On sexual selection and the sense of beauty among the W. African Negroes.
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On sexual selection and the sense of beauty among the W. African Negroes.
Sends quotation about Lycurgus and Spartan exposure of infants who were deemed defective.
Bibliographic references on sense of beauty and morals.
Meeting with CD postponed.
Thinks G. H. Lewes will review Descent in Pall Mall Gazette.