2^6 Instinct. , 



way midst fogs, and darkness, and adverse winds. 

 And, too often, the pilot deserts the helm, leaving 

 the ship to float, as the winds and currents chance 

 to move. This condition of the race, all see and ac- 

 knowledge. As to the final result of this condition, 

 and as to the remedy for it, there is great disagree- 

 ment. It does not come within our province to 

 seek for a remedy, or to declare that none is need- 

 ed. It was our business in making this survey of 

 the instinctive principles, to find their position in 

 man, as a being able to guide himself, through his 

 higher nature, — to contrast his condition with that 

 of animals, which are guided by those appetites 

 and instincts which man is called upon to guide 

 and limit in himself. 



Here, then, we close our discussion in relation 

 to man, as belonging to this world alone. He has 

 a physical system, with senses and reflexive move- 

 ments, as the animals have. He has appetites and 

 instincts like theirs in kind, but differing from theirs 

 in degree, as theirs differ among the various species. 

 He has instincts also, — such as we see no trace of in 

 them, — which relate to the progress of society. 

 He has a comprehending power capable of under- 

 standing his relations to the universe, and the pow- 

 er of choice in selecting his line of action, in the 

 world. He has, with this power, the Sense of Ob- 

 ligation, which impels him to act, and punishes him 

 if he does not ; and at the same time it impels him 

 to obtain the knowledge necessary for reaching the 

 results that secure the highest good. He suffers 



