126 MBMOIB OF ALFRED SMEE. [Chap. XI. 



CHAPTEE XL 



1875. 



'The Mind of Man,' eleventli book — Plan of work — Eeligion not discordant 

 witli Eeason — Different classes of men should associate more together — 

 Sewage Question begun, 1873 to 1876. 



In the spring of 1875, ' The Mind of Man, a Natural System 

 of Mental Philosophy,' was published. This was the last printed 

 book from Alfred Smee's pen, and was based on his earlier work, 

 ' Electro-Biology.' 



• In ' The Mind of Man ' we find that mankind is primarily 

 divided into five great classes or groups, according as man 

 exhibits more or less of each particular quality of mental power. 

 These classes or groups are again subdivided into lesser divisions. 

 Thus : 



1st Class, Aisthenic ideas, from a'icT0ria-i<;, meaning "sensation." 



2nd Class. Syndramic, from avvBpafieiv, " to combine." It 

 means the possession of ideas, and is the result of all the actions 

 on the ultimate fibrils at any one instant of time. 



3rd Class. Noemic, from vow, "mind," is the faculty of 

 inducing laws and acting upon them, and evinces the higher 

 powers of mind. 



4th Class. Pneuma-Noemic, from irvevfia, "spirit," as it 

 appertains to the appreciation of spiritual qualities, where the 

 qualities of the mind are regulated by the consideration of the 

 soul, of eternity, of heaven, and of hell. 



5th Class. Dynamic, from Swm/At?, " force." Individuals may 

 be comprised in this class who evince great activity either from 

 an external stimulus upon their organs of sensation, or from the 

 internal stimulus- of their own thoughts. All active men there- 

 fore belong to this class. Activity may have its origin at various 

 parts of the nervous system. 



Each of these groups or classes admits of subdivisions : thus 



