New-York tribune., 1871-03-28

like goose, and dspcasure by kissing screeching
like goose or perhaps hike macaw. When angry she
flaps her arms against her sides and beats her feet upon
the floor. She knows her owt name and understands
ore or two short sentences, such Come here" and
Put out Your hand" She recognizes the persons who
attend upon her. and feed her. and is much agitted II
Touched hy "A stranger She cannot feed herself but
swallows Voracousv all that is pnt in her mouth show
ing preference oT article of diet over an0ther
She is dirty in her habits and no amount of attention
has improved her in this respect. She very roma Oh m
bath cackng when she is put into 1t, and screening
when she is taken out of it.
The third lecture gives an interesting summary Oh
the various forms of mental arrangement IN IFS reia
ton TO and age affected by different organs ~
the body, and as correlated with other diseases ne
closes il with the following appeal in behat o 'i'
mode of regarding mental phenomena:
To forth this unity (of body and mnol as most
chief aim in these lectures. because nst lie nj
sincere conviction that just conccP' o botb
of the UI,~sio,o,v and pathology of mind nave no
wish whatever to cXalt undtly lhe p'S Int do urO-
ble sin less desire 10 degrade the mnJ h.t tit
test with ali the energy dare use asnst t aie h vic
and most unscienc practge OF ] he biehest and
most wonderful contrivance of creative SKIN rs 1" o
thing of which man dare venture ia 10 i' rnnmts which
nave brought forward; must trust to the ~ ~
your memory OF them when d'c.are @ ~ ~ 10y
upsars clear scientific duty to repudate the 9plGt",
SIlo an Old writer which the late Sir william hamoh
used to hang the wall of his lectuIe-room'
on ,srtb there is nothing great bat man
Is uau there Is nothing great but mind
The ophorism which like most aphoIsms contains IN
t The nue ,netaphvscian but il is most unsuitable To
tGe scientific inquirer VINO bound to ect ii, not be-
cause that which is not true IN 1t ony bnt hch NOR
becalse of the haneiul spirit VITA which II Is inspired
On earth there assure dN otAl thluSN 4It"t UeSc9
man though none greater and IN man there are OLher
things great besides mind though none greater Aud
y5oSocVtl Inspired by the spirit OF the aphorsn, thinks
earnestly the things earth that lead up To man, or
to know anything truly Of NINA Wlthout STUDY ihS
M TO and issue in mind, Will enter on "A
barren labor, which, II not q sorrow 10
himself will assurCdy b. sorrow and ycNaton OF splrt
10 others 10 reckon the highest operations o mind to
he functions o mental organization Is 10 eNaIt hot 10
II II he liWiul ana nShi 10 huist iilo ~ "a,
wonderful cOEtryancc in Nature by which noble ana
surely much stronger evidence Of confyance to nave
developed the higher mental functions by evolution from
organic instruments Of all. know not why the Power
which created matter and its properties should b.
reason feeling. and viii. seeing that whether we diS-
cover II he endowed not the mystery Is equally
Power which created matter and its properties To a
rightthnEiug and rIgat-icehng mind, the beauty,
not lce~cncd, ly each hcw glimpse into the terIe
rcccss.s of her operations. The sun going IQfth
glorious in majesty because We have discovered the law
Of erayitaton. and able by spectral ana detect
j. longer Hclios driving his golden chariot through
the pathets spaces o. te heavcns. Inc mo1ut"s are
deserted them, nOr the groves icsa aiat Nt or
the streams more dc,oltc because science mas hamShed
poetry nor expelled tine divine from Nature, Int has tur-
nshcd the mate = ana gwen the iea2c,oI oI hlShct
poetry and mghtcr philosophy than the world has yer
seem The grave OF superstition which saye Is the
womb Of better birth And # At come To l,ass-ih
IT, onward maclas II may well he IL VIII come 10 pass,
that other spcrsonS shall Doc uethrOnod as the sun-g0
has been etnOned assured that this also will
step human progress, ana NJ the benehcent eyou-
ton Of the Power which rueth alike the courses OF the
stars and the ways OF men,
DR.. Maudslev adds an appendix on the " Limits OF
Philosophical Inquiry" and on the Theory of vi
tality" in which he attempts to grapple with some
of the later and deeper problems of speculation.
These papers viii repay perusa, hut the author is
evidently less strong i'll this tnan i'll his professional
field.