Housed，protected，sumptuouslyfed，theluxuriouschildrenkeeptotheirMother\'ssideformonthsandyears，andonlyquittheparentalroofwhentheirfilialeducationiscomplete。
OnacasualviewoftheExaminer\'sReportonthesevariouschildrenofNature，thephysiologist，asdistinguishedfromtheeducationalist，mightobjectthatsofarfrombeingthesubjectofcongratulationitisaclearcaseforcensure。IfearlyNaturecouldturnoutready-madeanimalsinasinglehour，isitnotaretrogrademovetohavetotakesolongaboutitlateron？WhenonecontraststhefreeswimmingembryoofaMedusa，dashingoutintoitsheroiclifethemomentitisborn，withthehelplesskittenorthesightlesspup，isitunfairtoaskifNaturehasnotlostthetrickofmakinglustylives？Isshenottryingthenewexperimentattheriskofblunderingtheoldone，andwhycannotshecontinuetheearlierandmorebrilliantdeviceofmakingherchildrenknight-errantsfromthefirst？Becausebrillianceisnotherobject。
Herobjectisethicalaswellasphysiological；andthoughwhenwelookbelowthesurfaceapurelyphysiologicalexplanationoftheriddlewillappear，theethicalgainisnotlessclear。Bycurbingthemsheiseducatingthem，tamingthem，rescuingthemfromawildandlawlesslife。Theserovingembryosaremerebandits；theirnatureandhabitsmustbechanged；notasternerracebutagentlerracemustbeborn。Newwordsmustcomeintotheworld——Home，Love，Mother。AndtheseimperceptiblyslowdrawingstogetherofparentandchildaretheinevitablepreliminariesofthedomesticationoftheHumanRace。Regardedfromtheethicalpointofviewtherearefewthingsmoresignificantthanthisreining-inoftheworld\'srampantyouth，thistighteningthebondsoffamilylife，thismostgentleintroductionofgentlenessintoaworldcoldwithmotherlesschildrenandheartlesswithchildlessmothers。
Thepersonaltieonceformedbetweenparentandoffspringcouldneverbeundone，andfromthismomentonwardsmustgrowfrommoretomore。Forobservewhathashappened。Agenerationhasgrownuptowhomthistieisthenecessityofexistence。EveryMammalianchildbornintotheworldmustcometobefed，must，foragivennumberofhourseachday，beinthematernalschool，andwhetheritlikeitornot，learnitslessons。NoyoungofanyMammalcannourishitself。ThereisthatinitthereforeatthisstagewhichcompelsittoseekitsMother；
andthereisthatintheMotherwhichcompelsitevenphysically——andthisisthefourthprocess，onwhichitisneedlesstodwell——toseekherchild。