Encephalology; or, A very brief sketch of dr. Hirnschädel's ologies of the cranion and phren perfected by the rationals |
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... action equal to that of an ordinary child of four years . The returns of his father from the chase were expected by him with animated eagerness ; and never did little Esqui- maux meet his parent dragging a seal or a walruss to his hut ...
... action equal to that of an ordinary child of four years . The returns of his father from the chase were expected by him with animated eagerness ; and never did little Esqui- maux meet his parent dragging a seal or a walruss to his hut ...
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... action , they were habitually journeying over the convexity , until there was not a promi- nence or an indenture , however minute , with which he was not intimately fami- liarized ; and this , long before he was of an age to be able to ...
... action , they were habitually journeying over the convexity , until there was not a promi- nence or an indenture , however minute , with which he was not intimately fami- liarized ; and this , long before he was of an age to be able to ...
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... action of which he kept it exercised until he had cleansed it from every particle of earth or soil- ment ; and wiping it dry with the utmost care , he triumphantly deposited it upon his shelf above the skull of the calf ; assigning to ...
... action of which he kept it exercised until he had cleansed it from every particle of earth or soil- ment ; and wiping it dry with the utmost care , he triumphantly deposited it upon his shelf above the skull of the calf ; assigning to ...
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... action of each power . And therefore , 11. That the great objects of Encepha- lology are , 1 , to ascertain the seats and nidi of the functionary powers of the encephalus ; and 2 , to enlarge or reduce the midi of the cranion , in such ...
... action of each power . And therefore , 11. That the great objects of Encepha- lology are , 1 , to ascertain the seats and nidi of the functionary powers of the encephalus ; and 2 , to enlarge or reduce the midi of the cranion , in such ...
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... , manifested in the last action of the respi - ratio . Our encephalologist found , that the in- termediate ratios have both a moral and a physical operation . Thus the orgg . illust - ratio and obscu - ratio act morally , 50 ENCEPHALOLOGY .
... , manifested in the last action of the respi - ratio . Our encephalologist found , that the in- termediate ratios have both a moral and a physical operation . Thus the orgg . illust - ratio and obscu - ratio act morally , 50 ENCEPHALOLOGY .
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Page 140 - A strange fish ! Were I in England now, (as once I was,) and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver : there would this monster make a man ; any strange beast there makes a man...
Page 140 - A strange fish! Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 70 - Nil admirari prope res est una, Numici, solaque quae possit facere et servare beatum.
Page 61 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre.
Page 104 - ... induction are the following : 1st, That the brain is the material instrument, by means of which the mind carries on intercourse with the external world. 2d, That the brain is an aggregate of parts, each of which has a special and determinate function. 3d, That the form of the brain can be ascertained by inspecting the cranium ; and that the functions of the several parts may be determined by comparing their size with the power of manifesting the mental Faculties.