THE HUMAN BODY CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS MAGNETS, ETC, 
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hence called the arbor vitae (or translated from Latin the “Tree 
of Life”). The spinal cord ends off at the top with the medical 
oblong A, which is bridged over and above with the pons varol- 
lic B, and all three of these reverse the order of the brain, hav¬ 
ing the colder bluish white on the exterior and the reddish gray 
on the interior. From each ganglia of the great sympathetic 
nerve, that runs along on the whole interior system near the 
spine, two nerves pass to the spinal nerves, one large and red- 
dish gray, the other bluish white. The latter are those of sen¬ 
sation ; the reddish gray are those more directly of motion. 
It is quite common for the interior portion of the sympathetic 
ganglia to be yellowish gray, instead of reddish gray, so it may 
be supposed that some violet elements must co-operate with 
such. 
Thus we see all through this little explanation, there are 
through the system the bluish white elements answering in the 
place of the zinc plates in the galvanic battery, and the reddish 
or yellow elements answering to the copper plates in the bat¬ 
tery. 
In this manner we get a brisk play of fine ethers through 
chemical action, so the system is kept full of heat and life. Even 
the scinous and serous membranes having a certain amount of 
acid (electrical in character), while the mucous membrane, or 
more alkaline (or thermal in character), and this adds quicken¬ 
ing principle to the whole system. (This I have proven to my 
own satisfaction regarding the poles and on the principles of 
light and color). 
4. Philosophy of Sensation .—So far has been proven that 
electrical and thermal forces rule everywhere throughout nerves, 
arteries, veins, tissues, etc., and that even those spiritual forces 
(so little known in physics) underlie and arouse, as I may term 
it, the whole work in perfect harmony with chemical law, which 
always requires two factors : electricity or cold , thermism or heat , 
as contrasting forces to produce effects and actions. But our 
physiologists deny positively that nerve force is not electricity. 
And why ? Because it will not move the galvonometer. This. 
