Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . d them through the arteries of the body; and Bichatthought it an envelope to protect the parts beneath. It isnow generally conceded by the leading physiologists thatthe brain is the organ of mind. As, however, there arethose who are disposed to dispute the correctness of thisopinion, it may be well for us to bring forward some of theproofs by which the truth of this proposition is established.(2o3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 21 I. Bize and Intelligence,—A low degree of m
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . d them through the arteries of the body; and Bichatthought it an envelope to protect the parts beneath. It isnow generally conceded by the leading physiologists thatthe brain is the organ of mind. As, however, there arethose who are disposed to dispute the correctness of thisopinion, it may be well for us to bring forward some of theproofs by which the truth of this proposition is established.(2o3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 21 I. Bize and Intelligence,—A low degree of mentalpower invariably accompanies a marked deficiency of the lowest class of idiots the horizontal circumferenceof the head, above the ears, measures from 12 to 13 inches ;in a full-sized head the circumference is 22 inches. In suchidiots the distance from the root of the nose, measuredover the top of the head to the occipital spine, is but 8 or9 inches ; in a full-sized head it is 14. The heads of bar-barous or savage races are smaller than those of the civil-ized ; the negro skull has a brain capacity averaging 82.
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