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low in the scale of intellect, who would not con- 

 demn such allusions, when introduced before 

 such an audience, merely for the purpose of 

 mirth and irreligion. 



To put a finishing stroke to this controversy, 

 you refer to Pathology as affording the most 

 signal evidences in favour of materialism. 

 " They who consider the mental operations as 

 <c acts of an immaterial being, and thus discon- 

 <f nect the sound state of the mind from organ- 

 " ization, act very consistently in disjoining 

 " insanity also from the corporeal structure, 

 " and in representing it as a disease, not of the 

 " brain, but of the mind. Thus we come to 

 " disease of an immaterial being, for which, suit- 

 * c ably enough, moral treatment has been recom- 

 " mended. " Yes, Sir, we accept your chal- 

 lenge, and are obliged to you for this appeal. 

 The Retreat at York, and many other recep- 

 tacles for insane persons, will furnish you with 

 the result. But here, as in every other part of 

 the argument, you misstate the question. We 

 do not disjoin the corporeal organs from the 

 mental faculties ; nor is it found that moral 

 treatment will suffice without the aids of medi- 

 cine. It is the conjunction of both which affords 

 the best means of recovery ; and for this plain 

 reason that they apply to both the mental and 

 corporeal parts of our constitution. 



You finish your Lecture by disclaiming all 

 regard to the expediency and effects of divulging 

 any hurtful opinions, supposing them to be true. 



