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Suppose you are a world war veteran who was shell-shocked, poet blinded, crippled and permanently invalided. If you had a child today his heredity would be basically the same as a son born to you in your fullest vigour when you marched off to the front.
Suppose you started life with the possibility of becoming a brilliant person, but sickness, poverty, hard luck, or laziness kept you from getting an education, your children would be born with exactly the same mental equipment as if you had acquired a string of university degrees.
Suppose you are old when you marry and your wife is no longer a girl, whatever you pass on to your child will be the same as if if had been born when you were both young, vigorous and handsome.
Now, how does Mr. Scheinfeld, by means of that array of tables, charts and illustrations, work out the probable appearance of an unborn child?
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