The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-10-23


organs, serving as q common bond
to thoir activity, a medium of com,
non relationship. of sympathy, and
vital oo-existcuce, it is the principal
source Of organic impulses. | ts
gradual perfection indicates and de-
tiues the degree Of perfection
of tho animal, and assigns to
it its rank in the scale Of beings. Iu
man. this system is tho type of per-
feet organization. The intimate u
nion OF its parts. the multiplicity Of
its points for concentration OF ner
vous energy, the certainty and ra
pith'y of tho Communication between
its parts. tho unity AMI importance
Of it's functions. givo to the nervous
apparatus such preponderance in
She strnctare that Hinter said this
system vas really tho aciiny aaiaai,
the ua1n iira5elf. Ia studying it au-
etonicilly, VIZ at once perceive tha,
it con sists Of certain chief centro4
AMI nerFes that convey impressions
1nl the resolves o! tho will. The
.roo of sensation has in all cases its
roots In the brain aud spinal mar
row, spreading oat FROM their can
tres, and rainlfyiny to to intinity
IL embraces tho whole structure in Il
vast network, in sort of nervous
.nOsphero-A1niW iW u,,ier dIiinri.
jN,1 o,nnes htstGs. Thus tue real
aud original consultation, tho tem
peramont aud iiiOsyucrlsy reside Ia
part IN tho no.vods system. u il
well demonstrated that osery pltt
OF the human structuru which loses
its CONNECTION any length OF time
with the nervous centres, celsos To
manifcst the pie numcna of life.
Thus however isolated ~ function i
nervous hllmont may be, 1t has di-
rect connection wijh the screbro
spinal centre. The sm lllest con-
coiyable point OF the b,ly plrtlios
of sonsiblllty, except the plrely Il .
brous syst3n; bat even tuis pJr-
ton is affected With excessive action
in certain morbid ccnlitions As
there is principle Of distraction
in operation. nature appeals to tue
organic forces, particularly those OF
the brain, to combat II. II nov, it
be asked. how impressions are IN de
aud Cerebral inplex accJmplishe /,
everything becomes obscdre, aud
W. alvanca ouly by tue all Of hy-
p)the5s we all know that there
exists IN tho norvcs. principle to
convoy scnsaliOl5--gith perceptions
u bo 10 Jdli,i anl reti lsi Dy the
6err,S. But what is tLls singul .r
Guilty the existence Of waicI can
neither bo demonstrated OF deu.et :
Is 1t hId vi iucJncrivlb!o tenuity'
Is it u subtle aud excessively agile
gls, III COMPARISON with which
caloric is heavy, the E;ier of spl.a
dense, ani light slow iu velocity I
Where is it elab b)ra,ea What be-
COMES OF it How is its waste re.
pleuishei {? We know npt-but it
exists. IL has beeu sail that the
brain acts Through an electrO-mo-
lecular agency In word, that it is
merely kind ut salvauic battery
without entirely disciriin. th /,
nypothe~is, Il mast be admitted
,ha it is tar from beln, lcroa ,traS
ted. B side, does not this .appJ,i-
ton rxplaiu the uuha,wn Oy the in
comprehensive, simply carry The d,f-
icuiIy Il iiltle father back without cX.
plalniug IL -iU brief, -et the L e.
phant On tA, tortoise Tim, lul tue
ui,Jrt, OF scuin- will doubtless uuyei.
thus great Djstery, waieh furnishes
1 perpetual Riimeut for natural curl-
oslty. Bit @s may 10 egory case
say that what 80 lack toward tut
understanding u; the G9rv1Is systc.u,
i ono general last which may
AID Us ia SystemluLIns its spec. Il
facts, AMI apprrh 'uiing ths'u IN
their tutali,y. To eSulaln the cr-
culaton. we have such seuoral
fact. For this function is eXerlel
through u eircalatory mJveusnt, OF
which tho hoart il at once tho be-
ginning aai cad The nprvoas
lunctlsn has tho sensibilty for its
cnd--to o,t,blish u capacity fox tho
reception OF Impressions, eithor froa
tho external wo,li. or IN, organism
itself, Thrso impression, trau,mI>
ted to tho Ui5, becomc perceptions,
intellectual aud moral acts, aal ia 80
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