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by any other animal. Let us be grateful to our 

 Creator, who has thus placed us the highest of his 

 creatures, who has given us power to know and 

 to admire the ; wonderful works' of his hands; and 

 let us apply all our varied endowments to their 

 right purposes, namely, to be good and useful mem- 

 bers of society, and to love God ' with all our soul 

 and with all our strength/ 



Questions. 



"What is remarkable about our most important organs 1 



How is the brain protected from injury ? 



What appearance has the substance of the brain ? 



What weight does it seldom exceed ? 



Is there any thing remarkable as to its circulation? 



In what way do the nerves come from the brain? 



What is the spinal marrow ? 



How is it defended ? 



In what way does it give off nerves ? 



What happens when a portion of brain or spinal marrow is 

 injured? 



Are our mental faculties injured by injuries of the brain? 



What important services then do we derive from this 

 organ ? 



Has any other animal a brain as perfect as man? 



What is the lesson to b<*. gathered from these considera- 

 tions ? 



