. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. io6 Life and Love, XII. SKIN CHANGES. IN young animals the male and female are as a rule very similar to each other in appearance and disposition. But as they near maturity a change takes place, and they begin to diverge from each other, the male acquiring peculiarly masculine, the female peculiarly fem- inine characteristics. The maturing of the reproductive cells is in some deep way connected with profound changes in the whole being, and these changes affect the two sexes differently. All the tissues of the body respond in a remarkable manner to the ac
. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. io6 Life and Love, XII. SKIN CHANGES. IN young animals the male and female are as a rule very similar to each other in appearance and disposition. But as they near maturity a change takes place, and they begin to diverge from each other, the male acquiring peculiarly masculine, the female peculiarly fem- inine characteristics. The maturing of the reproductive cells is in some deep way connected with profound changes in the whole being, and these changes affect the two sexes differently. All the tissues of the body respond in a remarkable manner to the activ- ity at the reproductive centres. Thus, at reproductive maturity, the female, yielding as it were, to the influence of the developing egg-cell, has the characteristics of femininity stamped upon every tissue. In her whole physical organization, and, as a consequence, in her mental and emotional nature, she becomes distinctly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company
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