !ogony1 ! ,aleutians _h 
arriv$ at an idea ( ! d\ble or s\l1 ?us 

%[+ t _! religion _h progress$ sev]al   
/eps t[>d ab/raction1 t triumph (       
civiliz$ religiosity2 yet !re rema9$    
en\gh v5]ation ( natural objects to %[ t
 ! orig9 ( ! religi\s feel+ began1 ) !m1
 9 nature-propitiation4 ,! bladd] ( !   
be>1 :i* viscus1 9 ! e/imation ( !      
,aleutians1 is ! seat ( life1 is at once
 susp5d$ above ! entrance ( ! ka*im or  
communal dwell+ & wor%ip$ by ! hunt] :o 
has sla9 ! bea/ f :i* x 0 tak54         
,moreov]1 :5 ! be> falls b5ea? ! weapons
 ( an ,aleutian1 ! man begs p>don ( !   
bea/ & prays ! latt] to =give him & to d
 him no h>m4 ,a hunt] :o has /ruck a    
mortal bl[ g5]ally rema9s )9 8 hut = "o 
or sev]al days1 accord+ to ! importance 
( ! sla9 animal4#aj ,! fir/ h]r+ t is   
caught is %[]$ ) complim5ts & bless+s2  
pomp\s titles are lavi%$ ^u x1 & x is   
h&l$ ) ! greate/ respect & rev]5ce2 x is
 ! h]r+-god6#aa       #aj ,reclus3      
,primitive ,folk1 p4 #ah4       #aa     
,dall3 ,alaska & its ,res\rces1 p4 #if4 
,sidne1 *ief god ( ! ,aleutian !ogony1  

on f9al analysis1 is f\nd to be ! ,e>?1 
"m ( all ?+s4 ,! angak\ts1 or prie/s1 ( 
?is p individualize & deify1 h[ev]1 all 
! ph5om5a ( nature2 !re are cl\d-gods1  
sea-gods1 riv]-gods1 fire-gods1         
ra9-gods1 /orm-gods1 etc41 etc41 etc4   
,ev]y:]e1 ?r\gh\t all nature1 ! ,inoit1 
or ,aleutian sy/em ( !ology1 p5etrates1 
/ripp$1 x is true1 ( mu* ( its orig9al  
mat]ialism1 yet reta9+ en\gh to %[ its  
und\bt$ orig9 9 ! s5sual p]cepts1       
recepts1 & concepts ( its primal f\nd]s4
  ,z ,i h obs]v$ above1 ! religion ( ^! 
p has ga9$ a c]ta9 degree ( ab/raction1 
& ?is ab/raction is fur!r %[n by !      
pres5ce ( c]ta9 phallic rites &         
c]emonies 9 _! religi\s obs]vances2 b ( 
?is1 m anon4,d       ,d ,9 a lett] to   
me1 a naval (fic] ( high rank /ates t1  
beyond "q ( d\bt1 ! ,aleutian prie/s    
keep male concub9es      :om !y use 9 _!
 religi\s obs]vances4 ,he1 also1 gives  
o!r      evid5ces ( phallic wor%ip among
 ^! p4  ,9 mo/ ( ! tribes ( ,equatorial 
,africa1 nature-wor%ip has be5 sup]s$$  

by gho/-wor%ip1 devil-wor%ip1 or        
wit*-wor%ip1 or1 r1 by gho/1 devil1 or  
wit* propitiation2 yet1 9 ! sanctity ( !
 feti*1 :i* is ev]y:]e pres5t1 we see a 
relic ( nature-wor%ip4 ,moreov]1 _m ( ^!
 tribes deify natural ph5om5a1 su* z !  
sun1 ! moon1 ! />s1 ?und]1 lightn+1     
etc41 etc41 etc41 %[+ t "h1 too1 9 all  
probability1 religi\s feel+ _h its orig9
 9 nature propitiation4  ,ab/raction    
also ent]s1 to a c]ta9 ext5t1 into !    
religi\s beliefs ( mo/ ( ^! negroes1 9  
:om primal mat]ialism has giv5 place to 
! unbridl$ sup]/ition ( crude spiritism4
 ,! curi\s habit ^! p h ( scrap+ a      
little bone du/ f ! skull ( a dead      
ance/or & !n eat+ x ) _! food1 ?us1 z !y
 ?9k1 transmitt+ f ! dead to ! liv+ !   
qualities ( ! =m]1 is close k9 to1 &1 9 
my op9ion1 is probably d]iv$ f1 a wor%ip
 ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple4 ,:5 we take into
 consid]ation ! fact t circumcision1    
ext5sio clitoridis1 & o!r phallic rites 
are exce$+ly common & preval5t among ^! 
negroes1 ?is op9ion has /rong evid5ce 9 

its support4#ab       #ab ,negroes (    
,b59 & ,si]ra ,leone 7,bosman1 loc4     
cit41 p4      #ebf71 ,m&+oes 7,waitz1   
vol4 ii1 p4 #c71 ,be*uanas 7,holub1 loc4
      cit41 p4 #cih72 quot$ also by     
,we/]m>ck1 ,human ,m>riage1 p4          
#bjf4  ,! ,wa-kamba may h "s idea (     
immortality1 ?\gh obs]v]s h nev] be5    
able to det]m9e ?is def9itely4 ,! dead  
bodies ( *iefs are n ?r[n to ! hy5as1 z 
) ! ,masai1 b are c>efully buri$        
in/ead4444 ,! bodies ( less important   
memb]s ( ! tribe are simply ?r[n to !   
hy5as4#ac       #ac ,gregory3 ,! ,great 
,rift ,valley1 p4 #cea4  ,9 ?is p1      
religi\s ideas are exce$+ly primitive & 
indef9ite4 ,!y seem to propitiate       
nature1 h[ev]1 :5 !y wi% ra91 = !y (f]  
up to ! ra9-_s votive (f]+s ( bananas1  
gra91 & be]1 :i* !y place b5ea? ! trees4
 ,?is seems to be _! only religi\s rite 
accord+ to ,gregory1 :o1 9 all          
probability is 9 error4 ,=1 9 ! next    
s5t5ce1 he in=ms u t ^! negroes practice
 circumcision4 ,he ?9ks t !y p]=m ?is   

op]ation = sanit>y reasons1 z ! natives 
h cont9ually to =d /reams & wade ?r\gh  
swamps ab\nd+ 9 ! l>vae ( ,bilh>zia     
haematuria1 ! rite no d\bt less5s !     
dang] ( incurr+ haematuria4#ad ,?is is  
be/[+ ^u ignorant & savage negroes a    
psy*ical acut5ess :i* f> transc5ds t ( !
 laity ( civiliz$ races6 ,:at d !       
,wa-kamba "k ( sanitation1 haematuria1 &
 ! l>va ( ,bilh>zia6,e ,circumcision    
among ^! p always occurs at pub]ty1 &   
is1 unque/ionably1 a phallic rite4      
,p>5!tically1 x may be /at$ "h t a few (
 ! primitive peoples /ill 9 exi/5ce     
appe> to h grasp$ ! idea ( ! life-giv+  
pr9ciple1 & to h e/abli%$ wor%ip ( !    
functio g5]ationis )\t hav+ exp]i5c$    
c]ta9 prelim9>y psy*ical /ages necess>y 
= its evolution f nature-wor%ip4 ,i     
believe1 h[ev]1 t ?is is app>5t & n     
real2 nature-wor%ip1 v probably1 at "o  
"t exi/$ among all ^! p4       #ad      
,gregory3 ,! ,great ,rift ,valley1 p4   
#cea4       ,e ,inasmu* z ! haematuria  
occasion$ by ! l>vae ( ,bilh>zia        

has its orig9 9 ! p>5*yma ( ! kidney1 &1
 s9ce we h      no reason = believ+ t   
?is race has any idea ( hi/ology or     
pa?ology1 x is manife/ folly to ascribe 
circumcision z a      prophylactic      
measure aga9/ ?is p>asite4 ,bilh>zia is 
n[      consid]$ a true p>asite by      
,wolfe4  ,! ,kikuyu h a v elaborate     
sy/em ( !ogony1 9 :i* all ( ! ph5om5a ( 
nature ) :i* !y are acqua9t$ are deifi$4
 ,a goat is inv>iably sacrific$ to ! sun
 :5 !y set out on a j\rney1 & its blood 
is c>ri$ along & spr9kl$ on ! pa?s &    
bridges 9 ord] to appease ! spirits ( ! 
=e/ & ! riv]4  ,/uhlmann places ?is     
tribe among ! ,bantu2 f ! evid5ce ( o!r 
obs]v]s1 h[ev]1 !y seem to be ,nilotic  
,hamites1 & belong prop]ly to !         
,masai4#ae ,?is w\ld acc\nt = !         
simil>ity ( me?od 9 circumcision1 :i*1  
among bo? ,kikuyu & ,masai1 is          
incomplete4 ,john/on calls att5tion to  
?is v peculi> me?od & describes x       
m9utely 9 a ,lat9 foot-note4#af         
#ae ,/uhlmann3 ,mit ,em9 ,pa%a1 p4 #hdh4

       #af ,john/on3 ,! ,kilima-,nj>o   
,exp$ition1 p4 #dab4  ,! ,masai are mix$
 devil1 nature1 & phallic wor%ip]s2 !   
la/ m5tion$ cult be+ evolv$1 beyond "q1 
f nature-wor%ip4 ,x may be set d[n z an 
e/abli%$ fact t1 :]e nature-wor%ip does 
n exi/ 9 "s =m or o!r among primitive   
peoples1 phallic wor%ip is likewise     
abs5t4 ,inde$1 su* peoples g5]ally h no 
religi\s feel+ :atev]4 ,!y may h "s     
%ad[y idea ( an evil _s l ! ,aurimwantya
 dsongo ngombe auri k9emu1 ! ,old ,man (
 ! ,woods#ag ( ! ,wa-pokomo1 b t is all4
       #ag ,gregory3 ,! ,great ,rift    
,valley1 p4 #cdd4  ,c>l ,lumholtz1 writ+
 ( ! ,au/ralians1 says3 ,! ,au/ralian   
blacks d n1 l _m o!r savage tribes1     
atta* any ideas ( div9ity to ! sun or   
moon4 ,on "o ( our exp$itions ! full    
moon rose l>ge & r$ ov] ! palm =e/4     
,/ruck by ! spl5dor ( ! sc5e1 ,i po9t$  
at ! moon & ask$ my companions1 ',:o    
made x8' ,!y answ]$1 ',o!r blacks4'     
,!reupon ,i ask$1 ',:o made ! sun8' &   
got ! same answ]4 ,! natives also       

believe t !y !mselves c produce ra91    
p>ticul>ly ) ! help ( wiz>ds4 ,to       
produce ra9 !y call milka4 ,:5 on our   
exp$itions we 7 ov]tak5 by viol5t       
tropical /orms1 my blacks always became 
enrag$ at ! /rang]s :o _h caus$ !       
ra94#ah ,9 reg>d to _! belief 9 !       
exi/5ce ( a d\ble or s\l1 ! same au?or  
sums up z foll[s3 ,^u ! :ole1 x may be  
said t ^! *ildr5 ( nature are unable to 
conceive a human s\l indep5d5t ( ! body1
 & ! future life ( ! individual la/s no 
long] ?an 8 physical rema9s4#ai ,mr4    
,mann1 ( ,new ,s\? ,wales1 :o1 accord+  
to ,lumholtz1 has made a ?irty ye>s'    
/udy ( ! ,au/ralians1 says t ! natives h
 no religion :atev]1 except fe> ( !     
devil-devil4#bj ,ano!r writ]1 & "o      
abundantly qualifi$ to judge1 says t !y 
ackn[l$ge no supreme be+1 h no idols1 & 
believe only 9 an evil _s :om !y d n    
wor%ip4 ,!y say t ?is _s is afraid (    
fire1 s !y nev] v5ture abroad aft] dusk 
)\t a fire-/ick4#ba       #ah ,lumholtz3
 ,among ,cannibals1 p4 #bhb4       #ai  

,ibid41 p4 #bgi4       #bj ,lumholtz3   
,among ,cannibals1 p4 #bhc4       #ba   
,ibid41 p4 #bhc4  ,i v]ily believe we h 
arriv$ at ! sum total ( _! religion1 if 
a sup]/iti\s dread ( ! unkn[n c be s    
designat$4 ,_! m5tal capacity does n    
admit ( _! grasp+ ! high] tru?s ( pure  
religion1 says ,ed54#bb ,x is simply an 
inh]5t fe> ( ! unkn[n2 ! natural1 inborn
 caution ( ?\s&s ( ye>s ( inh]it$       
exp]i5ces4       #bb ,ed53 ,! ,fif?     
,cont95t1 p4 #fi2 quot$ also by         
,lumholtz3      ,among ,cannibals4  ,9  
^! savages we see a race ^: psy*ical    
/atus is s l[ 9 ! intellectual scale t  
!y h n evolv$ any idea ( ! d\ble or s\l4
 ,! m5tal capacity ( ! ,au/ralians1 ,i  
take x1 is no l[] ?an 0 t ( any race 7no
 matt] h[ intellectual x may be at !    
pres5t "t7 at "o p]iod ( its hi/ory4    
,all races h a t5d5cy t[>d psy*ical     
developm5t "u favorable surr\nd+s2 x has
 be5 a progress in/ead ( a decad5ce1 a  
rise in/ead ( a fall6 ,evolution has n  
ceas$2 nor w x end until ,f9is is writt5

 at ! bottom ( ,"t's la/ page4  ,!re are
 yet o!r p :o believe 9 ! sup]natural1  
yet :o h no idea ( immortality4 ,:5     
,gregory asc5d$ ! glaci] ( ,m\nt ,k5ya1 
! wat] froze 9 ! cook+-pots :i* _h be5  
fill$ ov] night4 ,8 c>ri]s 7 t]ribly    
al>m$ by ! ph5om5on1 & swore t ! wat] 0 
bewit*$6 ,! explor] scold$ !m = _!      
sill9ess & bade !m set ! pots on ! fire1
 :i*1 hav+ be5 done1 ! m5 sat r\nd &    
anxi\sly wat*$2 :5 x melt$ !y joyfully  
told me t ! demon 0 expell$1 & ,i told  
!m !y c\ld n[ use ! wat]2 b z soon z my 
back 0 turn$ !y p\r$ x away1 & refill$  
_! pots f ! adjo9+ brook4#bc       #bc  
,gregory3 ,! ,great ,rift ,valley1 p4   
#agj4  ,/anley decl>es t no traces (    
religi\s feel+ c be f\nd 9 ! ,wahuma4   
,!y believe mo/ ?or\ghly 9 ! exi/5ce (  
an evil influ5ce 9 ! =m ( a man1 :o     
exi/s 9 un9habit$ places1 z a wood$1    
d>ksome gorge1 or l>ge ext5t ( re$y     
brake1 b t he c be propitiat$ by gifts2 
!re=e ! lucky hunt] leaves a portion ( !
 meat1 :i* he tosses1 h[ev]1 z he w\ld  

to a dog1 or he places an egg1 or a     
small banana1 or a kid-sk91 at ! door ( 
! m9iature dwell+1 :i* is always at !   
entrance to ! z]iba4#bd       #bd       
,/anley3 ,9 ,d>ke/ ,africa1 vol4 ii1 p4 
#djj4  ,?is obs]v] %[s t he does n "k ! 
true mean+ ( ! ^w religion2 ! example t 
he gives demon/rates ! fact t ^! negroes
 d h religi\s feel+4 ,! simple act (    
(f]+ propitiatory gifts to ! evil       
influ5ce is1 f ! v nature ( ! de$1 a    
religi\s obs]vance4 ,fur!rmore1 ^!      
savages h *>ms & feti*es innum]able1    
:i*1 9 my op9ion1 are relics (          
nature-wor%ip4 ,! m9iature h\se m5tion$ 
by ,/anley is common to ! majority ( !  
equatorial tribes1 & seems to be a k9d (
 common feti*2 i4 e41 "o t is enjoy$ by 
! entire tribe4 ,x is m5tion$ by ,du    
,*aillu1 ,*aille ,long1 ,/anley1 & _m   
o!rs4#be       #be ,du ,*aillu3         
,equatorial ,africa2 ,*aille ,long3     
,nak$ ,tru?s      ( ,nak$ ,p2 ,/anley3  
,9 ,d>ke/ ,africa4  ,du ,*aillu tells ( 
"o tribe1 ! ,bakalai1 9 :i* ! wom5      

wor%ip a p>ticul> div9ity nam$          
,njambai4#bf ,?is writ] is ev5 m inexact
 ?an ,/anley1 h5ce1 we get v little     
sci5tific data f 8 volum9\s works4 ,f   
:at he says ( ,njambai1,f ,i am incl9$  
to believe t he is a negro ,priapus2    
?is1 h[ev]1 is a conjectural belief &   
has no sci5tific w>rant4       #bf ,du  
,*aillu3 ,equatorial ,africa1 p4 #bdj4  
,f ,possibly1 ?is god is ! same z ! god 
m5tion$ by      ,liv+/one1 ,bak]1 &     
,/anley4  ,! ,tucuna ,indians ( !       
,amazon ,valley1 :o resemble ! ,passes1 
,juris1 & ,muahes 9 physical appe>ance &
 cu/oms1 social & o!rwise1 are          
devil-wor%ip]s4 ,!y are v mu* afraid ( !
 ,jup>i1 or devil1 :o seems to be simply
 a mis*iev\s imp1 :o is at ! bottom (   
all ^? mi%aps ( _! daily life1 ! causes 
( :i* are n v imm$iate or obvi\s to _!  
dull und]/&+s4 ,! idea ( a ,creator or a
 b5efic5t ,god has n ent]$ ! m9ds ( ^!  
,indians4#bg       #bg ,bates3 ,!       
,naturali/ on ! ,riv] ,amazon1 p4 #cha4 
,! ,p]uvians1 at ! "t ( ! ,spani%       

conque/1 wor%ip$ nature2 t is1 ! sun 0  
deifi$ "u ! "n ( ,pa*acamac1 ! ,giv] (  
,life1 & 0 wor%ip$ z su*4 ,! ,inca1 :o 0
 8 e>?ly repres5tative1 0 likewise 8    
*ief prie/1 ?\gh !re 0 a great ,high    
,prie/1 or ,villac ,vmu1 :o /ood at !   
head ( ! hi]>*y1 b :o 0 second 9 dignity
 to ! ,inca4#bh ,! moon1 wife ( ! sun1 !
 />s1 ?und]1 lightn+1 & o!r natural     
ph5om5a 7 also deifi$4 ,b1 z x inv>iably
 happ5s1 :]e nature-wor%ip is all[$ to  
und]go its natural evolution1 c]ta9     
elem5ts ( phallic wor%ip _h made _!     
appe>ance4 ,^! ,i w discuss lat] on4    
#bh ,prescott3 ,! ,conque/ ( ,p]u1 vol4 
i1 p4 #aja4  ,! great temple ( ! sun 0  
at ,cuzco1 :]e1 "u ! munific5ce (       
successive sov]eigns1 x _h become s ri* 
t x receiv$ ! "n ( ,corican*a1 or '!    
,place ( ,gold4'#bi ,accord+ to !       
relacion ( ,s>mi5to1 & ! comm5t>ies (   
,g>cilasso & o!r ,spani% writ]s1 ?is    
build+1 :i* 0 surr\nd$ by *apels &      
small] edifices1 & :i* /ood 9 ! he>t ( !
 city1 mu/ h be5 truly magnific5t ) its 

lavi% adornm5ts ( virg9 gold6       #bi 
,prescott3 ,! ,conque/ ( ,p]u1 vol4 i1  
p4 #ie4  ,unlike ! ,aztecs1 a k9dr$ race
 ( p1 ! ,p]uvians r>ely sacrific$ human 
be+s to _! div9ities1 b1 l ! religion ( 
! =m]1 ! religion ( ! latt] _h become   
greatly develop$ along c]emonial l9es1 z
 we w see lat] on 9 ?is essay4  ,x is a 
f> cry f ,p]u to ,japan1 f ! ,incas to !
 ,a9us1 yet ^! widely sep>at$ races     
practic$ religions t 7 almo/ id5tical 9 
po9t ( fundam5tal pr9ciples4 ,bo?       
wor%ip$ nature1 b ! ,p]uvians 7 f> ahead
 ( ! ,a9us 9 civilization1 & _!         
religion1 z f> z ritual & c]emony are   
conc]n$1 f> surpass$ t ( ! ,hairy ,m5 :5
 view$ f an ae/hetic /&po9t4 ,e?ically1 
,i am incl9$ to believe ! religion ( !  
,a9us is j z high z 0 t ( ! ,incas4     
,lit]ature is indebt$ to ! ,rev4 ,john  
,bat*elor = t :i* is1 probably1 ! mo/   
readable book t has ev] be5 publi%$ ab\t
 ^! int]e/+ p2 f a sci5tific /&po9t1    
h[ev]1 ?is "w is greatly lack+4 ,_m     
e?nologi/s & an?ropologi/s consid]$ !   

,a9u auto*?onic to ,japan2 ,i am =c$ to 
conclude f ! evid5ce1 h[ev]1 t he is an 
emigrant1 & t he came orig9ally f ,nor? 
,*9a or ,ea/ ,sib]ia4 ,be he emigrant or
 indig5e1 "o ?+ is c]ta91 namely1 t he  
has be5 an inhabitant ( ! ,japanese     
,ar*ipelago = ?\s&s ( ye>s4 ,! olde/    
book 9 ! ,japanese language has ?is 9 x 
an5t ! ,a9us3 ,:5 our augu/ ance/ors    
desc5d$ f heav5 9 a boat1 !y f\nd ^u ?is
 isl& sev]al b>b>\s races1 ! mo/ fi]ce (
 :om 7 ! ,a9u4,g       ,g ,bat*elor3 ,! 
,a9u ( ,japan1 p4 #ac4  ,! ,a9u is      
probably ! pure/ type ( primitive man 9 
exi/5ce4 ,i _h be5 l$ to believe by ! "w
 ( ,miss ,bird#cj t ^! p 7 on a p> ) !  
,au/ralians1 & t !y _h no religi\s ideas
 :atev]4 7,vogt seems to advance ?is    
conclusion also1#ca :ile ,de            
,quatrefages#cb;,h appe>s to h omitt$   
?is p f 8 tabulation4 ,pes*el places !m 
among ! ,giliaks on ! ,l[] ,amoor1 & !  
inhabitants ( ! ,kurile ,isl&s4#cc ,^!  
tribes are mix$ nature1 devil1 & phallic
 wor%ip]s47 ,bat*elor1 h[ev]1 %[s v     

cle>ly t ^! p d h a religion1 & t ?is   
religion is highly develop$4       #cj  
,bird3 ,unbeat5 ,tracks 9 ,japan4       
#ca ,vogt3 ,lectures on ,man4       #cb 
,de ,quatrefages3 ,! ,human ,species4   
,h ,de ,quatrefages1 9 8 ,hommes        
,fossiles1 places ! ,a9us               
an?ropologically among ! ,primeval      
,teutons6       #cc ,pes*el3 ,! ,races (
 ,man1 p4 #chh4  ,_! *ief god1 or r     
goddess 7= ! ,a9us reg>d ! female z be+ 
high] ?an ! male z f> z gods are        
conc]n$71 is ! sun4#cd ,l ! ,p]uvians1  
!y reg>d ! sun z ! ,creator1 b !y are   
unlike !m 9 ! fact t !y ?9k t !y _c rea*
 ! goddess by direct appeal4 ,%e mu/ be 
address$ ?r\gh int]m$i>ies or mess5g]s4 
,^! mess5g]s1 ! goddess ( ! fire1 !     
goddess ( ! wat]1 etc41 are 9 turn      
address$ ?r\gh ! ag5cy ( inao1 or       
pray]-/icks4 ,?is int]m$i>y idea is     
curi\sly l "s practices ( ! ,roman      
,ca?olic *ur*1 or1 r1 ( communicants1 :o
 get ! sa9ts to c>ry _! petitions to    
,god4       #cd ,bat*elor3 ,! ,a9u (    

,japan1 p4 #hi4  ,! inao are peculi>1   
inasmu* z no?+ exactly l !m is kn[n4 ,! 
fea!r pray]-plumes ( "s ( ! ,we/]n      
,indians are us$ = l purposes1 b ^! are 
(f]$ directly to ! ,great ,_s1 & n to   
int]m$i>ies4 ,inao1 briefly describ$1   
are pieces ( :ittl$ will[ wood1 hav+ !  
%av+s atta*$ to ! top4#ce ,l !          
,aleutians1 :5 ^! p kill a be> or o!r   
wild animal1 !y propitiate its _s by    
be/[+ ^u x ! mo/ fulsome complim5ts1 &1 
l ! religion ( ^! ,indians1 ! religion (
 ! ,a9us has develop$ along natural     
l9es1 & %[s c]ta9 phallic elem5ts4      
#ce ,bat*elor3 ,! ,a9u ( ,japan1 p4 #hg4
  ,we see f ! examples "h giv51 t       
religi\s feel+ _h its orig9 9 ! idea (  
propitiation2 9 fact1 t x 0 born 9 fe>1 
& by fe> 0 x fo/]$4 ,we see1 fur!rmore1 
t man 0 n creat$ ) religi\s feel+ z a   
psy*ical trait1 b t he acquir$ x lat]   
on4 ,we see1 f9ally1 t religi\s feel+ is
 bas$1 prim>ily & fundam5tally1 on "o ( 
! *ief laws ( nature--self-protection4  
,! evolution & gr[? ( ,e?ics demon/rate 

?is beyond p]adv5ture4  ,x is n at all  
probable t man 9 ! beg9n+1 j aft] 8     
evolution f 8 ape-l ance/or1 _h1 at     
fir/1 any belief :atev] 9 sup]natural   
ag5cies4 ,9 8 /ruggle = exi/5ce1 all ( 8
 p[]s 7 direct$ t[>d ! procurem5t ( 8   
food & ! pres]vation ( life2 ! pi!coid  
man 0 only a degree high] ?an ! bea/s 9 
! scale ( animal life4 ,8 psy*ic be+1 z 
yet1 rema9$1 z x 71 9 ovo1 & a long     
p]iod ( "t mu/ h elaps$ be=e he began to
 =mulate & to recognize a sy/em (       
!ogony4 ,aft] ye>s ( exp]i5ce1 dur+ :i* 
! laws ( h]$ity & progressive evolution 
play$ prom95t p>ts1 he took prec$5ce ov]
 o!r animals1 & 8 /ruggle = exi/5ce     
became easi]4 ,he !n _h "t to /udy !    
wond]ful &1 to him1 my/]i\s ph5om5a (   
nature4 ,8 limit$ k c\ld n expla9 !     
v>i\s natural op]ations by :i* he 0     
surr\nd$1 !re=e he look$ ^u !m z be+    
my/]i\s & sup]natural4 ,8 psy*ical be+  
became active & inquir+1 to satisfy :i* 
he creat$ a sy/em ( gods :i* 0 f\nd$ on 
natural ph5om5a4 ,at fir/1 ! gods (     

primitive man 71 probably1 few 9 numb]1 
& ! *ief god ( all 0 ! sun4 ,man e>ly   
recogniz$ ! sun's importance 9 ! economy
 ( nature2 ?is beautiful />1 ris+ 9 !   
ea/ 9 ! morn+1 m>*+ ?r\gh ! heav5s dur+ 
! day1 & s9k+ beh9d ! we/]n horizon 9 ! 
ev5+1 mu/ h be51 to ! awak5+ s\l ( man1 
a s\rce ( endless conjecture & debate4  
,:at 0 m natural ?an 8 mak+ ! sun !     
greate/ god 9 8 sy/em ( !ogony8 ,man    
recogniz$ 9 him ! s\rce ( all life1 &1  
:5 he arriv$ at an age :5 he c\ld use   
ab/ract ideation 9 =mulat+ 8 religion1  
he deifi$ ! life-giv+ function z he     
notic$ x 9 himself2 he began to wor%ip !
 g5]ative pr9ciple4 ,sol> wor%ip & its  
direct desc5dant1 phallic wor%ip1 at "o 
"t or ano!r 7 ! religions ( almo/ e race
 on ! face ( ! globe4 ,sol> wor%ip1 ow+ 
to its mat]ial quality1 has long s9ce   
be5 ab&on$ by civiliz$ man2 b phallic   
wor%ip1 ! fir/ ab/ract religion evolv$  
by man1 has tak5 deep] root2 its        
fundam5tal pr9ciples are /ill pres5t1   
?\gh !y h _! seat 9 our sublim9al       

consci\sness1 & we are1 !re=e1 n        
actively consci\s ( _! exi/5ce4 ,b be=e 
ent]+ on ! discussion ( ?is la/ po9t1   
let u turn = a "t to a /udy ( phallic   
wor%ip4     ,,*apt] ,,ii4  ,,phallic    
,,wor%ip4   ,phallic wor%ip1 9 "s =m or 
o!r1 has be5 practic$ by almo/ e race "u
 ! sun4 ,inde$1 among primitive peoples1
 ^? :o d n practice ?is cult are s few 9
 numb] t !y h1 practically1 no weight   
:atev] 9 a discussion ( ?is subject4    
,moreov]1 ^? primitive peoples :o d n   
wor%ip ! g5]ative pr9ciple1 ei!r        
directly or indirectly1 are )\t any     
religion :atsoev]1 & are ! v l[e/ ( all 
mank9d 9 po9t ( intellig5ce4 ,i h only  
to cite ! ,ti]ra del ,fuegians1 !       
,bu%m51 ! ,au/ralians1 & ! ,akka or     
,ticki-,ticki1 ! ,pygmies ( ,c5tral     
,africa1 to prove ! tru?fulness ( ?is   
ass]tion4 ,!re are o!r peoples :o w\ld  
s]ve z examples1 b x w\ld be a "w (     
sup]]ogation to enum]ate !m to ev5 !    
casual read]4  ,d',hanc>ville1 9 8      
magnific5t "w1 has trac$ ! progress ( ! 

wor%ip ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple ov] !      
entire _w1 :ile ,knight1 9 8 s*ol>ly    
essay1#cf has br\ght out its            
psy*ological tru?s 9 a mann] :i* _c be  
surpass$4 ,x is n my purpose to ent]    
into a detail$ acc\nt ( ?is cult2 ,i    
propose r to discuss its probable orig9 
9 ! beg9n+1 & to give a brief outl9e (  
its hi/ory1 z x is to be obs]v$ among   
liv+ peoples4 ,i wi% to %[1 also1 its   
connection ) c]ta9 religi\s c]emonies & 
fe/ivals ( ,*ri/ian peoples1 :i* _h _!  
orig91 ab initio1 9 ! wor%ip ( ,priapus4
 ,&1 be=e beg9n+ ! discussion ( ?is     
subject1 ,i beg to rem9d ! read] t a    
prie/ ( ,priapus reg>d$ 8 si/rum z be+ j
 z sacr$ z a ,ca?olic prie/ n[ consid]s 
any vessel or robe us$ 9 ! s]vice (     
mass1 & t ! prie/s ( ,brahma look on !  
,l+am ) z mu* rev]5ce & awe z did !     
,levites on ! ,ark ( ! ,cov5ant & !     
,holy ( ,holies4 ,phallic wor%ip is a   
religion1 ! olde/ ab/ract religion 9    
exi/5ce4 ,fundam5tally ! ,creator--!    
,life ,giv]--is ! phallic wor%ip]'s god4

 ,is he v f> wrong 9 all t is absolutely
 ess5tial8 ,m5 ?9k !y "k because !y are 
sure !y feel1 & are firmly conv9c$      
because /rongly agitat$4 ,h5ce proce$ t 
ha/e & viol5ce ) :i* dev\t p]sons ( all 
religions condemn ! rites & doctr9es (  
o!rs1 & ! furi\s zeal & bigotry ) :i* !y
 ma9ta9 _! own1 :ile1 p]haps1 if bo? 7  
equally und]/ood1 bo? w\ld be f\nd to h 
! same mean+1 & only to diff] 9 ! modes 
( convey+ x4#cg       #cf ,knight3 ,!   
,wor%ip ( ,priapus4       #cg ,knight3  
,! ,wor%ip ( ,priapus1 p4 #ad4  ,!      
,pueblo ,indians ( ,new ,mexico are     
wor%ip]s ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple1 &1 l mo/
 religi\s sects1 h evolv$ "s v curi\s   
rites & c]emonies4 ,! anci5t temples (  
,v5us or ,aphrodite 7 fill$ ) het>ae1 :o
 7 necess>y adjuncts = ! prop] p]=mance 
( ! my/]ies ( ,priapus4 ,^! ,indians1   
h[ev]1 w n all[ wom5 to ent] into _!    
sacr$ c]emonies1 b1 on ! contr>y1       
emasculate m5 7by occasion+ organic &   
functional deg5]ation ( ! sexual        
organs71 :o s]ve z het>ae to ! *iefs &  

