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of which circumstances we have notice 

 by the actions they induce in our ner- 

 vous fibrils. Such variety of perceptions 

 I can only consider as the effect of the 

 peculiar properties of that w^hich feels, re- 

 members, reasons, and wills, and which 

 seems connected with the brain alone. 



The conclusion to be drawn from this 

 examination of the functions of the nerv- 

 ous system is curious and interesting. We 

 perceive an exact correspondence between 

 those opinions which result from physio- 

 logical researches, and those which so na- 

 turally arise from the suggestions of reason 

 that some have considered them as in- 

 tuitive. For most reflecting persons in all 

 ases have believed, and indeed it seems 

 natural to believe, what modern physio- 

 logy also appears to teach, that in the hu- 

 man body there exists an assemblage of 

 organs, formed of common inert matter, 

 such as we see after death, a principle of 

 life and action, and a sentient and rational 

 faculty, all intimately connected, yet each 

 apparently distinct from the other, 



