The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-07
AND ABOUT THE BODY PoLITIC
DOWN UPON QUACKS OF EVERY
KIND.

Last night was not pleasant. A chilly
atmosphere rendered i. very disagreeable,
but, nevertheless, tho patrons of the High
School Course of Free Lectures wero out
in respectable numbers to listen TO DR..
Brigham speak his piece,
The doctor opened POLITICALLY by recit.
ing with proper accent, the annon ymous
poem addressed TO O skeleton, after which
he requested close and critical attention
wkile he should discuss phyeical and polit-
| ical life.
In the opinion Of the doctor IT is very
important that hygiene and general sani-
tary science should DO understood by the
people, and that greater effort should be
made to teach this important knowledge.
Political economy was treated as the
next most important branch of human
knowledge, and the doctor had no doubt the
time would come when tho laws of health,
| of physiology and of political economy
would be thoroughly known, and would
kill of quack doctors, quack lawyers, and
quack politicians.
The doctor ,hon spoke of the close con-
nection of the material and spiritual in
man, and the importance of healthy and
pure moral conditions to mental NANTES.
tations. Tho complex and wonderful
organ, the brain, as the great center of
tho nervous system, its curious ramihcu-
tions 10 all parts of tho body, and the
inability Of any organ to work or perform
its function without the influence
Of the nerve force was
clearly set forth. This force being one Of
the corrcla.ions derived from the blood and
the blood being made of food, is important
that healthy food should be eaten, go that
the right kind of force may be supplied to
tho nerves aud brains. The injury of exces-
sive action in any one organ, and the bad
results TO other parts Of the body, result
ing from this excessive action, was e1-
planned as snording q strong argumen,
for Temperance in al things. The speak
es said tbs. i. was very important for all
to know the proper distribution of the
forces q. oar command. The antogsnism
Of life and death, of health and disease,
was illustrated IS phenomena belonging
TO organic existence. The now impene-
trabili.y of many things connected with
the life phenomena, would, the doctor
thought, be explained by the advance OF
scientific knowledge. a thorough knew.
ledge o. the facts surrounding Va in this
life, was ofvery grea. Importance to all
travellers a,ong life's rugged and tiresome
way.
Science, said the lecturer, Is but q
knowledge Of the facts around US, and
hence scientific knowledge would yet teach
mankind to be true, good and great.
A brief sketch Of anatomy WAS given,
followed BY an analysis of sight and hear
ing, or the philosophy OF lighte and sound
eloquently illustrated.
The curious or rather strange assertion
was made "That the universe, without
intellgencas so organized as to receive
impressions from nodula.ions in tho vari-
GUS fluids surrounding US, would be as ST.
| lent as the tomb and as dark as night,
and he said the deaf and blind are proofs
| of this fact.
Tho doctor took the position that colors
were merely different wave lengths in the
e.heric sea, and ono color as primary "a
another.
In conclusion, tho speaker said his OBJ.
ject had been 70 stimulate all 70 strive 70
attain that mental culture that would aid
all in living higher and nobler lives. Fol-
| genuine education enabled all to compre.
| bend the wondrous beauties and sources
Of pure and healthful lives. In the boun-
ties of heaven education also made us
aware of the fact that physical degrade
ton helps moral degradation. He said
our education should be so conducted q,
to give greater aggregate of power to
do good IN tho world. He quoted from
DR.. Carpenter, stating that nature was a
kingdom Of orderly evolution and that il
had mover been Invaded by anarchy, or by
anything proternatural or supernatural,
and therefore II was tho great privilege of
man to study to comprehend this or
der, lie also stated that an education
in political economy must be such as
would give souls to our politicians and
such souls as would love justice and act
for tho public good. All citizens should
be educated to realize the responsibilities
| "a" ..f,s Il,
in the great search after truth and not be