%amans or prie/s4,i ,^! &rogynes are    
call$ muj]ados1 a t]m :i* aptly         
describes _! sexual condition4       ,i 
,! ,aleutians1 accord+ to ! te/imony (  
unimpea*able      witnesses1 make _!    
neophytes pass ?r\gh l physical         
ex]cises 9 prep>+ !m = _! duties 9      
celebrat+ ,priapic      ,rites4  ,9 ord]
 to cultivate a muj]ado1 a v p[]ful man 
is *os51 & he is made to ma/urbate      
excessively & ride con/antly4 ,gradually
 su* irritable weakness ( ! g5ital      
organs is eng5d]$ t1 9 rid+1 great loss 
( sem5 is induc$4 ,?is condition (      
irritability passes into p>alytic       
impot5ce4 ,!n ! te/icles & p5is atrophy1
 ! hair ( ! be>d falls out1 ! voice     
loses its dep? & compass1 & physical    
/r5g? & en]gy decrease4 ,incl9ations &  
disposition become fem99e4 ,! muj]ado   
loses 8 position 9 society z a man4 ,he 
takes on fem99e mann]s & cu/oms1 &      
associates ) wom52 yet1 = religi\s      
reasons1 he is held 9 high honor4#ch ,! 
phallic c]emonies ( ! ,pueblos take     

place 9 ! spr+1 :5 ! life pr9ciple is   
exce$+ly active ?r\gh\t all nature4     
#ch ,krafft-,eb+3 ,psy*opa?ia ,sexualis1
 p4 #bja2 see also      ,hammond3       
,impot5ce 9 ! ,male4  ,9 all probability
 ! botes ( ! ,montana ,indians & !      
burda*s ( ! ,wa%+ton tribes s]ve z      
mascul9e het>ae to ! *iefs & m$ic9e m51 
?\gh ?is has n be5 def9itely det]m9$4   
,dr4 ,hold] describ$ a typical bote ( ! 
,abs>oke tribe 9 ! ,new ,york ,m$ical   
,j\rnal1 #ahhi4 ,?is &rogyne1 9 _m      
respects1 resembl$ ! muj]ados ( !       
,pueblo ,indians1 & probably s]v$ a l   
purpose 9 8 tribe4  ,accord+ to ,ross1 a
 ,konyaga woman1 :5 %e has a good-look+ 
boy1 dresses him 9 girl's clo!s & br+s  
him up z a female4 ,:5 he arrives at a  
suitable age he is s5t to wait on !     
prie/s ( ! tribe & is introduc$ by !m   
into ! sacr$ my/]ies ( _! cult2 9 fact1 
he becomes a mascul9e het>a4  ,:5 we    
read ( su* ?+s we feel pretty mu* z     
,h]odotus felt :5 he saw ! nak$ wom5 (  
,m5des submitt+ !mselves op5ly ,,greek  

,,small ,,lett] ,,epsilon,,greek ,,small
 ,,lett] ,,f9al ,,sigma ,,greek ,,small 
,,lett] ,,epsilon,,greek ,,small ,,lett]
 ,,pi,,greek ,,small ,,lett]            
,,iota,,greek ,,small ,,lett]           
,,delta,,greek ,,small ,,lett]          
,,epsilon,,greek ,,small ,,lett]        
,,iota,,greek ,,small ,,lett]           
,,xi,,greek ,,small ,,lett]             
,,iota,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,nu      
,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,alpha,,greek  
,,small ,,lett] ,,nu,,greek ,,small     
,,lett] ,,!ta,,greek ,,small ,,lett]    
,,rho,,greek ,,small ,,lett]            
,,omega,,greek ,,small ,,lett]          
,,pi,,greek ,,small ,,lett]             
,,omega,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,nu     
,translit]ation3 es epideix9 an?ropon to
 ! embraces ( ! sacr$ goat4,j ,to !     
,greek hi/orian ?is act 0 simply        
horrible 7,,greek ,,small ,,lett]       
,,tau,,greek ,,small ,,lett]            
,,epsilon,,greek ,,small ,,lett]        
,,rho,,greek ,,small ,,lett]            
,,alpha,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,f9al   

,,sigma ,translit]ation3 t]as72 & yet ^!
 ,egyptians exp]i5c$ no repugnance      
:atev]4 ,to !m x repres5t$ ! inc>nation 
( ! deity1 & 01 !re=e1 a sacr$ & holy   
action1 j z mascul9e het>ism is reg>d$ z
 a holy pr(ession among ! ,konyagas4    
,phallic het>ism is "o ( ! sacram5ts ( !
 ,konyaga *ur*1 &1 z su*1 x is held 9   
all t rev]5ce & awe ) :i* ! savage      
devotee end[s ! my/]ies ( 8 fai?4,k     
,j ,h]odotus3 ,eut]pe1 #df4       ,k    
,mascul9e het>ism is /ill 9 vogue among 
_m primitive      peoples1 & is di/9ctly
 a religi\s rite4 ,! ,kanats ( ,new     
,cal$onia frequ5tly assemble at night 9 
a cab9 to give      !mselves up to ?is  
k9d ( debau*]y4444 ,9 ! :ole (          
,am]ica1 f nor? to s\?1 simil> cu/oms h 
exi/$ or /ill      exi/4 ,let\rneau3 ,! 
,evolution ( ,m>riage1 p4 #fb4 ,! same  
au?or says3 ,x 0 also a widely spread   
cu/om ?r\gh\t      ,polynesia1 & ev5 a  
special deity presid$ ov] x4 ,! ,s\!rn  
,cali=nians did ! same1 & ! ,spani%     
mission>ies1 on _!      arrival 9 !     

c\ntry1 f\nd m5 dress$ z wom5 & assum+  
_! "p4 ,!y 7 tra9$ to ?is f y\?1 & (t5  
publicly m>ri$ to ! *iefs4 ,n]o 0       
evid5tly a m]e      plagi>i/4 ,! exi/5ce
 ( analog\s cu/oms has be5 prov$        
aga9/ ! ,guyacurus ( ,la ,plata1 !      
natives ( ! ,i/hmus (      ,d>i51 !     
tribes ( ,l\isiana1 & ! anci5t ,ill9ois4
  ,! anci5t ,hebrews1 ance/ors ( "o ( ! 
mo/ anci5t ( ! civiliz$ races ( ! e>?1  
held x 9 high honor4 ,ev5 wise ,k+      
,solomon1 9 ! days ( 8 old age1 turn$ f 
! ab/ract$ly pure religion ( 8 fa!r to  
,a/ore?1 ! goddess ( ! ,zidonians1 & to 
,milcom1 ! abom9ation ( ! ,ammonites4#ci
 ,he 0 guilty ( con/ruct+ a high place =
 ,*emo%1 ! abom9ation ( ,moab4#dj ,any  
good mod]n biblical encyclop$ia w tell !
 read] ab\t ,a/ore? & h] wor%ip1 & :at !
 high places & ! groves 74       #ci ,i 
,k+s3 *ap xi1 v]se #e4       #dj ,ibid41
 v]se #g4  ,ev5 ! good k+s1 su* z ,asa1 
,amaziah1 et al41 did n remove ! high   
places & ! groves1 = we read t1 not)/&+ 
! fact t ^! k+s did t :i* 0 "r 9 ! sight

 ( ! ,"l1 !y did n remove ! high places4
 ,9 ! case ( ,amaziah1 x is writt53  ,& 
he did t :i* 0 "r 9 ! sight ( ! ,"l1 yet
 n l ,david1 8 fa!r2 he did accord+ to  
all ?+s z ,joa%1 8 fa!r1 did4  ,h[beit1 
! high places 7 n tak5 away3 z yet ! p  
did sacrifice & burnt inc5se on ! high  
places4#da ,all ( ! s-call$ wick$ k+s 7 
phallic wor%ip]s1 & bo? male & female   
het>ism fl\ri%$ dur+ _! reigns4 ,we read
 ( ,josiah1 a good k+1 ,& he broke d[n !
 h\ses ( ! sodomites 7k$es*eim7 t 7 by !
 h\se ( ! ,"l4#db ,"h1 9 unmi/akable    
t]ms 7k$es*eim71 ! phallic act ( ! het>a
 is specifi$4       #da ,,ii ,k+s3 *ap4 
xiv1 v]ses #c1 #d4       #db ,ibid41    
*ap4 xxiii1 v]se #g4  ,h]odotus wrote3  
,almo/ all mank9d consort ) wom5 9 _!   
sacr$ temples1 except 9 ,greece &       
,egypt4#dc ,?is is a que] mi/ake = a    
,greek to make1 yet ?is hi/orian is not$
 = 8 unreliability1 & we %\ld n feel    
surpris$ at ?is gross error4 ,conc]n+ ! 
,aphrodite ( ,abydos1 :at %e 0 & :at    
took place 9 h] temples1 is a matt] (   

hi/ory4 ,inde$1 ?is goddess 0 surnam$   
,porne6 ,9 ,cor9?1 delubral het>ism 0   
op5ly practic$2 also at ,buba/is &      
,naucratis 9 ,egypt4 ,royal pr9cesses 7 
pallacides 9 ! temple ( ,ammon2 9 fact1 
!y took pride 9 ! title ( pallakis6,l ,x
 is kn[n :at excessive debau*]y took    
place 9 ! 'groves' & 'high places' ( !  
',great ,goddess4' ,! cu/om 0 s deeply  
root$ t 9 ! grotto ( ,be?lehem :at 0    
done =m]ly 9 ! "n ( ,adonis is to-day 9 
! "n ( ! ,virg9 ,m>y by ,*ri/ian        
pilgrims2 & ! ,mussulman hadjis d       
likewise 9 ! sanctu>ies ( ,mecca6#dd,m  
#dc ,h]odotus3 ,eut]pe1 #fd4       ,l   
,/rabo1 :5 writ+ ( ! ,arm5ians1 :o 7    
phallic      wor%ip]s1 says3 ,x is !    
cu/om ( ! mo/ illu/ri\s      p]sonages  
to consecrate _! virg9 daught]s to ?is  
goddess      7,anaitis74 ,?is 9 no way  
prev5ts !m f f9d+ husb&s1 ev5      aft] 
!y h pro/itut$ !mselves = a long "t 9 ! 
temples ( ,anaitis4 ,no man feels on ?is
 acc\nt any repugnance to      take !m z
 wives4 ,/rabo3 vol4 xi41 #ad2 quot$    

also by      ,let\rneau3 ,! ,evolution (
 ,m>riage1 p4 #df4       #dd ,reclus3   
,primitive ,folk1 p4 #fi2 ,sepp3        
,heid5?um u4      ,*ri/5?um4       ,m   
,brugs* ,bey is ( ?is same op9ion4  ,b  
let u return to primitive peoples1 f ^: 
cu/oms & beliefs we c le>n :at our own  
ance/ors mu/ h believ$ be=e ! besom (   
civilization swept aside ! crudities (  
savag]y4  ,! ,khonds ( ,india are       
phallic wor%ip]s1 &1 9 ! practice ( _!  
religion1 ,priapus saves _m a girl :o   
w\ld be1 o!rwise1 (f]$ up on ! bloody   
alt>s ( _! div9ities4 ,! pregnant woman 
is sacr$1 h5ce1 religi\s pro/itution is 
exce$+ly preval5t4 ,b x frequ5tly happ5s
 t "s un=tunate creature1 :o is n pleas+
 to ! %amans1 is seiz$1 ti$ to ! /ake & 
but*]$4#de ,z ! blood fl[s d[n & deluges
 ! gr\nd1 ! div9e _s ent]s into ! prie/ 
& inspires him4#df ,?is sacrifice is (  
itself a phallic rite2 ! blood-(f]+ is  
suppos$ to be exce$+ly acceptable to    
,e>?1 ! "m ( all ?+s4 ,blood is ! ess5ce
 ( ! life-giv+ pr9ciple2 h5ce1 ! ess5ce 

is return$ to ! great ,giv]1 z a        
propitiatory (f]+4,n       #de ,%]will3 
,! ,rajmahal ,hills4       #df ,reclus3 
,primitive ,folk1 p4 #cag4       ,n     
,among c]ta9 peoples ! blood & ! sem5   
bore a close      relation%ip2 by c]ta9 
races !y 7 consid]$ analog\s4 ,!        
,old ,te/am5t1 ! ,v$as1 ! ,sagas1 & _m  
ref]5ces ( ,greek1      ,lat91          
,egyptian1 ,h9du1 & ,p]sian my?ology    
po9t to ?is z      be+ conclusive4  ,9  
po9t ( fact1 ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative      
pr9ciple is ev]y:]e preval5t 9 ,india4,o
 ,9 ! ,l+am1 or holy alt> ( ! ,brahm9s1 
we see a conjunction ( ! male & female  
sexual organs1 :ile religi\s            
pro/itution1 9 ! %ape ( het>ism1 cr[ds !
 inn] c\rts & corridors ( almo/ e temple
 9 ! l& ) hi]odules & bayad]es4 ,! ,v$as
 ab\nd 9 ref]5ces1 ei!r direct or       
indirect1 to phallic wor%ip4 ,inde$1    
accord+ to "s au?orities1 ! ,h9du       
,brahma is ! same z ! ,greek ,pan1,p :o 
is ! creative _s ( ! deity transfus$    
?r\gh matt]4#dg       ,o ,speak+ ( !    

c]emony ( prie/ly prelibation z x 0     
practic$ 9 ! ,k+dom ( ,malab>1 ,=bes    
writes z foll[s3 ,!      ecclesia/ic p[]
 took prec$5ce ( ! civil on ?is p>ticul>
      po9t1 & ! sov]eign himself pass$  
"u ! yoke4 ,l !      o!r wom51 ! que5 _h
 to submit to ! "r ( prelibation        
ex]cis$ by ! high prie/1 :o _h a "r to !
 fir/ ?ree      nights1 & :o 0 paid     
fifty pieces ( gold besides = 8         
tr\ble4 ,=bes3 ,ori5tal ,memoirs1 vol4  
i1 p4 #ddf2 quot$ also      by          
,let\rneau3 ,! ,evolution ( ,m>riage1 p4
 #dh4 ,de ,remusat says      t1 9       
,cambodia1 ! daught]s ( poor p>5ts reta9
 _!      virg9ity long] ?an _! ri*]     
si/]s simply because !y h      n ! money
 ) :i* to pay ! prie/ = defloration6    
,p ,! p h put ! idol nam$ ,coppal 9 a   
neighbor+      h\se2 !re %e is s]v$ by  
prie/s & ,devadi*i1 or slaves (      !  
gods4 ,^! are pro/itute girls1 ^:       
employm5t is to dance      & to r+      
little bells 9 cad5ce :ile s++ infam\s  
songs1      ei!r 9 ! pagoda or 9 !      

/reets :5 ! idol is c>ri$ out      9    
/ate1 writes ,let\rneau 9 ,! ,evolution 
( ,m>riage1      quot+ f ,lett]s        
edifiantes4 ,coppal 0 & is a            
,brahm9ical ,v5us1 & h] wor%ip is :olly 
phallic 9 "*4      ,! anci5t            
,indo-,iranians wor%ip$ a simil> deity4 
,! wor%ip (      ,coppal1 bo? 9 ritual &
 9 significance1 is id5tical ) t      ( 
! ,greek ,aphrodite4       #dg ,brugs*1 
,knight1 ,muell]1 et al4  ,hundr$s (    
pages h be5 writt5 on snake-wor%ip1 9   
:i* a wond]ful am\nt ( metaphysical lore
 has be5 exp5d$4 ,mr4 ,h]b]t ,sp5c]     
devotes sev]al pages to ! snake1 & !    
reason = its appe>ance 9 ! religion (   
primitive peoples4 ,he ascribes to      
savages a psy*ical acut5ess t ,i am by  
no means will+ to all[ !m1 inasmu* z he 
makes !m give a psy*ical causation = _! 
adoption ( ! s]p5t z a deity1 su* z no  
ignorant & uncultivat$ savage c\ld h    
possibly evolv$4 ,i am incl9$ to believe
 t1 l all great /ud5ts & ?9k]s1 ,mr4    
,sp5c] has a hobby1 & t ?is hobby is    

animism or ance/or-wor%ip4 ,:5 he gives 
out1 z a reason = ! snake's almo/       
univ]sal appe>ance 9 ! religions (      
primitive peoples1 t ! latt] consid] x  
an animal :i* has assum$ ! return+ gho/1
 d\ble1 or s\l ( an ance/or1#dh ,i ?9k t
 he is v mu* 9 error4 ,!re are v few    
primitive folk1 comp>atively speak+1 :o 
believe 9 metempsy*osis4 ,9 all         
probability1 :5 a race1 l ! anci5t      
,egyptians1 = in/ance1 _h rea*$ a high  
degree ( civilization1 !y idealiz$ _m ( 
_! religi\s beliefs & cu/oms2 h5ce1 !   
s]p5t probably lo/ its initial & simple 
symbolical mean+1 & /ood = some?+ high] 
& m e?ical dur+ ! reign ( ! great       
,ph>aohs1 & ! ,gold5 ,age ( ! ,greeks & 
,lat9s4 ,i am positive1 h[ev]1 t !      
snake's orig9al significance 0 :olly    
phallic 9 "*1 & t its adoption z a      
symbol 0 simple & mat]ial1 z ,i expla9  
else:]e 9 ?is essay4,q       #dh ,sp5c]3
 ,pr9ciples ( ,sociology1 vol4 i1 p4    
#gih4       ,q ,! appe>ance ( ! erect   
male organ ( g5]ation is q              

suffici5t to expla9 :y ! snake %\ld be  
*os5 z a symbol 9      phallic rites4   
,i am =c$ to ?is conclusion by its      
pres5ce among phallic symbols 9 almo/ e 
race t practic$ or practices a wor%ip ( 
! g5]ative pr9ciples4 ,! ,pueblo        
,indians1 :om ,i h m5tion$ else:]e 9 ?is
 treatise1 reg>d ! snake symbol )       
rev]5ce2 ! ,moqui ,indians h _! sacr$   
snake dance1 9 :i* !y wor%ip ! reptiles1
 h&l+ ! mo/ vici\s & poison\s           
rattlesnakes ) seem+ impunity2 ! ,apa*es
 hold t e rattlesnake is an emiss>y ( ! 
devil2#di ! ,piutes ( ,nevada h a demon 
deity 9 ! =m ( a s]p5t /ill suppos$ to  
exi/ 9 ! wat]s ( ,pyramid ,lake2#ej on !
 wall ( an anci5t ,aztec ru9 at ,pal5que
 !re is a tablet1 on :i* !re is a cross 
/&+ on ! head ( a s]p5t1 & surm\nt$ by a
 bird4 ,! cross is ! symbol ( ! f\r     
w9ds2 ! bird & s]p5t ! rebus ( !        
ra9-god1 _! rul]4#ea ,! ,qui*e god1     
,hurakan1 0 call$ ! ,/rong ,s]p5t1 & !  
sign ( ,tlaloc1 ! ,aztec ra9-god1 0 a   
gold5 snake4,r ,all ( ^! tribes are or 7

 wor%ip]s ( ! g5]ative pr9ciples1 ?\gh1 
9 mo/ ( !m1 phallic wor%ip has or _h lo/
 mu* ( its orig9al significance4#eb ,9  
,yucatan & else:]e 9 ,s\? & ,c5tral     
,am]ica1 notably among ! ru9s ( ,*i*5   
,itza1 ! s]p5t symbol is frequ5tly 9    
evid5ce4#ec ,! ,indians ( ! ,tocant9s 9 
,brazil1 z well z ! ,muras1 ,mundurucus 
& ,cucamas1 are mix$ nature & devil     
wor%ip]s2,s z a sequ5ce1 c]ta9 phallic  
rites are to be obs]v$ 9 _! religi\s    
c]emonies4       #di ,bancr(t3 ,native  
,races1 etc41 p4 #ace4       #ej ,ibid4 
#ea ,bancr(t 7,br9ton73 ,native ,races1 
etc41 p4 #ace4       ,r ,9 ! celebrat$  
cal5d> /one ( ! ,aztecs1 !re h be5      
f\nd c]ta9 hi]oglyphics po9t+ to sun    
wor%ip1 co9cid5tly1      to phallicism4 
#eb ,ibid41 p4 #acd4       #ec ,/eph5s3 
,yucatan4       ,s ,consult ,frantz     
,kell]3 ,! ,amazon & ,madeira ,riv]s4   
,_m ( ! native tribes ( ,nor? ,am]ica   
p]=m phallic rites at pub]ty4 ,james    
,ow5 ,dorsey1 :o has made a /udy ( !    
,si\an cults1 writes z foll[s3  ,e male 

,dakota sixte5 ye>s old & upw>d is a    
soldi]1 & is =mally & my/]i\sly enli/$  
into ! s]vice ( ! w> prophet4 ,f him he 
receives ! implem5ts ( w>1 c>efully     
con/ruct$ aft] models furni%$ f ! armory
 ( ! gods1 pa9t$ aft] a div9e           
prescription1 & *>g$ ) a missive        
virtue--! tonwan--( ! div9ities4 ,to    
obta9 ^! necess>y articles ! pr\d       
applicant is requir$ = a "t to abuse    
himself & s]ve him1 :ile he goes ?r\gh a
 s]ies ( pa9ful & exhau/+ p]=mances1 :i*
 are necess>y on 8 "p to enli/ favorable
 notice ( ! gods4 ,^! p]=mances consi/  
*iefly ( vapor ba?s1 fa/+s1 *ants1      
pray]s1 & nightly vigils4 ,! spe> & !   
tomahawk be+ prep>$ & consecrat$1 !     
p]son :o is to receive !m approa*es !   
wakan man 7prie/71 & pres5ts a pipe to  
him4 ,he asks a favor1 9 sub/ance z     
foll[s3 ',pity ?\ me1 poor & helpless1 a
 woman1 & conf] on me ! ability to p]=m 
manly de$s4'#ed ,accord+ to ,miss       
,flet*]1 :5 an ,oglala girl arrives at  
pub]ty1 a great fea/ is prep>$1 & favor$

 gue/s invit$ !reto4 ,a prom95t feature 
9 ! fea/ is ! fe$+ ( ^! privileg$ p]sons
 & ! girl 9 ^: honor ! fea/ is giv51 )  
*oke *]ries1 z ! *oice/ r>ity to be _h 9
 ! w9t]4444 ,9 ! c]emony1 a few ( !     
*]ries are tak5 9 a spoon & held ov] !  
sacr$ smoke & !n f$ to ! girl4#ee ,?is  
is consid]$ "o ( ! mo/ sacr$ ( _! fea/s4
       #ed ,dorsey3 ,si\an ,cults1 ,an4 
,rep4 ,bur4 ,e?41 #ahhi-ij1 p4 #ddd4    
#ee ,flet*]3 ,peabody ,museum ,report1  
vol4 iii1 p4 #bfj4  ,:ile discuss+ !    
phallic obs]vances ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican   
races1 ,i w introduce ! subject (       
tattoo+1 ?\gh x prop]ly belongs else:]e 
9 ?is treatise4  ,at pub]ty1 ! ,hudson  
,bay ,eskimos inv>iably tattoo _! boys &
 girls4 ,luci5 ,m4 ,turn] writ+ ( !     
latt]1 says3  ,:5 a girl arrives at     
pub]ty %e is tak5 to a seclud$ locality 
by "s old woman v]s$ 9 ! art ( tattoo+1 
& /ripp$ ( h] clo?+4 ,a small quantity (
 half-*>r$ lamp wick ( moss is mix$ )   
oil f ! lamp4 ,a ne$le is us$ to prick !
 sk91 & ! pa/y sub/ance is sme>$ ov] !  

w\nd4 ,! blood mixes ) x1 & 9 a few days
 a d>k-blui% spot is left4 ,! op]ation  
cont9ues f\r days4 ,:5 ! girl returns to
 ! t5t x is kn[n t %e has begun to      
m5/ruate4#ef ,bo? ,ea/]n & ,we/]n       
,inoits celebrate pub]ty ) c]ta9 rites4 
,x is r difficult1 h[ev]1 to get !m to  
say mu* ab\t ?is matt]1 s ,i w n pres5t 
! evid5ce1 meag] z x is1 :i* has be5    
glean$ f ! works ( v>i\s explor]s4 ,"o c
 readily see t mu* ( x is conjecture1   
!re=e ( little sci5tific value4         
#ef ,turn]3 ,an4 ,rep4 ,bur4 ,e?41      
#ahhi-ij1 p4 #bjh4  ,n f> f ! ,place (  
,gold1 ! magnific5t temple 9 :i* !      
anci5t ,p]uvians wor%ip$ ! ,life ,giv]1 
0 ano!r great edifice1 /yl$ ! ,h\se ( ! 
,virg9s ( ! ,sun4 ,?is 0 ! domicile ( ! 
pallacides or het>ae ( ! ,*ief ,prie/1 !
 ,inca4 ,no "o b ! ,inca & ! ,coya1 or  
que51 might ent] ! consecrat$           
prec9cts4444 ,woe to ! unhappy maid5 :o 
0 detect$ 9 an intrigue6 ,by ! /]n laws 
( ! ,incas %e 0 buri$ alive1 h] lov]    
/rangl$1 & ! t[n or village to :i* he   

belong$ 0 raz$ to ! gr\nd & s[$ ) /ones 
z if to efface e memorial ( 8 exi/5ce4  
,"o is a/oni%$ to f9d s close a         
resemblance betwe5 ! in/itutions ( !    
,am]ican ,indian1 ! anci5t ,roman1 & !  
mod]n ,ca?olic4 ,*a/ity & purity ( life 
are virtues 9 woman t w\ld seem to be ( 
equal e/imation ) ! b>b>ian & ) !       
civiliz$--yet ! ultimate de/9ation ( !  
inmates ( ^! religi\s h\ses 7!re 7      
hundr$s ( !m71 0 mat]ially diff]5t4444  
,?\gh ,virg9s ( ! ,sun1 !y 7 ! brides ( 
! ,inca4#eg ,! mon>* _h ?\s&s ( ^!      
het>ae 9 8 v>i\s palaces4 ,:5 he wi%$ to
 less5 ! numb] 9 8 s]aglios1 he s5t "s (
 !m to _! own homes1 :]e !y liv$ ev]    
aft] respect$ & rev]$ z holy be+s4#eh ,!
 religion ( ! ,p]uvians _h rea*$ a high 
degree ( developm5t1 & _m ( ! crudities 
( simple phallic wor%ip _h ei!r be5     
entirely ab&on$ or s idealiz$ t !y _h   
be5 lo/ 9 ! mi/s ( ritual & c]emony4 ,= 
! ritual ( ! ,incas involv$ a r\t9e (   
obs]vances z complex & elaborate z ev]  
di/+ui%$ t ( any nation1 :e!r pagan or  

,*ri/ian4#ei       #eg ,prescott3       
,conque/ ( ,p]u1 vol4 i1 p4 #aaj et seq4
       #eh ,ibid41 p4 #aab4       #ei   
,ibid41 p4 #ajc4  ,not)/&+ ! fact t !   
desc5dants ( ! ,incas h be5 "u !        
gu>dian%ip ( ! prie/s ( ! ,ca?olic *ur* 
= hundr$s ( ye>s1 a close1 c>eful1      
pa9/ak+1 & accurate obs]v] in=ms me t he
 has repeat$ly notic$ unmi/akable       
phallic rites int]wov5 ) _! ,*ri/ian    
c]emonials & beliefs4 ,! same c be said 
( a k9dr$ race & a k9dr$ religion4      
,bi>t1 writ+ ( ! desc5dants ( ! ,aztecs1
 says3 ,9 grottoes unexpect$ly discov]$1
 ,i h frequ5tly f\nd myself 9 ! pres5ce 
( ,mictlanteuctli1 at ! foot ( :i* a    
rec5t (f]+ ( food _h be5 plac$4#fj ,h[  
exce$+ly basic & fundam5tal ! wor%ip ( !
 g5]ative pr9ciple mu/ be 9 ,psy*os     
itself1 is indicat$ by ^! facts6        
#fj ,bi>t3 ,! ,aztecs1 p4 #aci4  ,9 ! v 
beg9n+s ( hi/ory we f9d t _m races ( p  
held ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple 9   
high honor4 ,n only has ! k ( ?is fact  
come to u ?r\gh ! sculptur$ monum5ts ( !

 ,egyptians & ! tablets1 cyl9d]s1 etc41 
( ! ,*aldeans1 b x has also be5 set be=e
 u by anci5t hi/orians4 ,speak+ ( !     
,*aldeans ,h]odotus 7#a1aii7,t says1 ,e 
woman born 9 ! c\ntry mu/ ent] once dur+
 h] lifetime ! inclosure ( ! temple (   
,aphrodite1 mu/ !re sit d[n & unite     
h]self to a /rang]4 ,_m :o are weal?y   
are too pr\d to mix ) ! re/1 & repair   
?i!r 9 clos$ *>iots1 foll[$ by a        
consid]able tra9 ( slaves4 ,! great]    
numb] seat !mselves on ! sacr$ pavem5t1 
) a cord twi/$ ab\t _! heads--& !re is  
always a cr[d !re1 com+ & go+2 ! wom5   
be+ divid$ by ropes into long lanes1 d[n
 :i* /rang]s pass to make _! *oice4 ,a  
woman :o has once tak5 h] place "h _c   
return home until a /rang] has ?r[n into
 h] lap a silv] co91 & has l$ h] away ) 
him beyond ! limits ( ! sacr$ inclosure4
 ,z he ?r[s ! money he pron\nces ^!     
words3 ',may ! goddess ,mylitta make !e 
happy6' ,n[ among ! ,assyrians1         
,aphrodite 7! goddess ( love1 desire7 is
 call$ ,mylitta4 ,! woman foll[s ! fir/ 

man :o ?r[s h] ! money1 & repels no "o4 
,:5 once %e has accompani$ him1 & has   
!reby satisfi$ ! goddess1 %e returns to 
h] home1 & f !nce=?1 h[ev] l>ge ! sum   
(f]$ to h]1 %e w yield to no "o4 ,masp]o
 decl>es t ?is cu/om /ill exi/$ 9 ! fif?
 c5tury be=e our era1 & ! ,greeks :o    
visit$ ,babylon ab\t t "t f\nd x /ill 9 
=ce4#fa       ,t ,h]odotus3 ,clio2 ,see 
also ,c>y's translation ( ,h]odotus1    
page #hf et seq4       #fa ,masp]o      
7,sayce73 ,! ,dawn ( ,civilization1 p4  
#fdj4  ,he also calls att5tion to ! fact
 t we meet ) a direct allusion to ?is   
same cu/om 9 ! ,bible1 9 ! ,book (      
,b>u*3 ,! wom51 also1 ) cords ab\t !m1  
sitt+ 9 ! ways1 burn bran = p]fume2 b if
 any ( !m1 drawn by "s t passe? by1 lie 
) him1 %e reproa*e? h] fell[1 t %e 0 n  
wor?y ( h]self1 nor h] cord brok54 ,*4  
,,vi1 v]se #dc4  ,phallic rites &       
obs]vances ent]$ v l>gely into !        
religion ( ! ,assyrians1 & c be trac$   
back1 9 "s =m or o!r1 ev5 to ! religion 
( ! anci5t ,sum]ians1 ! root-/ock f :i* 

! ,*aldeans _h _! orig94  ,9 ! ?ird     
*apt] ( ,hebrew hi/ory accord+ to ,moses
 7,g5esis ,,iii71 we h an unmi/akable   
allusion to phallic wor%ip 9 ! use ( !  
s]p5t 9 ! my? ( man's temptation & fall4
 ,! s]p5t 0 an almo/ univ]sal symbol (  
priapic adoration ?r\gh\t ,egypt &      
,assyria2 x a*iev$ ?is di/9ction1 9 all 
probability1 f its resemblance to !     
in/rum5tum mascul9um g5]ationis4,u ,9 a 
beautiful bronze plaque1 repres5t+      
,n]gal1 ! ,*aldean god ( ,hades1 ! glans
 p5is ( ! god is di/9ctly ! head ( !    
snake4 ,a spl5did draw+ ( ?is plaque by 
,fau*]-,gud9 is giv5 9 ,masp]o's ,dawn (
 ,civilization4#fb ,x may be /at$ "h t !
 uraeus1 or asp1 :i* 0 s prom95tly 9    
evid5ce z "o ( ! pr9ciple signs (       
,egyptian royalty1 0 also ! symbol ( !  
life-giv+ pr9ciple ( ,ra1 ! sun-god4    
,u ,! au?or is fully aw>e ( ! fact t    
writ]s on phallic      wor%ip ascribe   
o!r reasons = ! adoption ( ! snake z "o 
( ! *ief symbols ( ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative
 pr9ciple4 ,he      believes1 h[ev]1 t !

