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Is the following an instance of such inheritance? Lately I heard a missionary at a May meeting tell of the marvellous facility with which Chinese children memorise whole books of the Bible; the four Gospels, and sometimes the Acts also, being an easy feat for children of ten or twelve years. Having carefully sought information from other authorities, I find these facts confirmed, and that the same applies to Mohammedan children. We are aware that for ages their ancestors have been compelled to memorise long portions of their sacred books, and although occasionally we meet with a child of any nation with a gigantic memory, that differs widely from the case of a people where it has become a general characteristic.
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SMYTH, W. The Inheritance of Acquired Characters. Nature 72, 152 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/072152c0
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