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Such peculiarities hereditary. May become peculiarities of 

 races or nations. Illustrations. Albinos; military propen- 

 sity; theft. 



Command of the will and personal responsibility modified, but 

 not destroyed by these peculiarities of organisation. The 

 mind not accountable for mistakes of the senses. 



Treatment of disease by counter-irritation, by blood-letting, 

 cold, &c.; by remedies lessening the excitability of the 

 nerves. Limits of the propriety of these modes of treat- 

 ment. 



Preposterous doctrines of the Thomsonians. 



Amusing fundamental principles of Homoeopathy. 



Counter-irritation by other than medicinal means, applied to 

 the change of temperaments and idiosyncracies, and to the 

 promotion of health and morals. Effects of muscular 

 exercise on the body and mind. 



Mental counter-irritation. 



Vicarious actions. Vicarious actions of the nervous system. 

 Examination of the physiological principles involved in the 

 explanation of the strange phenomena ridiculously re- 

 ferred to animal magnetism. Epilepsy, catalepsy, hyste- 

 ria and somnambulism. Perception of distant objects, 

 illustrated by the habits of animals. Seeming transfer of 

 the mind to a relationship with portions of the nervous 

 system distant from the brain. Criminality of the practice 

 of what is called animal magnetism. 



Phrenological distinction of the sexes. 



Further remarks on the youth of society. The code of honor. 

 Lynch law. Picture of a patriot. 



Peculiarities of individual organisation influencing the cognisance 

 of external things too numerous and occult for human 

 cognizance. 

 Man may judge his own motives, but cannot accurately judge 



those of others. Judgment belongs to a superior power. 

 Law shares the imperfection of the existing stage of organisa- 

 tion. Harsh judgments of communities improper. The 