 primitive orig9ators ( ?is cult      71
 psy*ically1 too immature to evolve any 
o!r ?an simple &      objective ideas 9 
reg>d to ?is subject2 h5ce he consid]s !
      above z ! true orig9 ( ?is symbol4
 ,fur!rmore1 ?is belief      is /r5g!n$ 
by ! appe>ance ( ! snake 9 ! my?s &     
folklore tales ( race-pres]vation 9 all 
peoples :]e !      s]p5t 0 a famili>    
object4       #fb ,op4 cit41 p4 #fia4   
,abraham1 9 all probability1 in/itut$ ! 
rite ( circumcision 9 remembrance ( !   
,*aldean g5ital wor%ip4,v ,?is sexual   
feti*ism 0 em95tly religi\s 9 "* f its v
 inception among ! anci5t ,hebrews2 yet 
,we/]m>ck1 9 8 ,hi/ory ( ,human         
,m>riage1 consid]s ?is cu/om z be+ (    
ornam5tal orig94#fc ,n[1 x is kn[n      
beyond "q ( d\bt t ! ,hebrews &         
,abyss9ians1 :o practic$ ?is rite1 cov]$
 _! nak$ness1 h5ce1 x is folly to       
suppose t !y ornam5t$ a portion ( _!    
bodies :i* always rema9$ c>efully hidd54
 ,moreov]1 s9ce x has be5 9 use f v     
anci5t times among mo/ ( ! tribes       

inhabit+ ! ,african ,we/ ,coa/1 among   
all ! ,mohamm$an peoples1 among !       
,kaffirs1 among ne>ly all ! peoples (   
,ea/]n ,africa1 among ! ,*ri/ian        
,abyss9ians1 ,bogos1 & ,copts1 ?r\gh\t  
all ! v>i\s tribes inhabit+ ,madagasc>1 
&1 9 ! he>t ( ! ,black ,cont95t1 among !
 ,monbuttu & ,akka2 & s9ce x is practic$
 v commonly 9 ,au/ralia1 9 _m isl&s (   
,melanesia1 9 ,polynesia1 univ]sally1 9 
"s p>ts ( ,am]ica1 9 ,yucatan1 on !     
,or9oco1 & among c]ta9 tribes 9 ,rio    
,branco 9 ,brazil2#fd & s9ce mo/ ( ^! p 
:olly or p>tially hide _! nak$ness1 x   
_c1 necess>ily1 h _h its orig9 9 !      
desire = ornam5tation4 ,aga91 s9ce !    
rite ( circumcision among ^! peoples    
always takes place at pub]ty1 :5 vita   
sexualis beg9s1 & is always accompani$  
by o!r rites & c]emonies ( deeply       
religi\s significance1 x mu/ be a       
religi\s obs]vance & phallic 9 its      
nature4 ,girls1 also1 at pub]ty1 among  
_m tribes ( ,africa1 among c]ta9 races (
 ! ,malayan ,ar*ipelago & ,s\? ,am]ica h

 an op]ation p]=m$ ^u !m4 ,sunt autem   
g5tes1 qu>um contr>ius mos e/1 ut       
clitoris et labia m9ora non exsec5tur1  
v]um ext5dantur1 et saepe longissime    
ext5dantur4#fe ,surely su* a peculi> &  
uncall$-= p]=mance has a deep]          
significance ?an m]e ornam5tation1 &    
does n w>rant ! expression atque i/a    
etiam de=matio insigne pul*ritud9is     
exi/imatur4       ,v ,abraham 0 a       
,*aldean1 &1 9 in/itut+ circumcision1 0 
und\bt$ly influ5c$ by ! religi\s beliefs
 ( 8 p4      ,circumcision1 h[ev]1 01 ) 
him1 a new & special phallic      rite1 
& "o n 9 vogue among ! ,*aldeans4 ,vid4 
,g5esis1      #ah3aj4       #fc         
,we/]m>ck3 ,hi/ory ( ,human ,m>riage1 p4
 #bjb et seq4       #fd ,we/]m>ck3      
,hi/ory ( ,human ,m>riage1 p4 #bja et   
seq4      ,see1 also1 ,wallace3 ,travels
 on ! ,amazon1 p4 #aag et seq4       #fe
 ,we/]m>ck3 op4 cit4 ante41 p4 #ajf4    
,tattoo+1 among c]ta9 races1 is a       
phallic rite1 & 9 ! ,tahitians ! priapic
 orig9 ( ?is proc$ure has be5 pres]v$ 9 

an int]e/+ my?4 ,h9a]e]emonoi 0 !       
daught] ( ! god & goddess ,ta>oa &      
,ap\v>u4 ,z %e grew up1 9 ord] to       
pres]ve h] *asity1 %e 0 made pahio1 or  
kept 9 a k9d ( inclosure1 & con/antly   
att5d$ by h] "m4 ,int5t on h] s$uction1 
h] bro!rs inv5t$ tattoo+1 & m>k$ ea* o!r
 ) ! figure call$ ,taom>o4 ,?us         
ornam5t$1 !y appe>$ be=e _! si/]1 :o    
admir$ ! figures1 &1 9 ord] to be       
tattoo$ h]self1 elud+ ! c>e ( h] "m1    
broke ! inclosure t _h be5 erect$ = h]  
pres]vation1 0 tattoo$1 & became1 also1 
! victim to ! designs ( h] bro!rs4      
,tattoo+ ?us orig9at$ among ! gods1 & 0 
fir/ practic$ by ! *ildr5 ( ,ta>oa1 _!  
pr9ciple deity4 ,9 imitation ( _!       
example1 & = ! accompli%m5t ( ! same    
purposes x 0 practic$ among m54,w#ff    
,w ,aft] ! c]emony ( tattoo+ _h be5     
p]=m$1 !      c&idates 7 admitt$ to a   
religi\s society call$ ,areois1      :i*
 _h = its object an unre/ra9$ & public  
ab&onm5t to      amor\s pleasures4      
,let\rneau3 ,! ,evolution ( ,m>riage1 p4

 #fa4       #ff ,ellis3 ,polynesian     
,rese>*es1 vol4 i1 p4 #bfb2 quot$1 also1
      by ,we/]m>ck1 op4 cit4 ante41 p4  
#agi4  ,) v few exceptions1 primitive   
peoples1 :]ev] f\nd1 h giv5 or /ill give
 unmi/akable evid5ce ( a k ( phallic    
wor%ip 9 "s =m or o!r4 ,_m ( !m /ill    
practice x1 g5]ally comb9$ ) ! religion 
f :i* x 0 evolv$1 i4 e41 sun wor%ip4 ,! 
,a9u ( ,japan is a notable example ( a  
race ^: religion %[s ! pres5ce ( !      
elem5ts ( bo? wor%ips4 ,! religion ( ?is
 rem>kable p1 not)/&+ ! fact t x has    
become decid$ly e?ical 7!y hav+ arriv$  
at a k ( ! good & evil pr9ciples71 %[s  
its sun bir?4,x ,until v rec5tly !      
c\vade exi/$ 9 full =ce & vigor4 ,z soon
 z a *ild 0 born1 ! fa!r _h to consid]  
himself v ill1 & _h1 !re=e1 to /ay at   
home1 wrapp$ up1 by ! fire4 ,b ! wife1  
poor creature6 _h to /ir ab\t z mu* & z 
quickly z possible4 ,! idea seems to h  
be5 t life 0 pass+ f ! fa!r into 8      
*ild4#fg       ,x ,h]odotus gives an    
int]e/+ in/ance ( ! evolution (         

phallic wor%ip f nature wor%ip4 ,see    
,clio1 #aca4       #fg ,bat*elor3 ,!    
,a9u ( ,japan1 p4 #dd4  ,among ,slavonic
 races 9 e>ly times1 ! wor%ip ( !       
g5]ative pr9ciple 0 almo/ univ]sal4 ,?is
 cont9u$1 9 a measure1 ev5 aft] !       
e/abli%m5t ( ,*ri/ianity1 & we f9d      
phallic rites masqu]ad+ 9 ! g>b (       
,*ri/ian obs]vances z late z ! sixte5?  
c5tury 9 p>ts ( ,russia & ,hung>y4      
,we/]m>ck1 9 8 *apt] on ! human rut     
season 9 primitive times1 says3 ,writ]s 
( ! sixte5? c5tury speak ( ! exi/5ce (  
c]ta9 fe/ivals 9 ,russia1 at :i* great  
lic5se prevail$4 ,accord+ to ,pamphil1  
^! annual ga!r+s took place1 z a rule1  
at ! end ( ,june1 ! day be=e ! fe/ival (
 ,/4 ,john ! ,bapti/1 :i* 9 pagan times 
0 t ( a div9ity kn[n by ! "n ( ,j>ilo1  
correspond+ to ! ,priapus ( !           
,greeks4#fh ,if my memory s]ves me      
correctly1 ,wappaeus says t a l fe/ival 
0 9 exi/5ce among ! ,hung>ians two      
hundr$ ye>s ago4#fi ,to ?is day c]ta9   
religi\s sects ( ,russia & ,hung>y are 9

 ! habit ( hold+ orgies at :i* all !    
c]emonies ( ! anci5t ,lib]alia1         
,floralia1 & ,saturnalia are duplicat$4 
,^! devotees claim t1 :5 !y h rea*$ !   
acme ( religi\s en?usiasm1 ! _s ( ,god  
directs !m1 h5ce _! lic5ti\s & lu/ful   
acts _c be immoral4       #fh ,we/]m>ck3
 ,! ,hi/ory ( ,human ,m>riage1 p4 #cj4  
#fi ,wappaeus3 ,allgem4                 
,bevoelk]ungs/ati/ik4  ,:5 ,great       
,brita9 0 invad$ & conqu]$ by nor!rn    
savages1 ! latt]1 unque/ionably1        
introduc$ _! own religi\s beliefs1 :i* 7
 l>gely phallic 9 "*4 ,! ,teutonic god  
,frea 0 ! same z ! ,lat9 ,priapus2 :ile 
,friga1 f :om our ,friday gets its "n1  
because ?is day 0 sacr$ to h]1 0 !      
,teutonic ,v5us4 ,frea is call$ ,freyr 9
 old ,norse1 & 9 old ,g]man1 ,fro4      
,among ! ,sw$es he 0 wor%ip$ "u ! "n (  
,fricco1 & a /atue ( him at ,upsala     
repres5t$ him 9 ! *>act]i/ic attitude ( 
! god ( procreation4 ,t]tius e/ ,fricco1
 pacem voluptatemque l>gi5s mortalibus1 
cujus etiam simula*rum f+unt +5ti       

priapo4#gj ,f ?is god a vulg> ^w =      
copulation _h its orig94 ,?is ^w is 9   
use to-day among ! desc5dants ( !       
,anglo-,saxons1 ?us prov+ t ! wor%ip ( !
 g5]ative pr9ciple 0 9 vogue among our  
own imm$iate ance/ors4       #gj        
,brem5s3 ,de ,situ ,daniae1 p4 #bc2     
quot$1 also1 by ! au?or      ( ,!       
,wor%ip ( ! ,g5]ative ,p[]s1 p4 #abf4   
,/atuettes ( ,priapus1 bronzes repres5t+
 ! sexual organs1 & pott]y cov]$ )      
phallic sc5es h be5 f\nd all ov] ,engl&4
 ,^! relics are remembrances ( ! ,roman 
occupation :5 ! wor%ip ( ,priapus       
prevail$4 ,9 ! p>i% ( ,adel1 ,york%ire1 
0 f\nd an alt> erect$ to ,priapus1 :o   
seems to be call$ 9 ?is in/ance ,m5tula4
 ,at ?is place 7 f\nd _m o!r priapic    
relics1 su* z lamps1 bracelets1 amulets1
 etc41 etc4#ga ,sev]al images ( ! triple
 phallus1 z well z ! s+le phallus1 h be5
 br\ght to light 9 ,london2 also phallic
 lamps1 bracelets1 etc4       #ga ,!    
,wor%ip ( ! ,g5]ative ,p[]s1 p4 #abd4   
,all ov] ,engl& ! ,anglo-,saxon ,frea1  

or ,friga1 has left remembrances ( 8 or 
h] wor%ip 9 place-names4 ,friday?orpe 9 
,york%ire1 & ,fri/on 7,frea's /one71 :i*
 occurs 9 sev]al p>ts ( ,engl&1 are     
examples4 ,we seem ju/ifi$ 9 suppos+ t  
?is & o!r names comm5c+ ) ! syllable    
,fri or ,fry1 are s _m monum5ts ( !     
exi/5ce ( phallic wor%ip among our      
,anglo-,saxon =efa!rs4#gb ,!re are o!r  
words 9 ! ,engli% language :i* po9t     
directly to ?is anci5t religion2 =      
in/ance1 fasc9ate & fasc9ation4 ,^!     
words 7 d]iv$e directly f ! ,lat9 ^w    
fasc9um1 :i* 0 "o ( ! names ( ! male    
organ ( g5]ation4 ,! fasc9um 0 worn     
susp5d$ f ! necks ( wom51 & 0 suppos$ to
 possess magical p[]s2 h5ce1 to         
fasc9ate4 ,horace makes use ( ! ^w 9    
,priapeia3       #gb ,! ,wor%ip ( !     
,g5]ative ,p[]s1 p4 #abg4      ,placet1 
,priape8 ,qui sunt arboris coma         
,sotes1 sacrum rev9ct pamp9o caput1     
,rub] s$]e cum rub5te fasc9o4#gc        
#gc ,horace3 ,priap4 ,c>m41 lxxxiv4  ,t 
! wor%ip ( ! fasc9um 0 9 vogue dur+ !   

eigh? c5tury,y 9 ,italy & 9 o!r c\ntries
 "u ! religi\s jurisdiction ( ! ,pope1 !
 foll[+ f ! ,judicia ,sac]dotalia       
,crim9ibus1 cle>ly indicates3 ,if any "o
 has p]=m$ incantation to ! fasc9um1 or 
any incantation :atev]1 except "o :o    
*aunts ! ,cre$ or ! ,"l's ,pray]1 let   
him d p5ance on bread & wat] dur+ ?ree  
,l5ts4#gd,z       ,y ,a well in=m$      
,jesuit prie/ once told me t sev]al laws
      _h be5 made ab\t ?is "t =bidd+ !  
wor%ip ( ! female      sexual organ1 "u 
! "n ( abricot or apricot4 ,rabelais    
us$ ! ^w abricot f5du :5 speak+ ( !     
female g5ital      organs4 ,see 8 works4
 ,0 ?is t]m d]iv$ f ! ,biblical         
n>rative ( ! g5esis ( ! human race 7!   
apple71 or 0 x      tak5 f ! phallic    
symbol1 ! pomegranate8 ,did ,moses get x
      f ! ,assyrians 9 ! fir/ place8 ,i 
?9k he did4       #gd ,m>t5e & ,dur&3   
,vet]um ,scriptorum ,amplissima         
,collectio1      tom4 vii1 p4 #ce4 ,si  
quis praecantav]it ad fasc9um1 vel      
qualescumque praecantationes excepto    

symbolum sanctum aut orationem          
dom9icam qui cantat et cui cantatur1    
tres quadrigesimas 9 pane et      aqua  
po5iteat4       ,z ,z has be5 po9t$ out 
else:]e 9 ?is "w1 anci5t peoples      7 
ess5tially symbolical & mat]iali/ically 
symbolical at      t2 !y 7 v apt to     
typify nature1 sexually1 by "s object   
or objects :i* bore a resemblance real  
or fanci$1 to ! sexual      organs4 ,!  
r$ halves ( ! ripe apricot at ! ins]tion
 ( !      /em1 look v mu* l ! ext]nal   
g5italia ( ! human      female4 ,!      
significance & importance ( !           
pomegranate 9 !      mix$ religion ( !  
,anci5t ,hebrews are well br\ght out 9  
rules      laid d[n = ! ornam5tations & 
embroid]y ( ! robes ( !      prie/s1    
etc41 etc41 ,vid4 ,old ,te/am5t4  ,dur+ 
! n9? c5tury ! ,c\ncil ( ,*alons        
promulgat$ a simil> law1 & 9 ! twelf?   
c5tury ,bu*>dus repeats x1 ?us %[+ t !  
wor%ip ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple 0 cont9u\s 
?r\gh\t t "t4#ge ,t ! wor%ip ( ! fasc9um
 0 9 vogue z late z #abdg is prov5 by ! 

/atutes ( ! ,synod ( ,mans1 :i* decl>e t
 he :o wor%ips ! fasc9um %all be s]i\sly
 dealt )4#gf       #ge ,d4 ,bur*>di3    
,decretorum libri1 lib4 x1 c4 #di4      
,"s ( ^! cl]ical ref]5ces are tak5 f !  
,wor%ip (      ,priapus1 b1 s9ce ?is "w 
is exce$+ly r>e & co/ly1 &      is n apt
 to come "u ! notice ( ! g5]al read]1 ,i
 h      ?\ght be/ to give ! orig9al     
au?orities4       #gf ,m>t5e & ,dur&3   
,vet]um ,scriptorum ,collectio          
,amplissima1      tom4 vii1 col4 #acgg4 
,9 ,scotl&1 z late z #abfh1 accord+ to !
 ,*ronicles ( ,lan]cr(t1 ! p 7 9 ! habit
 ( rubb+ two pieces ( wood toge!r until 
fire 0 produc$4 ,at ! same "t an image (
 ! phallus 0 elevat$1 & c]ta9 pray]s 7  
said to ,priapus4 ,?is 0 ! fam\s ne$    
fire1 & 0 obta9$ 9 ?is way 9 ord] t x   
might h ! p[] ( sav+ ! cattle f !       
plague4 ,ne$ fire 0 produc$ 9 ?is mann] 
9 ! ,highl&s z late z #acef1 at :i* "t a
 cattle plague ravag$ ! c\ntry side4 ,9 
,inv]kei?+1 a ,ca?olic prie/ ga!r$ all !
 "y girls ( ! village & made !m dance   

ar\nd a /atue ( ,priapus4 ,he himself l$
 ! dance1 c>ry+ a l>ge wood5 image ( !  
phallus1 & excit$ ^! m$ieval bac*antes  
to lic5ti\s movem5ts & actions by 8 own 
actions & language4  ,:5 call$ to acc\nt
 by 8 bi%op1 he excus$ 8 action by /at+ 
t su* p]=mances 7 common 9 8 p>i%4 ,^!  
phallic obs]vances occurr$ 9 ,ea/] week1
 ,m>* #bi-;,april #ae1 #abhb4gg         
#gg ,! ,*ronicles ( ,lan]cr(t4  ,9      
,irel&1 ! female sexual organs seem to h
 be5 ! symbol ( phallic wor%ip mo/ 9    
use4 ,9 ! ar*es ov] ! doorways ( *ur*es1
 a female figure1 ) ! p]son fully       
expos$1 0 inv>iably s plac$ t ! ext]nal 
organs ( g5]ation at once caught ! eye4 
,^! figures 7 call$ ,%ela-na-gig1 :i* 9 
,iri% means ,julian ! giddy4 ,sometimes 
^! images 7 plac$ on ! walls & us$ z    
c>yatides4 ,f ?is symbol ! horse%oe's   
p[] to w>d (f evil & br+ good luck has  
be5 evolv$4 ,! p 9 old5 times 7 9 !     
habit ( pa9t+1 or sket*+ ) *>coal1      
draw+s ( ! female g5italia ov] ! doors (
 _! h\ses to w>d (f bad luck4 ,^! draw+s

 7 necess>ily rude1 & probably resembl$ 
a horse%oe m ?an !y did ! object = :i*  
!y 7 int5d$4 ,9 c\rse ( "t1 :5 ! symbol 
_h lo/ its orig9al significance1 !      
horse%oe entirely took ! place ( !      
phallic image4  ,h]odotus says t        
,seso/ris1 k+ ( ,egypt1 0 9 ! habit (   
erect+ pill>s 9 ! c\ntries conqu]$ by 8 
armies1 on :i* he _h ! female g5itals   
engrav$ 9 ord] to %[ 8 contempt4#gh ,i  
?9k t ! hi/orian mis9t]prets ! mean+ ( !
 pill>s2 ! ,egyptians 7 phallic         
wor%ip]s1 & ^! obelisks 71 9 all        
probability1 alt>s to ,priapus4         
#gh ,h]odotus3 ,eut]pe1 #ajb4  ,!       
b5efic5t influ5ce ( ?is p>ticul> phallic
 symbol has be5 well br\ght out 9 sev]al
 classical /ories4 ,:5 ,c]es 0 w&]+ ov] 
! _w 9 h] se>* aft] ,pros]p9e1 %e came  
to ! h\se ( a peasant woman1 ,baubo by  
"n4 ,baubo saw t ! goddess 0 he>t-sick &
 mis]able1 s %e (f]$ h] a dr9k ( cyceon 
7,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,kappa,,greek 
,,small ,,lett] ,,upsilon,,greek ,,small
 ,,lett] ,,kappa,,greek ,,small ,,lett] 

,,epsilon,,greek ,,small ,,lett]        
,,omega,,greek ,,small ,,lett] ,,nu     
,translit]ation3 kykeon74 ,! goddess    
refus$ ! refre%+ mixture1 & cont9u$ h]  
lam5tations4 ,fully believ+ 9 ! virtue &
 efficacy ( ! symbol1 ,baubo lift$ h]   
robe & %[$ ,c]es h] g5itals4,,aa ,!     
goddess bur/ into laught] & at once     
drank ! cyceon4#gi ,! same sup]/ition   
appe>s 9 a celebrat$ book ( ! sixte5?   
c5tury1 ,le ,moy5 de ,p>v5ir4 ,! au?or (
 ! ,wor%ip ( ! ,g5]ative ,p[]s gives !  
foll[+ in/ructive extract f ?is "w3     
,,aa ,= an analog\s c]emony1 see        
,h]odotus1 ,eut]pe1 #fj4       #gi      
,arnobius3 ,adv]sus ,g5tes1 lib4 v1 c4  
#e4  ,h]mes4 ,on nomme a9si ceux qui    
n'ont po9t vu le con de leur femme ou de
 leur g>ce4 ,le pauvre valet de *ez n\s 
n'etoit donc pas coqueb92 il eut beau le
 voir4  ,v>ro4 ,qu&8  ,h]mes4 ,att5dez1 
etant en fiancailles1 il v\loit pr5dre  
le cas de sa fiancee2 elle ne le v\loit 
pas3 il faisoit le malade1 et elle lui  
dem&oit3 ,qu'y a-t-il1 mon ami8 ,helas1 

ma mie1 je suis si malade1 que je n'en  
puis plus2 je m\rrai si je ne vois ton  
cas4 ,vraim5t voire8 dit-elle4 ,helas6  
oui1 si je l'avois vu1 je gu]irois4     
,elle ne lui v\lut po9t montr]2 a la f91
 ils fur5t m>ies4 ,il adv9t1 trois ou   
quatre mois apres1 qu'il fut =t malade2 
et il envoya sa femme au m$ic9 p\r port]
 de son eau4 ,en allant1 elle s'avisa de
 ce qu'il lui avoit dit en fiancailles4 
,elle ret\rna vitem5t1 et se v9t mettre 
sur le lit2 puis1 levant cotte et *emise
 lui pres5ta son cela en belle vue1 et  
lui disoit3 ,jean1 reg>de le con1 et te 
gu]is4#hj       #hj ,! ,wor%ip ( !      
,g5]ative ,p[]s1 p4 #ace4  ,sir ,william
 ,hamilton writes to ,ri*>d ,payne      
,knight f ,naples 9 ! ye> #agha1 z      
foll[s3  ,hav+ la/ ye> made a curi\s    
discov]y1 t 9 a prov9ce ( ?is k+dom1 n  
fifty miles f its capital1 a sort (     
devotion is /ill paid to ,priapus1 !    
obsc5e div9ity ( ! anci5ts 7?\gh "u     
ano!r d5om9ation71 ,i h ?\ght x a       
circum/ance wor? record+2 p>ticul>ly z x

 (f]s a fre% pro( ( ! similitude ( !    
,popi% & ,pagan religion1 s well obs]v$ 
by ,dr4 ,middleton 9 8 celebrat$ ,lett] 
f ,rome2 !re=e ,i mean to deposit !     
au!ntic pro(s ( ?is ass]tion 9 ! ,briti%
 ,museum :5 a prop] opportunity %all    
(f]4 ,sir ,william goes on to relate h[ 
he f\nd _m phallic amulets1 *>ms1 etc41 
9 ! possession ( ! p1 & !n describes !  
votive (f]+s laid ^u ! alt> at a fea/   
giv5 9 honor ( ,sa9ts ,cosmus &         
,damianus1 9 a *ur* call$ by _! names4  
,! (f]+s 7 wax5 images ( ! phallus4 ,!  
v[s are *iefly pres5t$ by ! female sex1 
cont9ues he1 & !y are seldom su* z      
repres5t legs1 arms1 etc41 b mo/        
commonly ! male p>ts ( g5]ation4 ,a     
p]son :o 0 at ?is fete 9 ! ye> #aghj1   
told me t he he>d a woman say1 at ! "t  
%e pres5t$ a v[1 ',santo ,cosimo        
b5$etto1 cosi lo voglio4'#ha       #ha  
,knight3 ,! ,wor%ip ( ,priapus1 pp4     
#c-f1g4  ,?is *ur* 0 9 ,is]nia1 a little
 village ab\t fifty miles f ,naples1 &  
away f ! direct l9e ( travel1 h5ce its  

inhabitants saw little ( ! _w1 & !re=e  
kept to _! old cu/oms long] ?an _! m    
favor$ neighbors4 ,?us x happ5$ t1 ev5 9
 ! latt] half ( ! eighte5? c5tury1      
,priapus _h 8 vot>ies almo/ )9 ! %ad[ ( 
! ,vatican6 ,^! phallic rites 7 f9ally  
aboli%$ by episcopal comm&4  ,"o ( ! mo/
 common amulets or *>ms aga9/ jettitura1
 or ! evil eye1 ! bete noire ( e        
,italian1 is a little coral h&4 ,!      
middle f+] ( ?is h& is ext5d$1 ?us      
repres5t+ ! p5is1 :ile ! o!r f+]s are   
clos$ on ! palm1 ?us repres5t+ !        
te/icles4 ,9 anci5t times1 :5 a man     
ext5d$ 8 h&1 clos$ 9 ?is mann]1 x 0 a   
ge/ure ( insult & ang]2 to-day ?is      
ge/ure is only made 9 d]ision &         
contempt4 ,! h& clos$ 9 ?is way1 or1 r1 
) ! ?umb project+ betwe5 ! fir/ & second
 f+]s 7ano!r v common phallic symbol or 
sign71 0 call$ a fig2 h5ce1 ! old       
expression ( contempt & indiff]5ce1 a   
fico = y1 sir1 n[ mod]niz$ into ,i don't
 c>e a fig4,,ab       ,,ab ,a           
modification ( ?is is se5 9 ! d]isive   

ge/ure ( !      /reet ,arab :o closes   
all ( 8 f+]s1 except ! middle "o1       
on 8 palm4 ,! middle f+] he holds /iffly
 erect & ! h&      is !n ext5d$ t[>ds ! 
object ( 8 contempt4 ,?is ge/ure1       
once p]=m$ z a deeply religi\s rite1 has
 n[ become !      contemptu\s sign ( a  
boy ( ! /reet6  ,france1 z well z       
,italy1 _h h] phallic *>ms & h] phallic 
sa9ts4 ,priapus 0 a god to ! anci5ts--to
 ! p ( ! ,middle ,ages he 0 a sa9t4     
,accord+ to ,m4 ,dulaure1 9 ! s\? (     
,france1 ,prov5ce1 ,langu$oc1 & !       
,lyonnais1 he 0 wor%ip$ "u ! "n ( ,/4   
,f\t94 ,?is "n is d]iv$ f t ( ! fir/    
bi%op ( ,lyons1 ,fot9us1 to :om ! p _h  
transf]r$ 7z !y h done to _m o!r sa9t$  
individuals7 ! di/+ui%+ *>act]i/ics ( a 
god2 9 ?is in/ance1 ,priapus4 ,at ,lyons
 !re 0 an imm5se wood5 phallus1 & ! wom5
 7 9 ! habit ( scrap+ ?is image1 & !n   
/eep+ ! wood-du/ 9 wat]1 :i* !y drank z 
a rem$y aga9/ b>r5ness4 ,sometimes !y   
gave x to ! m5 9 ord] to /imulate       
sexuality or s5suality4 ,at ,v>ailles1 9

 ,prov5ce1 wax5 images ( ! male & female
 sexual organs 7 (f]$ to ,/4 ,f\t91 &1  
s9ce ^! images 7 susp5d$ f ! ceil+ &    
mov$ by e vagrant curr5t ( air1 ! effect
 0 sometimes v a/oni%+4 ,temo9 ,sa9t    
,f\t9 de ,v>ailles en ,prov5ce1 auquel  
sont d$iees les p>ties honteuses de l'un
 et de l' autre sexe1 =mees en cire2 le 
plan*] de la *apelle en e/ =t g>ni1 et1 
qu& le v5t les fait entrebattre1 cela   
debau*e un peu les devotions a l'honneur
 de ce ,sa9t4#hb       #hb ,l',e/oile3  
,confession de ,sancy1 pp4 #chc1 #cia4  
,?is wor%ip at ,v>ailles 0 id5tical ) t 
( ,is]nia2 ! votive (f]+s 7 wax5 images 
or models ( ! g5ital organs1 :ile !     
sa9ts diff]$ only 9 "n1 n 9 "*4 ,at     
,embrun ! wor%ip ( ,/4 ,f\t9 0 a little 
diff]5t4 ,! wom5 at ?is la/ m5tion$     
place p\r$ w9e on ! phallus2 ?is w9e 0  
collect$ 9 a bucket1 &1 :5 x became s\r1
 x 0 us$ z a m$ic9e = b>r5ness4  ,:5    
,embrun 0 besieg$ & tak5 by !           
,prote/ants 9 #aehe1 ?is phallus 0 f\nd 
among ! o!r sacr$ relics1 & its head 0  

r$ ) ! w9e :i* _h be5 p\r$ ^u x4#hc ,9 !
 *ur* ( ,/4 ,eutropius1 at ,orange1 a   
l>ge phallus cov]$ ) lea!r 0 seiz$ &    
burnt by ! ,prote/ants 9 #aefb4 ,dulaure
 says t ! sexual organs 7 objects (     
wor%ip at ,porighy1 ,vivi]s1 ,v5dre 9 ! 
,b\rbonnais1 ,cives1 ,aux]re1           
,puy-en-,velay1 & at hundr$s ( o!r      
places4 ,"s ( ^! phalli 7 recreat$ z fa/
 z !y 7 worn away by zeal\s devotees4   
,!y 7 s arrang$ 9 ! walls ( ! *ur*es t1 
z ! phallic end 9 front became %ort5$   
7by scrap+s71 a bl[ f a mallet f beh9d  
?ru/ x =w>d1 s t x 0 re/or$ to its      
orig9al l5g?4#hd       #hc ,! ,wor%ip ( 
,priapus1 p4 #ada4       #hd ,ibid4  ,9 
! public squ>e ( ,batavia !re 0 =m]ly   
kept a bronze cannon :i* _h be5 captur$ 
f ! natives4 ,! t\*-hole ( ?is piece (  
ordnance 0 made 9 ! %ape ( a phallic h& 
or fig1 :i* ,i h describ$ else:]e4 ,!   
b>r5 ,malay wom5 7 9 ! habit ( seat+    
!mselves on ?is h& 9 ord] t !y might    
become pregnant4,,ac ,an analog\s cu/om 
0 preval5t 9 ,france & else:]e 9 ,europe

 dur+ ! ,middle ,ages4 ,?is habit l$ to 
sexual abuses1 & 0 f9ally condemn$ by ! 
ecclesia/ical au?orities4 ,inde$1 !     
,*ur* inflict$ sev]e p5ances on ! wom5  
:o 7 guilty ( us+ phalli3 ,muli]        
qualique molim9e aut se ipsam aut cum   
alt]a =nicans tres annos po5iteat1 unum 
ex 8 pane et aqua4 ,cum sanctimoniali p]
 ma*9am =nicans1 annos septem po5iteat1 
duos ex 8 9 pane et aqua4#he ,we see by 
?is t nuns 7 m sev]ely puni%$ ?an 7 o!r 
wom54       ,,ac ,accord+ to ,abel de   
,remusat 7,n\v4 ,mel4 ,asiatiques1 p4   
#aaf71 ! cu/om ( t*9-?an1 or religi\s   
defloration1 0      =m]ly 9 use 9       
,cambodia & ,malab>4 ,?is cu/om seems to
 be      analog\s to ! jus primae       
noctis1 z practic$ by _m tribes1        
:]e ! woman1 on h] bridal night1 has to 
yield h]self up to      ! male m>riage  
gue/s--jus primae noctis1 z ?us         
practic$1      mu/ n be conf\nd$ ) !    
seignorial "r1 ! "r ( !      "l1 or     
rul]4 ,! =m] "r is reg>d$ 9 ! light ( a 
quasi religi\s obs]vance1 :ile ! latt]  

is n4 ,! =m]      0 9 vogue 9 anci5t    
times 9 ! ,bale>ic ,isles & among !     
anci5t ,p]uvians2 rec5tly among sev]al  
aborig9al tribes (      ,india1 9       
,burmah1 9 ,ca%m]e1 9 ,madagasc>1 9     
,arabia1 & 9 ,new      ,zeal&4 ,vid4    
,teulon3 ,orig4 de la ,famille1 p4 #fi4 
#he ,m>t5e et ,dur&3 ,coll4 ,antiq4 ,c4 
,pa5it41 iv1 #eb4  ,?is use ( ! phallus 
is m5tion$ 9 ! ,bible1 :]e x is bitt]ly 
condemn$ by "o ( ! prophets3 ,?\ ha/    
also tak5 ?y fair jewels ( my gold & (  
my silv]1 :i* ,i _h giv5 !e1 & made/ to 
?yself images ( m51 & did/ commit :or$om
 ) !m4#hf ,f9ally1 x 0 ! cu/om ( ! "y   
girls ( ,france dur+ ! ,middle ,ages 7l 
! maid5s ( c]ta9 savage races71 :o 7 on 
! eve ( m>riage1 to (f] up to ,/4 ,f\t9 
_! la/ maid5 robes4 ,f ! evid5ce "h     
adduc$1 we see t phallic wor%ip exi/$ 9 
"s p>ts ( ,europe z late z ! latt] half 
( ! eighte5? c5tury1 & t x 0 almo/      
univ]sal dur+ ! ,middle ,ages4 ,accord+ 
to ,becan1#hg ,golnitz1#hh & o!r        
hi/orians1 !re 7 sev]al o!r phallic     

sa9ts besides ,/4 ,f\t9 :o 7 wor%ip$ 9  
,belgium1 ,spa91 ,g]many & o!r ,european
 c\ntries2 b1 s9ce _! adoration 0 simil>
 to t ( ,/4 ,f\t91 ,i d n ?9k x necess>y
 to give a description ( x "h4 ,x has   
be5 %[n conclusively t wor%ip ( !       
g5]ative pr9ciple 0 9 vogue among !     
,lat9s1 ! ,greeks1 ! anci5t ,g]mans1 !  
,saxons1 ! ,danes1 ! ,gauls1 ! ,ib]ians1
 ! ,picts1 ! ,celts & ! ,britons4 ,x has
 be5 demon/rat$1 also1 t ve/iges (      
phallic wor%ip exi/$ 9 ,engl&1 ,france1 
,italy1 ,spa9 & ,g]many dur+ ! ,middle  
,ages4 ,z late z ! latt] "p ( ! eighte5?
 c5tury wax images ( ! phallus 7 us$ z  
votive (f]+s 9 ! t[n ( ,is]nia1 n _m    
miles f ,naples2 ! b]ibbon$ ,maypole (  
our ,mayday fe/ival is b ! fl[] deck$   
phallus ( ! ,roman matrons2 *>ms aga9/  
jettitura1 ! evil eye1 little coral h&s 
) ! middle f+] ext5d$ 79 anci5t days "o 
( ! mo/ common symbols ( ,priapus7 c    
/ill be pur*as$ 9 ! /reets ( ,rome4,,ad 
,?is wor%ip 7t ( ,priapus7 :i* 0 b "p ( 
t ( ! g5]ative p[]s1 appe>s to h be5 !  

