able than an agreeable sensation; and that his
ideas dwelt more on the fear of generating a female, than on the
pleasurable sensations or ideas of his own male form or organs at the time
of copulation, or of the secretion of the semen; and that hence the idea of
the female character was more present to his mind than that of the male
one; till at length in despair of generating a male these ideas ceased, and
those of the male character presided at the genial hour.

7. Hence I conclude, that the act of generation cannot exist without being
accompanied with ideas, and that a man must have at that time either a
general idea of his own male form, or of the form of his male organs; or an
idea of the female form, or of her organs; and that this marks the sex, and
the peculiar resemblances of the child to either parent. From whence it
would appear, that the phalli, which were hung round the necks of the Roman
ladies, or worn in their hair, might have effect in producing a greater
proportion of male children; and that the calipaedia, or art of begetting
beautiful children, and of procreating either males or females, may be
taught by affecting the imagination of the male-parent; that is, by the
fine extremities of the seminal glands, imitating the actions of the organs
of sense either of sight or touch. But the manner of accomplishing this
cannot be unfolded with sufficient delicacy for the public eye; but may be
worth the attention of those, who are seriously interested in the
procreation of a male or female child.

_Recapitulation._

VII. 1. A certain quantity of nutritive particles are produced by the
female parent before impregnation, which require no further digestion,
secretion, or oxygenation. Such are seen in the unimpregnated eggs of
birds, and in the unimpregnated seed-vessels of vegetables.

2. A living filament is produced by the male, which being inserted amidst
these first nutritive particles, is stimulated into action by them; and in
consequence of this action, some of the nutritive particles are embraced,
and added to the original living filament; in the same manner as common
nutrition is performed in the adult animal.

3. Then this new organization, or additional part, becomes stimulated by
the nutritive particles in its vicinity, and sensation is now superadded to
irritation; and other particles are in consequence embraced, and added to
the living filament; as is seen in the new granulations of flesh in ulcer