ior morality of members of large families; Sir William
Gull on their superior vigour; claim for importance of
further inquiries into the family antecedents of those who
succeed in after life; probable large effect of any system
by which marks might be conferred on the ground of family
merit.

ENDOWMENTS

These have frequently been made in order to furnish
marriage portions; they, as well as the adoption of gifted
children of gifted families, may hereafter become common;
college statutes enjoining celibacy on Fellows; reverse effect
to that for which prizes at races were established; the recent
reform of those statutes and numerous marriages in consequence;
the English race has yet to be explored for its
natural wealth; those who are naturally gifted would be
disinclined to squander their patrimony; social consideration;
honest pride in goodness of race.

CONCLUSION

Epitome of data; the apparent place of man in nature;
he should look upon himself as a freeman; he should assist
in furthering evolution; his present ability to do so; the
certainty that his ability of doing so will increase; importance
of life-histories; brief summary.

APPENDIX

A. COMPOSITE PORTRAITURE

I. Extract of Memoir read in 1878 before the Anthropological
Institute;
II. Generic Images, extract from Lecture in 1879 to Royal
Institution;
III. Memoir read in 1881 before the Photographic Society.

B. THE RELATIVE SUPPLIES FROM TOWN AND COUNTRY FAMILIES
TO THE POPULATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

Memoir read in 1873 before the Statistical Society.

C. AN APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE DELICACY WITH WHICH WEIGHTS
CAN BE DISCRIMINATED BY HANDLING THEM

Memoir read in 1882 before the Anthropological Institute.

D. WHISTLES FOR TESTING THE UPPER LIMITS OF AUDIBLE SOUND
IN DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS

Read in 1876 at the South Kensington Conferences in
connection with the Loan Exhibition of Scientific Instruments.

E. QUESTIONS ON VISUALISING AND OTHER ALLIED FACULTIES

Circulated in 1880.

PLATES

SPECIMENS OF COMPOSITE PORTRAITURE

EXAMPLES OF NUMBER-FORMS

EXAMPLES OF NUMBER-FORMS

EXAMPLES OF NUMBER FORMS, HEREDITARY

COLOUR ASSOCIATIONS AND MENTAL IMAGERY

INQUIRIES INTO HUMAN FACULTY

INTRODUCTION.

Since the publication of my work on _Hereditary Genius_ in 1869, I
have written numerous memoirs, of which a list is given in an
earli