mo/ anci5t ( ! sup]/itions ( ! human    
race1 & has prevail$ m or less among all
 kn[n peoples be=e ! introduction (     
,*ri/ianity2 &1 s+ul>ly en\gh1 s deeply 
x seems to h be5 implant$ 9 human nature
 t ev5 ! promulgation ( ! gospel did n  
aboli% x1 = x cont9u$ to exi/1 accept$ &
 (t5 enc\rag$ by ! m$ieval cl]gy4#hi    
#hf ,ezekiel3 *ap1 xivi1 v4 #ag4       i
 ,transcrib]'s ,note - ,?is has be5     
correct$ 9 h&writ+ to      'xvi'4       
#hg ,becan3 ,orig9es ,antw]pianae1 lib4 
i1 pp4 #bf1 #aja4       #hh ,golnitz3   
,it9]>ium ,belgico-,gallicum1 p4 #eb4   
,,ad ,! phallic h& 9 "s =m or o!r is    
frequ5tly f\nd 9      ! ru9s (          
,h]culaneum & ,pompeii4 ,! s-call$      
maison d'      joie f\nd 9 "o ( ! /reets
 ( ,pompeii is consid]$ by "s           
au?orities to h be5 a m9or temple to    
,v5us :]e priapic      rites 7          
celebrat$4 ,! /one phallus at ! entrance
 z well z      ! erotic frescoes on !   
wall1 po9t to ?is z be+ true4       #hi 
,knight3 op4 cit4 ante41 p4 #aag4  ,s v 

anci5t 0 ! inception ( ! wor%ip ( !     
g5]ative pr9ciple t we h "s reason =    
believ+ t ev5 ! cave-dwell]s practic$   
?is cult4 ,x 0 /at$ 9 ! ,moniteur1      
,janu>y1 #ahfe1 t 9 ! prov9ce ( ,v5ice1 
9 ,italy1 excavations 9 a bone-cave h   
br\ght to light1 b5ea? t5 feet (        
/alagmite1 bones ( animals1 mo/ly       
po/-t]ti>y1 ( ! usual description f\nd 9
 su* places1 fl9t implem5ts1 ) a ne$le (
 bone hav+ an eye & po9t1 & a plate (   
argillace\s comp\nd1 on :i* 0 scrat*$ a 
rude draw+ ( ! phallus4#ij ,?us we see  
t1 possibly1 f ! "t ( ! cave-dwell]s to 
almo/ ! beg9n+ ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1      
phallic wor%ip exi/$ 9 ,s\!rn ,europe6  
,f ! ,sagas1 folklore tales1 & my?s ( ! 
,norse we h e reason = believ+ t x exi/$
 = almo/ z great a l5g? ( "t 9 ,nor!rn  
,europe4 ,t 9 ,we/]n ,europe1 be=e &    
dur+ ! ,middle ,ages1 x fl\ri%$ 9 a     
v>iety ( =ms1 we h unimpea*able         
te/imony4       #ij ,! ,wor%ip ( !      
,g5]ative ,p[]s1 footnote p4 #aag4  ,9  
?is brief outl9e ( phallic wor%ip ,i h  

endeavor$ to %[ t ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative 
pr9ciple has be5 univ]sal2 t x is /ill  
practic$ by primitive peoples1 & t      
ve/iges ( x l+]$ among c]ta9 civiliz$   
peoples until1 comp>atively speak+1 a   
rec5t "t4 ,9 ord] to %[ :at a height (  
idealization & ab/raction x _h rea*$ at 
a "t :5 ,greece /ood at ! head ( !      
civiliz$ _w1 ,i w close ?is "p ( my     
essay ) ! foll[+ quotation f ,knight's  
/rong1 erudite1 & exhau/ive treatise3 ,!
 anci5t !ologi/s 444 f9d+ t !y c\ld     
conceive no idea ( inf9ity1 7 cont5t to 
rev]e ! ,inf9ite ,be+ 9 ! mo/ g5]al &   
effici5t ex]tion ( 8 p[]--attraction2 ^:
 ag5cy is p]ceptible ?r\gh all matt]1 & 
to :i* all motion may1 p]haps1 be       
ultimately trac$4 ,8 ag5cy be+ suppos$  
to ext5d ?r\gh ! :ole mat]ial _w1 & to  
produce all ! v>i\s revolutions by :i*  
its sy/em is su/a9$1 8 attributes 71 (  
c\rse1 extremely num]\s & v>i$4 ,^! 7   
express$ by v>i\s titles & epi!ts 9 !   
my/ic hymns & litanies1 :i* ! arti/s    
endeavor$ to repres5t by v>i\s =ms &    

*>act]s ( m5 & animals4 ,! great        
*>act]i/ic attribute 0 repres5t$ by !   
organ ( g5]ation 9 t /ate ( t5sion &    
rigidity :i* is necess>y to ! due       
p]=mance ( its functions4 ,_m small     
images ( ?is k9d h be5 f\nd among ! ru9s
 ( ,h]culaneum & ,pompeii1 atta*$ to    
bracelets1 :i* ! *a/e & pi\s matrons (  
antiquity wore r\nd _! necks & arms4 ,9 
^! ! organ ( g5]ation appe>s alone1 or  
accompani$ by ! w+s ( incubation1 9 ord]
 to %[ t ! we>] devot$ h]self :olly &   
solely to procreation1 ! great end = :i*
 %e 0 orda9$4 ,s expressive a symbol1   
be+ con/antly 9 view1 mu/ keep h]       
att5tion fix$ on its natural object1 &  
cont9ually rem9d h] ( ! gratitude %e ow$
 ! ,creator = hav+ tak5 h] into 8       
s]vice1 made h] p>tak] ( 8 mo/ valuable 
bless+s1 & employ$ h] z ! passive       
in/rum5t 9 ! ex]tion ( 8 mo/ b5eficial  
p[]4 ,! female organs ( g5]ation 7 rev]$
 z symbols ( ! g5]ative p[] ( nature or 
matt]1 z ! male's 7 ( ! g5]ative p[]s ( 
,god4#ia       #ia ,knight3 ,! ,wor%ip (

 ,priapus1 p4 #bg1 et seq4     ,,*apt]  
,,iii4  ,,! ,,psy*ical ,,correlation ,,(
 ,,religi\s ,,emotion ,,& ,,sexual      
,,desire4   ,t !re exi/s a relation%ip  
betwe5 ! cultivat$ e?ical emotion1      
religi\s feel+1 & ! ess5tially natural  
physio-psy*ical function1 sexual desire 
or libido1 is a fact notic$ & comm5t$ on
 by _m ?9k]s & writ]s4 ,! lit]ature ( ! 
subject is1 h[ev]1 exce$+ly fragm5t>y & 
disconnect$1 no au?or 7z f> z ,i h be5  
able to det]m9e7 hav+ devot$ z mu* z "o 
?\s& words to ! consid]ation ( ?is v    
int]e/+ psy*ical ph5om5on4 ,h5ce1 my    
data h be5 ga!r$ f _m s\rces1 :i* are z 
div]sifi$ z !y are num]\s4  ,beyond a "q
 ( d\bt1 man becomes religi\sly en?us$  
mo/ frequ5tly ei!r e>ly 9 life1 :5      
pubesc5ce is1 or is ab\t to be1         
e/abli%$1 or late 9 life1 :5 sexual     
desire has become ei!r entirely ext9ct  
or v mu* abat$4 ,"y boys & girls are    
exce$+ly impressionable at1 or j be=e1  
pub]ty1 & are apt to embrace religion ) 
! utmo/ en?usiasm4 ,a di/+ui%$ evangeli/

 decl>es t m5 & wom5 seldom or nev] ent]
 into ! k+dom ( ,god aft] !y h arriv$ at
 maturity4 ,out ( a ?\s& conv]ts1 sev5  
hundr$ are conv]t$ be=e !y are tw5ty    
ye>s old4#ib       #ib ,b4 ,fay ,mills1 
,s]mon to ,"y ,m5 & ,"y ,wom51 at       
,ow5sboro1 ,ky41 ,may #bj1 #ahid4  ,!   
,roman ,ca?olic *ur* is ke5ly alive to  
^! facts1 !re=e requires ! rite (       
confirmation to be adm9i/]$1 if         
possible1 to its w\ld-be communicants   
at1 or be=e1 ! age ( pub]ty4,,ae        
,,ae ,?is k is n conf9$ to ! ,ca?olic   
*ur* alone2      9 all d5om9ations !    
pubesc5t human be+ is consid]$ mo/      
susceptible to religi\s influ5ces4 ,!   
cause or raison d 'etre      ( ?is      
susceptibility is1 by no means1 g5]ally 
recogniz$4  ,( all ! insanities ( !     
pubesc5t /ate1 erotomania & religi\s    
mania are ! mo/ frequ5t & ! mo/         
pron\nc$4 ,sometimes !y g h& 9 h&1 ! mo/
 inord9ate s5suality be+ c\pl$ )        
abnormal religi\s zeal4 ,a "y woman ( my
 acqua9tance1 ^: conduct has giv5 rise  

to mu* sc&al1 is1 at times1 a re9c>nate 
,messal9a1 :ile at o!r times %e is ! v  
embodim5t ( e?ical & religi\s purity4   
,ano!r "y girl1 9 :om vita sexualis 0   
ab\t to be e/abli%$1 became religi\sly  
insane & _h delusions 9 :i* %e decl>$ t 
%e 0 9 heav5 & sitt+ at ! "r h& ( ,god4 
,%e decl>$ ?is ov] & ov] aga91 :ile     
%amelessly committ+ manu/rupation6      
,krafft-,eb+ calls att5tion to ?is      
relation betwe5 religi\s & sexual feel+ 
9 psy*o-pa?ological /ates4 ,x suffices1 
says he1 to recall h[ int5se s5suality  
makes itself manife/ 9 ! cl9ical hi/ory 
( _m religi\s maniacs2 ! motley mixture 
( religi\s & sexual delusions t is s    
frequ5tly obs]v$ 9 psy*oses 7e4 g41 9   
maniacal wom5 :o ?9k !y are or w be ! "m
 ( ,god71 b p>ticul>ly 9 ma/urbatic     
insanity2 & f9ally1 ! sexual1 cruel     
self-puni%m5t1 injuries1                
self-ca/rations1 & ev5                  
self-crucifixions1 result+ f abnormal   
religio-sexual feel+4#ic       #ic      
,krafft-,eb+1 ,psy*opa?ia ,sexualis1 p4 

#h4  ,an example ( ! la/ m5tion$        
self-immolation 7self-crucifixion7 is   
giv5 by ,b]ghi]ri1 & is a rem>kable     
in/ance ( ! int]*angeabl5ess ( religi\s 
emotion & sexual desire 9 psy*opa?ic    
individuals4 ,! man 9 "q1 :o _h be5     
int5sely s5sual1 manufactur$ a cross1   
nail$ himself to x1 & +5i\sly manag$ to 
susp5d himself & cross f ! w9d[ ( 8     
sleep+ ap>tm5t4  ,all ?r\gh ! hi/ory (  
insanity ! /ud5t has occasion to obs]ve 
?is close alliance ( sexual & religi\s  
ideas2 an alliance :i* may be p>tly     
acc\nt$ = because ( ! prom95ce :i*      
sexual !mes h 9 mo/ cre$s1 z illu/rat$ 9
 anci5t times by ! phallus wor%ip ( !   
,egyptians1 ! c]emonies ( ! ,friga      
cultus ( ! ,saxons1 ! frequ5t & detail$ 
ref]5ce to sexual topics 9 ! ,koran &   
sev]al o!r books ( ! k9d1 & :i* is fur!r
 illu/rat$ 9 ! p]=mances :i*1 to come   
d[n to a mod]n p]iod1 *>act]ize !       
religi\s revival & camp-meet+ z !y      
t9ctur$ _! m$ieval model1 ! ,mu5/]      
,anabapti/ movem5t4#id       #id        

,spitzka3 ,insanity1 p4 #ci4  ,m51 ow+  
to _! great] fre$om1 soon le>n !        
diff]5ce ( ! sexes & ! delights ( sexual
 congress2 wom51 h$g$ 9 by              
conv5tionalities & det]r$ by _! innate  
passivity1 rema91 = ! mo/ "p1 9         
ignorance ( sexual k until _! m>riage4  
,= ?is reason x happ5s t v _m m wom5 ?an
 m5 exp]i5ce religi\s emotion4 ,"y m>ri$
 m5 & wom51 :o are 9 p]fect sexual      
heal?1 & :o h n exp]i5c$ religion be=e  
m>riage1 seldom give ?is emotion a s+le 
?\ght until late 9 life1 :5 bo? libido &
 vita sexualis are on ! wane or are     
ext9ct4 ,voltaire cynically1 ?\gh       
tru?fully1 obs]ves t :5 woman is no     
long] pleas+ to man %e !n turns to ,god4
 ,a woman :o has be5 disappo9t$ 9 love  
almo/ inv>iably seeks consolation 9     
religion4 ,! virtu\s unm>ri$ woman1 :o  
has be5 unsuccessful 9 ! pursuit ( a    
husb&1 inv>iably turns to ,god &        
religion ) impassion$ zeal & en]gy4     
,ungratifi$1 or1 r1 unsatisfi$1         
s5suality v frequ5tly gives rise to     

great religio-sexual en?usiasm4 ,!      
circumcis$ =esk9 ( ,*ri/1 :]e x 0 & :at 
_h become ( x1 0 a s\rce ( cont9ual     
worrim5t to ! nun ,blanbek92 9 an ec/acy
 ( ungratifi$ libido1 ,/4 ,ca!r9e (     
,g5oa w\ld frequ5tly ca/ h]self on ! h>d
 floor ( h] cell1 cry+3 ,love6 love6 ,i 
c endure x no long]2 ,/4 ,armelle & ,/4 
,elizabe? 7 tr\bl$ ) libido = ! *ild    
,jesus2#ie an old pray] is q            
significant3 ,oh1 t ,i _h f\nd !e1 ,holy
 ,emanuel2 ,oh1 t ,i _h !e 9 my b$ to   
br+ delight to body & s\l6 ,come & be   
m9e1 & my he>t %all be ?y re/+-place4#if
 ,francis ,p>kman calls att5tion to !   
fact t ! nuns s5t ov] to ,am]ica 9      
colonization days 7 frequ5tly seiz$ )   
religio-sexual fr5zy4 ,%e he>d1 writes  
he ( ,m>ie de l',inc>nation1 9 a trance1
 a miracul\s voice4 ,x 0 t ( ,*ri/1     
promis+ to become h] sp\se4 ,mon?s &    
ye>s pass$1 full ( tr\bl$ hopes & fe>s1 
:5 aga9 ! voice s\nd$ 9 h] e>1 )        
assurance t ! promise 0 fulfill$1 & t %e
 01 inde$1 8 bride4 ,n[ ensu$ ph5om5a   

:i* are n infrequ5t among ,roman        
,ca?olic female devotees1 :5 unm>ri$1 or
 m>ri$ unhappily1 & :i* h _! s\rce 9 !  
necessities ( a woman's nature4 7,!     
italics are my own47 ,to h] excit$      
?\ght1 h] div9e sp\se became a liv+     
pres5ce2 & h] language to him1 z record$
 by h]self1 is ( int5se passion4 ,%e w5t
 to pray]1 agitat$ & tremul\s1 z if to a
 meet+ ) an e>?ly lov]3 ',oh1 my ,love1'
 %e exclaim$1 ':5 %all ,i embrace y8 ,h 
y no pity on ! torm5ts t ,i suff]8      
,alas6 alas6 my ,love1 my ,beauty1 my   
,life6 ,in/ead ( heal+ my pa91 y take   
pleasure 9 x4 ,come1 let me embrace y1 &
 die 9 y\r sacr$ arms6'#ig ,! hi/orian  
rem>ks t ! holy wid[1 z h] biograph]s   
call h]1 is an example1 & a lam5table   
"o1 ( ! t5d5cy ( ! erotic pr9ciple to   
ally itself ) high religi\s excitem5t & 
en?usiasm4 ,fur!r along he says t "s ( !
 pupils ( ,m>ie de l',inc>nation1 also1 
_h my/ical m>riages ) ,*ri/2 & !        
impassion$ rhapsodies ( "o ( !m be+     
ov]he>d1 %e ne>ly lo/ h] "*1 z x 0 ?\ght

 t %e 0 apo/rophiz+ an e>?ly lov]4#ih   
#ie ,krafft-,eb+3 op4 cit4 ante41 p4 #h1
 footnote4       #if ,ibid4       #ig   
,francis ,p>kman3 ,! ,jesuits 9 ,nor?   
,am]ica1 p4 #age4 ,o      am\r1 qu& v\s 
embrass]ai-je8 ,n'avez v\s po9t pitie de
 moi      dans le t\rm5t que je s\ffre8 
,helas6 mon am\r1 ma beaute1 ma         
vie6 au lieu de me gu]ir1 v\s v\s       
plaisez a mes maux4 ,v5ez donc      que 
je v\s embrasse et je meure entre vos   
bras sacres4 ,j\rnal      de ,m>ie de   
l',inc>nation4       #ih ,francis       
,p>kman3 ,! ,jesuits 9 ,nor? ,am]ica1 p4
 #agf4  ,! in/ances ( religio-sexual    
outbur/s 9 nuns & ,roman ,ca?olic female
 devotees :o lead celibate lives are v  
num]\s2 ,i w1 h[ev]1 call att5tion to b 
"o o!r3 ,/4 ,v]onica 0 s mu* 9 love ) ! 
div9e lion t %e took a "y lion to b$ )  
h]1 fondl$ & kiss$ x1 & all[$ x to suck 
h] brea/s4#ii ,?r\gh\t sacr$ lit]ature1 
beg9n+ ) ! ,bible itself1 religio-sexual
 feel+ is v mu* en evid5ce4 ,hosea m>ri$
 a pro/itute because--s he decl>$--,god 

comm&$ him s to d4 ,if ,solomon's       
beautiful song is typical ( ! ,*ur* & ! 
,*ri/ 7z "s !ologians tea*71 !n x is an 
unmi/akable in/ance ( religio-sexual    
feel+2 religi\s emotion & sexual desire 
walk h& 9 h& ?r\gh ! measures ( ?is     
impassion$ v]se4 ,circumcision1 n[      
em95tly a religi\s c]emony1 01          
unque/ionably1 a sexual feti* & a       
phallic rite1 :i* has be5 h&$ d[n f     
antiquity1 :5 all ! _w 7 phallic        
wor%ip]s6 ,! v pill>s set up by !       
patri>*s 9 commemoration ( c]ta9 ev5ts 7
 b rude images ( ! phallus1 :ile n a few
 ( ! my/]ies ( ! ,holy ( ,holies itself 
7 b ve/iges ( ,*aldean & ,egyptian      
g5ital wor%ip6,,af       #ii ,fri$rei*3 
,psy*ologie1 p4 #chi4       ,,af ,a     
rec5t writ]1 ,dr4 ,lyd/on1 expresses    
surprise t !      bro!l %\ld occupy su* 
a prom95t place 9 ! anci5t              
*ronicles4 ,:5 ! univ]sality & high     
honor ( phallic wor%ip      is tak5 into
 consid]ation1 ! ent]ta9m5t ( ! ,capta9 
(      ! ,ho/ 9 a bro!l ceases to be a  

matt] or cause = surprise2      !       
prom95ce giv5 su* ent]ta9m5t by ! anci5t
 hi/orians      is p]fectly natural & to
 be expect$4 ,comp>e ,lyd/on3 ,!        
,diseases ( ,society1 p4 #cje4  ,t a    
relation%ip betwe51 & an                
int]*angeabl5ess (1 ^! two widely       
dissimil> psy*ical op]ations1 i4e41     
religi\s emotion & sexual desire1 does  
exi/1 !re c be no d\bt4,,ag ,n[1 :at is 
! cause (1 ! reason =1 ?is relation%ip8 
,mantegazza1 ,maudsley1 ,s*lei]ma*]1    
,krafft-,eb+1 & _m o!rs h endeavor$1    
incid5tally1 to assign reasons = ?is    
relation%ip1 b h1 9 my op9ion1 signally 
fail$4 ,spitzka has t5tatively1 & )\t   
elaborat+ 8 idea 9 ! lea/1 sugge/$ a    
!ory :i*1 ,i believe1 solves ! problem 9
 e ess5tial po9t4 ,says he 9 ,insanity1 
page #ci3 ,?is alliance 7betwe5 religi\s
 emotion & libido7 may be p>tly acc\nt$ 
= because ( ! prom95ce :i* sexual !mes h
 9 mo/ cre$s1 z illu/rat$ 9 anci5t times
 by ! phallus wor%ip ( ! ,egyptians1 !  
c]emonies ( ! ,friga cultus ( ! ,saxons1

 ! frequ5t & detail$ ref]5ce to sexual  
topics 9 ! ,koran & sev]al o!r books ( !
 k9d1 etc4 ,dr4 ,spitzka does n ent]    
into any discussion ( ! matt]2 he simply
 ass]ts 8 belief 9 ! cause ( !          
relation%ip1 & !n dismisses ! subject   
)\t fur!r comm5t4       ,,ag ,! au?or   
believes t ^u ! correlation ( religi\s  
emotion & sexual desire dep5ds1 9 a     
great measure1 !      /ability ( sexual 
morality4 ,7 x n = ?is correlation1     
sexual promiscuity w\ld be ! rule       
?r\gh\t ! _w4  ,n[1 p]mit me1 z briefly 
z possible1 to designate ! cause ( !    
relation%ip betwe51 & ! int]*angeabl5ess
 (1 religi\s feel+ & sexual desire1 :i*1
 z ,i believe1 is to be f\nd 9 ! once   
widespread exi/5ce ( phallic wor%ip4    
,"s t5 or twelve ye>s ago1 9 an article 
on ,suicide1 :i* 0 publi%$ 9 ! ,am]ican 
,practition] & ,news1 ,i sugge/$ 7z a   
possible explanation = c]ta9 psy*ical   
ph5om5a7 ! exi/5ce 9 man ( two          
consci\snesses1 an active1 vigilant     
consci\sness & a pseudo-dormant         

consci\sness4 ,aga91 9 ! ,am]ican       
,naturali/1 9 an essay entitl$ ,!       
,psy*ology ( ,hypnotism1#ajj ,i reass]t$
 ?is !ory &1 to a c]ta9 ext5t1 elaborat$
 x4 ,i plac$ man's active consci\sness 9
 ! cortical portion ( ! bra91 & 8       
pseudo-dormant1 unconsci\s consci\sness 
7arbitr>ily1 be x confess$7 9 ! basil>  
ganglia1 & call$ ?is latt] consci\sness1
 ganglionic consci\sness4       #ajj    
,loc4 cit41 ,novemb]1 #ahid4  ,rec5tly1 
mu* has be5 writt5 on ! doctr9e ( duplex
 p]sonality1 notably by ,mr4 ,f4 ,w4 ,h4
 ,my]s1 9 a s]ies ( pap]s read be=e !   
,society ( ,psy*ical ,rese>*4 ,pr(essor 
,newbold has also writt5 v ent]ta9+ly & 
in/ructively on ?is subject4 ,:ile n    
fully accept+ ! !ory ( duplex           
p]sonality1 i4 e41 active consci\sness &
 sublim9al consci\sness 7,my]s' "n = !  
pseudo-dormant consci\sness71 z hav+ be5
 prov51 ,newbold says3 ,( all ! !ories  
develop$ f ! po9t ( indep5d5ce1 ,mr4    
,my]s' is ! mo/ compreh5sive 9 its      
scope1 is kept 9 mo/ con/ant t\* ) :at !

 au?or reg>ds z facts1 & displays !     
greate/ philosophic insight4#aja        
,accord+ to ! !ory ( duplex p]sonality1 
_m in/9cts1 desires1 & emotions h be5   
cr[d$ out ( ! active consci\sness & h   
be5 relegat$ to ! pseudo-dormant        
consci\sness4 ,?is has be5 br\ght ab\t  
by a process ( selection out ( an       
inf9ity ( possible elem5ts solely on !  
gr\nds ( utility4 ,?us ! cause = our    
horror ( ince/ is hidd5 away 9 our      
sublim9al consci\sness2 yet we _c b ?9k1
 ) ,we/]m>ck1 t ?is in/9ct is b ! result
 ( natural selection1#ajb ! utility ( ! 
factor or factors occasion+ x be+ no    
long] 9 evid5ce or requir$4 ,aga91 at   
c]ta9 seasons1 man is seiz$ ) waldliebe 
7=e/-love7 & longs to flee f ! haunts ( 
m51 &1 ) gun & rod1 to rev]t1 z f> z    
possible1 to ! /ate ( 8 savage ance/ors4
 ,! desire is safely hidd5 away 9 8     
sublim9al consci\sness until favor+     
circum/ances tempt x =?4 ,x is n alone 9
 sleep1 dreams1 hypnosis1 trance1 &     
ec/acy t we see a tempor>y subsid5ce ( !

 upp] consci\sness & ! upheaval ( a     
sublim9al /ratum2 !re are _m o!r /ates &
 _m o!r causes = ?is /range psy*ical    
ph5om5on4       #aja ,newbold3          
,appleton's ,popul> ,sci5ce ,mon?ly1    
,febru>y1      #ahig1 p4 #eaf4          
#ajb ,we/]m>ck3 ,hi/ory ( ,human        
,m>riage1 p4 #ceb4  ,i h demon/rat$ 9 ! 
prec$+ pages t ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative    
pr9ciple 0 almo/1 if n :olly1 univ]sal2 
,i h also %[n t ! beliefs1 rites1 &     
c]emonies ( ?is cult made a la/+        
impression ^u ! m9ds ( e p among :om x  
ga9$ a foo?old4 ,take ! case ( ! anci5t 
,hebrews4 ,not)/&+ ! fact t !y 7 tri$ 9 
! furnace ( ,javeh's awful wra? "t &    
aga92 not)/&+ ! fact t fam9e1 pe/il5ce1 
w>1 & imprisonm5t de/roy$ !m by ?\s&s2  
&1 not)/&+ ! fact t !y 7 ?reat5$ ) utt] 
& absolute annihilation--all on acc\nt (
 ?is cult--!y w\ld n :olly ab&on x4 ,!  
words ( ! prophets become almo/ pa!tic z
 we read1 ov] & ov] aga91 t1 al?\gh !   
k+s did t :i* 0 pleas+ 9 ! sight ( !    
,"l1 ! high places & ! groves 7 n       

de/roy$4 ,take ! case ( ! ,aztecs4      
,cru%$ b5ea? ! iron heels ( ,spa9's h>dy
 buccane]s1 an utt]ly brok5 & conqu]$   
race1 ,cortez turn$ !m ov] to ! m9i/]+  
c>e ( 8 zeal\s prie/s4 ,! prison1       
agoniz+ torture1 & ! awful /ake succe$$1
 at la/1 9 ,*ri/ianiz+ !m2 !y became    
*ildr5 ( ,holy ,"m ,*ur*6 ,& yet1       
hundr$s ( ye>s aft] ?is glori\s victory 
( ! cross1 ,bi>t f9ds ! humble (f]+s (  
_! desc5dants at ! feet (               
,mictlanteuctli6 ,! mod]n ,*ri/ian      
,indian1 9 ! deep %ad[s ( ! night1 /eals
 =? to (f] up 9 secrecy a pray] at !    
feet ( "o ( ! phallic tr9ity6 ,:at      
matt]s x to ! mod]n ,aztec t 8 petition 
is (f]$ to ! rul] ( ,mictlan1 ! hell ( 8
 =efa!rs1 in/ead ( to ! mighty          
,ipalnemoani1 ! ,life-,giv]8#ajc ,9 8   
op9ion1 ,mictlanteuctli repres5ts !     
entire ,aztec !ogony1 = has n 8 :ite    
prie/ kept ! "n ( ?is god gre5 9 8      
memory8 ,all ! o!r gods h be5 =gott52 _!
 p]sonalities h be5 absorb$ into t ( !  
god ( hell1 = he has _h adv]tis]s 9 !   

