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same time, and. last of all, multiplying with an increase 

 of population, we feel overwhelmed with the incompre- 

 hensible phenomena which it presents, and admit the suita- 

 bleness of an expression of our Divine Master, when ap- 

 plied to the present case, " Ye know not what mariner of 

 spirit ye are of." 



When we attentively examine the peculiarities of the 

 mental powers, they appear to admit of distribution into 

 two classes, and several subordinate divisions. These class- 

 es we term the intellectual and instinctive, and now proceed 

 to give a detail of their characters. 



In the illustrations which are here offered on the mental 

 phenomena, I have given the result of the observations 

 which I have made upon my own mind, and the sentient 

 objects around me, without being influenced by the receiv- 

 ed systems of philosophy. It would be of great advantage 

 to moral science, were individuals to study the conditions 

 of their own minds, and observe the phenomena which are 

 so accessible, instead of hastily subscribing to the tenets of 

 a particular school, or yielding to the influence of question- 

 able authoritv. The various results from different minds 

 could thus be compared, discordant statements submitted 

 to more rigorous scrutiny, and the number and nature of 

 the attributes of mind more satisfactorily established. 



I. INTELLECTUAL POWERS. 



1. FACULTIES OF THE MIND. In order to enable the 

 mind to become acquainted with the objects which produce 

 an impression on the senses, certain conditions are necessary. 

 The organs of perception must be kept steadily towards 

 them a sufficient length of time, that they may be cxamin- 



