Encephalology; or, A very brief sketch of dr. Hirnschädel's ologies of the cranion and phren perfected by the rationals |
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... called , the hind and front brain ; the other was , that although the internal sur- face of the skull exhibits a remarkable correspondence in form with the surface of the brain , yet the correspondence is by no means equally pronounced ...
... called , the hind and front brain ; the other was , that although the internal sur- face of the skull exhibits a remarkable correspondence in form with the surface of the brain , yet the correspondence is by no means equally pronounced ...
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... called away from the scenes of his earliest interests ; he contemplated with delight his return to them , enriched with the stores of know- ledge which he had accumulated during the fourteen years of his laborious studies . He now ...
... called away from the scenes of his earliest interests ; he contemplated with delight his return to them , enriched with the stores of know- ledge which he had accumulated during the fourteen years of his laborious studies . He now ...
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... called for Gans , and ordered him to work the pump upon the palm of his hand . This was immediately done , and with such assiduity and vio- lence as to cause the Doctor to cry out to Gans to desist ; who , however , ab- sorbed in the ...
... called for Gans , and ordered him to work the pump upon the palm of his hand . This was immediately done , and with such assiduity and vio- lence as to cause the Doctor to cry out to Gans to desist ; who , however , ab- sorbed in the ...
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... keep it quite firm in its place . He joyfully called Gans to witness the declared elevation of the ratio ; but Gans , after staring some time in all 66 directions , declared , " that he could see E 2 ENCEPHALOLOGY . 81 DIS-
... keep it quite firm in its place . He joyfully called Gans to witness the declared elevation of the ratio ; but Gans , after staring some time in all 66 directions , declared , " that he could see E 2 ENCEPHALOLOGY . 81 DIS-
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... called , or rather forced into action , according to new laws ; and the progress which was so tardy in its commencement , was no less rapid in its advance . An accurate register was kept by Dr. Hirnschädel , of the changes of the two ...
... called , or rather forced into action , according to new laws ; and the progress which was so tardy in its commencement , was no less rapid in its advance . An accurate register was kept by Dr. Hirnschädel , of the changes of the two ...
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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.