INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

• Acne in relation to sexual development, 10.
• Æsthetics,
  • standard modified by love, 20.
  • in region of smell, 54.
  • in relation to the sexual impulse, 137.
• Ainu, 176.
• Alexander the Great,
  • odor of, 62.
• Ambergris, 80, 95, 97.
• American Indians, 60.
  • types of beauty, 152.
  • ideas of beauty, 153, 175.
  • seldom acquainted with kiss, 221.
• Anæsthesia produced by tuning forks, 127.
• Antisexual instinct, 8.
• Arabs,
  • ideal of beauty, 143.
  • kissing among, 218, 219.
• Armpit,
  • odor of, 59, 60, 77, 78, 80 et seq., 84, 88, 95, 105.
• Asafœtida, 49, 53, 56.
• Assortative mating, 202.
• Australians, 60, 61.
  • ideal of beauty, 140, 152.
  • kissing among, 218.

• Bath,
  • its history in modern Europe, 36 et seq.
  • opposed by early Christians, 31.
  • also by Mohammed, 35.
• Baudelaire's olfactory sensibility, 73.
• Beard in relation to beauty, 173.
• Beauty as the symbol of love, 138.
  • the chief agent in sexual selection, 136.
  • the sexual element in æsthetic, 137.
  • its largely objective character, 139, 151, 154.
  • ideals of, among various peoples, 140 et seq.
  • sometimes found in lowest races, 152.
  • primary sex characters as an element of, 157 et seq.
• Beauty,
  • clothing in relation to, 158.
  • secondary sexual characters as an element of, 163 et seq.
  • in relation to pigmentation, 177 et seq., 197 et seq.
  • the individual element in ideal of, 183.
  • the exotic element, 184.
  • in relation to stature, 195 et seq.
• Bird song,
  • origin of, 123.
• Biting in relation to origin of kissing, 216.
• Blind,
  • sense of smell in the, 74.
  • sensitiveness to voice, 129.
• Blondes,
  • the admiration for, 177 et seq., 197 et seq.
• Breasts,
  • as an element of beauty, 170 et seq., 176.
  • as a tactile sexual focus, 23 et seq.
• Breath,
  • odor of, 64, 78.
• Brothels,
  • public baths once synonymous with, 38.
• Brummell, 193.
• Brunettes,
  • the admiration for, 177 et seq., 197 et seq.
• Bustle, 166.

• Capryl odors, 104.
• Carbolic acid disliked by savages, 48, 50.
• Castoreum, 47, 92, 95, 98.
• Cataglottism, 5.
• Catholic theologians,
  • on danger of tactile contacts, 8.
  • opposed bathing, 31.
• Chenopodium vulvaria, 104.
• Chinese ideal of beauty, 176.
  • odor of, 60.
  • music among, 125.
  • practice the olfactory kiss, 220.
• Christianity,
  • its use of the kiss, 219.
  • opposition to bathing, 31 et seq.
• Civet, 47, 49, 92, 96.
• Cleanliness and Christianity, 33 et seq.
• Cleanliness in relation to sexual attraction, 192.
• Clitoris,
  • deformation of, 157.
• Clothing,
  • sexual attraction of, 158, 169, 171, 191, 208.
• Codpiece, 159.
• Coitus,
  • body odor during, 63.
• Comic sense, 14.
• Continence,
  • odor of, 63, 82.
• Corset, 171 et seq.
• Crinoline, 170.
• Cumarine, 93, 105.
• Cunnilingus, 21, 75.
• Cutaneous excitation,
  • tonic effects of, 5.

• Dancing in sexual selection, 186.
• Death,
  • odor of, 62.
• Degenerates sexually attracted to one another, 200.
• Disparity,
  • the sexual charm of, 195 et seq., 208.
• Dogs practice cunnilingus, 21.
  • predominance of smell in mental life of, 47, 104.
  • susceptibility to music, 122.
• Doves,
  • sexual attraction among, 206.
• Dyeing the hair,
  • origin of, 179.

• Egyptian ideal of beauty, 145, 166, 174, 176.
• Emotional memory, 56.
• English type of beauty, 182.
• Erogenous zone, 9.
• Eskimo, 66, 153.
• Eunuchs,
  • odor of, 65.
• Europeans,
  • odor of, 60.
• Exotic element in ideal of beauty, 184.
• Eyes as a factor of beauty, 176 et seq.

• Fairness in relation to vigor, 203.
  • the admiration for, 153, 177 et seq., 197 et seq., 208.
• Farthingale, 169.
• Fellatio, 21, 75.
• Fetichism,
  • olfactory, 74, 81, 100.
  • urinary, 75.
  • shoe, 100.
• Flowers,
  • occasional injurious effect of perfumes of, 108.
  • sexual character of their perfume, 92, 102 et seq.
• French ideal of beauty, 147, 182.
• Fuegians, 15, 153, 218.

