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.#. An important one is, that animal life is intermittent 

 in its functional actions, whereas organic life is perpetually 

 active from birth to death. 



Q. Can you exemplify the preceding answer? 



A. The functions of the brain are suspended in sleep, 

 but those of the heart continue. Muscular action is ex- 

 hausted by fatigue, but secretion, absorption, and exhala- 

 tion continue uninterruptedly. 



Q. What does a complete intermission of the action of 

 animal life denote? 



*ft. It denotes perfect sleep. This sleep is more or less 

 complete, as the functions of animal life are one or all in- 

 volved in this intermission ; particularly as the senses shall, 

 one or all, have intermitted their connexion with external 

 objects. 



Q. How do you account for dreaming? 



Ji. It is the escape of one part of animal life from the 

 torpidness which pervades the rest. 



Q. There is yet another respect in which the animal 

 and organic functions differ, what is it? 



A. Impressions on animal life are ever variant, and they 

 lose their effect from habit; whereas organic life is regu- 

 larly under the impression of uniform and accustomed sti- 

 muli, which do not lose their power from habitual action. 



Q. Where are the intellectual faculties and the passions 

 located? 



A. The intellect appertains to animal life, the passions 

 originate in organic life. 



Q. How is it that organic life is the seat of the pas- 

 sions, if these result from perception and impression on 

 the brain? 



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