CHAPTER VIII 



PHYSIOLOGY AND NATURAL THEOLOGY — THE 

 BODY GOVERNED BY IMMATERIAL FORCES 



The soul cannot be injured or diseased any more than can 

 electricity, gravity or affinity — It is only the means of communica- 

 tion which can be affected. 



It may be of interest, in this connection, to ex- 

 amine some of the most important parts of the 

 bodily structure. Physiology, when properly ap- 

 plied, will assist natural theology to demonstrate 

 that men have souls, and in doing so, it equally 

 proves in every instance that all animals are gov- 

 erned by the same physical and mental laws ; and if 

 it can be demonstrated that one animal has a soul, 

 it is conclusive evidence that all have souls. 



The nervous system includes the brain, cranial 

 nerves, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and the sympa- 

 thetic nerve ; but the whole system may, for con- 

 venience, be placed under two general departments, 

 the first consisting of the brain and its dependen- 

 cies, and the second of the ganglia and their 

 nervous connections. The first pertains to ani- 



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