• German ideal of beauty, 147.
• Goethe's olfactory sensibility, 74.
• Gray eyes,
  • admiration for, 180.
• Greeks,
  • conception of music, 125.
  • ideal of beauty, 145.
  • pygmalionism among, 188.
• Green eyes,
  • admiration for, 180.
• Gunnings, the, 183.

• Hair as an element of beauty, 159, 173, 177 et seq.
  • sexual development of, 91.
  • suggested function of, 95.
  • odor of, 97.
• Hallucinations of smell, 70.
• Hamilton, Lady, 183.
• Hebrews acquainted with kiss, 219.
  • ideal of beauty, 142.
• Henna plant,
  • odor of, 104.
• Heterogamy, 207.
• Hindu ideal of beauty, 142.
• Hips as a feature of beauty, 164 et seq.
• Homogamy, 204, 207.
• Hottentot apron as a feature of beauty, 157.
• Hura dance, 186.
• Hypnosis,
  • effect of music during, 117.
• Hysteria and the skin, 9.

• Immorality and bathing, 37 et seq.
• Incest, origin of the abhorrence of, 204 et seq.
• Incontinence,
  • odor of, 64.
• Indians, American,
  • ideas of beauty, 153, 175.
  • odor of, 60.
  • types of beauty, 152.
  • seldom acquainted with kiss, 221.
• Infants,
  • odor of, 63.
• Insects and music, 123.
  • smell in their sexual life, 47, 92, 97.
• Inversion,
  • influence of odor in sexual, 80 et seq.
• Irish ideal of beauty, 149.
• Italian ideal of beauty, 149, 179.
• Itching,
  • its parallelism to sexual tumescence, 15.

• Japanese,
  • ideal of beauty, 141, 154.
  • odor of, 60.
  • perfumes among, 99.
  • unacquainted with kiss, 217.
• Javanese, 49, 154.
• Jewish ideal of beauty, 142.
• Joan of Aragon as a type of beauty, 105.

• Kiss, the, 5, 7, 22, 66, 215 et seq.
• Kwan-yin as a type of beauty, 154.

• Lactation,
  • controlling influences on, 24.
  • in relation to menstruation, 25.
• Larynx at puberty, 124.
• Laughter as a form of detumescence, 14.
• Leather,
  • odor of, 64, 100 et seq.
• Lily,
  • odor of, 103.
• Longevity and beauty, 139.

• Malays,
  • ideals of beauty, 141.
  • the kiss among, 221.
• Maoris, 49.
• Married couples,
  • degree of resemblance between, 200 et seq.
• Massage as a sexual stimulant, 6, 39.
• Masturbation,
  • in relation to acne, 10.
  • in relation to bleeding of nose, 68.
  • in relation to hallucinations of smell, 71.
• Melody,
  • the nature of, 115.
• Memories,
  • olfactory, 56.
  • tactile, 5.
• Menstruation,
  • in relation to acne, 10.
  • in relation to lactation, 25.
  • in relation to body odors, 64.
  • in relation to bleeding of nose, 68.
• Mirror as a method of heightening tumescence, 187.
• Mixoscopy, 188.
• Modesty in relation to ticklishness, 18.
• Mohammed,
  • his love of perfumes, 99.
  • his opinion of public baths, 35.
• Mohammedans,
  • attitude toward bath, 35.
  • preference for musk perfume, 98.
• Mosquitoes,
  • attracted by music, 123.
• Moths,
  • sexual odors of, 92, 97.
• Movement,
  • beauty of, 168, 186.
• Music,
  • among Chinese and Greeks, 125.
  • origins of, 113 et seq.
  • effects of, during hypnosis, 117.
  • physiological influence of, 118 et seq.
• Music,
  • why it is pleasurable, 122.
  • its sexual attraction among animals, 123.
  • in man, 124 et seq.
  • supposed therapeutic effects, 126.
• Musk, 53, 57, 60, 63, 77, 80, 91, 93, 95, 96 et seq., 107.
• Mutilations,
  • among savages for magic purposes, 160.
  • for sake of beauty, 157, 175.

• Narcissism, 187.
• Nasal mucous membrane and genital sphere, 68 et seq.
• Nates as a feature of beauty, 164 et seq.
• Necklace,
  • significance of, 160.
• Necrophily, 188.
• Negress,
  • beauty of, 152, 185.
  • odor of, 59, 96.
• Negro ideas of beauty, 153.
  • odor of, 59.
  • mode of kissing, 218, 220.
• Neopallium, 45.
• Neurasthenia and olfactory susceptibility, 72, 107.
  • in relation to pruritus, 15.
• Nicobarese, 50, 60.
• Nietzsche's supposed olfactory sensibility, 73.
• Nipple as a sexual focus, 23 et seq.
• Nose and sexual organs,
  • supposed connection, between, 67.

