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Organ 
is an instrument constructed by man for some definite pur- 
pose, It is wholly passive, and requires man to operate 
upon it. 
A musical organ is an instrument “ built ” by man, for 
the purpose of producing musical sounds ; but, in order to 
these sounds being uttered, the organ needs to be played on 
by man. 
“ Organ ” is also the name given to a part of the human frame 
by which we have sensations. There are five organs, viz., the 
organs of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The organ of 
touch is situated in every part of the frame, all the others are 
local, as that of sight, confined to the eye. All these organs 
are passive, and require to be operated on ab extra , just as the 
musical organ requires to be operated on ab extra. 
And “organ 33 is the name given to a part of the human frame 
by which we do a certain act or work, — as the tongue by 
which we speak, the hand by which we write, and the foot by 
which we walk. These organs are also passive, being acted 
on by the will, or the Ego who wills the word or the act. 
In the use of the word “ organ” this distinction between 
active and passive should not be lost sight of ; and we should 
remember that the organs of sense are always passive, requir- 
ing to be acted on ; the organs of sight, sound, and smell, 
by waves of light, sound, and odour respectively ; the organ 
of taste by sapid particles ; and the organ of touch by some- 
thing external to it. 
Before we pass from the word “ organ 33 we notice a mistake 
which the Professor has made with regard to the organ of 
speech, when he says, “ articulate speech * gives man his 
special predominance over the other animals.'” 
Speech is, indeed, an important faculty ; but it is not “that 
which gives man the special predominance over the other 
animals.” A considerable number of the human race have 
not the faculty of speech. Are we on that account to reduce 
them to a condition approximating to the other animals ? It 
would appear so, if “ speech give the special predominance.” 
And some other animals make an approach towards “articu- 
late speech ” ; must they, therefore, be more approximated 
than their fellows to the human race ? 
We admit that “ articulate speech” makes one difference 
between man and the lower creation, and that the power of 
generalizing and framing abstract conceptions makes another; 
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