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hear closely. In other respects they are mute, and ex- 

 hibit all the consequences of aphony. 



3606. Fishes are of the Phlegmatic temperament. 



5. Functions of tJie Myo- or Rhinozoa. 



3607. Reptiles are Cephalozoa with well- developed 

 lungs and nose, and are therefore gifted with voice. 



3608. To memory comes the art of ambuscade or 

 lying in wait, a property of the olfactory sense, the ap- 

 plication of memory. The circumspection of the Snails 

 passes over into ambuscade and surprise. 



With this character' the higher perfection of the belly 

 or of the digestive system, along with the poisoning 

 saliva, is in parallel accordance. To take by surprise and 

 to poison are acts of one series. 



3609. Reptiles appear enabled to reflect, i. e. several 

 reminiscences are at their bidding. Now, the com- 

 parison of these constitutes reflection. They are there- 

 fore more sagacious than Fishes, docile and in some 

 measure susceptible of instruction . 



3610. The courage, which they have probably ob- 

 tained through their aerial respiration, passes over more 

 into impudence and sauciness. 



3611. Reptiles are of the Melancholic crasis. 



6. Functions of the Neuro- or Otozoa. 



3612. The spirit of the thorax and limbs is here pre- 

 dominant, whence comes the restlessness and mechanical 

 instinct of the Bird. 



The motor sense, the ear, is the prominent one, The 

 ear, however, is partly the sense for the Indefinite, partly 

 for the demolition of matter. The auditory spirit is 

 fear. 



But it passes over into joy, passion, levity, if it per- 

 fectly perceives tones. 



3613. With the ear and the moveable organs of voice 

 originates a kind of language, which is in a condition to 

 express a multitude of sentiments. The language of 

 Birds hath not a few tones, and expresses not a few 

 passions. 