%ape ( ,ca?olic prie/s ev] s9ce ! fall (
 ! ,aztec ,empire6 ,take ! case ( !     
,p]uvians4 ,al?\gh ! ,place ( ,gold & ! 
beautiful ,virg9s ( ! ,sun are n ev5    
memories to ! desc5dants ( ! ,incas1 !  
religion :i* gave rise to !m is n :olly 
=gott52 phallic rites & c]emonies are to
 be obs]v$ int]wov5 ) _! ,*ri/ian ritual
 & belief6 ,take ! case ( ! ,roman      
,ca?olic devotees ( ,is]nia1 (          
,v>ailles1 ( ,lyons1 ( hundr$s ( o!r    
places dur+ ! latt] half ( ! eighte5?   
c5tury4 ,priapus di$ :5 ! fir/ ,*ri/ian 
emp]or took 8 seat on ! ?rone ( ,imp]ial
 ,rome1 & yet1 hundr$s & hundr$s ( ye>s 
!reaft]1 we behold "s ( ! my/]ies (     
,eleusis almo/ )9 ! %ad[ ( ,/4 ,pet]'s6 
#ajc ,bi>t3 ,! ,aztecs1 p4 #aaj4  ,n[1  
:y is ?is8 ,!re c be b "o answ]1 & t is 
t ^! p simply inh]it$ a portion ( !     
psy*os ( _! =efa!rs1 :i* made ! t5ets ( 
?is religion natural & easy ( belief4 ,i
 h demon/rat$1 ,i believe1 t religi\s   
feel+ 0 n a psy*ical trait 9 ! beg9n+2 l
 a numb] ( o!r m5tal attributes1 x 0 !  

result ( evolution4#ajd ,m5tal          
ab/raction1 especially z associat$ )    
religi\s feel+1 0 ! result ( psy*ical   
gr[?1 ( psy*ically inh]it$              
exp]i5ces4,,ah ,z psy*os grew b5ea? !   
fo/]+ influ5ce ( ages ( exp]i5ce1 ! m9d 
became able to =mulate ab/ract ?\ght4 ,9
 ! beg9n+1 ! process ( ratioc9ation 01  
necess>ily1 v simple2 b1 simple z x 01 x
 0 able to recognize ! s\rce (          
life--fir/1 9 ! sun1 !n1 9 ! second     
place1 9 man himself2 &1 f9ally &       
ab/ractly1 9 a s\rce outside (1 b       
connect$ )1 man4 ,?is ab/ract s\rce1 :i*
 sprung f sexuality1 ab initio1 !y      
deifi$ & wor%ip$4 ,?us we see t1 9 ! v  
beg9n+1 ! wor%ip ( ! g5]ative pr9ciple  
sprung f1 & 0 a "p (1 man himself4      
,?r\gh\t ?\s&s & ?\s&s ( ye>s1 religi\s 
feel+ & sexual desire1 ! compon5t p>ts (
 phallic adoration1 7 intimately        
associat$2 f9ally1 religio-sexuality    
became an in/9ct1 j z a belief 9 !      
exi/5ce ( a d\ble or s\l became an      
in/9ct4       #ajd ,huxley3 ,essays2    

,haeckel3 ,! ,hi/ory ( ,creation2       
,haeckel3 ,! ,evolution ( ,man2 ,pes*el3
 ,! ,races ( ,man2 ,de                  
,quatrefages3 ,! ,human ,species2       
,drap]3 ,! ,conflict ,betwe5            
,religion & ,sci5ce2 ,:ite3 ,hi/ory ( ! 
,w>f>e ( ,sci5ce      ) ,!ology2        
,romanes3 ,m5tal ,evolution 9 ,man2     
,wallace3 ,!      ,malay ,ar*ipelago 7,!
 ,races ( ,man 9 ! ,malay ,ar*ipelago1  
c4      xl72 ,d>w9's ,works2 ,maudsley3 
,! ,physiology ( ,m9d2 ,tylor3          
,an?ropology2 ,sp5c]3 ,syn!tic          
,philosophy--,pr94 ,psy*41      ,pr94   
,sociol4       ,,ah ,! s5se ( famili>ity
 implies previ\s p]ception n[           
dissociat$1 b subconsci\sly pres5t &    
/ruggl+ up t[>d      ! surface ( ! upp] 
consci\sness to ga9 recognition4 ,boris 
,sidis3 ,multiple ,p]sonality1 p4 #ea4  
,belief 9 ! exi/5ce ( a s\l has nev] be5
 repress$2 its utility is /ill          
recogniz$2 h5ce1 x is pres5t 9 our      
active consci\sness4 ,! accumulat$      
exp]i5ces ( civilization h1 h[ev]1      

decl>$ ! inutility ( phallic wor%ip1    
h5ce1 x has be5 cr[d$ out ( our active  
consci\sness by a process ( selection & 
has be5 relegat$ to ! inn]mo/ recesses (
 our sublim9al consci\sness1 :]e also   
dwell _m o!r =m]ly active in/9cts ( our 
savage ance/ors4 ,:5 circum/ances favor+
 _! appe>ances occur1 ^! pseudo-dormant 
in/9cts always become evid5t2 x is due  
to ?is fact t ! correlation ( religi\s  
emotion & sexual desire exi/s4          
,,virag9ity ,,& ,,effem9ation4   ,9     
foll[+ up ! *a9 ( evolution 9 animal    
life f its inception 9 primordial       
protoplasm to its end1 z we n[ f9d x1 we
 discov] t ! int]l9k+ organisms are1 9 !
 beg9n+1 ei!r asexual or h]maphroditic4 
,! mon]on1 ! l[e/ =m ( animal life1     
simply multiplies by division4 ,!       
diff]5t elem5ts ?r\gh :i* propagation & 
g5]ation are c>ri$ on1 are und\bt$ly    
pres5t ev5 9 ! mon]on1 b are n          
diff]5tiat$4 ,! mon]on is an organless1 
/ructureless organism1 consequ5tly      
asexual4 ,! cell1 on ! contr>y1 is      

h]maphroditic1 = x conta9s )9 itself !  
necess>y elem5ts = reproduc+ itself4 ,! 
amoeba is ! connect+ l9k :i* connects   
all t]r5e life ) primitive ba?ybian     
protoplasm1 & is1 /rictly speak+1 a true
 h]maphrodite4 ,asc5d+ at once to ! six?
 /age 9 ! ance/ry ( man1 we come to !   
acoelomi1 or worms )\t body cavity4 ,^! 
worms are phylog5etic1 consequ5tly      
h]maphroditic4 ,i d n mean to say t ^!  
worms h ! organs ( ea* sex equally      
develop$2 !re=e1 9 ! use ( ! ^w         
h]maphrodite1 ,i use x 9 its broade/    
s5se4 ,i simply mean t !y are           
autog5etic4 ,9 ! rhabdocoela ! sexual   
organs appe> 9 _! simple/ =ms--a te/is  
ant]ior to a s+le or d\ble ov>y4 ,o!r   
glid+ worms h a m complex arrangem5t ( !
 sexual organs1 b mo/ ( !m are true     
h]maphrodites4 ,next 9 ! *a9 (          
evolution>y developm5t1 & "o /ep ne>]   
man1 we f9d ! s(t worms 7scolecidae72 f 
a bran* ( ?is family ! p>5t gr\p (      
v]tebrates 0 develop$4 ,! imm$iate      
ance/or ( ! v]tebrates 0 ei!r !         

amphioxus 7lancelet7 or "s o!r          
noto*ordate animal1 ^: type is n[       
ext9ct4 ,?us we h trac$ h]maphroditism f
 ! amoeba to ! amphioxus1 f ! ance/or ( 
! p>5t cell to ! ance/or ( ! v]tebrates4
 ,we c\ld c>ry x fur!r1 b x is          
unnecess>y4 ,effem9ation & virag9ity1   
are due directly to ! influ5ce ( t      
/range law laid d[n by ,d>w9--! law (   
rev]sion to ance/ral types4 ,x is an    
ef=t ( nature to return man to ! old    
h]maphroditic =m f :i* he 0 evolv$4 ,x  
is an ef=t on ! "p ( nature to          
incorporate ! individualities ( ! male &
 female1 bo? physical & psy*ical1 9 "o  
body4 ,! ph5om5on ( atavism is m apt to 
occur 9 feeble types ?an 9 /rong1 heal?y
 & well-develop$ types4 ,microcephalism1
 occurr+1 z x mo/ frequ5tly does1 among 
ignorant1 ill-n\ri%$1 & unheal?y p1 is  
an example4 ,doli*ocephalism & a flatt5+
 ( ! cranial ar*1 ) correspond+ loss (  
capacity 9 ! skull--types t we see      
ev]y:]e among ! deprav$ & vici\s--are   
o!r examples ( ?is t5d5cy ( atavism to  

seize on weak5$ & unheal?y subjects4    
,effem9ation f9ds m victims among !     
weal?y & ! educat$ ?an among ! poor &   
un$ucat$4 ,?is ph5om5on is a psy*ic r   
?an a physical h]maphroditism1 & is     
directly traceable to ! en]vation       
produc$ by ! habits ( ! weal?y &        
unemploy$4 ,weal? begets luxury1 luxury 
begets debau*]y & consequ5t en]vation4  
,p]iods ( moral decad5ce 9 ! life ( a   
nation are always co9cid5t ) p]iods (   
luxury & great weal?1 ) consequ5t       
en]vation & effem9ation2 examples ( ?is 
may be f\nd 9 ! hi/ories ( ,rome1       
,greece1 & ,france4 ,dur+ ! reign (     
,l\is ,,xv41 examples ( effem9ation     
cr[d$ into ! c\rt & vi$ ) ! royal fop 9 
! spl5dor ( _! raim5t & effem9acy ( _!  
be>+4 ,psy*ic h]maphroditism does n     
occur naturally 9 unciviliz$ or         
half-civiliz$ races4 ,! reason = ?is is 
pat5t4 ,atavism f9ds among !m no weak5$ 
& en]vat$ subjects on :om to p]petrate  
?is /range trave/y on nature4  ,l>ge    
cities are ! hotb$s & bre$+-places ( !  

v>i\s neuroses4 ,!re g5]al p>esis treads
 closely ^u ! heels ( sexual neura/h5ia1
 :ile ! victims ( hy/]ia & k9dr$ ills   
are almo/ c\ntless 9 _! numb]4 ,:at     
wond]1 !n1 t ! (fspr+ ( su* p>5ts %\ld  
be weak & neura/h5ic1 & fall easy       
victims to ! ?\s& & "o erotic fancies   
:i* beset !m6 ,:at wond] t "h atavism   
f9ds its ri*e/ field1 & plays its       
/range/ & mo/ fe>ful pranks1 s5d+ m5    
into ! _w ) ! ta/es1 desires1 & habits (
 wom51 & wom5 ) all ! m5tal hibitudes ( 
m56 ,juv5al wrote 9 sca?+1 se>+ s>casm (
 ! deg5]acy ( ! ,roman y\?2 effem9ation 
0 v preval5t1 & ?is bitt] satiri/ wrote 
burn+ words aga9/ _! degrad+ & be/ial   
practices4 ,x seems to me t we are      
beg9n+ to ne$ a ,juv5al = ?is day &     
g5]ation6  ,p divide !mselves into      
classes1 & ^! classes are g5]ally       
exce$+ly clanni%4 ,x is n consid]$ good 
=m to m>ry out ( ! class to :i* an      
individual may belong1 consequ5tly1 no  
new types ( individuals are add$4       
,luxury & debau*]y en]vate ! classes :i*

 indulge 9 !m4 ,! p ( ^! classes        
int]m>ry among !mselves1 no new blood is
 add$1 h5ce1 9 a v few g5]ations1       
deg5]ation sets 94  ,effem9ation &      
virag9ity are common types ( deg5]ation 
:i* always foll[ 9 ! wake ( luxury &    
debau*]y4 ,effem9ation makes its        
appe>ance e>ly 9 life4 ,! "y boy likes !
 society ( girls2 he plays ) dolls1 &1  
if p]mitt$1 w don female attire & dress 
8 hair l a girl4 ,he le>ns to sew1 to   
knit1 to embroid]1 to d tatt+4 ,he      
becomes a connoisseur 9 female dress1 & 
likes to discuss matt]s p]ta9+ to !     
toilet ( females4 ,he does n c>e = boyi%
 sports1 & :5 he gr[s old]1 takes no    
pleasure 9 ! amusem5ts & pursuits ( 8   
mascul9e acqua9tances4 ,he pref]s to    
sp5d 8 "t ) wom5 & to engage 9 _!       
employm5ts & amusem5ts4 ,z ! *ange 9 8  
psy*ic be+ becomes m pron\nc$ & m       
ov]p[]+1 he w endeavor to approa* !     
female 9 gait1 attitude1 & /yle ( dress4
  ,i h se5 mo!rs guilty ( incalculable  
h>m by fo/]+ su* incl9ations 9 _! sons4 

,!y ?9k 7! ?\ght is a natural "o7 t su* 
p]v]sions ( ta/e indicate g5tl5ess &    
k9dl9ess1 & induce _! sons to cont9ue 9 
! practice ( !m1 ?us assi/+ atavism 9   
its baneful "w4  ,effem9ation is a      
disease :i*1 tak5 at its inception1 c   
g5]ally be eradicat$ & cur$4 ,z soon z x
 is discov]$1 ! boy's surr\nd+s %\ld be 
*ang$2 8 m9d %\ld be direct$ into new   
*annels1 & 8 dormant boy's nature ar\s$4
 ,outdoor ex]cise & a free int]c\rse )  
companions ( 8 own sex %\ld be made     
important factors 9 ! treatm5t ( an     
incipi5t effem9ant4 ,he %\ld be c>efully
 wat*$ until vita sexualis has be5      
e/abli%$2 he %\ld !n be taught ! dang]s 
( y\?ful follies & indiscretions4  ,a   
d&ifi$ man is always ridicul\s1 b :5 he 
adds to 8 fopp]y1 effem9ation1 he !n    
becomes contemptible4  ,sev]al ye>s ago 
,i _h ! opportunity ( /udy+ a pron\nc$  
effem9ant4 ,he is "o ( ! be/ kn[n "y m5 
( a ,s\!rn city1 & is a lead] 9 society4
 ,he took me to 8 b\doir & %[$ me 8     
l+]ie4 ,! words quot$ are 8 own4 ,8     

nightg[ns 7 m>vels ( arti/ic ne$lework1 
z f> z ,i 0 able to judge1 & 7 made by  
himself4 ,8 nightcaps 7 sweetly pretty1 
& "o ( !m 0 a p]fect dream ( beauty4 ,on
 8 dress+-table 7 all ! accessories ( a 
mod]n society woman's toilet1 includ+   
r\ge1 p[d]1 a complete manicure set1 &  
num]\s bottles ( p]fumes & toilet wat]s4
 ,9 8 w>drobe he _h display$ on =ms1 "s 
six or eight corsets &                  
*emisettes--corset-cov]s1 z he designat$
 !m4  ,?is man's voice & mann] ( speak+ 
are decid$ly fem99e2 all ! little       
mann]isms & affectations ( a society    
woman be+ fai?fully reproduc$4 ,i und]/&
 f 8 associates t he is a spl5did       
bus9ess man1 & t n a brea? ( sc&al has  
ev] t>ni%$ 8 good "n4 ,he 0 re>$ by 8   
"m1 & nev] associat$ ) boys until 8     
sixte5? ye>4 ,i und]/ood f him t %e     
always treat$ him z a girl1 & consult$  
him 9 all ?+s p]ta9+ to h] toilet4 ,he  
seem$ utt]ly unconsci\s ( 8 anomal\s    
condition1 & z 8 bus9ess associates are 
g5tlem51 & 8 intimate fri5ds are ladies1

 he may drift ?r\gh life )\t a s+le j>  
to m> ! s]5ity ( 8 exi/5ce4  ,virag9ity 
is1 comp>atively1 an infrequ5t          
occurr5ce1 b "u its influ5ce ! un=tunate
 victims are guilty ( />tl+ vag>ies4 ,! 
rec5t case ( ,alice ,mit*ell1 :o kill$  
,miss ,w>d1 at ,memphis1 ,t5n41 is an   
example ( pron\nc$ virag9ity4 ,we see   
daily 9 ! newspap]s acc\nts ( wom5 :o   
masqu]ade z m51 & hi/ory ab\nds 9 l     
in/ances4 ,! celebrat$ writ] ,c\nt ,s&or
 ,v4 0 a woman :o pos$ z a man1 & :o 0 9
 fact ,s>olta 7,*>lotte71 ,c\ntess ,v4  
,among _m fooli% ?+s t h] fa!r enc\rag$ 
9 h] 0 ! fact t he br\ght h] up z a boy1
 call$ h] ,s&or1 all[$ h] to ride1      
drive1 & hunt1 admir+ h] muscul> en]gy4 
,at ! age ( ?irte5 %e ran away f s*ool1 
:]e %e _h be5 s5t by h] "m1 & return$   
home4 ,s>olta return$ to h] "m1 :o1     
h[ev]1 c\ld d no?+ & 0 compell$ to all[ 
h] daught] to aga9 become ,s&or1 we>    
male clo!s1 &1 at lea/ once a ye>1 to   
fall 9 love ) p]sons ( h] own sex4      
,mo!rs1 e>ly 9 life1 ?\gh n f any s5se (

 dang] to _! daught]s1 beg9 to eradicate
 ! tom-boy incl9ations 9 _! female      
*ildr52 h5ce ! comp>ative infrequ5cy (  
virag9ity4 ,! cong5ital virag9t w always
 rema9 some:at mascul9e 9 h] ta/es &    
ideas1 b h] incl9ations & desires hav+  
be5 turn$ t[>d fem99ity e>ly 9 life1 %e 
w escape ! horrors ( complete virag9ity 
or gyn&ry4 ,! victim ( effem9ation1     
h[ev]1 is sav$ by no su* accid5tal      
=e?\ght4 ,! ignorant "m fo/]s fem99e    
incl9ations & desires 9 h] effem9ate son
 until 8 psy*ic be+ becomes entirely    
*ang$1 & n ev5 ! e/abli%m5t ( vita      
sexualis w save him f effem9ation4  ,an 
only son1 :o is 9 ! lea/ degree         
neura/h5ic1 runs ! risk ( becom+ an     
effem9ant "u ! tutelage ( a lov+ b      
ignorant "m :o enc\rages 8 fem99e ta/es 
& incl9ations4 ,a "y man ( my           
acqua9tance1 :o is an only son1 is s    
situat$4 ,?is "y man devotes 8 entire   
att5tion to matt]s ( ! toilet4 ,he pa9ts
 8 *eeks & p[d]s 8 face2 ev5 8 eyebr[s &
 eyela%es are ano9t$ ) "s d>k-color$    

o9tm5t or pomade4  ,effem9ation &       
virag9ity are m preval5t 9 ! ,old ,_w   
?an 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! civilization &
 settlem5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are1       
comp>atively speak+1 new4 ,! p are1 z   
yet1 a "y1 /rong1 & vigor\s nation4     
,ye>s ( luxury & debau*]y h n yet br\ght
 ! p5alty ( en]vation & neura/h5ia to ! 
masses1 ?\gh 9 c]ta9 circles ( society1 
x is becom+ pa9fully evid5t t t p5alty  
is be+ ev5 n[ exact$4  ,9 ?is article ,i
 h describ$ only mild types ( virag9ity 
& effem9ation4 ,9 ! m pron\nc$ types (  
^! s+ul> examples ( atavism or rev]sion1
 ! victims commit ! mo/ unhe>d ( & ! mo/
 unnatural acts4  ,almo/ e case (       
effem9ation or virag9ity c be cur$ if   
recogniz$ & treat$ 9 its incipi5cy4 ,!  
p>5ts %\ld be ! physicians4 ,!y %\ld    
keep a wat*ful sup]vision ov] _! (fspr+1
 & z soon z any evid5ces ( effem9ation  
or virag9ity become app>5t1 treatm5t1   
bo? physical & psy*ical1 %\ld at once be
 in/itut$4  ,effem9ation has occasion$ !
 d[nfall ( _m nations2 let u gu>d aga9/ 

x ) all our p[]4 ,let u tra9 up our boys
 to be manly m51 & our girls to be      
womanly wom54     ,,bord]l&s ,,&        
,,crankdom4   ,:5 t bili\s critic &     
m]ciless crucifi] ( human foibles1      
,c>lyle1 himself a deg5]ate1 wrote t    
n9e-t5?s ( ! _w 7 fools1 he 0 mu* ne>]  
tru? ?an mo/ m5 ?9k4 ,:5 we take an     
introspective view ( our sane           
p]sonality1 we %udd] to see h[ ne> x is 
to ! bord]l&s ( insanity & ! biz>re &   
ecc5tric _w ( crankdom4 ,!re h>dly lives
 a man :o does n possess "s ecc5tricity1
 or :o does n *]i%1 hidd51 p]haps1 deep 
)9 himself1 "s small delusion1 :i* he is
 a%am$ to ackn[l$ge to ! outside _w4    
,social relations & ! iron rules ( cu/om
 hold 9 place ! balance-:eel ( _m a     
disord]$ m9d4 ,! m5tal equipoise is kept
 at ! normal /&>d only by ! p[]ful aid (
 ! w1 support$ & assi/$ by extrane\s    
adjuvants1 su* z fe> ( puni%m5t1 fe> (  
p]sonal h>m1 &1 above all1 by ! fe> (   
ridicule4 ,_m a man hugs 8 delusions    
closely to 8 he>t1 indulges !m only 9 ! 

secret recesses ( 8 s\l1 &1 _! sole own]
 & acqua9tance1 c>ries !m ) him to 8    
grave4  ,any man :o has a ret5tive      
memory1 & "o capable ( m9ute analysis1 c
 look back 9 8 life & recall mom5ts :5 8
 insane p]sonality got ! bett] ( 8 w1 & 
ran riot 9 =bidd5 pa?ways4 ,he may n h  
committ$ an insane act2 yet ! ?\ght1 !  
impulse1 ! delusion 0 !re & only outside
 influ5ces kept x f break+ =?4 ,:o fails
 to rememb] c]ta9 times 9 8 life :5 he  
has _h an almo/ ov]p[]+ desire to cry   
out 9 *ur*1 or to laugh on "s sad or    
solemn occasion2 or1 hav+ a razor 9 8   
h&1 has _h an impulse1 sudd5 & int5se1  
to draw x across 8 ?roat2 or1 be+ on "s 
high place1 has be5 seiz$ ) ! desire to 
hurl himself d[nw>d8 ,?is %[s h[ ne>    
inde$ ! heal?y m9d ev] hov]s on !       
bord]l&s ( insanity4  ,man /&s s close  
to ! portals ( insanity t he c look     
?r\gh ! gateway1 :5 he takes an         
introspective view ( 8 psy*ical be+1 & c
 see ! phantoms & m5tal gho/s ( 8 insane
 p]sonality4  ,we h e reason to believe 

t1 among civiliz$ races1 !re is a va/   
am\nt ( lat5t insanity4 ,tak+ ! tables (
 our insane asylums1 we f9d a ?\s& & "o 
causes giv5 z ! excit+ factors 9 ! m5tal
 ov]?r[4 ,love1 religion1 ang]1         
disappo9tm5t1 etc41 d[n ?r\gh ! long li/
 ( psy*ic & ae/hetic emotions1 until x  
seems z ?\gh ev5 a brea? ( w9d w\ld be  
suffici5t to de/roy ! m5tal equipoise4  
,among savage & unciviliz$ races1       
insanity is ( infrequ5t occurr5ce4 ,only
 :5 a race beg9s to elevate itself &    
take on a high] view ( morality1 :5 new 
rules & new laws1 new cu/oms &          
innovations1 t5d+ to place individuals 9
 a /ate ( comp>ison1 arise1 does        
insanity make its appe>ance4 ,! untutor$
 savage1 liv+ 9 a /ate ( communism1 is  
untr\bl$ by ! jeal\sies & he>t-burn+s ( 
8 civiliz$ cong5]4 ,he lives 9 ! to-day 
& all[s ! to-morr[ to take c>e ( itself4
 ,devoid ( ambition1 a m]e animal1      
s5sual & indol5t1 he c>es only = !      
gratification ( 8 physical desires4 ,!  
m5tal attributes ( a civiliz$ be+ are1 9

 him1 want+4  ,psy*os is ! result (     
evolution>y developm5t1 & ! *ief reason 
:y insanity is n z preval5t 9 ! savage z
 9 ! civiliz$ man1 is because ! bra9 ( !
 savage lacks developm5t4 ,i d n wi% to 
convey ! idea t insanity is purely      
psy*ical 9 its nature4 ,insanity is !   
result ( a mat]ial *ange 9 ! /ructure ( 
! bra9 produc$ by morbific action4 ,!   
manife/ations ( insanity are m]ely !    
symptoms ( a disease t involves ! bra94 
,! savage has less developm5t ( psy*ical
 function1 consequ5tly he is less liable
 to m5tal lesion4 ,i mean by psy*ical   
function t portion ( ! bra9 9 :i* psy*os
 has its orig94 ,ali5i/s consid] !      
habits ( m5 z be+ ! factor 9 !          
production ( insanity4 ,habits & h]$ity 
are und\bt$ factors 9 ! production (    
diseas$ m9ds1 &1 9 fact1 are ! *ief     
ag5ts4 ,y _c1 h[ev]1 expect to f9d a    
disord]$ function :]e t function is     
abs5t4 ,savages h p>esis1 apoplexy1 &   
imbecility1 seldom or nev] insanity4 ,! 
reason is pat5t--!y lack ! psy*ic       

function1 t peculi> elem5t1 :atev] x may
 be1 :i* raises civiliz$ man s high     
above !m4 ,t ?is elem5t c be develop$ 9 
savages ,i d n = "o in/ant d5y4 ,!      
pl\gh%>e ( evolution>y civilization w   
br+ x to ! surface soon] or lat]1 & :5 x
 does insanity foll[s4 ,i h only to po9t
 to ! ,am]ican negro to prove ! tru? (  
my proposition2 ev5 he is p>tially      
exempt1 simply because 8 civilization is
 ( su* rec5t date t 8 bra9 has n yet    
acquir$ its full quota ( ! psy*ic       
elem5t4  ,i w v5ture to ass]t1 s true is
 ! fact t insanity is ! product (       
civilization1 t1 if x 7 n = ! combat+   
influ5ces ( social laws1 assi/$ n a     
little by sci5tific m$ical aid1 all     
,nor? ,am]ica c\ld n conta9 ! va/ &     
enorm\s army t w\ld con/itute ! civiliz$
 _w's array ( lunatics4  ,!re seems to  
be 9 ! m9ds ( m5 an in/9ctive awe (     
any?+ t app]ta9s to ! insane4 ,9 old5   
times a disord]$ m9d 0 consid]$ ( div9e 
or diabolic orig9 z x ev9c$ good or evil
 t5d5cies4 ,?is belief la/$ ev5 until ! 

pres5t c5tury4 ,_m old wom5 :o 7 !      
victims ( s5ile dem5tia & k9dr$ ills1 7 
accus$ ( wit*craft & int]c\rse ) !      
devil1 "h 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 n a c5tury 
ago4 ,wit*es 7 execut$ 9 ,engl& & m5    
burn$ at ! /ake 9 ,spa91 n two hundr$   
ye>s ago1 = ! crime ( demoniacal        
possession4 ,ev5 9 ?is enlight5$ age m5 
are accu/om$ to consid] insanity r f its
 psy*ical /&po9t ?an f its physical     
aspect4 ,!y d n take into consid]ation !
 fact t insanity is due to a physical   
lesion1 & t its vag>ies are b ! symptoms
 ( bra9 disease or bra9 de=mity4 ,!     
inhabitants ( ! bord]l&s are inve/$ ) a 
c]ta9 %ad[y my/]y :i* sep>ates !m f !   
re/ ( mank9d1 & :i* makes !m appe> to u 
z d5iz5s ( ano!r psy*ical _w ?an ours4  
,9 ! ,middle ,ages1 cranks1 ^:          
ecc5tricities took a religi\s turn1 7   
consid]$ holy4 ,/4 ,simon ,/ylites 0 a v
 pron\nc$ crank1 & a v holy man also1   
because he *ose to live ! great] portion
 ( 8 life p]*$ on a pill> sev5ty feet   
high4 ,/4 ,an?ony 0 ano!r holy crank :o 

nev]1 9 all 8 life1 wa%$ 8 feet4 ,poor  
,joan ( ,arc 0 burn$ at ! /ake because  
%e 0 possess$ ( a false & ly+ devil4 ,%e
 has be5 rec5tly propos$ = canonization 
by ! same *ur* t burn$ h]1 & ?us1 9 a   
measure1 _h ju/ice done h]4 ,i d n ?9k1 
h[ev]1 t ?is is any recomp5se = !       
t]rible agony inflict$ on ?is un=tunate 
victim ( hy/]o-epilepsy4  ,says         
,maudsley 9 ,responsibility 9 ,m5tal    
,disease3 ,"s ( ! prophets ( ! ,old     
,te/am5t pres5t$ symptoms :i* c h>dly be
 int]pret$ z o!r ?an ! effects (        
madness2 c]ta9ly if !y 7 n mad1 !y      
imitat$ v closely "s ( its mo/ /rik+    
features4 ,j]emiah takes a long j\rney  
to ! riv] ,euphrates & hides a l95      
girdle 9 a hole ( a rock4 ,he !n returns
 home & 9 a few days makes ! same       
j\rney1 & f9ds ! girdle rott5 & good =  
no?+4 ,ezekiel digs a hole 9 ! wall ( 8 
h\se1 & ?r\gh x removes 8 h\sehold      
goods1 in/ead ( ?r\gh ! door4 ,hosea    
m>ries a pro/itute because he said he _h
 be5 comm&$ by ,god s to d4 ,isaiah     

/ripp$ himself nak$ & p>ad$ up & d[n 9  
sight ( all ! p4  ,"s ( ! greate/ *anges
 9 ! _w's hi/ory h be5 effect$ by       
dwell]s 9 ! bord]l&s4 ,mahomet 0 an     
epileptic1 & 8 fir/ vision 0 ! result on
 an epileptic convulsion or seizure4 ,! 
"* ( 8 visions 0 exactly l t ( ^?       
visions :i* an epileptic sees &         
describes at ! pres5t "t4 ,mahomet      
believ$ 9 8 visions1 &1 :at is m1 got m 
?an half ! _w to believe 9 !m also4     
,gautama 0 a dwell] 9 ! bord]l&s1 yet 8 
foll[]s n[ numb] five hundr$ millions4  
,! novel mode 9 :i* an insane man reg>ds
 ?+s may be an inspiration :i*          
reflection c\ld nev] atta91 & x         
sometimes happ5s t op9ions :i* seem to !
 _w to be ! rav+s ( a madman1 h turn$   
out to be true4 ,! insane man has ! _w  
aga9/ him1 & ?\gh he may pose = a %ort  
"t z a re=m]1 soon] or lat] l&s 9 !     
asylum4  ,x sometimes happ5s t ! crank w
 succe$ 9 gett+ conv]ts4 ,a notable     
in/ance is ,s*we9fur?1 or ! ,*ri/1 z he 
calls himself4 ,i am firmly conv9c$ t   

?is man believes 9 8 delusions4 ,"o ?+  
is c]ta91 & t is1 8 disciples believe 9 
him implicitly4 ,?is man is dang]\s to  
society1 inasmu* z he has caus$ !       
sep>ation ( sev]al wives f _! husb&s2 ! 
wives ab&on+ _! husb&s to foll[ him to  
,heav51 z he calls 8 f>m h\se4  ,! crank
 is1 g5]ally1 a h>mless individual1 & is
 n anti-social unless 8 delusions take !
 =m ( homicidal impulse1 pyromania1     
kleptomania1 etc4  ,homicidal impulse is
 ! mo/ dang]\s to society ( ! _m m5tal  
vag>ies & d]angem5ts :i* afflict !      
dwell]s 9 ! bord]l&s4 ,its invasion is  
sudd5 & its impulse is1 g5]ally1        
ov]p[]+4 ,a man may be walk+ ! /reets   
presumably 9 p]fect heal?1 & yet h1 all 
! :ile1 a voice :isp]+ 9 8 e> kill1     
kill4 ,8 insane desire at l5g? rea*es   
its acme1 & he ?r[s aside e m5tal       
re/ra9t & kills ! fir/ individual he may
 *ance to meet4 ,aga91 he may desire to 
kill "s p>ticul> individual1 & w        
c>efully & sy/ematically arrange 8 plans
 = ! successful enactm5t ( ! homicide4  

,! murd]]s ( ,g>field & ,h>rison        
probably belong to ?is latt] class1 ?\gh
 9 ! case ( ,pr5d]ga/1 ! slay] ( ,mayor 
,h>rison1 ?is op9ion may be errone\s4   
,!re is some?+ ab\t 8 photograph t leads
 me to believe t he is a moral imbecile1
 r ?an an intellectual dyscrasiac4  ,a  
cl]k 9 a solicitor's (fice1 at ,alton1  
,hamp%ire1 ,engl&1 "o aft]noon took a   
walk outside ! t[n1 :5 he met "s *ildr54
 ,he p]suad$ "o ( ^!1 a girl ( n9e1 to g
 ) him into a neighbor+ g>d54 ,a %ort   
:ile aft]1 he 0 se5 walk+ quietly home2 
he 0 se5 to wa% himself 9 ! riv] & !n g 
back to 8 (fice4 ,! little girl did n   
return home1 &1 se>* hav+ be5 in/itut$1 
h] dismemb]$ body 0 f\nd /rewn ab\t !   
g>d54 ,! cl]k 0 arre/$1 & 9 8 di>y 0    
f\nd ?is entry1 rec5tly made3 ,kill$ a  
little girl2 x 0 f9e & hot4 ,?is man 0  
ei!r a sadi/ic sexual p]v]t1 or a victim
 ( homicidal impulse4 ,maudsley gives   
?is in/ance z an example ( ! latt]1 :ile
 ,krafft-,eb+ gives x z an example ( !  
=m]4 ,!re is a great diff]5ce betwe5 ^! 

two m5tal d]angem5ts4 ,! victim (       
homicidal impulse kills )\t any ult]ior 
object1 :ile ! sadi/ kills 9 ord] to    
gratify 8 unnatural & p]v]t$ sexual     
appetite4  ,! victim ( homicidal impulse
 is1 to all outw>d appe>ances1 p]fectly 
sane o!rwise4 ,8 impulse frequ5tly      
leaves him = ye>s & !n returns ) ov]p[]+
 =ce4  ,epileptics :o h j pass$ ?r\gh   
viol5t convulsions1 w frequ5tly attack  
by/&]s ) great fury4 ,"s ali5i/s decl>e 
t homicidal mania is frequ5tly only a   
mask$ epilepsy4 ,all epileptics %\ld be 
c>efully wat*$2 !y may become dang]\s to
 society at any mom5t4 ,num]\s in/ances 
are record$ ( murd] committ$ by suff]]s 
f petit mal1 a =m ( epilepsy4 ,i once   
saw a negro walk up to a :ite man1 :o 0 
a /rang] & unkn[n by him1 & fell him to 
! e>? by /rik+ him ) a club4 ,! negro 0 
arre/$1 & ! next day swore t he 0       
entirely unconsci\s ( hav+ /ruck anyone4
 ,x 0 prov5 at 8 trial t he 0 subject to
 mild epileptic attacks4  ,i believe t  
all suicides are due to m5tal ab]ration4

