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on the various subjects of MATTER, MIND, 

 and MAN in the following lucid way. 



" MATTER," taught the American pro- 

 fessor, "is the substance of every thing in 

 the universe, and it is a law of Matter to 

 produce its ultimate, viz., MIND. As the 

 first power of motion contained all forces 

 known to exist, so did Matter contain the 

 specific properties to produce MAN, who 

 is the most perfect combination of 

 organised matter. There are only two 

 existing principles one, the lody ; the 

 other, the soul: one, the divine Positive 

 mind; the other^ the Univerccelum. MAN 

 is a part of this great body of the Divine 

 Mind. He is a gland, or minute organ, 

 the earth leing to him as a stomach. Sound 

 conveys to the mind a peculiar vibration, 

 which irresistibly undulates the portion of 

 the mind with which it comes in contact, 

 and this vibration is the idea. 



" MAN was originally an oyster, or clam, 

 from which he has progressed to his 

 present condition ; this oyster produced 

 a tadpole (possibly the same as Darwin's 