• Obesity,
  • the oriental admiration for, 166.
• Odors,
  • artificial, 93.
  • classification of, 53.
  • as stimulants, 57, 80, 98.
  • as medicines, 58, 98.
  • distinctive of various human races, 59.
  • of sanctity, 62.
• Odors of death, 62.
  • of the body, 62 et seq.
• Olfaction in relation to sexual selection, 66 et seq.
  • (See "Odors" and "Smells.")
  • the study of, 50 et seq.
• Olfactory area of brain, 44 et seq.
• Oöphorectomy and sense of smell, 65.
• Orgasm as a skin reflex, 16.
  • founded on tactile sensations, 7.
  • produced by various tactile contacts, 9.
• Ornament,
  • its religious significance, 160.
  • sexual significance of, 159.
• Overall, Mrs., 183.

• Padmini, 77, 142.
• Papuans, 48, 66, 95, 167.
• Parity,
  • the sexual charm of, 195 et seq.
• Peasants,
  • odor of, 89.
• Peau d'Espagne, 99.
• Perfume,
  • ancient use of, 77, 96.
  • sexual influence of, 86, 91 et seq.
  • results of excessive stimulation by, 107 et seq.
• Persian ideal of beauty, 144.
• Phallus worship, 160.
• Pigmentation connected with intensity of odor, 61, 80.
  • in relation to beauty, 177 et seq., 197 et seq.
  • in relation to vigor, 203.
• Polynesian dancing, 186.
• Pompeii, 31, 156.
• Preferential mating, 202.
• Pregnancy as an ideal of beauty, 68.
• Primary sex characters as an element of beauty, 157.
• Provençal ideal of beauty, 146.
• Pruritus, 15.
• Puberty,
  • accompanied by increased interest in art, 133.
  • olfactory sensibility at, 86.
• Pygmalionism, 188.

• Reeve, Pleasance, 183.
• Renaissance type of beauty, 179.
• Restif de la Bretonne, 100.
• Rhinencephalon, 45.
• Rhythm,
  • as a stimulant, 114.
  • the sense of, 113.

• Saddleback as a feature of beauty, 167.
• Salutation by smelling, 66.
• Samoans, 49.
• Sanctity, odor of, 62.
• Savages,
  • important part played by odor in their mental life, 48.
  • sometimes beautiful, 152.
  • their ideals of beauty, 140, 157 et seq.
• Secondary sexual characters in relation to sexual attraction, 163 et seq., 208.
• Semen,
  • odor of, 104 et seq.
• Sexual differences in admiration of beauty, 190.
  • in olfactory acuteness, 86, 87.
  • in urination, 209.
• Shoe fetichism, 100.
• Singalese ideal of beauty, 141.
• Singing as affected by sexual emotion, 132.
• Skin,
  • complexity of its functions, 3 et seq.
• Smell,
  • antipathies aroused by, 82.
  • its evolution, 44.
  • sexual significance in animals, 46.
  • its significance in man, 47 et seq.
  • theory of, 52.
  • special characteristics of, 54.
  • as the sense of the imagination, 56.
  • as distinctive of races and individuals, 59 et seq.
  • hallucinations of, 70.
  • in part the foundation of kiss, 220 et seq.
  • results of its excessive stimulation, 107 et seq.
• Sneezing and sexual stimulation, 68.
• Spanish ideal of beauty, 146.
  • saddle-back as an element of, 167.
• Stanley, Lady Venetia, 183.
• Statues, sexual love of, 188.
• Statue in relation to beauty, 195 et seq., 208.
• Steatopygia, 165.
• Strength,
  • the admiration of women for, 190 et seq., 203.
• Suckling as a cause of perversion, 28.
  • as a source of sexual emotion, 27.
• Swahilis, 50.

• Tahiti, 34.
• Tallness,
  • the admiration of, 195 et seq.
• Taste no part in sexual selection, 1.
• Tattooing, 158.
• Tennyson, 199.
• Thure-Brandt system of massage as a sexual stimulant, 40.
• Ticklishness, 11.
  • not a simple reflex, 13.
  • explainable by summation-irradiation theory, 14.
  • in relation to the sexual embrace, 15 et seq.
  • diminishes with age, 17.
  • also after marriage, 18.
• Touch,
  • of kiss, 215 et seq.
• Touch,
  • in part, foundation of kiss, 215 et seq.
  • the most primitive of all senses, 3 et seq.
  • the first to prove pleasurable, 5.
  • the most emotional sense, 6.
  • foundation of sexual orgasm, 7.
• Triangle as a sexual symbol, 161.
• Tumescence as a necessary preliminary to sexual influence of odors, 83.
  • the chief stimuli of, 1.

• Urinary fetichism, 75.
• Urination,
  • habits of sexes in, 109.
• Uterus,
  • its relations to breast, 23 et seq.

• Vair, significance of term, 180.
• Valerianic acid, 49, 104.
• Vanilla, 58, 93, 104, 107.
• Viguier, Paule de, 151.
• Violet perfume, 49, 80, 93, 104.
• Voice as a source of sexual stimulation, 128 et seq.
• Vulvar odor,
  • alleged function of, 64.

• Wagner's music,
  • emotional effects of, 128, 131.
• Walk,
  • beauty of, 167.
• Whitman,
  • odor of Walt, 62.

• Zola's olfactory sensibility, 73.