 ,x may be ! result ( a mom5t>y & sudd5 
loss ( m5tal equipoise1 or ! f9al &     
fatal end+ ( a prem$itat$ desire c>ri$  
?r\gh days1 weeks1 mon?s1 & ev5 ye>s4   
,we see a man1 bless$ ) ev]y?+ t makes  
life enjoyable1 g5ial1 gay1 ) a ready   
smile & k9dly ^w = ev]yone1 sudd5ly1 9 a
 mom5t1 pass =ev] out into !            
unkn[n--self-kill$1 a victim ( 8 own    
creation4 ,we /& amaz$6 ,:y did he d x8 
,we c f9d no?+ 9 8 pa/ or pres5t        
condition to w>rant su* an action4  ,he 
0 ! victim ( mom5t>y ab]ration1 or1     
p]haps1 deep 9 8 m9d1 buri$ & hidd5 ev5 
f himself1 !re dwelt a desire =         
self-slaught]1 :5 a physical pa91 an    
unexpect$ impression1 a moral affection1
 an indiscreet proposition uncov]$ ?is  
desire1 & he at once committ$ ! de$6    
,!re are epidemics ( suicide4 ,let !    
pap]s *ronicle "s peculi> me?od (       
suicide select$ by "s un=tunate1 & o!rs 
w imm$iately foll[ 8 example4           
,unconsci\s c]ebration also hurls _m    
s\ls out ( ! _w4 ,i 0 call$ to see a    

g5tleman :o _h attempt$ suicide by sla%+
 ! radial art]y at ! wri/4 ,i f\nd him  
hold+ a compress on ! sev]$ vessel &    
greatly al>m$4 ,he swore to me t he 0   
totally unconsci\s h[ he _h come to d ! 
de$1 & t he did n "k t he _h cut himself
 until he felt ! pa9 & saw ! blood fl[+ 
f ! w\nd6  ,virag9ity & effem9ation1    
:ile n m5tal insanities1 /rictly speak+1
 are1 nev]!less1 m5tal de=mities1 & _!  
un=tunate victims are dwell]s 9 !       
bord]l&s4 ,mild =ms ( ^! types (        
deg5]ation are v abundant4 ,! effem9ate1
 cig>ette-smok+1 soda-dr9k+ "y man ( !  
comic weeklies1 & ! l\d1 horsy1         
slang-us+1 vulg>1 mascul9e "y woman are 
se5 ev]y:]e4  ,effem9ation & virag9ity  
are ! results ( ! weak5+ effects (      
luxury & consequ5t debau*]y4 ,nations1  
"t & aga91 h felt ! dire effects (      
effem9ation & h sunk b5ea? !m4 ,!       
,grecian1 ! ,roman1 ! ,egyptian nations 
are famili> examples4 ,! satiri/s ( !   
gold5 age ( ! ,lat9 p dipp$ _! /ili1    
metaphorically1 9 gall & bitt] wormwood 

& b]at$ ! effem9ate nobility "t & aga94 
,"o ( !m advis$ ! ,roman ladies to look 
= m5 among ! gladiators & ! peasants6   
,anacreon's poems are fill$ ) allusions 
to effem9ation & ! delights ( psy*ic    
h]maphroditism4  ,9 ! "t ( ,l\is ,,xiv41
 ( ,france1 ! royal palaces 7 fill$ to  
repletion ) effem9ants1 :o vi$ ) ! wom5 
9 ! spl5dor ( _! robes & ! salaci\s     
ecc5tricities ( _! conduct4 ,! case (   
,alice ,mit*ell1 :o kill$ ,fr$a ,w>d 9  
,memphis n long ago1 0 "o ( pron\nc$    
virag9ity4  ,=tunately1 = ! good ( !    
community at l>ge1 !re are1 comp>atively
 speak+1 few virag9ts4 ,! c>eful "m     
re/ra9s1 temp]s1 & aboli%es ! hoyd5i%   
habits ( h] tom-boy girl e>ly 9 life1 & 
turns h] ?\ghts t[>d fem99e pursuits &  
desires4 ,! un=tunate effem9ant1 h[ev]1 
is enc\rag$ 9 8 fem99e ta/es & habits by
 8 unwise "m1 :o likes h] boy to sit    
beside h] & sew & knit1 if he s desires4
 ,%e discusses matt]s ( ! toilet ) him1 
&1 9 fact1 treats him z %e w\ld a       
daught]4 ,9 ! end1 8 psy*ic             

h]maphroditism becomes complete1 & "o m 
un=tunate goes out into ! _w to swell ! 
ranks ( crankdom6  ,kleptomaniacs are   
greatly to be piti$1 = !y are g5]ally   
wom5 9 :om ! moral s5se is v mu*        
develop$4 ,! victim ( kleptomania w /eal
 any & ev]y?+2 !y are l magpies 9 ?is   
respect4 ,an acqua9tance ( m9e1 a mo/   
e/imable lady1 a dev\t ,*ri/ian1 & a mo/
 exempl>y wife & "m1 is ! mo/           
incorrigible ?ief ,i ev] saw4 ,%e has   
(t5 pick$ my pockets :ile ,i 0 engag$   
ab\t h] sick-b$4 ,! m]*ants ( ! city :]e
 %e lives "k h] infirmity1 wat* h] :ile 
%e is 9 _! %ops1 & respectfully & k9dly 
relieve h] ( h] pilf]+s :5 %e />ts to   
leave4 ,%e expresses great sorr[ = h]   
un=tunate insane impulse1 & has (t5     
begg$ h] husb& to h h] plac$ 9 an       
asylum4 ,?is he refuses to d1 z %e is   
p]fectly sane o!rwise4 ,! husb& 0 call$ 
away = sev]al weeks1 &1 on 8 return1    
took me to 8 h\se & %[$ me h] room4 ,9 !
 room 7 ! objects /ol5 dur+ 8 abs5ce4 ,x
 0 ! mo/ miscellane\s collection (      

valuables & tra% ,i ev] saw4 ,%e _h     
ga!r$ toge!r ev]y?+ f a d>n+-ne$le to a 
tomb/one1 a small specim5 ( ! latt] =m+ 
a unit ( ?is het]og5e\s :ole4 ,?is =m ( 
m5tal dyscrasia is mu* m frequ5t ?an p  
suppose1 & ! antec$5ts ( %op-lift]s & ! 
l %\ld be c>efully exam9$ be=e a judgm5t
 on _! crim9ality is pass$4             
,ecc5tricity is c]ta9ly n always        
insanity1 b !re c be no "q t x is (t5 ! 
outcome ( insane temp]am5t1 & may       
approa* v ne> to1 or actually pass into1
 insanity4 ,ali5i/s rely on ! ecc5tric &
 peculi> *anges :i* take place 9 !      
*>act]s ( _! pati5ts1 :o ei!r pres5t    
!mselves or are br\ght to !m = treatm5t1
 to e/abli% _! diagnosis4 ,if a mode/ & 
tru?ful man sudd5ly becomes a bragg>t & 
a li>2 or1 if a humane man becomes      
cruel1 or a neat man slov5ly1 !re is    
reason to suspect bra9 tr\ble4 ,!       
intellect may appe> intact1 s also !    
reason+ p[]s1 b ^! ecc5tricities        
indicate a deviation :i* may lead to    
m5tal de/ruction4 ,! la/ faculty to     

develop 9 ! m9d ( man is ! moral        
faculty2 ?is faculty is ! "o fir/ lo/ by
 diseas$ bra9s4 ,if a man1 :o sudd5ly   
becomes dissolute & lic5ti\s 7:o1       
h]et(ore1 has l$ a virtu\s1 moral life71
 be exam9$1 9 n9e cases 9 t5 8 bra9 w be
 f\nd to be diseas$4 ,! little cl\d1 :i*
 at fir/ is no l>g] ?an a man's h&1 gr[s
 ev] l>g] & l>g]1 & 9 ! end ov]spreads !
 entire m5tal sky6     ,,g5ius ,,&      
,,deg5]ation4   ,t ! psy*ical function  
or intellectuality is frequ5tly develop$
 at ! exp5se ( ! physical organism is   
well kn[n1 & t g5ius is seldom or nev]  
unaccompani$ by physical & m5tal        
deg5]ation is a fact t c be no long]    
d5i$4 ,i use ! ^w deg5]ation 9 its      
broade/ s5se1 & int5d x to include all  
k9ds ( abnormalities4 ,! facts not$     
above are by no means rec5t k1 b 7      
vaguely recogniz$ & comm5t$ on c5turies 
& decades ( c5turies ago by ! ,hebrews &
 k9dr$ races ( p4 ,! ,hebrew ^w nabi    
means ei!r madman or prophet1 & x is n[ 
admitt$ t mo/ ( ! prophets gave evid5ces

 ( insanity z well z g5ius4 ,! ,greeks &
 ! ,romans recogniz$ ?is k9%ip1 & we    
read 9 ! ,bible ( a c]ta9 ,fe/us1 :o1 :5
 confront$ by a man ( g5ius1 & be+      
unable to answ] 8 argum5ts1 said to him1
 ,paul1 mu* le>n+ ha? made !e mad6      
,lauv]gne1 :5 speak+ ( ! oxycephalic    
7sug>loaf7 skull1 an unque/ionable      
example ( deg5]ation1 wrote _m ye>s ago1
 ,?is head ann\nces ! mon/r\s alliance (
 ! mo/ em95t faculty ( man1 g5ius1 ) !  
mo/ pron\nc$ impulses to rape1 murd]1 & 
!ft4  ,! purpose ( ?is pap] is to %[ t  
:]ev] g5ius is obs]v$1 we f9d x         
accompani$ by deg5]ation1 :i* is ev9c$  
by physical abnormalties or m5tal       
ecc5tricities4 ,x is a /range fact1     
h[ev]1 & "o n notic$ by ,lombroso1 or   
any o!r writ]1 z f> z ,i "k1 t me*anical
 g5iuses1 or ^? :o1 = ! mo/ "p1 deal )  
mat]ial facts1 d n1 z a rule1 %[ any    
signs ( deg5]ation4 ,i h only to in/ance
 ,d>w91 ,galileo1 ,edison1 ,watts1      
,rumsey1 ,h[e1 & ,morse to prove ! tru? 
( ?is ass]tion4 ,x is only ! g5ius (    

ae/heticism1 ! g5ius ( ! emotion1 t is  
g5]ally accompani$ by unmi/akable signs 
( deg5]ation4  ,saul1 ! fir/ k+ (       
,israel1 0 a man ( g5ius &1 at times1 a 
madman4 ,we read t1 be=e 8 coronation1  
he 0 seiz$ ) an attack ( madness & jo9$ 
a company ( k9dr$ ecc5trics4 ,8 fri5ds &
 acqua9tances 7 naturally surpris$ &    
exclaim$3 ,is ,saul among ! prophets8 i4
 e41 ,has ,saul become insane8 ,aga91 we
 are told t he 0 sudd5ly seiz$ ) an     
attack ( homicidal impulse1 & tri$ to   
kill ,david4 ,be=e ?is "t he _h _h      
repeat$ attacks ( madness1 :i* only !   
h>p ( ,david c\ld control & subdue4     
,david himself 0 a man ^: m5tal         
equilibrium 0 n well e/abli%$1 z 8      
hi/ory cle>ly indicates4 ,he =sook 8    
,god1 indulg$ 9 lic5ti\s practices1 & 01
 )al1 a v1 immoral man at times4 ,at 8  
"t1 ! ,hebrews _h rea*$ a high degree ( 
civilization4 ,ab/ract e?ics _h become v
 mu* develop$1 & any example ( great    
immorality occurr+ dur+ ?is epo* is pro(
 positive ( atavism or deg5]ation4  ,z  

,i h intimat$ be=e1 _m ( ! anci5t       
,hebrew prophets1 :o 7 unque/ionably m5 
( g5ius1 gave evid5ces ( insanity2      
notably ,j]emiah1 :o made a long j\rney 
to ! ,riv] ,euphrates1 :]e he hid a l95 
girdle4 ,he return$ home1 & 9 a few days
 made ! same j\rney & f\nd ! girdle     
rott5 & good = no?+2 ,ezekiel1 :o dug a 
hole 9 ! wall ( 8 h\se1 ?r\gh :i* he    
remov$ 8 h\sehold goods1 in/ead ( ?r\gh 
! door2 ,hosea1 :o m>ri$ a pro/itute1   
because ,god1 s he decl>$1 _h told him s
 to d2 & ,isaiah1 :o /ripp$ himself nak$
 & p>ad$ up & d[n 9 sight ( all ! p4 ,k+
 ,solomon1 a man ( pre-em95t g5ius1 0   
m5tally unbalanc$4 ,! ,song ( ,solomon  
%[s v cle>ly t he 0 a victim ( "s       
psy*ical disord]1 sexual 9 its "* &     
orig94 ,! poems ( ,anacreon are         
lascivi\s1 lu/ful1 & ess5tially c>nal1 &
 hi/ory in=ms u t he 0 a sexual p]v]t4  
,sw9burne's poems %[ cle>ly ! m5tal bias
 ( _! au?or1 :o is describ$ z be+       
peculi> & ecc5tric4 ,_m ( ! m5 ( g5ius  
:o h assi/$ 9 mak+ ! hi/ory ( ! _w h be5

 ! victims ( epilepsy4 ,julius ,caes>1  
milit>y lead]1 /atesman1 politician1 &  
au?or1 0 an epileptic4 ,twice on ! field
 ( battle he 0 /rick5 d[n by ?is        
disord]4 ,on "o occasion1 :ile seat$ at 
! tribune1 he 0 unable to rise :5 !     
s5ators1 consuls1 & praetors paid him a 
visit ( c]emony & honor4 ,!y 7 (f5d$ at 
8 seem+ lack ( respect1 & retir$1 %[+   
signs ( ang]4 ,caes> return$ home1      
/ripp$ (f 8 clo!s1 & (f]$ 8 ?roat to be 
cut by anyone4 ,he !n expla9$ 8 conduct 
to ! s5ate1 say+ t he 0 ! victim ( a    
malady :i*1 at times1 r5d]$ him         
incapable ( /&+4 ,dur+ ! attacks ( ?is  
disord] he felt %ocks 9 8 limbs1 became 
giddy1 & at la/ lo/ consci\sness4       
,moli]e 0 ! victim ( epilepsy2 s also 0 
,petr>*1 ,flaub]t1 ,*>les ,v41 ,h&el1   
,/4 ,paul1 ,pet] ! ,great1 &            
,do/oieffsky2 ,pagan9i1 ,moz>t1 ,s*ill]1
 ,alfi]i1 ,pascal1 ,ri*elieu1 ,newton1 &
 ,swift 7 ! victims ( diseases          
epileptoid 9 "*4  ,_m m5 ( g5ius h      
suff]$ f spasmodic & *oreic movem5ts1   

notably ,l5au1 ,montesquieu1 ,buffon1   
,dr4 ,johnson1 ,santeuil1 ,crebillon1   
,lomb>d9i1 ,?omas ,campbell1 ,c>ducci1  
,napoleon1 & ,socrates4  ,suicide1      
ess5tially a symptom ( m5tal disord]1   
has hurri$ _m a man ( g5ius out into !  
unkn[n4 ,! li/ beg9s ) su* em95t m5 z   
,z5o1 ,clean!s1 ,dionysius1 ,lucan1 &   
,/ilpo1 & conta9s ! names ( su*         
immortals z ,*att]ton1 ,bl\nt1 ,haydon1 
,clive1 & ,david4  ,alcoholism &        
morph9ism1 or an uncontrollable desire =
 alcohol or opium 9 "s =m or o!r1 are n[
 recogniz$ z evid5ces ( deg5]ation4 ,m5 
( g5ius1 bo? 9 ! ,old ,_w & 9 ! ,new1 h 
%[n ?is =m ( deg5]ation4 ,says          
,lombroso3 ,alex&] di$ aft] hav+ empti$ 
t5 times ! goblet ( ,h]cules1 & x 01 )\t
 d\bt1 9 an alcoholic attack1 :ile      
pursu+ nak$ ! infam\s ,?ais1 t he kill$ 
8 de>e/ fri5d4 ,caes> 0 (t5 c>ri$ home  
intoxicat$ on ! %\ld]s ( 8 soldi]s4     
,nei!r ,socrates1 nor ,s5eca1 nor       
,alcibiades1 nor ,cato1 nor ,pet] !     
,great 7nor 8 wife ,ca!r9e1 nor 8       

daught] ,elizabe?7 7 rem>kable = _!     
ab/95ce4 ,"o recalls ,horace's l9e1     
',n>ratur et prisci ,cantonis saepe m]o 
caluisse virtus4' ,tib]ius ,n]o 0 call$ 
by ! ,romans ,bib]ius ,m]o4 ,septimius  
,sev]us & ,mahomet ,,ii4 succumb$ to    
drunk5ness or delirium trem5s4  ,among !
 m5 & wom5 ( g5ius ( ! ,old ,_w :o abus$
 ! use ( alcohol & opium1 7 ,col]idge1  
,james ,?omson1 ,c>ew1 ,%]idan1 ,/eele1 
,addison1 ,h(fman1 ,*>les ,lamb1 ,madame
 de ,/ael1 ,burns1 ,savage1 ,alfr$ de   
,musset1 ,klei/1 ,c>acci1 ,jan ,/e51    
,morl& ,turn] 7! pa9t]71 ,g]>d de       
,n]val1 ,h>tley ,col]idge1 ,dussek1     
,h&el1 ,glueck1 ,praga1 ,rovani1 & !    
poet ,som]ville4 ,?is li/ is by no means
 complete1 z ! well-in=m$ read] may see 
at a glance2 x s]ves to %[1 h[ev]1 h[ v 
(t5 ?is =m ( deg5]ation makes its       
appe>ance 9 m5 ( g5ius4  ,9 m5 ( g5ius !
 moral s5se is sometimes obtund$1 if n  
altoge!r abs5t4 ,sallu/1 ,s5eca1 &      
,bacon 7 suspect$ felons4 ,r\sseau1     
,byron1 ,foscolo1 & ,c>esa 7 grossly    

immoral1 :ile ,casanova1 ! gift$        
ma!matician1 0 a common sw9dl]4 ,murat1 
,r\sseau1 ,clem5t1 ,did]ot1 ,praga1 &   
,osc> ,wilde 7 sexual p]v]ts4  ,g5ius1 l
 insanity1 lives 9 a _w ( its own1 h5ce 
we f9d few1 if any1 evid5ces ( human    
affection 9 m5 ( g5ius4 ,says ,lombroso3
 ,i h be5 able to obs]ve m5 ( g5ius :5  
!y _h sc>ce rea*$ ! age ( pub]ty2 !y did
 n manife/ ! deep av]sions ( moral      
insanity1 b ,i h notic$ among all a     
/range apa?y = ev]y?+ :i* does n conc]n 
!m2 z ?\gh1 plung$ 9 ! hypnotic         
condition1 !y did n p]ceive ! tr\bles ( 
o!rs1 or ev5 ! mo/ press+ ne$s ( ^? :o 7
 de>e/ to !m2 if !y obs]v$ !m1 !y grew  
t5d]1 at once ha/5+ to att5d !m2 b x 0 a
 fire ( /raw1 soon ext+ui%$1 & x gave   
place to indiff]5ce & we>9ess4  ,?is    
emotional anae/hesia is indicative (    
psy*ical atavism1 & is an unmi/akable   
evid5ce ( deg5]ation4 ,lombroso gives a 
long li/ ( ! m5 ( g5ius :o 7 celibates4 
,i w m5tion a few ( ^? ) :om !          
,engli%-speak+ _w is mo/ famili>3 ,kant1

 ,newton1 ,pitt1 ,fox1 ,bee?ov51        
,galileo1 ,desc>tes1 ,locke1 ,sp9oza1   
,leibnitz1 ,gray1 ,dalton1 ,hume1       
,gibbon1 ,macaulay1 ,lamb1 ,b5?am1      
,leon>do da ,v9ci1 ,cop]nicus1          
,reynolds1 ,h&el1 ,m5delssohn1 ,mey]be]1
 ,s*op5hau]1 ,camo5s1 & ,voltaire4 ,la  
,bruy]e says ( m5 ( g5ius3 ,^! m5 h     
nei!r ance/ors nor desc5dants2 !y       
!mselves =m _! entire po/]ity4  ,!re is 
a =m ( m5tal obliquity :i* ! ,fr5* t]m  
folie du d\te4 ,x is *>act]iz$ by an    
inc]titude 9 ?\ght coo]d9ation1 & (t5   
leads its victims into ! p]petration (  
nons5sical & useless acts4 ,m5 ( g5ius  
are v frequ5tly afflict$ ) ?is =m (     
m5tal disord]4 ,dr4 ,johnson1 :o 0 a    
suff]] f folie du d\te1 _h to t\* e po/ 
he pass$4 ,if he miss$ "o he _h to      
retrace 8 /eps & t\* x4 ,aga91 if he    
/>t$ out ( a door on ! wrong foot he    
w\ld return & make ano!r attempt1 />t+  
out on ! foot :i* he consid]$ ! correct 
"o to use4 ,napoleon c\nt$ & add$ up !  
r[s ( w9d[s 9 e /reet ?r\gh :i* he      

pass$4 ,a celebrat$ /atesman1 :o is a   
p]sonal fri5d ( ! writ]1 c nev] be> to  
place 8 feet on a crack 9 ! pavem5t or  
floor4 ,:5 walk+ he w c>efully /ep ov] &
 beyond all cracks or crevices4 ,?is    
idiosyncracy annoys him greatly1 b !    
impulse is imp]ative1 & he c n resi/ x4 
,^? :o h be5 intimately associat$ ) m5 (
 g5ius h notic$ t !y are v frequ5tly    
amnesic or abs5t-m9d$4 ,newton once tri$
 to /uff 8 niece's f+] into ! b[l ( 8   
light$ pipe1 & ,rovelle w\ld lecture on 
"s subject = h\rs at a "t & !n conclude 
by say+3 ,b ?is is "o ( my arcana1 :i*  
,i tell to no "o4 ,"o ( 8 /ud5ts w\ld !n
 :isp] :at he _h j said into 8 e>1 &    
,rovelle w\ld believe t 8 pupil _h      
discov]$ ! arcanum by 8 own sagacity1 & 
w\ld beg him n to divulge :at he himself
 _h j told to two hundr$ p]sons4        
,lombroso has comb$ hi/ory1 z x 71 ) a  
f9e-too? comb1 & v few g5iuses h escap$ 
8 notice4 ,?is pap]1 s f>1 is h>dly m   
?an a review ( 8 extraord9>ily          
compreh5sive "w2 !re=e1 ,i w conclude   

?is portion ( x ) a li/ ( m5 ( g5ius1 _!
 pr(essions1 & _! evid5ces ( deg5]ation1
 z ga!r$ f 8 book3  ,c>lo ,dolce1 pa9t]1
 religi\s monomania4  ,bacon1           
philosoph]1 megalomania1 moral          
anae/hesia4  ,balzac1 writ]1 mask$      
epilepsy1 megalomania4  ,caes>1 soldi]1 
writ]1 epilepsy4  ,bee?ov51 musician1   
amnesia1 melan*olia4  ,c[p]1 writ]1     
melan*olia4  ,*ateaubri&1 writ]1 *orea4 
,alex&] ! ,great1 soldi]1 alcoholism4   
,moli]e1 dramati/1 epilepsy1 ph?isis    
pulmonalis4  ,lamb1 writ]1 alcoholism1  
melan*olia1 acute mania4  ,moz>t1       
musician1 epilepsy1 halluc9ations4      
,he9e1 writ]1 melan*olia1 sp9al disease4
  ,dr4 ,johnson1 writ]1 *orea1 folie du 
d\te4  ,malibran1 epilepsy4  ,newton1   
philosoph]1 amnesia4  ,cav\r1 /atesman1 
philosoph]1 suicidal impulse4  ,amp]e1  
ma!matician1 amnesia4  ,?omas ,campbell1
 writ]1 *orea4  ,blake1 pa9t]1          
halluc9ations4  ,*op91 musician1        
melan*olia4  ,col]idge1 writ]1          
alcoholism1 morph9ism4  ,donizetti1     

musician1 moral anae/hesia4  ,l5au1     
writ]1 melan*olia4  ,mahomet1 !ologian1 
epilepsy4  ,manzoni1 /atesman1 folie du 
d\te4  ,hall]1 writ]1 halluc9ations4    
,dupuytr51 surgeon1 suicidal impulse4   
,pagan9i1 musician1 epilepsy4  ,h&el1   
musician1 epilepsy4  ,s*ill]1 writ]1    
epilepsy4  ,ri*elieu1 /atesman1         
epilepsy4  ,praga1 writ]1 alcoholism1   
sexual p]v]sion4  ,tasso1 writ]1        
alcoholism1 melan*olia4  ,savon>ola1    
!ologian1 halluc9ations4  ,lu!r1        
!ologian1 halluc9ations4  ,s*op5hau]1   
philosoph]1 melan*olia1 omniphobia4     
,gogol1 writ]1 melan*olia1 tabes        
dorsalis4  ,laz>etti1 !ologian1         
halluc9ations4  ,mall>me1 writ]1        
suicidal impulse4  ,do/oieffsky1 writ]1 
epilepsy4  ,napoleon1 soldi]1 /atesman1 
folie du d\te1 epilepsy4  ,comte1       
philosoph]1 halluc9ations4  ,pascal1    
philosoph]1 epilepsy4  ,p\%k91 writ]1   
megalomania4  ,r5an1 philosoph]1 folie  
du d\te4  ,swift1 writ]1 p>esis4        
,socrates1 philosoph]1 *orea4  ,s*umann1

 musician1 p>esis4  ,%elley1 writ]1     
halluc9ations4  ,bunyan1 writ]1         
halluc9ations4  ,sw$5borg1 !ologian1    
halluc9ations4  ,loyola1 !ologian1      
halluc9ations4  ,j4 ,s4 ,mill1 writ]1   
suicidal impulse4  ,l9naeus1 botani/1   
p>esis4  ,! read] w obs]ve t ,i h made  
use ( ! compreh5sive ^w1 writ]1 to      
designate all k9ds ( lit]>y "w except   
!ology & philosophy4 ,! above li/ is by 
no means complete1 & only conta9s !     
names ( ^? g5iuses ) :om ! _w is well   
acqua9t$4  ,:5 we come to ! g5iuses ( ! 
,new ,_w1 we f9d t1 ?\gh few 9 numb]1   
!y1 nev]!less1 %[ erraticism &          
deg5]ation4 ,poe 0 und\bt$ly a man (    
great g5ius1 & 8 deg5]ation 0 indicat$  
by 8 excessive use ( alcohol4 ,a>on     
,burr 0 ! victim ( moral anae/hesia1 &  
,jeff]son 0 pseudo-epileptic &          
neura/h5ic4 ,r&olph 0 a man ( m>k$      
ecc5tricity1 & ,b5$ict ,arnold 01       
morally1 anae/hetic4 ,daniel ,web/] 0   
addict$ to an ov]-indulg5ce 9 alcohol1  
likewise ,?omas ,m>%all & ! eld] ,boo?4 

,boo? also _h attacks ( acute mania4 ,8 
son ,edw9 _h p>esis2 s also _h ,john    
,mc,cullough1 ,john ,t4 ,raymond1 &     
,b>tley ,campbell4 ,a di/+ui%$ /atesman 
& politician1 & a man :o /&s high 9 !   
c\ncils ( ! nation1 has1 = a numb] (    
ye>s1 giv5 evid5ce ( m5tal obliquity by 
8 uncontrollable desire = alcohol4 ,no  
p[]1 outside ( bodily re/ra9t1 c control
 him & keep him f indulg+ 8 appetite =  
alcohol :5 ?is desire seizes him4 ,"o ( 
! mo/ not$ poets ( to-day1 ^: v]ses /ir 
! he>t ) _! pa?os & br+ smiles to !     
grave/ c\nt5ances ) _! humor1 01 = a    
numb] ( ye>s 7& /ill is1 s ,i h be5     
told71 an inord9ate us] ( alcohol4      
,rob]t ,+]soll 0 und\bt$ly a man ( g5ius
 & ( consid]able orig9ality1 & a close  
/udy ( 8 writ+s %[s conclusively 8 m5tal
 ecc5tricity4 ,judg+ :olly f 8 pr9t$    
utt]ances1 ,mr4 ,+]soll 0 only a        
sup]ficial sci5ti/ & m$iocre s*ol>4 ,8  
p[] lay 9 8 wond]ful ^w imag]y1 & 8     
intricately con/ruct$ v]bal arabesques4 
,he 0 a v]bal symboli/4 ,symbolism1     

:]ev] f\nd1 & 9 :atev] art1 if c>ri$ to 
any ext5t1 mu/ necess>ily be an evid5ce 
( atavism1 consequ5tly ( deg5]ation4    
,?omas ,pa9e gave evid5ces ( a lack (   
m5tal equipoise4 ,we f9d scatt]$ ?r\gh\t
 8 works ! mo/ brilliant1 irrefutable1 &
 logical tru?s side by side ) ! mo/     
inane1 illogical1 & /olid crudities4    
,among o!r m5 ( g5ius :o %[$ signs (    
deg5]ation we may include ,alex&]       
,/ev5s1 ,joel ,h>t1 ,adams1 ,tra91      
,breck5ridge1 ,web/]1 ,bla9e1 ,van      
,bur51 ,h\/on1 ,grant1 ,haw?orne1       
,b>?ol[1 ,walt ,:itman4 ,we mu/ n       
conf\nd g5ius & tal5t--! two are widely 
diff]5t4 ,g5ius is ess5tially orig9al & 
spontane\s1 :ile tal5t is to "s ext5t   
acquir$4 ,g5ius is a quasi abnormality1 
& "o = :i* ! _w %\ld be dev\tly         
grateful4 ,psy*os1 9 ! case ( g5ius1 is 
n uni=mly develop$1 "o "p1 be+ m favor$ 
?an ! o!rs1 absorbs & uses m ?an its %>e
 ( t elem5t1 :atsoev] x be1 :i* goes to 
make up intellectuality1 h5ce ! less    
favor$ or less acquisitive p>ts %[      

deg5]ation4     ,,! ,,effect ,,(        
,,female ,,suffrage ,,on ,,po/]ity4     
,! greate/1 be/1 & highe/ law ( high]   
civilization is t      :i* decl>es t man
 %\ld /rive to b5efit1 n himself        
alone1 b 8 po/]ity4   ,i4 ,,! ,,orig9   
,,( ,,! ,,matri>*ate4  ,9 ! v beg9n+    
woman 01 by function1 a "m2 by virtue ( 
h] surr\nd+s1 a h\sewife4 ,man 0 !n1 z  
n[1 ! active1 dom9ant factor 9 ^?       
affairs outside ! imm$iate pale ( !     
fireside4 ,life 0 collective2 communal 0
 ! habitation1 & communal ! wives ) !   
*ildr52 ! m5 pursu$ ! same prey1 &      
dev\r$ x toge!r aft] ! mann] ( wolves2  
all felt1 all ?\ght1 all act$ 9 conc]t4 
,primitive m5 7 l _! simian ance/ors1   
:i* nev] pair$1 & :i* roam$ ?r\gh ! =e/ 
9 b&s & troops4 ,?is collectivism is    
pla9ly noticeable 9 c]ta9 races (       
primitive folks :i* are yet 9 exi/5ce1  
notably ! auto*?ons ( ! ,aleutian       
,isl&s4 ,huddl$ toge!r 9 _! communal    
ka*ims1 nak$1 )\t any ?\ght ( immode/y1 
m51 wom51 & *ildr5 %>e ! same fire & eat

 f ! same pot4 ,!y recognize no         
immorality 9 ! fact ( ! fa!r cohabit+ ) 
8 daught]--"o ( !m naively rem>k+ to    
,langsdorf1 :o reproa*$ him = hav+      
committ$ ?is crime3 ,:y n8 ! ott]s d x6 
,lat] 9 life ! m5 & wom5 mate2 b ev5 !n 
!re is no sanctity 9 ! m>riage tie1 = ! 
,aleutian w freely (f] 8 wife to !      
/rang] )9 8 gates1 & w consid] x an     
insult if he refuses to enjoy h]        
company4 ,z ) _m savages & half-civiliz$
 p1 ! man :o w\ld n (f] 8 gue/ !        
hospitality ( ! conjugal c\*1 or !      
company ( 8 be/-look+ daught]1 w\ld be  
consid]$ an ill-br$ p]son4  ,?is laxity 
9 sexual relations 01 at fir/1 common to
 all races ( primitive m51 b1 aft] a "t1
 !re arose c]ta9 influ5ces :i* modifi$1 
to a c]ta9 ext5t1 ?is free &            
indiscrim9ate int]c\rse4 ,frequ5t w>s   
mu/ h occurr$ betwe5 ho/ile tribes (    
primitive m51 dur+ :i*1 "s ( !m         
7physically or num]ically weak] ?an _!  
oppon5ts7 mu/ h be5 repeat$ly vanqui%$1 
& _m ( _! females captur$1 =1 9 ^? old  

days 7l ^? ( m rec5t times1 = t matt]7 !
 wom5 7 ! prizes = :i* ! m5 f\ght4  ,"u 
circum/ances l ^!1 ! few rema9+ wom5 mu/
 h s]v$ z wives = all ! m5 ( ! tribe2 &1
 9 ?is mann] poly&ry _h its inception4  
,poly&ry gives wom5 c]ta9 privileges :i*
 mon&ry d5ies1 & %e is n sl[ to seize on
 ^! pr]ogatives1 & to use !m 9 !        
fur!rance ( h] own welf>e4 ,poly&ry1    
orig9at+ f any cause :atev]1 w always   
end 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( a matri>*ate1 9 :i*
 ! wom5 are ei!r directly or indirectly 
at ! head ( ! gov]nm5t4  ,!re are sev]al
 matri>*ates /ill extant 9 ! _w1 & "o ( 
! be/ kn[n1 z well z ! mo/ advanc$1 z f>
 z civilization & culture are conc]n$1  
is t ( ! ,nairs1 a p ( ,india inhabit+ t
 portion ( ! c\ntry ly+ betwe5 ,cape    
,comor9 & ,mangalore1 & ! ,ghats & !    
,indian ,ocean4  ,! ,nairs are describ$ 
z be+ ! h&some/ p 9 ! _w2 ! m5 be+ tall1
 s9ewy & extraord9>ily agile1 :ile !    
wom5 are sl5d] & graceful1 ) p]fectly   
model$ figures4 ,! ,nair girl is        
c>efully *ap]on$ until %e arrives at a  

m>riageable age1 say1 f\rte5 or fifte5  
ye>s1 at :i* "t "s complaisant          
individual is select$1 :o goes ?r\gh !  
m>riage c]emony ) h]4 ,z soon z ! groom 
ties ! tali1 or m>riage cord1 ab\t h]   
neck1 he is fea/$ & is !n dismiss$2 !   
wife mu/ nev] aga9 speak to1 or ev5 look
 at1 h] husb&4 ,once safely w$d$1 ! girl
 becomes emancipat$1 & c receive !      
att5tions ( z _m m5 z %e may elect1     
?\gh1 ,i am in=m$1 x is n consid]$      
fa%ionable1 at pres5t1 to h m ?an sev5  
husb&s1 "o = ea* day ( ! week4  ,( no   
importance h]et(ore1 aft] h] f>cical    
m>riage ! ,nair woman at once becomes a 
p[] 9 ! c\ncils ( ! nation2 z a matt] ( 
c\rse1 ! high] h] lov]s ! high] h] rank 
becomes & ! great] h] influ5ce4 ,"h is  
female suffrage 9 its primitive =m1     
br\ght ab\t1 x is true1 by environm5t1 &
 n by elective fran*ise4  ,z f> z !     
*ildr5 are conc]n$1 ! p[] ( ! "m is     
absolute2 = !y "k no fa!r1 ! mat]nal    
uncle /&+ 9 8 /ead4 ,prop]ty1 bo?       
p]sonal & real1 is ve/$ 9 ! woman2 %e is

