The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-14

THssdsy evening", On MAN, 40 pAysscaI, fnssltec.
tuai, end moral being"
The lecturer remarked ct the outset, that Pope
had said, "The proper study ct mankind 10 man !
now If he had used the indefinite for the definite
tice, and said that A proper study Of mankind ID
man. he would have uttered sentiment beyond
the reach of fair criticism. Ii not necessary to
.xalt this above all other studies in order to make
us feel IFS value. Important as was knowledge Of
man. that of the Creator far exceed it in value and
every one who was not an atheist must say SO.
There were several aspects in which to consider this
subject The first was mans body, or physical
constitution the second, mans mind intellectual
nature the third mans moral constitution or re
latons to God and in all of these were found many
surprising contivanccs, many marvellous adspta-
tons of things to results.
First, to consider mans physical constitution. At
birth the human body was small, commonly weigh
ing ten or fifteen pounds, measuring eighteen to
twenty-one inches, exceedingly feeble, and abso-
lutey dependant upon parental care much longer
than any other creature God had made. For a con-
siderable time it continued very small. There was
one thing about the infant absolutely wonderful and
that was that it had greater power of resisting cold
than its hardy father at the age of fifty. The blood
coursed through its veins with such rapidity to
defy, in wonderful manner, the assaults of cold.
From twelve to fifteen months old it commenced ut
tering articulate sounds; from fourteen to twenty
three years, the period OF growth from thirty
to fifty, the greatest vigor and power of endurance,
and after the latter period, from twenty to thirty
years. decay commenced. Of six or seven children
born not more than lived to the age of seventy,
one In twentyv to the age of eighty, in
ty to the age of eighty FIVE one in two hundred to
the age of ninety, in seven hundred to the age
OF ninetyfve and one in eight thousand to the age
of one hundred. One-fourth of all who were born
died before they were five years old, onethird be
FIRE ten, onehaf before thirtyve twothirds before
htty-two, and threefourths before sixty one The
lecturer here cited instances of uncommon longevi-
ty. Cyphas Brown, negro Of Va, who lived ll6
years. Thomas Parr, 152, Henry Jenkins l69, Louisa
Iruxo, who died in 1880, aged rs years. new born
infant, and &c years of age had all equal pros
pect OF living for five years to come As males were
more exposed than females to casualties there
created lt2 males to 100 females According to
some there were nineteen all agreed there were
seventeen constituents that entered into tie compo-
sition OF the human frame-ozygen, hydrogen, nj
trogen ron &c The human skin consisted of
three layers of membrane The outer skin was
hard, without pores, and prevented INJURY by fric-
ton the middle skin contain ed the coloring matter
and was in the African race very thick; the under
skin was very delicate in its structure the instru-
ment of perspiraon full of blood vessels and its de-
ransement produced the most painful diseases-oft-
en- death This skin covered 24e bones all varying
In size, shape and use. They were all adapted to
designed end, and could not be improyed-some
bones were hollow. Like as the granaries of Egypt
when famine came on, contained stores of proven
der to feed the body pol tic did the bones of the
natural body contain provender for the system in
cases OF famine and fever. They were soft at BIRTH
and grew hard with age. Some acted as levers to
move others arches of support others as girders
to the frame. They were insensible to pain unless
broken or their texture destroyed. Betw en- the
skin and the bones lay the muscles of which there
were over four hundred The muscular power work
ed every lever OF the body. The muscles were ca.
pabe OF action and relaxation and were of great use
in circulating the blood in the veins interviewer
with the muscles were nine pairs of nerves, pair
for the eyes, the ears, &c. They were useless for
any other purpose than that for which they were
designed Nerves of sensation were not the same
as those of motion. Some muscles in healthy
state were under the contr2l Of the will others were
NOT, W'nking was often inEolgptaEy Yas was breath
ing: ihe9 laRgswere the great Laboratory where
the blood wasbropghtiD oeontaet with hbe air which
and charged The elsinie4 properties Of both. The
lungs of male wei hsd three and rRalf pounds
OF female fwdla and .thressAbafti pounds. 1hgy
wsre lighter than water and would aost 99nt The
LEFT lang ,waf longer, nartower, and lighter than
ase Egh,,iasa bad two slsbsss ThrspgAfspiratfbn
tmight be said, that eyrrymmn cHrrietbais warm
mig apparatus ~ithsni ,FHe Heart Of sanale weighs
I'd about hine ounces and that OF female eight
ounces Coming out Of The room ,o&l we heard
gentleman paytally reGarE, that that must be the
reason shy the ffp'ale was. much. more joyous
than the rasle she YVES EsAterheatted1 The lee
'tarer 'upon the pulsapns of the
'heati andGi,s 'inhuanee on die hunsanfrasae,
He next proceeded tSspaAK of the mind of man,
which wss' an amazing product of divine SKILL
Judgment, reason, emory, imagination and ts5ts
.were faculties Of the MIND, and in connection were
'ahe perceetive faculties OF feengi hearing tasting
seeing and smoking The purposes, adaptation and
uses OF these faculties were clearly explained and
the laws governing ther afran cement and the pun
incumbent upon the infractioh Of those laws
oe otn y w. 90 9y.Ba e riHl -f:. 9te.esi =
sglnths third place. the reverend speaker discussed
The hnDral constitution OF na including his relations
10 God One great proof of the existence of this
constitution was fouh in the univ ersaI ,,revatee1hcse
Of moral sense called eohscisnce, by which mans
judgment, commended or Condemned him for "a
large class of ACTIONS. Ali nations Possessed it
mans principles gould nos extinguisbijt unless he
were a2ano1ster; anlits,appruYal wouh support ia
the hour of torture Ind death lis nora, cousttu
ton lasted forever In conclusion the lecturer c6i
sidered at length tie relations and accountability 81
man to God in tits llfso and the afe which was to
come coftendng that the serious paffAsot the mo
rose, harsh, dandisrof 1iailkind' Was the Wiser
portion and that the lovers of lSvity were foos+
applying this phrase NOT as term Of scorn, but as
description OF lheir zeal 81 ndton, An exhortaiion
70 prayer and the remembrance add practice of the
i,nts Of natural relisi6n closed the'leeere very
,laynF ily ifla ats