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forth his faculties to their full extent, and treasure up the golden 

 hoards of knowledge which have been placed within his reach by his 

 Creator ? Because he has not clear ideas of his own mental consti- 

 tution ; in other words, because he is ignorant of Phrenology. Man 

 will never attain that full enjoyment of which he is capable till he 

 acquires complete and correct ideas of his own constitution ; and till 

 then he may rest assured he will remain in his present wretched 

 state. 



How, then, should we hail any science that promises to elevate 

 mankind from their present condition ; a science which will bring 

 the blessings of civilization not only to Britain but to the whole 

 world ; which, with powers scarcely less miraculous than those of 

 Moses' rod, will cause the water to gush forth from the parched un- 

 derstandings of men, and unlock the inmost springs of the mind ; 

 which will diffuse light where darkness previously prevailed, and 

 cause kindly feeling to bloom like an evergreen ! The sons of Bri- 

 tain answer with one accord, and the whole world echoes the ans- 

 wer, " We should gladly sacrifice everything we possess to gain so 

 noble, so incomparable a blessing; and no obstacle should retard 

 our eager footsteps while pressing forward to secure so inestimable 

 a boon." Phrenology is such a science ! It is a sun — human nature 

 the world it illuminates ; which nature, wherever existing, and 

 under whatever aspects seen, must feel the benign and quickening 

 influence of its beams. 



S. D. W. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



To THE Editors op "The Analyst." 



Gentlemen, 



I place at your service the following geological observations, in 

 the hope that they may prove interesting to some of your readers. 



The form of a coast, lake, valley, or mountain can often be traced 

 to the former prevalence of earthquakes and volcanoes in regions 

 which have long remained undisturbed. To these convulsions the 