 ! mi/ress & ! rul]4 ,! "m reigns &     
gov]ns2 %e has h] elde/ daught] = prime 
m9i/] 9 h] h\sehold1 ?r\gh :om all ord]s
 are transmitt$ to h] little _w4 ,=m]ly1
 9 gr& c]emonials1 ! reign+ pr9ce       
himself yield$ prec$5ce to 8 elde/      
daught]1 &1 ( c\rse1 recogniz$ /ill m   
humbly ! priority ( 8 "m1 be=e :om he   
did n v5ture to seat himself until %e _h
 giv5 him p]mission4 ,su* 0 ! rule f !  
palace to ! humble/ dwell+ ( a ,nair4   
,dur+ ! pa/ fifty ye>s1 ^! p h made     
rapid /rides t[>d civilization1 mon&ry &
 monogamy tak+ ! places ( poly&ry &     
polygamy1 & fifty or a hundr$ ye>s h5ce1
 ?is matri>*ate w1 9 all probability1   
entirely disappe>4  ,i h demon/rat$1 ,i 
?9k1 cle>ly & di/9ctly1 t matri>*y1 or  
female gov]nm5t1 is nei!r new nor       
advanc$ ?\ght1 b t x is z old1 almo/1 z 
! human race2 t ! ,new ,woman 0 born _m 
?\s&s ( ye>s ago1 & t h] autotype1 9 "s 
respects1 is to be f\nd to-day 9        
,mangalore6 ,a return to matri>*y at !  
pres5t "t w\ld be di/9ctly &            

emphatically & ess5tially retrograde 9 e
 p>ticul>4 ,! "r to vote c>ries ) x ! "r
 to hold (fice1 & if wom5 are grant$ !  
privilege ( suffrage1 !y mu/ also be    
giv5 ! "r to gov]n4 ,n[ let u see if we 
_c f9d a reason = ?is atavi/ic desire   
7matri>*y7 9 ! physical & psy*ical      
hi/ories ( its =emo/ advocates4 ,i w    
discuss ?is "q 9 ,"p ,,ii ( ?is pap]4   
,,ii4 ,,! ,,virag9t4  ,!re are two k9ds 
( g5ius4 ,! fir/ is progressive g5ius1  
:i* always enunciates new & orig9al     
matt] ( mat]ial b5efit to ! human race1 
& :i* is1 consequ5tly1 non-atavi/ic2 !  
second is atavi/ic or retrogressive     
g5ius1 :i* is imitative & :i* always    
enunciates dead & obsolete matt] long   
s9ce ab&on$ & ?r[n aside z be+ utt]ly   
useless4 ,! doctr9es ( communism & (    
nihilism are ! products ( retrogressive 
g5ius & are cle>ly atavi/ic1 inasmu* z  
!y are a rev]sion to ! m5tal habitudes (
 our savage ance/ors4 ,! doctr9es ( !   
matri>*ate are likewise deg5]ate        
beliefs1 &1 if held by any civiliz$ be+ 

( to-day1 are evid5ces ( psy*ic atavism4
  ,atavism inv>iably attacks ! weak2 &  
individuals ( neura/h5ic type are m     
frequ5tly its victims ?an are any o!r   
class ( p4 ,especially is ?is true 9 !  
case ( ^? :o suff] f psy*ical atavism4  
,! woman ( to-day :o believes 9 &       
inculcates ! doctr9es ( matri>*y1       
doctr9es :i* h be51 z f> z ! civiliz$ _w
 is conc]n$1 ?r[n aside & ab&on$ ^! _m  
hundr$ ye>s1 is z mu* ! victim ( psy*ic 
atavism z 0 ,alice ,mit*ell1 :o slew    
,fr$a ,w>d 9 ,memphis sev]al ye>s ago1 &
 :o 0 ju/ly decl>$ a virag9t by ! c\rt t
 tri$ h]4  ,)\t ent]+ into ! tru?fulness
 or fals5ess ( ! !ory advanc$ by me     
else:]e 9 ?is book1 9 reg>d to ! primal 
cause ( psy*ic h]maphroditism1 :i* ,i   
attribut$ & d /ill attribute to psy*ic  
atavism1 ,i ?9k t ,i am p]fectly safe 9 
ass]t+ t e woman :o has be5 at all      
prom95t 9 advanc+ ! cause ( equal rights
 9 its entirety1 has ei!r giv5 evid5ces 
or masculo-fem99ity 7virag9ity71 or has 
%[n1 conclusively1 t %e 0 ! victim (    

psy*o-sexual ab]rancy4 ,moreov]1 !      
hi/ory ( e virag9t ( any note 9 ! hi/ory
 ( ! _w %[s t !y 7 ei!r physically or   
psy*ically deg5]ate1 or bo?4  ,jeanne   
d',arc 0 ! victim ( hy/]o-epilepsy1 :ile
 ,ca?>9e ! ,great 0 a dipsomaniac1 & a  
creature ( unb\nd$ & inord9ate          
s5suality4 ,messal9a1 ! deprav$ wife (  
,claudius1 a woman ( mascul9e type1 ^: v
 =m embodi$ & %ad[$ =? ! regnant idea ( 
h] m9d--absolute & utt] rul]%ip--0 a    
woman ( su* gross c>nality1 t h] le*]\s 
conduct %ock$ ev5 ! deprav$ c\rti]s ( h]
 lewd & salaci\s c\rt4 ,! side-lights ( 
hi/ory1 z ,d\glas ,campbell has s       
clev]ly po9t$ out 9 8 ,puritan 9 ,holl&1
 ,engl&1 & ,am]ica1 decl>e t !re is e   
reason to believe t ! ,virg9 ,que51     
,elizabe? ( ,engl&1 0 n su* a pure &    
unspott$ virg9 z h] admir]s make h] out 
to be4 ,sir ,rob]t ,cecil says ( h] t %e
 0 m man ?an woman1 :ile hi/ory %[s     
conclusively t %e 0 a pron\nc$ virag9t1 
) a slight t5d5cy t[>d megalomania4 ,9 a
 rec5t lett] to me1 ,mr4 ,george ,h4    

,yeaman1 ex-,m9i/] to ,d5m>k1 writes z  
foll[s3 ,:e!r x be ! relation ( cause & 
effect1 or only :at logicians call a m]e
 co9cid5ce1 ! fact rema9s t 9 ,rome1    
,russia1 ,france1 & ,engl&1 political   
corruption1 cruelty ( gov]nm5t1 sexual  
immorality--nay1 d[nright1 impud5t1 op51
 boa/ful indec5cy--h culm9at$1 = ! mo/  
"p1 9 ! eras ( ! influ5ce ( virag9ts on 
gov]nm5t or ov] gov]nors4  ,virag9ity   
has _m phases4 ,we see a mild =m ( x 9 !
 tom-boy :o ab&ons h] dolls & female    
companions = ! m>bles & mascul9e sports 
( h] boy acqua9tances4 ,9 ! l\d-talk+1  
long-/epp+1 slang-us+ "y woman we see   
ano!r =m2 :ile ! squ>e-%\ld]$1 /olid1   
cold1 unemotional1 unfem99e &roid 7= %e 
has ! normal human =m1 )\t ! normal     
human psy*os7 is yet ano!r4 ,! mo/      
aggravat$ =m ( virag9ity is t kn[n z    
homo-sexuality2 ) ?is =m1 h[ev]1 ?is    
pap] has no?+ to d4  ,ano!r =m (        
virag9ity is te*nically kn[n z gyn&ry1 &
 may be def9$ z foll[s3 ,a victim (     
gyn&ry n only has ! feel+s & desires ( a

 man1 b also ! skeletal =m1 features1   
voice1 etc41 s t ! individual approa*es 
! opposite sex an?ropologically1 & 9 m  
?an a psy*o-sexual way 7,krafft-,eb+74  
,z x is probable t ?is =m ( virag9ity is
 sometimes acquir$ to a c]ta9 ext5t1 &  
t1 too1 v quickly1 :5 a woman is plac$  
among ! prop] surr\nd+s1 ,i %all give ! 
case ( ,s>olta1 ,c\ntess ,v41 "o ( ! mo/
 rem>kable in/ances ( gyn&ry on record4 
,if ?is woman1 :5 a *ild1 _h be5 treat$ 
z a girl1 %e w\ld 9 all probability h   
gone ?r\gh life z a woman1 = %e 0 born a
 female 9 e s5se ( ! ^w4 ,at a v e>ly   
age1 h[ev]1 h] fa!r1 :o 0 an exce$+ly   
ecc5tric nobleman1 dress$ h] 9 boy's    
clo?+1 call$ h] ,s&or1 & taught h] boyi%
 games & sports4  ,s>olta-,s&or rema9$  
"u h] fa!r's influ5ce till h] twelf?    
ye>1 & !n came "u ! c>e ( h] mat]nal    
gr&mo!r1 9 ,dresd51 by :om1 :5 !        
mascul9e play became too obvi\s1 %e 0   
plac$ 9 an in/itute & made to we> female
 attire4 ,at ?irte5 %e _h a love        
relation ) an ,engli% girl1 to :om %e   

repres5t$ h]self z a boy1 & ran away )  
h]4 ,%e 0 f9ally return$ to h] "m1 :o   
c\ld d no?+ ) h]1 & 0 =c$ to all[ h] to 
resume ! "n ( ,s&or & to put on boy's   
clo!s4 ,%e accompani$ h] fa!r on long   
j\rneys1 always z a "y g5tleman2 %e     
became a r\e1 frequ5t+ bro!ls & cafes & 
(t5 becom+ intoxicat$4 ,all ( h] sports 
7 mascul9e2 s 7 h] ta/es & s 7 h]       
desires4 ,%e _h _m love affairs ) wom51 
always skillfully hid+ ! fact t %e      
h]self 0 a woman4 ,%e ev5 c>ri$ h]      
masqu]ade s f> z to ent] into matrimony 
) ! daught] ( a di/+ui%$ (ficial & to   
live ) h] = "s "t be=e ! imposition 0   
discov]$4 ,! woman :om ,s&or m>ri$ is   
describ$ z be+ a girl ( incr$ible       
simplicity & innoc5ce2 9 soo?1 %e mu/ h 
be56  ,not)/&+ ?is woman's passion = ^? 
( h] own sex1 %e di/9ctly /ates t 9 h]  
?irte5? ye> %e exp]i5c$ normal sexual   
desire4 ,h] environm5ts1 h[ev]1 _h be5  
^? ( a male in/ead ( a female1          
consequ5tly h] psy*ical weakness1       
occasion$ by deg5]ation inh]it$ f an    

ecc5tric fa!r1 turn$ h] into ! gulf (   
virag9ity1 f :i* %e at la/ em]g$1 a     
victim ( complete gyn&ry4 ,i h giv5 ?is 
in/ance m prom95ce ?an x really des]ves1
 simply because ,i wi% to call att5tion 
to ! fact t environm5t is "o ( ! great  
factors 9 evolution>y developm5t4  ,_m  
wom5 ( to-day :o are 9 favor ( female   
suffrage are influ5c$ by a s+le idea2 !y
 h "s great re=m 9 view1 su* z !        
e/abli%m5t ( univ]sal temp]ance1 or !   
elevation ( social morals4 ,suffrage 9  
its entirety1 t suffrage :i* w give !m a
 %>e 9 ! gov]nm5t1 is n desir$ by !m2 !y
 d n belong to ! class ( virag9ts1      
unsex$ individuals1 ^: ma9 object is !  
e/abli%m5t ( a matri>*ate4  ,woman is a 
creature ( ! emotions1 ( impulses1 (    
s5tim5t1 & ( feel+2 9 h] ! logical      
faculty is subord9ate4 ,%e is influ5c$  
by ! object imm$iately 9 view1 & does n 
hesitate to =m a judgm5t :i* is bas$ on 
no o!r gr\nds save ^? ( intuition4      
,logical m5 look beyond ! imm$iate      
effects ( an action & pr$icate its      

results on po/]ity4 ,! p]cepts & recepts
 :i* =m ! concept ( equal rights also   
embody an eject :i*1 ?\gh conjectural1  
is yet capable ( logical demon/ration1 &
 :i* decl>es t ! f9al & ultimate effect 
( female suffrage on po/]ity w\ld be    
exce$+ly h>mful4  ,we h se5 t ! pron\nc$
 advocates & *ief promot]s ( equal      
rights are probably                     
virag9ts--individuals :o pla9ly %[ t !y 
are psy*ically abnormal2 fur!rmore1 we h
 se5 t ! abnormality is occasion$ by    
deg5]ation1 ei!r acquir$ or inh]5t1 9 ! 
individual4 ,n[ let u see1 if ! "r (    
female suffrage 7 all[$1 :at effect x   
w\ld produce on ! pres5t environm5t ( ! 
woman ( to-day1 &1 if any1 :at effect   
?is *ang$ environm5t w\ld h on !        
psy*ical habitudes ( ! woman ( ! future4
 ,?is portion ( ! subject w be discuss$ 
9 ,"p ,,iii ( ?is pap]4   ,,iii4 ,,!    
,,decad5ce4  ,x is conc$$ t man complet$
 8 cycle ( physical developm5t _m ?\s&s 
( ye>s ago4 ,s9ce 8 evolution f 8       
pi!coid ance/or ! =ces ( nature h be5 at

 "w evolv+ man's psy*ical be+4 ,n[1     
man's psy*ical be+ is intimately        
connect$ )1 & dep5d5t ^u1 8 physical    
be+2 !re=e x foll[s t deg5]ation ( 8    
physical organism w necess>ily eng5d]   
psy*ical deg5]ation also4 ,h5ce1 if ,i c
 prove t woman1 by lead+ a life 9 :i* h]
 pres5t environm5ts are *ang$1 produces 
physical deg5]ation1 x w naturally foll[
 t psy*ical deg5]ation w also accrue2 &1
 s9ce "o ( ! inv>iable results (        
deg5]ation1 bo? physical & psy*ical1 is 
atavism1 ! ph5om5on ( a social          
revolution 9 :i* ! pres5t =m ( gov]nm5t 
w be ov]?r[n & a matri>*ate e/abli%$ 9  
its /ead1 w be n a possibility ( !      
future1 b a probability4  ,t ! lead]s ( 
?is movem5t 9 favor ( equal rights look 
= su* a result1 ,i h n ! slighte/ d\bt2 
=1 n _m days ago1 ,susan ,b4 ,an?ony    
/ood beside ! *air ( a circuit judge 9  
"o ( our c\r?\ses &1 be=e tak+ h] seat1 
rem>k$ t !re 7 ^? 9 h] audi5ce :o       
d\btless ?\ght t %e 0 guilty (          
presumption & usurpation 79 tak+ !      

judge's *air71 b t !re w\ld come a day  
:5 !y w\ld no long] ?9k s6  ,/ati/ics %[
 cle>ly & conclusively t !re is an al>m+
 increase ( suicide & insanity among    
wom51 & ,i attribute ?is :olly to !     
already *ang$ environm5t ( our wom54 ,z 
! matt] /&s !y h already too mu* lib]ty4
 ,! re/ra9+ influ5ces :i* =m]ly made    
woman peculi>ly a h\sewife h be51 9 a   
measure1 remov$1 & woman mixes freely ) 
! _w4 ,any new duty add$ to woman z a   
memb] ( society w\ld modify h]          
environm5t to "s ext5t & call = increas$
 n]v\s activity4 ,:5 a duty l suffrage  
is add$ ! *ange 9 h] environm5t mu/     
necess>ily be m>k$ & radical1 ) great   
dem&s = an increas$ activity4 ,! "r (   
suffrage w\ld1 unque/ionably1 v         
mat]ially *ange ! environm5t ( woman at 
! pres5t "t1 & w\ld entail new &        
additional desires & emotions :i* w\ld  
be o!r & mo/ exhau/+ draughts on h]     
n]v\s organism4  ,! effects ( deg5]ation
 are sl[ 9 mak+ _! appe>ance1 yet !y are
 exce$+ly c]ta94 ,! long] woman liv$    

amid surr\nd+s call+ = increas$ n]v\s   
exp5diture1 ! great] w\ld be ! effects (
 ! accru+ deg5]ation on h] po/]ity4     
,p]iods ( moral decad5ce 9 ! life ( a p 
are always contemporane\s ) times (     
effem9acy1 s5suality1 & luxury4 ,^!     
conditions c only be conceiv$ z occurr+ 
) increas$ dem&s on ! n]v\s sy/em1 :i*  
mu/ meet ^! requirem5ts4 ,z a result (  
increase ( n]v\sness !re is increase (  
s5suality1 & s9ce ?is leads to excess   
among ! masses x und]m9es ! f\ndations (
 society--! morality & purity ( family  
life 7,krafft-,eb+74  ,! inh]it$        
psy*ical habitudes1 h&$ d[n ?r\gh       
hundr$s & ?\s&s ( ye>s1 w\ld prev5t !   
imm$iate de/ruction ( t e?ical purity = 
:i* woman is not$1 & 9 ! possession (   
:i* %e /&s s f> above man4 ,i d n ?9k t 
?is e?ical purity w\ld be lo/ 9 a day or
 a ye>1 or a hundr$ ye>s1 = t matt]2 yet
 !re w\ld come a "t :5 ! morality (     
to-day w\ld be utt]ly lo/1 & society    
w\ld s9k into "s su* /ate ( exi/5ce z we
 n[ f9d en evid5ce among ! ,nairs4 ,9   

support ( ?is proposition ,i h only to  
in/ance ! doctr9es promulgat$ by "s ( ! 
mo/ advanc$ advocates ( equal rights4 ,!
 free love ( "s advanc$ wom51 ,i take x1
 is b ! free *oice doctr9e 9 vogue among
 ! ,nairs & k9dr$ races ( p4  ,john     
,noyes1 ( ! ,oneida ,community1 :]e     
equal rights 7 obs]v$1 prea*$ ! same    
doctr9es4 ,x is true t ! p :o advocate  
su* une?ical pr9ciples are deg5]ate     
individuals1 psy*ical atavi/s1 yet !y   
fai?fully =e%ad[ 9 _! own p]sons t :i*  
w\ld be common to all m5 & wom5 at "s "t
 9 ! future1 if equal rights 7 all[$1 & 
c>ri$ out 9 _! entirety4  ,?is is an era
 ( luxury1 & x is a univ]sally ackn[l$g$
 fact t luxury is "o ( ! prime factors 9
 ! production ( deg5]ation4 ,we see =ms 
& phases ( deg5]ation ?ickly scatt]$    
?r\gh\t all circles ( society1 9 ! plays
 :i* we see p]=m$ 9 our !at]s1 & 9 !    
books & pap]s publi%$ daily ?r\gh\t !   
l&4 ,! great] portion ( ! cli5tele ( !  
ali5i/ & neurologi/ is made up ( wom5 :o
 are suff]+ ) neurotic tr\bles1 g5]ally 

( a psy*opa?ic nature4 ,! numb] (       
virag9ts1 gyn&ri/s1 &rogynes1 & o!r     
psy*o-sexual ab]rants ( ! fem99e g5d] is
 v l>ge inde$4  ,x is folly to d5y !    
fact t ! "r ( female suffrage w make no 
*ange 9 ! environm5t ( woman4 ,! ,new   
,woman glories 9 ! fact1 t ! era :i* %e 
hopes to inaugurate w introduce h] into 
a new _w4 ,n satisfi$ ) ! lib]ty %e n[  
enjoys1 & :i* is prov+ to be exce$+ly   
h>mful to h] 9 m ways ?an "o1 %e longs =
 m fre$om1 a broad] field ( action4 ,if 
nature provid$ m5 & wom5 ) an           
inexhau/ible supply ( n]v\s en]gy1 !y   
might set aside physical laws1 & burn ! 
c&le at bo? ends )\t any fe> ( its be+  
burn$ up4 ,nature furni%es ea*          
individual ) j s mu* n]v\s =ce & no m2  
moreov]1 %e holds e "o /rictly          
acc\ntable = e portion ( n]v\s en]gy :i*
 he or %e may squ&]2 !re=e1 x behooves u
 to build our causeway ) exce$+ c>e1    
o!rwise we w leave a *asm :i* w engulf  
po/]ity4  ,! baneful effects result+ f  
female suffrage w n be se5 to-morr[1 or 

next week1 or week aft] next1 or next   
mon?1 or next ye>1 or a hundr$ ye>s     
h5ce1 p]haps4 ,x is n a "q ( our day &  
g5]ation2 x is a matt] involv+ po/]ity4 
,! simple "r to vote c>ries ) x no      
imm$iate dang]1 ! dang] comes aft]w>d2  
probably _m ye>s aft] ! e/abli%m5t (    
female suffrage1 :5 woman1 ow+ to h]    
increas$ deg5]ation1 gives free re9 to  
h] atavi/ic t5d5cies1 & hurries ev]     
backw>d t[>d ! savage /ate ( h] b>b>ian 
ance/ors4 ,i see1 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( equal
 rights1 ! fir/ /ep t[>d t abyss (      
immoral horrors s repugnant to our      
cultivat$ e?ical ta/es--! matri>*ate4   
,sunk z l[ z ?is1 civiliz$ man w s9k    
/ill l[]--to ! communal ka*ims ( !      
,aleutian ,isl&]s4     ,,is ,,x ,,!     
,,beg9n+ ,,( ,,! ,,end8   ,:5 we come to
 exam9e ! hi/ory ( ! _w we f9d evid5ce t
 c]ta9 nations h1 at times1 rea*$ a high
 /ate ( prosp]ity1 & h !n deg5]at$ to   
su* a degree t !y h ei!r pass$ entirely 
out ( exi/5ce1 or h laps$ into a /ate ( 
semi-b>b>ity4 ,?is has g5]ally be5      

br\ght ab\t by conque/1 b ! races       
conqu]$ _h fir/ become enfeebl$ by _!   
habitudes ( ?\ght & mann] ( liv+4 ,x is 
a well-e/abli%$ fact t luxury br+s      
debau*]y1 & t debau*]y occasions        
deg5]ation4 ,all nations t h1 h]et(ore1 
rea*$ ! z5i? ( _! prosp]ity1 h be5      
engulf$1 at "s "t or o!r1 9 ! mael/rom (
 luxuri\s habits1 & h fall5 "u ! le?al  
influ5ce ( a deg5]ation occasion$ solely
 by debau*]y2 = ! luxury & debau*]y ( "o
 class br\ght increas$ pov]ty on1 z well
 z excess 91 o!r classes1 & pov]ty &    
excess are prom95t factors 9 !          
production ( deg5]ation1 z we %all see  
fur!r on 9 ?is pap]4 ,says ! brilliant  
au?or ( ,psy*opa?ia ,sexualis1          
,krafft-,eb+3 ,p]iods ( moral decad5ce 9
 ! life ( a p are always contemporane\s 
) times ( effem9acy1 s5suality1 &       
luxury4 ,^! conditions c only be        
conceiv$ z occurr+ ) increas$ dem&s ^u !
 n]v\s sy/em1 :i* mu/ meet ^!           
requirem5ts4 ,z a result ( increase (   
n]v\sness1 !re is increase ( s5suality1 

&1 s9ce ?is leads to excesses among !   
masses1 x und]m9es ! f\ndations (       
society--! morality & purity ( family   
life4 ,:5 ?is is de/roy$ by excesses1   
unfai?fulness1 & luxury1 !n ! de/ruction
 ( ! /ate is inevitably compass$ 9      
mat]ial1 moral1 & political ru94  ,su* 0
 ! condition ( ! ,lat9 race :5 ! fi]ce &
 h>dy ,v&als ov]ran ! ,roman p59sula2   
su* 0 ! condition ( ! ,assyrians :5     
,babylon fell b5ea? ! onslaughts ( !    
great ,mac$onian2 su* 0 ! condition ( ! 
,egyptians :5 ! nor!rn myriads swept d[n
 ^u ! f]tile valley ( ! ,nile1 & de/roy$
 =ev] ! once p[]ful & all-conqu]+ k+dom 
( ! ,ph>aohs2 & su*1 too1 0 ! condition 
( ! ,fr5* nation 9 #agid1 :5 ,an>*y     
unfurl$ its r$ bann] at ! head ( ! mo/  
gigantic social revolution ! _w has ev] 
kn[n4  ,at ! pres5t "t1 community (     
int]e/s1 z well z high] civilization1   
w\ld utt]ly =bid ! total subjugation (  
"o civiliz$ nation by ano!r1 su* z      
occurr$ 9 ! old5 times2 h5ce no nation  
ne$ fe> annihilation f su* a s\rce4 ,!  

dang] comes f ano!r po9t1 & consi/s 9 ! 
almo/ c]ta9 upris+1 at "s "t 9 ! future1
 ( deg5]ate individuals 9 op5 w>f>e &   
rebellion aga9/ society4  ,! "q :e!r !  
_w is gr[+ bett] or worse is (t5 debat$1
 & c be answ]$ affirmatively on bo?     
sides4 ,bett]1 because sup]/ition1      
bigotry1 & dogmatism h giv5 way1 to a   
great ext5t1 to ! tol]ance & fre$om (   
high] civilization & pur] e?ics 9       
normal1 heal?y man2 worse1 because crime
 7& ,i mean by crime all anti-social    
acts7 has greatly increas$ on acc\nt ( !
 p]nici\s influ5ce ( deg5]ation4  ,t    
sup]/ition1 bigotry1 & dogmatism are on 
! wane1 & t !y w1 soon] or lat]1 be     
entomb$ 9 t depository ( obsolete savage
 m5tal habitudes--absolute & utt]       
oblivion--a glance at ! success t sci5ce
 has a*iev$ 9 ! w>f>e wag$ aga9/ x by ! 
,*ur*1 w at once decl>e4 7,?r\gh\t ?is  
article ,i use ! ^w ,*ur* to express    
prie/s ( any & e d5om9ation1 :e!r ,jew1 
,g5tile1 or ,pagan1 ,prote/ant or       
,ca?olic47 ,a %ort incursion into ?is   

subject1 i4 e41 ! ,*ur*'s w>f>e on      
sci5ce1 is absolutely necess>y4 ,= !    
triumph ( sci5ce ov] its                
enemies--sup]/ition1 bigotry1 &         
dogmatism1 co9cid5tly1 ignorance &      
illit]at5ess--%[s t ! civiliz$ _w1 at ! 
pres5t "t1 is m>k$ly diff]5t 9 "s       
respects f ! _w ( anci5t1 m$ieval1 & ev5
 comp>atively rec5t times2 &1 9 summ+   
up1 ?is *ang$ condition w be a weighty  
factor 9 mak+ up an answ] to ! "q :i*   
heads ?is pap]4  ,:5 ,olympus fir/ fad$ 
away f ! enlight5$ eyesight ( ! ,greeks1
 & *ang$ into space bespr9kl$ ) />s2 :5 
,zeus no long] held 8 div9e c\rt on its 
my/ic summit2 :5 oracles became mute & !
 fabl$ wond]s ( ! ,odyssey ei!r vani%$1 
or resolv$ !mselves into prosaic        
commonplaces "u ! inve/igations ( !     
skeptic or ! accid5tal discov]]1 ! ,*ur*
 made a mo/ /r5u\s prote/ aga9/ !       
de/ruction ( its traditions4  ,_m ( ^!  
e>ly seek]s aft] tru? 7 ev5 kill$ & _!  
goods confiscat$4 ,! ,*ur* issu$ its    
edict aga9/ h]esy 7& any doctr9e t      

taught a belief antagoni/ic to ! accept$
 t5ets ( pagan my?ology & !ogony 0      
h]esy71 & hurl$ its ana!mas aga9/ !     
h]etic4 ,olympus1 9 ! eyes ( ! ,*ur*1   
/ill exi/$1 & ,zeus1 ! man-god1 /ill    
quaff$ ! sacr$ ambrosia 9 its %ady      
groves4 ,! ,sir5s /ill sang _! entranc+ 
songs1 :ile ,scylla & ,*>ybdis 7 ev]    
/ret*+ out eag] arms t[>d unw>y m>9]s4  
,gigantic "o-ey$ ,cyclops1 ) ,polyphemus
 z _! lead]1 /ill patroll$ ! %ores (    
,sicily1 & kept _! ev]-wat*ful eyes     
turn$ t[>d ! op5 sea4  ,! h>dy ,greek   
sailor l&$ on ! ,cyclopean isl&1 &      
discov]$ t ,polyphemus1 & ,arges1 &     
,brontes1 & ,/]opes1 & all ! o!r "o-ey$ 
mon/]s 7 no?+ b sea-wrack1 b[ld]s1 &    
we$s4 ,he sail$ f>!r1 pa/ ,scylla &     
,*>ybdis1 & discov]$ no great] dang]s   
?an %>p rocks & :irlpools4 ,yet f>!r he 
sail$ out into ! unkn[n sea1 & ! only   
,sir5's song he he>d 0 ! :i/l+ ( ! w9d  
?r\gh ! cordage ( 8 vessel4  ,9 va9 !   
,*ur* ?und]$ aga9/ ! d>+ inve/igator4   
,nei!r fire1 nor sword1 nor imprisonm5t1

 nor dea? itself c\ld *eck ! m>* ( tru?4
 ,my?ology & pagan !ogony _h receiv$ _! 
dea?-bl[s2 sup]/ition1 bigotry1 &       
dogmatism 7 elb[$ aside & gave place to 
dawn+ sci5ce4 ,! ,*ur* held t t :i* _h  
be5 believ$ by pi\s m5 = untold ages mu/
 necess>ily be true4 ,sci5ce1 9 ! g>b ( 
philosophy1 ) cold1 dispassionate       
criticism1 prov$ t ^! hi!rto accept$    
tru?s 7 arrant fallacies4 ,! poets &    
writ]s !n took up ! subject1 & f9ally ! 
p fell into l9e1 s sup]/iti\s1 bigot$1  
dogmatic my?ology di$1 intellectuality  
took its place1 & high] civilization    
took a /ep =w>d4  ,?omas ,h4 ,huxley    
writes1 9 8 preface to ,sci5ce &        
,*ri/ian ,tradition1 z foll[s3 ,i h nev]
 'gone out ( my way' to attack ! ,bible 
or any?+ else2 x 0 ! dom9ant1           
ecclesia/icism ( my e>ly days1 :i*1 z ,i
 believe1 )\t any w>rant f ! ,bible     
itself1 ?ru/ ! book 9 my way4  ,i _h set
 out on a j\rney1 ) no o!r purpose ?an t
 ( explor+ a c]ta9 prov9ce ( natural k2 
,i /ray$ no hair's bread? f ! c\rse :i* 

x 0 my "r & my duty to pursue2 & yet ,i 
f\nd t1 :atev] r\te ,i took1 be=e long  
,i came to a tall & =midable look+ f5ce4
 ,confid5t z ,i might be 9 ! exi/5ce (  
an anci5t & indefeasible "r ( way1 be=e 
me /ood ! ?orny b>ri] ) its comm9atory  
notice-bo>d--',,no ,,?or\ghf>e4 ,by     
ord]4 ,,moses4' ,!re seem$ no way ov]2  
nor did ! prospect ( creep+ r\nd1 z ,i  
saw "s d attract me4444 ,! only         
alt]natives 7 ei!r to give up my        
j\rney--:i* ,i 0 n m9d$ to d--or to     
break ! f5ce d[n & g ?r\gh x4  ,huxley  
f\nd t ?is ,mosaic f5ce1 z erect$ by    
dogmatic !ologians & s*ola/ici/s1 0 b a 
flimsy /ructure at be/1 & "o t 0 easily 
ov]?r[n & de/roy$4  ,dogmatic !ology    
tea*es t man 0 creat$ f ! du/ ( ! e>?1 &
 t he at once fell heir to an e/ate (   
physical & psy*ical habitudes :i* 7     
,god-l 9 "*2 sci5tific inve/igation1 on 
! contr>y1 demon/rat$ ! fact t man's    
inception beg9s 9 ba?ybian protoplasm & 
culm9ates1 z f> z 8 g5]al physical      
organism is conc]n$1 9 ! la/ l9k ( an   

evolution>y *a9 t rea*es back & back1   
?r\gh c\ntless eons ( ages1 to ! v      
beg9n+s ( life4  ,! ,hi/ory ( ,life     
writt5 ^u ! rocky frame-"w ( ?is gray & 
ho>y old _w1 decl>es t man's physical   
be+ is b ! result ( ! laws ( evolution4 
,he did n spr+ into be+1 l ! sea-born   
,v5us1 a creature ( physical grace1 &   
/r5g?1 & beauty2 nor did ! sacr$ flame (
 an inborn intellig5ce at once illum9e 8
 c\nt5ance4 ,= ?\s&s ( ye>s1 ! =be>s ( !
 pres5t civiliz$ homo sapi5s 7 b        
slightly above ! ,alalus 7ape-l man7 (  
,haeckel 9 po9t ( p]sonal pul*ritude2 & 
= ?\s&s ( ye>s1 ! ance/ors ( ! civiliz$ 
man ( to-day 7 savages1 ) all ! psy*ical
 traits ( primitive peoples4  ,social   
e?ics are z mu* ! result ( evolution>y  
gr[? z is man himself4 ,civilization1   
:i* is b ano!r "n = e?ical culture1 is !
 outcome ( ! inh]it$ exp]i5ces ( ?\s&s (
 ye>s4 ,^! exp]i5ces 7 ! results ( law1 
& t law c be embrac$ 9 "o compreh5sive  
^w--evolution4  ,n[1 "o ( ! mo/         
noticeable facts 9 biological hi/ory is 

