Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig 4 —Motive Temperament Miss H. The human body is made up of three grand systems oforgans, each of which has a distinctive general function inthe physical economy. They are known as the Motive orMechanical System, the Vital or Nutritive System, and theMental or Nervous System. The Motive or Mechanical System, composed of thebones, the ligaments, and the muscles, forms, by the com-bination of these three sets of organs, an apparatus of leversthrough which all th
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig 4 —Motive Temperament Miss H. The human body is made up of three grand systems oforgans, each of which has a distinctive general function inthe physical economy. They are known as the Motive orMechanical System, the Vital or Nutritive System, and theMental or Nervous System. The Motive or Mechanical System, composed of thebones, the ligaments, and the muscles, forms, by the com-bination of these three sets of organs, an apparatus of leversthrough which all the mechanical movements of the body 40 BRAIN AND MIND. are effected. The predominance of this system of organsin any individual gives rise to the special expression in theorganization of what we call the Motive Temperament. The Vital or Nutritive System, in like manner consistsof three classes of organs—the Lymphatics, the Blood-vessels, and the Glands—which, through their functionsof absorption, circulation, and secretion, are the instrumentsof the bodys nourishment and purification. Where this. Fig. 5.—Vital Temperament. Dumas. system of organs is predominantly active, a physiologicalcondition is induced which is known in the new classifica-tion as the Vital Temperament. The 31ental or Nervous System, forming the mediumof connection between the soul, or psychic principle, andthe external world, and through which thought and feelingare manifested, is likewise made up of three classes oforgans—the organs of Sense, the Brain, and the preponderance of these three sets of organs gives ris&to the Mental Temperament. OF THE TEMPERAMENTS. 41 We have, then, under this classification three temper-aments, each of which is indicated by external signs in thephysical organization, and exerts a specific influence in themanifestation of mind. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEMPERAMENTS. Tlie Motive Temperfunent, depending upon a superiordevelopment of the osseous and muscular syste
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