New-York tribune., 1873-01-22
BRAIN OF BLACK AND TAN TERRIER.

During the past year have carefully prepared. ex-
amned and figured the brains OF "a dogs OF poth sexes
and various and OF these no two are alike as may
be seen by the diagrams and after the lecture 6 the
that they all dogs brains and not those OF cats or
foxes byenas lions for have examined all these
leaving Ithaca, by the kindness Of Mr. H. A. Barnum Of
Central Park Museum But those of the two terrier
breeds. present individual pecularities the Pomera
OF mother and four children are readily dis
tngushed from each other as also from all other breeds
The two setter brains are alike and yet dler IN minor
characters, and so on Finally all these brains come
under the Hibernian category of being mary one alike
the two hemispheres differ from each other just as
decidedly as human brains or course THIS collection IS
too small any conclusion respecting the problem be-
! fore us. What l wish to show the advantages
offered by dogs brains over human brains In this nVes-
tigation.
II evident tnat the great essential is the knowledge
Of both the brain and the character OF the individuals
but unless public sentiment should greatly change IN
this respect shall hereafter as heretofore, become
men whose brains 1t is impossible to obtain and the
other hand shall examine the brains of paupers and
Rnt Win doss the case is the reverse of this Thou
sands OF families cherish their canine pets, and watch
their natures with the utmost care their pecuiiartes
after their DEATH Their pedigree is known, and their
descendants are kept in view: Finally except In rare
cases, sentiment would not forbid the examination OF
their brains. To this essential advantage, add the
smaller size Of the brain and the reduced cost Of
and the agreement as to the names of the assures
folds and is evident that here is wide and most fruit
ful field OF chronological research.
In some minor respects cats brains are still better
brains which have examined are like each other or
the two sides but cats characters and breeds
neither so various nor 80 easily asceraned as those OF
dogs.
But while satisfied that cyno-phrenOogy is the short
est the straghtest and the surest road to anhropo
phrenoogy, am by no means confident as to the real
existence OF either in Che present chronological sense
On the contrary the homogeneous structure or the cer
brum OF division lines between the parts
assigned to different faculties the analogy which holds
impairment OF general intellectual rather than
the total loss OF certain faculties which follow loss Of
daily gains strength with me- that the total amount OF
gray matter is increased by the successive formation OF
assures when subdivide previously existing spaces into
smaller and smaller sectOns, uniformly eyer the whole
surface instead certain regions different species,
as would naturally according TO phrenology; all
these considerations to point 10 conclusion which
may be briefly and perhaps rather prematurey OK
pressed follows: The entire oerebrun the organ of
the whole inteleet serves as channel OF communl-
ness, and is therefore the means by which the mind is
able to actuate the body to manifest any mental emo
being equal, the entire bulk OF matter or at
It's extent, fair index OF the vlgor with which
the cerebrum whole Is capable of manilesting the
mental condition OF the individual
THE MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY.
You may now understand why have expressed SO
few opinions and presented few facts upon my
authority. take credit for anything beyond the
conclusion that the brains OF dogs various among
themselves afford the most favorable basis for
invests cation the correlation OF mind and brain
Yet this conclusion, like many through which
other have gained money and reputation has been
the legitimate result of plan laid out by my friend and
teacher PfOf. AgassZ. MIDST OF Tor
long whence he has but lately returned he
found time To begin the execution OF long contem-
plated design to include among the magnificent colec
tiOns the Cambridge Museum. series OF brains
and embryos to illustrate the structure andeveopment
of domesticated animals.
THE NATURE OF MIND.
There remains TO be disposed OF In way the
question as to the nature and reality Of mind which
rather eyaded at the OF the lecture
The reason that forced to differ widely from
great psychologists whom have so often quoted
this evening Most people, following ia part early in
sructOn IN part revelation IN part spiritual manfesa-
uons and In part trusting TO their own consciousness
hold that the human mind Is spiritual substance
which Is associated with the body during the life
OF the latter In this world, and which remains in exist
ence after the death OF the body and forms the spiritual
clothing embodiment OF the immortal soul; and
that the individual therefore lives after death as
spirit In the human form that OF this spiritual the
soul the essential being, OF which may be predicated
good evil nature while the mind which clothes it
body consists OF the spiritual substances Affections
thoughts which were cherished ana formed during the
natural life. lL
Together with the above convictions respecting them
selves, most people, when thinking Independently OF
theological subaons, feel willing TO admit that ami
mails have, In common with men, fewer natural
affections and thoughts which make up their minds, but
that the inner and immortal sou. which would retain
them part VI individual after death of tho body
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