i8 MAN 



and the spangled canopy of heaven entrance him and 

 all lead him to the contemplation of the Deity, of whose 

 wondrous scheme he is himself the corner-stone. 



In addition to all these physical powers he possesses 

 the gift of language, by which to denote his wants and 



SKELETON OF MAN, WALKING ATTITUDE. 



desires and to express the most abstract ideas of his 

 complex mind. Man alone is a reasoning animal ; man 

 alone possesses an immortal soul. 



Man's very attitude is indicative of his physical superiority 

 and at once proclaims his dignity, and his separation from 

 all other creatures over whom he was given the dominion. 