! t5d5cy t animal /ructures or          
organisms1 "u c]ta9 circum/ances1 h t[>d
 atavism or rev]sion to ance/ral types4 
,n only is ?is to be obs]v$ 9 ! physical
 organisms ( animals1 b also 9 _!       
psy*ical be+s z well4  ,atavism is      
inv>iably ! result ( deg5]ation1 z ,i w 
endeavor to demon/rate lat] on 9 ?is    
pap]4  ,i believe t we are rapidly      
hurry+ t[>d a social cataclysm1 beside  
:i* ! d[nfall ( ! ,roman ,empire1 !     
de/ruction ( anci5t ,egyptian &         
,babylonian civilizations1 & ! bloody   
days ( ! ,fr5* ,revolution w s9k into   
utt] insignificance4 ,i believe1 also1 &
 ?9k t ,i c demon/rate ! tru?fulness (  
my belief1 t ! incit+ cause ( ?is social
 revolution w n be f\nd 9 ^? citiz5s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,anglo-,saxon & ,celtic
 p>5tage1 b t x w be obs]v$ among our   
,slavonic1 ,teutonic1 & ,lat9ic citiz5s4
 ,b1 9 ord] to furni% a p>allel 7f :i* y
 may draw y\r own conclusions71 be=e ,i 
ent] fully into ! discussion ( ?is "p ( 
my subject1 ,i wi% to review1 v briefly1

 c]ta9 hi/orical epo*s4  ,:5 ! fir/     
conqu]ors ( ,egypt1 ab\t :om hi/ory c   
tell u s little1 fir/ occupi$ ! f]tile  
valley ( ! ,nile1 ! c\ntry1 9 all       
probability1 0 inhabit$ by negroes4 ,!  
conqu]+ race drove out or enslav$ !     
native population & f\nd$ ! anci5t k+dom
 ( ,egypt4 ,?is k+dom wax$ /rong &      
mighty until1 at ! "t ( ,rameses !      
,great1 m ?an ?ree ?\s& two hundr$ ye>s 
ago1 x 0 ! mo/ p[]ful mon>*y 9 ! :ole   
_w4 ,! mighty son ( ,ra1 ,meiam\n ,ra1  
or ,rameses1 z he is mo/ g5]ally /yl$1 0
 a w>rior & a /atesman4 ,he l$ 8        
victori\s troops nor?1 ea/1 & we/1      
conqu]+ nations z he w5t1 until he      
dom9at$ & br\ght into a /ate ( vassalage
 ov] two-?irds ( ! !n kn[n _w4  ,weal?  
fl[$ into 8 k+dom f all ! surr\nd+      
c\ntries1 consequ5tly1 luxury1 ) its    
nev]-fail+ associate1 debau*]y1 made its
 appe>ance1 & ! decad5ce ( ?is mighty   
k+dom set 94  ,x is true t _m ,ph>aohs  
reign$ aft] ,rameses1 & t ! mon>*y      
ma9ta9$ its greatness = a long p]iod (  

"t1 b luxury _h tak5 hold on !          
,egyptians at ! "t ( _! greate/         
prosp]ity & _h s[n ! se$s ( deg5]ation1 
:i* fl\ri%$ & grew apace1 until !       
emasculat$ & effem9ate p yield$ up _!   
indep5d5ce to ! conqu]ors1 & pass$ out (
 exi/5ce z a nation =ev]4  ,! ,roman p1 
"u ! lead]%ip ( _! anci5t h]oes1 0 a    
nation ( h>dy w>riors & husb&m54 ,t     
preem95t milit>y g5ius1 ,julius ,caes>1 
_h c>efully fo/]$ ?is w>like _s 9 !     
bosoms ( 8 compatriots1 &1 by a s]ies ( 
brilliant campaigns1 _h made ! ,roman   
nation ! mo/ p[]ful on ! face ( ! globe4
 ,! ,roman legions 7 n only victori\s on
 l&1 ext5d+ _! conque/s into ,ib]ia1    
f>!r ,gaul1 & /ill f>!r ,brita91 b !    
,roman triremes also swept !            
,m$it]ranean1 f ! ,pill>s ( ,h]cules to 
! %ores ( ,syria & ,egypt4 ,weal? p\r$  
into ! c\ntry f all sides1 & ! p revel$ 
9 a b\ndless prosp]ity4  ,luxury _h     
already begun to en]vate ! h>dy soldi]y 
at ! "t ( ,caes>'s assass9ation1 yet n  
en\gh to %[ ! full effects ( deg5]ation 

& demoralization4 ,! empire "u ! fir/   
emp]ors /eadily grew ri*] & m p[]ful1 & 
! luxury ( ! ri* m unlimit$ & lic5ti\s4 
,at l5g? a *ange c be notic$4 ,! ,roman 
legions1 hi!rto victori\s ov] e foe1 are
 n[ frequ5tly vanqui%$2 conqu]$ tribes  
upre> ! /&>d ( revolt & refuse to pay   
tribute2 ! t]ritorial b\nd>ies ( !      
empire mat]ially %r9k1 & its once       
conqu]$ prov9ces pass out ( its dom9ion 
=ev]4  ,! gradual deg5]ation ( ?is      
nation is fai?fully mirror$ 9 ! "* ( !  
emp]ors :o gov]n$ x4 ,n]o1 ,caligula1   
,tib]ius1 ,c>acalla1 & ,messal9a1 !     
deprav$ wife ( ,claudius & ! daught] (  
,domitia ,lepida1 h]self a lic5ti\s &   
libid9\s woman1 7 b acc5tuat$ types ( ! 
luxuri\s & debau*$ nobility4 ,n only did
 ! nobility become victims ( deg5]ation1
 b ! poor] classes also lo/ _! virility1
 until at la/ we f9d ! /ability ( !     
nation pres]v$ ?r\gh ! in/rum5tality (  
=eign m]c5>ies4 ,! greatness ( ?is once 
widespread empire dw9dl$ away 7! fre$om 
( its in/itutions contract+ along ) its 

%r9k+ b\nd>ies71 until we f9d x laps$   
into a /ate ( b>b>ian despotism "u ! son
 ( ,aurelius2 &1 _h x n be5 = outside   
influ5ces1 x w\ld h ev5tually fall5 into
 a /ate ( utt] & complete savag]y4  ,n[ 
let u turn to a rec5t civilization4 ,at 
! "t ( ,l\is ,,xvi41 ! ,fr5* nation 0   
?or\ghly "u ! influ5ce ( deg5]ation     
consequ5t to a luxury & lic5ti\sness t  
_h _h a cumulative action = sev]al      
hundr$ ye>s4 ,! peasantry & !           
inhabitants ( ! faub\rgs1 ow+ to _!     
extreme pov]ty1 itself a p[]ful factor 9
 ! production ( deg5]ation1 _h laps$    
into a /ate closely ak9 to t ( _! savage
 ance/ors4 ,! nobility 7 weak &         
effem9ate1 ! majority ( !m ei!r sexual  
p]v]ts or mon/]s ( s5suality & le*]y4   
,! middle class1 z ev] ! true           
cons]vators ( society1 see+ ?is mis]able
 /ate ( affairs1 attempt$ to rem$y x4 ,n
 fully und]/&+ ! dang] ( su* a proc$ure1
 !y all[$ ! deg5]ate elem5t to %>e 9 _! 
delib]ations4 ,_! mod]ate & s5sible     
c\nsels 7 quickly ov]rul$ by _! savage  

associates1 :o br\ght ab\t a ,reign (   
,t]ror 7) su* psy*ical atavi/s z ,m>at1 
,danton1 & ,robespi]re at its head71 ! l
 ( :i* ! _w _h nev] se5 be=e1 nor has   
ev] exp]i5c$ s9ce4  ,i h demon/rat$1 9 !
 ?ree in/ances ( hi/ory j cit$1 t       
deg5]ation has inv>iably foll[$ luxury1 
& t a social & political cataclysm has  
be51 inv>iably1 ! result ( ?is          
deg5]ation4 ,t c]ta9 classes ( ! ,old   
,_w1 & ( ! ,new ,_w1 also1 are liv+ 9   
inord9ate luxury2 & t c]ta9 o!r classes 
are1 ev5 n[1 /ruggl+ 9 ! v dep?s (      
pov]ty1 is a well-kn[n fact4 ,t ?is /ate
 ( affairs is rapidly increas+ !        
p]c5tage ( deg5]ates1 su* z sexual      
p]v]ts1 insane individuals1 & cong5ital 
crim9als1 is n g5]ally kn[n2 yet x is a 
woeful tru?4  ,! factors 9 ! production 
( deg5]ation are z multitud9\s z !y are 
v>i$1 & ,i c f9d space = only a few (   
!m4 ,! artificiality ( _m peoples'      
lives1 :]e9 night is turn$ into day1 is 
a prom95t factor 9 ! production (       
deg5]ation4 ,n[1 ! long cont9u$ influ5ce

 ( artificial light ex]ts a v delet]i\s 
effect on ! n]v\s sy/em2 h5ce x is n to 
be wond]$ at t s _m m5 & wom5 ( society 
are neura/h5ic4 ,n only are ^?          
individuals :o1 volunt>ily & pref]ably1 
sp5d ! great] portions ( _! lives 9     
artificial light1 r5d]$ n]v\sly         
irritable1 b ^?1 also1 :o are driv5 by  
=ce ( circum/ances to turn night into   
day are likewise afflict$4 ,sev]al ye>s 
ago1 ,i met a di/+ui%$ editor at        
,wauke%a1 :o 0 suff]+ greatly f n]v\s   
exhau/ion4 ,he told me t he 0 s situat$ 
t he did all ( 8 "w at night1 (t5 writ+ 
until ?ree o'clock 9 ! morn+4 ,i advis$ 
him to quit ?is & to d 8 editorial "w   
dur+ daylight4 ,n long aft]1 he wrote me
 t he _h foll[$ my advice1 & t he 0 a   
new man 9 po9t ( heal?4  ,! loss ( n]v\s
 vitality makes itself evid5t by a feel+
 ei!r ( exhau/ion or irritability4 ,!   
fa%ionable devotee1 9 ord] to c\nt]act  
?is1 ei!r /imulates ! sy/em ) alcohol1  
or exorcises ! fidgets by ! use (       
s$atives1 su* z *loral or morphia4 ,!   

baneful effects ( su* m$ication are n at
 once appreciable1 b1 if cont9u$ = any  
l5g? ( "t1 !y w ev5tually result 9 a    
total demoralization ( ! n]v\s sy/em4   
,"t & aga9 h ,i se5 fa%ionable m5 &     
wom51 at ! close ( ! season1 v]itable   
n]v\s wrecks4  ,:at necess>ily w\ld be !
 effect ( physical & psy*ical lesions l 
^! on a *ild begott5 by su* p>5ts8 ,!   
inevitable result w\ld be deg5]ation 9  
"s =m or o!r4  ,aga91 _m m5 & wom5 /& ! 
dra9 ( a fa%ionable season on _! n]v\s  
sy/ems )\t attempt+ to rec\p ?r\gh !    
ag5cy ( drugs1 & at ! end f9d !mselves  
physically & psy*ically exhau/$4 ,!y g  
to ! seaside or "s o!r resort1 &1 9 a   
measure1 recov] _! n]v\s vitality1 only 
to lose x aga9 dur+ ! next season4 ,?is 
cont9ues = season aft] season1 ! n]v\s  
sy/em all ! "t becom+ weak]1 until "s   
day !re is a collapse1 end+ 9 hy/]ia1   
p>esis1 or "s o!r ( ! hundr$ =ms (      
neurotic disord]4 ,:at w be ! effect on 
! prog5y result+ f ! union ( su*        
individuals8 ,aga9 ! answ] mu/          

necess>ily be--deg5]ation4  ,! long &   
cont9u$ int]c\rse ( ! sexes 9 !         
ball-room1 :]e ! wom5 are dress$ s      
decollete t !y excite s5suality 9 ! m51 
v frequ5tly )\t ! m5 be+ consci\s ( !   
fact1 mu/ necess>ily ex]t a delet]i\s   
effect on ! n]v\s sy/em4  ,contact ( !  
sexes 9 ! dance is only pleasurable     
because ( t contact4 ,i am fully aw>e ( 
! fact t ?is idea is sc\t$ & d5i$ by ^? 
:o indulge 9 ! waltz & k9dr$ dances4 ,!y
 claim t no ?\ght ( c>nality ev] ent]s  
into _! feel+s4 ,i "k f p]sonal         
exp]i5ces t !y are hone/ 9 ?is          
decl>ation1 yet1 f a psy*ical /&po9t1 !y
 are woefully 9 error4 ,ae/heticism &   
c>nality are by no means z dissociate z 
! ae/hete w\ld h u believe4 ,all        
pleasurable emotions t h _! inception 9 
! s5ses are1 fundam5tally1 ( c>nal      
orig94 ,! waltz is ae/hetic1 yet all (  
its pleasure is bas$ on an emotion      
closely ak9 to s5suality4 ,m5 d]ive no  
pleasure f waltz+ ) "o ano!r1 nor d wom5
 "u l circum/ances4  ,nature dem&s 9 !  

int]e/ ( heal? a c]ta9 am\nt ( ex]cise4 
,! luxuri\s society man or woman utt]ly 
disreg>ds ?is dem& ( nature1 consequ5tly
 indige/ion1 ) all ( its associat$ ills1
 /eps 91 & becomes an additional factor 
9 ! production ( n]v\s exhau/ion4 ,to   
tempt ! appetite1 highly season$ foods1 
_m ( :i* are delet]i\s & injuri\s1 are  
prep>$ & tak5 into ! torpid & crippl$   
/oma*4 ,f9ally nature rebels & !        
un=tunate dyspeptic is =c$ to g ?r\gh   
life on a diet ( oatmeal1 or1 weak5$ by 
lack ( heal?y su/5ance1 ! bra9 gives    
way1 & ! victim passes ! rema9d] ( 8 or 
h] life 9 a lunatic asylum4 ,*ildr5     
begott5 by mis]able invalids l ^!1      
beyond a p]adv5ture1 mu/ necess>ily be  
deg5]ate4  ,indige/ion is n ! only ill t
 nature inflicts = any disreg>d ( h]    
laws4 ,%e is a r\gh nurse b a safe "o1  
consequ5tly %e =bids ! re>+ ( h] h>die/ 
creation1 man1 9 hot h\ses1 z ?\gh he 7 
a t5d] exotic4 ,! luxuri\s individual   
pamp]s 8 body1 foll[+ ! dictates ( 8 own
 selfi% desires & utt]ly disreg>d+ !    

laws ( nature1 & be=e he rea*es middle  
age1 discov]s t he has become an old1   
old man1 weak 9 body1 b /ill weak] 9    
m9d4  ,! *ildr5 result+ f ! union ( !   
v>i\s neura/h5ics describ$ above are    
necess>ily deg5]ate4 ,z !y gr[ up1 !y %[
 ?is deg5]ation by engag+ 9 all k9ds (  
lic5ti\s debau*]y1 & unnatural & p]v]t$ 
indulg5ces ( appetite4 ,9 n9e cases out 
( t51 !y w sp5d ! =tunes inh]it$ f _!   
p>5ts 9 riot\s debau*]y1 & w ev5tually  
s9k1 if dea? does n ov]take !m1 to !    
level ( _! fell[ deg5]ates--^? :o h be5 
br\ght into exi/5ce by pov]ty &         
debau*]y1 & :o await !m at ! foot ( !   
social ladd]4 ,among su* deg5]ate be+s1 
! doctr9es ( socialism1 ( communism1 (  
nihilism1 & ( an>*y h _! orig94  ,n[ let
 u turn our att5tion to ! evid5ces (    
luxury & debau*]y1 & ! consequ5t        
evid5ces ( deg5]ation1 :i* obtrude      
!mselves on all sides4 ,! reckless      
extravagance ( ! nobility ( ! ,old ,_w  
is well kn[n4 ,vice & lic5ti\sness ev5  
p5etrate to royal h\seholds1 & pr9ces ( 

! blood pose z r\es & debau*ees4 ,z ,i h
 demon/rat$ else:]e1 deg5]ation 9 !     
weal?y classes ( society g5]ally makes  
itself evid5t by ! appe>ance (          
psy*o-sexual disord]s4 ,! horrible      
abom9ations ( ! ,engli% nobility1 z     
portray$ 9 ! revelations ( ,mr4 ,/ead1  
are well kn[n4 ,*>cot1 ,segalas1 ,f]e1 &
 ,b\vi] give cle> & succ9ct acc\nts ( ! 
va/ am\nt ( sexual p]v]sion exi/+ among 
! ,fr5*1 :ile ,krafft-,eb+ in=ms u t !  
,g]man empire is curs$ by ! pres5ce (   
?\s&s ( ^! un=tunates4 ,:5 we come to   
exam9e ?is phase ( deg5]ation 9 our own 
c\ntry1 we f9d t x is v preval5t4 ,?is  
is especially noticeable 9 ! l>g]       
cities1 ?\gh we f9d examples ( x scatt]$
 broadca/ ?r\gh\t ! l&4  ,! editor ( "o 
( our lead+ magaz9es1 9 a rem>kable     
s]ies ( lett]s1 has %[n t ! weal?y ,new 
,york]s revel 9 a luxuri\sness t is     
absolutely />tl+ 9 its lic5se4 ,?\s&s   
are exp5d$ on a s+le banquet1 :ile !    
fl[] bills = a s+le ye> ( "s ( ^! mod]n 
,luculli w\ld support a family ( five p 

= ?ree or f\r ye>s6 ,bac*analian orgies 
t dim ev5 ^? ( ! deprav$1 corrupt1 &    
deg5]ate ,n]o are ( nightly             
occurr5ce4,,ai ,drunk5ness1 le*]y1 &    
gambl+ are ! sports & pa/imes ( ^! ultra
 ri* m51 & x is ev5 :isp]$ t milady is n
 mu* beh9d milord 9 ! pursuit ( =bidd5  
pleasures4       ,,ai ,i "k f p]sonal   
obs]vation t ,seeley ,d9n]s are (       
frequ5t occurr5ce 9 ,new ,york1 z well z
 9 o!r l>ge cities4      ,j4 ,w41 ,jr4  
,psy*o-sexual disord]s are n ! only     
evid5ces ( deg5]ation 9 ! weal?y1 by any
 means4 ,_m a cong5ital crim9al is born 
9 ! purple1 :o %[s 8 moral imbecility 9 
_m ways4 ,sometimes he s9ks at once to !
 level ( a common ?ief1 b g5]ally 8     
education keeps him )9 ! pale ( ! law4  
,always1 h[ev]1 8 s5suality is unb\nd$1 
& he w hesitate at no?+ 9 ord] to       
gratify 8 desires4 ,?is unbridl$ lic5se 
has already _h its effect else:]e4 ,we  
see t x has ev5 corrupt$ ! gu>dians &   
cons]vators ( ! public peace4 ,! rec5t  
inve/igation ( ! police bo>d ( ,new     

,york %[s a degree ( corruption t is    
simply ov]:elm+1 & t ! same /ate (      
affairs exi/s 9 ,*icago1 ,new ,orleans1 
,/4 ,l\is1 & o!r l>ge cities1 ,i h e    
reason to believe4  ,!re are yet o!r    
evid5ces ( deg5]ation2 witness !        
eroticism t is to be f\nd 9 our         
lit]ature4 ,unless a book appeals to !  
deg5]ate ta/es ( its read]s x might j z 
well nev] h be5 publi%$4 ,?is is n      
cynicism2 x is pla91 unv>ni%$ tru?4     
,aga91 turn to ! /age1 & we f9d ! same  
?+4 ,! trag$ies & com$ies ( ,%akespe>e  
are %elv$1 :ile immoral society plays & 
liv+ pictures & problem plays hold !    
bo>ds4 ,salacity1 ) only suffici5t & t  
is1 deg5]ation4 ,t :i* happ5$ c5turies  
ago w happ5 aga91 = cov]+ to hide       
d[nright lewdness1 is ev]y:]e app>5t4   
,n[ :at is ! result ( ?is8 ,!re c be b  
"o answ]1 man is gov]n$ by ! same laws (
 nature n[ z he 0 !n4  ,/ati/ics %[ t   
insanity is m>k$ly on ! increase4 ,?is  
is n to be wond]$ at :5 we take into    
consid]ation ! fact t debau*]y is !     

rule1 & n ! exception1 among c]ta9      
classes ( p4 ,syphilis1 "o ( ! mo/      
productive causes ( deg5]ation1 is      
exce$+ly active ?r\gh\t ! :ole civiliz$ 
_w4 ,bla%ko /ates t "o out ( e t5 m5 9 !
 city ( ,b]l9 is ta9t$ ) ?is t]rible    
malady4 ,?is is :olly attributable to ! 
unb\nd$ s5suality ( ! p4 ,crime ( e     
description is re>+ its hydra-head1 &   
clasp+ 9 its de/roy+ embrace an al>m+   
proportion ( human be+s4  ,i h %[n      
else:]e1 t ! cong5ital crim9al is !     
result ( deg5]ation1 & t he comes f all 
classes ( society4 ,he is1 h[ev]1 mo/   
frequ5tly ! product ( ! l[] classes1 &  
lives & dies among 8 cong5]s4 ,i h %[n1 
also1 t ! an>*i/1 ! nihili/1 & !        
sociali/ belong to ! same category (    
deg5]ate be+s4 ,pov]ty1 br\ght on by    
high taxation1 by w>1 & by ov]cr[d+1 has
 be51 dur+ ! la/ mill5>y p]iod1 v f]tile
 9 ! production ( deg5]ates 9 ! ,old    
,_w4 ,lack ( food & sanitation1 ! usual 
adjuncts ( pov]ty1 are p[]ful factors 9 
! production ( deg5]ate individuals4 ,! 

,old ,_w has gott5 rid ( ^! p z rapidly 
z possible by unload+ !m on our %ores4  
,ye> aft] ye>1 practically )\t          
re/riction1 ?\s&s ( ^! anti-social m5 & 
wom5 h sw>m$ into our c\ntry1 until we1 
comp>atively speak+1 a nation j born1   
conta9 z _m ( ^! undesirable citiz5s z  
any ( ! old] nations4 ,!y /ill cont9ue  
to ent] our gates1 & we ourselves are   
add+ to _! numb]1 z ,i h %[n1 by our own
 production4  ,"s day--& ,i greatly fe> 
t day is n v f> di/ant--"s pr(essional  
an>*i/ 7= !re are pr(essional an>*i/s z 
well z pr(essional ?ieves7 w consid] !  
"t ripe = rebellion1 &1 rais+ !         
fraudul5t cry ( ,labor aga9/ ,capital6  
in/ead ( 8 legitimate cry ( ,rap9e6     
,murd]6 ,booty6 w lead ?is army (       
deg5]ates1 compos$ ( an>*i/s1 nihili/s1 
sexual p]v]ts1 & cong5ital crim9als1    
aga9/ society4 ,& :o w be> ! brunt ( ?is
 savage irruption8 ,! ultra-ri*8 ,by no 
means6 ,! great middle class--! true    
cons]vators ( society & civilization--w 
fight ?is battle4 ,x w be a fight betwe5

 civilization & deg5]ation1 &           
civilization w c>ry ! day4 ,!re w\ld h  
be5 no ,fr5* revolution _h ! middle     
class be5 z wise !n z x is to-day4 ,x 0 
tak5 by surprise at t savage1 bloody "t1
 b z soon z x recov]$1 h[ quickly x     
br\ght ord] out ( *aos6  ,education is !
 bulw>k ( civilization1 & ! great middle
 class1 fre$ ( dogmatism1 bigotry1 &    
sup]/ition1 is welcom+ education )      
out/ret*$ h&s4 ,x is ga9+ recruits1 & is
 /r5g!n+ its def5ses1 s t :5 ! "t comes 
its enemies may f9d x fully prep>$4  ,f 
! signs ( ! times & ! evid5ce be=e me1  
,i h no hesitation 9 decl>+ t ,i believe
 t ! beg9n+ ( ! end is at h&6 ,?is      
social cataclysm may n occur = _m ye>s1 
yet ! ag5cies ?r\gh :i* x w f9ally be   
evolv$ are ev5 n[ at "w1 & are br++ !   
culm9ation ( _! labors ev] ne>] & ne>] z
 "t passes6     ,,bibliography4         
,,arnobius3 ,adv]sus ,g5tes4  ,,balboa3 
,hi/ory ( ,p]u4  ,,bancr(t3 ,native     
,races ( ! ,pacific ,/ates ( ,nor?      
,am]ica4  ,,bates3 ,! ,naturali/ on !   

,riv] ,amazon4  ,,bat*elor3 ,! ,a9u (   
,japan4  ,,becan3 ,orig9es ,antw]pianae4
  ,,bi>t3 ,! ,aztecs4  ,,bird3 ,unbeat5 
,tracks 9 ,japan4  ,,bosman3 ,africa4   
,,brem53 ,de ,situ ,daniae4  ,,br[l[3   
,travels4  ,,bu*>di3 ,decretorum ,libri4
  ,,c>y3 ,translations ( ,h]odotus4     
,,*aille-,,long3 ,nak$ ,tru?s ( ,nak$   
,p4  ,,d>w93 ,works4  ,,dall3 ,alaska & 
its ,res\rces4  ,,de ,,remusat3 ,lettres
 ,edifiantes4  ,,de ,,remusat3 ,n\v4    
,mel4 ,asiatiques4  ,,drap]3 ,!         
,conflict betwe5 ,religion & ,sci5ce4   
,,de ,,quatrefages3 ,! ,human ,species4 
,,de ,,quatrefages3 ,hommes ,fossiles4  
,,dorsey3 ,si\an ,cults2 ,an4 ,rep4     
,bur4 ,e?41 #ahhi-ij4  ,,du ,,*aillu3   
,equatorial ,africa4  ,,ed53 ,! ,fif?   
,cont95t4  ,,ellis3 ,polynesian         
,rese>*es4  ,,=bes3 ,ori5tal ,memoirs4  
,,flet*]3 ,peabody ,museum ,report4     
,vol4 iii4  ,,fri$rei*3 ,psy*ologie4    
,,g>cilasso3 ,! ,royal ,comm5t>ies ( !  
,incas4  ,,golnitz3 ,it9]>ium           
,belgico-,gallicum4  ,,gregory3 ,!      

,great ,rift ,valley4  ,,haeckel3 ,!    
,hi/ory ( ,creation4  ,,hammond3        
,impot5ce 9 ! ,male4  ,,haeckel3 ,!     
,evolution ( ,man4  ,,h]odotus3 ,eut]pe1
 ,clio1 ,etc4  ,,horace3 ,priap4 ,c>m41 
,lxxxiv4  ,,john/on3 ,! ,kilima-,nj>o   
,exp$ition4  ,,kell]3 ,! ,amazon &      
,madeira ,riv]s4  ,,knight3 ,! ,wor%ip (
 ,priapus4  ,,krafft-,,eb+3 ,psy*opa?ia 
,sexualis4  ,,lan]cr(t3 ,! ,*ronicles (4
  ,,let\rneau3 ,evolution ( ,m>riage4   
,l',,e/oile3 ,confession de ,sancy4     
,,lyd/on3 ,diseases ( ,society4         
,,lumholtz3 ,among ,cannibals4  ,,m>t5e 
,,& ,,dur&3 ,scrip4 ,ampliss4 ,collect4 
,,masp]o3 ,! ,dawn ( ,civilization4     
,,m>t5e ,,et ,,dur&3 ,coll4 ,antiq4     
,po5it4  ,,masp]o3 ,egypt4 ,ant4 ,etud4 
,,maudsley3 ,! ,physiology ( ,m9d4      
,,newbold3 ,appleton's ,pop4 ,sci4      
,mon?41 ,feb4 #ahig4  ,,p>kman3 ,!      
,jesuits 9 ,nor? ,am]ica4  ,,pes*el3 ,! 
,races ( ,man4  ,,prescott3 ,! ,conque/ 
( ,p]u4  ,,rabelais3 ,works4  ,,romanes3
 ,m5tal ,evolution 9 ,animals4          

,,reclus3 ,primitive ,folk4  ,,romanes3 
,m5tal ,evolution 9 ,man4  ,,sepp3      
,heid5?um u4 ,*ri/5?um4  ,,sidis3       
,multiple ,p]sonality4  ,,%]will3 ,!    
,rajmahal ,hills4  ,,sp5c]3 ,pr9ciples (
 ,sociology4  ,,spitzka3 ,insanity4     
,,/anley3 ,9 ,d>ke/ ,africa4  ,,/eph5s3 
,yucatan4  ,,/uhlman3 ,mit ,em9 ,pa%a4  
,,/rabo3 ,works4  ,,teulon3 ,orig4 de la
 ,famille4  ,,tylor3 ,an?ropology4      
,,vignoli3 ,my? & ,sci5ce4  ,,vogt3     
,lectures on ,man4  ,,wappaus3 ,allgem4 
,bevoelk]ungs/ati/ik4  ,,wallace3       
,travels on ! ,amazon4  ,,we/]m>ck3     
,human ,m>riage4  ,,:ite3 ,hi/ory ( !   
,w>f>e ( ,sci5ce ) ,!ology4  ,,wallace3 
,! ,malay ,ar*ipelago4  ,,weir3 ,dawn ( 
,reason4                                
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,transcrib]'s ,notes & ,errata          
,!re are two s]ies ( footnotes 9 ?is    
book4 ,footnotes        ) ,arabic numb]s
 are ref]5ces to ext]nal s\rces4        
,footnotes ) upp]case ,engli% lett]s are

 ! au?or's        notes4 ,!re is "o     
h&-writt5 correction 9 ! book           
:i* has be5 m>k$ ) a ?ird type (        
footnote1 "o         ) a l[]case roman  
numb]4                                  
,! traslit]ation ( a few ,grek phrases  
has be5 ins]t$       9 ! text 9 squ>e   
brackets imm$iately aft] ! text4        
,! foll[+ words are f\nd 9 bo? hyph5at$ 
&             unhyph5at$ =m4 ,! numb] ( 
ea* in/ance is giv5 9       p>5!ses4    
foot-note 7#a7 footnote 7#b7            
,! foll[+ words 7 f\nd 9 ! text ) ac5t$ 
&      unacc5t$ lett]s1 ) ligatures &   
sep>at$ lett]s4        ,! numb] ( ea*   
in/ance is giv5 9 p>5!ses4              
anae/hesia 7#b7 anae/hesia 7#b7         
haematuria 7#a7  haematuria 7#c7        
het>ae 7#a7     het>ae 7#d7             
,m>t5e 7#b7     ,m>t5e 7#c7             
po5iteat 7#b7   po5iteat 7#a7           
,remusat 7#b7     ,remusat 7#b7         
saepe 7#a7       saepe 7#a7             
,wappaus 7#a7     ,wappaeus 7#b7        
,! foll[+ typographic errors h be5      

correct$4                               
,error        ,correction               
sancity      sanctity                   
phophylactic prophylactic               
,ph>oahs     ,ph>aohs                   
hun-hundr$s hundr$s                     
errotic      erotic                     
,voltair      ,voltaire                 
env]at$    en]vat$                      
consid]d    consid]$                    
,kraft-,eb+  ,krafft-,eb+               
neuroloogi/ neurologi/                  
,britta9     ,brita9                    
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