THE INFLUENCE OF THE BRAIN. 



sial discussion. It is my wish not to advance 

 opinions, but simply to state some facts which I 

 have met with in the course of my physiological 

 investigations. These facts, I am willing to hope, 

 possess some value ; and they may perhaps lead to 

 the developement of other facts of much greater 

 importance. Physiology is yet in its infant state. 

 It embraces a great number and variety of phae- 

 nomena, and of these it is very difficult to obtain 

 an accurate and satisfactory knowledge ; but it 

 is not unreasonable to expect, that by the suc- 

 cessive labours of individuals, and the faithful 

 register of their observations, it may at last be 

 enabled to assume the form of a more perfect 

 science. * 



* See Additional Note A. 



