Year: 1863

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er to marry and thus be the means of af-
fecting posterity, and emf ailing an untold
and inaesc-ibable amount of human suffer-
ing. But in the present state of Physio-
logical knowledge. this is never taken into
consideration, and parents End themselves
burdened with helpless and sicky offspring
who prove burden and care, rather than
comfort and blessing.


| But these advantages and others Of Q
similar nature, which might be mentioned.
are not the only beneficial results to Be OBJ
tanned from a knowledge of the human
system.


But there is another consideration Of
more importance still, il possible Some
families are unfortunately afflicted with
tendency to idioey; others to insanity. both
Of which are liable to be transmitted to
posterity.


In our youth we were acquainted with o
family in which were two idiots. the oldest
and the youngest. Besides these there
was large number that evinced at least
common share Of intellectual ability
They were in afhuent circumstances. and
manifested not only good ability to &C.
quire wealth, but common abilities on
very many other subjects. They all mar
ried and became parents. The copss-
quence was that all were parents of idiotic
children. Who can estimate tie misery
and wretchedness that followed as an inev-
liable result of these unfortunate aud i'll.
timed marriages.


AS severe as it might seem to be, per-
sons thus unfortunately connected ought
never to marry, ought never to be the
means Of peorling the world with unfor-
tunate beings who are deficient in intel
lect BUTT will ever be the case until the
laws of health and primogeniture, as
taught in the science Of Physiology. is
generally understood, that the people will
act on sensible principles in reference to
this important matter.


AS we have already intimated, some
families are afflicted with tendency 70
insanity which is transmissable by heredi-
tary descent. Regardless of consequences
such persons marry and become parents of
children who are afflicted with this tendency
to insanity, and the world is peopled with
wretched beings whose lives are a misery
to themselves and to others.


This will always be the ease--these re-
suits will always have an existence-and
these injudicious courses will always be
pursued. until the people generally have q
knowledge of the laws that govern the
human system as taught in the science of
Physiology. and this knowledge will never
be generally obtained until it is taught in
our common schools.


We know of no study more calculated
to lead the mind of the student "from ma
ture up to natures God" as is the study
of the human system.


We know Of no study better calculated
to imbue the student with an app fecistive
idea of the wisdom and power of the
Great Ruler of the universe than is this
study. How is it possible far any one to
become acquainted with the wonders of tho
human frame without being impressed
with the thought that the great Architect
who could form from nothing 50 curious
and so perfect machine, so admirably
adapted to all the purposes for which it IL
designed. could have been nothing less than
perfect wisdom?


When we contemplate the mysterious
connection between the body and the mind,
and the powers Of the latter over the fer
mer. and the lmost unaccountable powers
which the body possesses under the control
Of that invisible something which we call
mind, we cannot but with the sweet singer
of Israel say--"l am feariully and wonder
fully made ,.,- r


Take for instance the almost fabulous
power possessed by the delteid muscle
which raises the arm, although but small
bundle Of fbrous flesh, yet under certain
circumstances it is capable of sustaining
hundreds Of pounds of weight.


The organs of speech are capable of per-
forming wonders, and yet were we to ex-
anime dried specimens of the parts that
comr ose them. they are exceedingly simple.
The inventive genius of man has yet never
been able to construct a musical instrument
that would compare with the human voice
when heard In song. The Swedish Night
ingale,' the Irish Linnet." and the BLACK
Swan" have astoaished the world with
their vocal powers, and thousands Of others
Of less notoriety have shown what won-
derful powers the human voice possesses
under proper cultivation, and who can un-
derstand this, and by an acquaintance with
the structure of this unrivaled musical in
strument, learn that it is only composed
of few rings Of gristls in the upper part
of the 6ronehia together with the glofis and
epiglotis without feelings Of awe and rev.
erence for the Power that made us of
clay and formed us men,"


When we notice the wonders of the hu-
man eye. and mark the simplicity Of its
structure and the power it possesses, aud
then reflect that if it he punctured by .
small sharp instrument. colorless liquid
escapes. and the sight is gone forever. We
can hardly repress the exclamation. who
but God could have made MS, and who
but brute would fail to worship Him?"


The moral effect almest necessarily pro-
duced by becoming acquainted with the
character and uses of the component parts
of the human system. we regard of the
hsppiest character.


II the student is interested in the study
of Geography-of tracing the course Of
rivers in those remote parts Of the world
which he has never seen and never expects
to see. how much more will be be interested
and benefited by tracing the rivers that
carry the vital fluids in their ramifcstions
through the diffsreat parts of his own
physical system. the rivers Of life!