Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . the seal it covers onehundred and twenty square inches; and so great is thepower of smelling in the seal that hunters are obliged toapproach him directly against the wind, else he would recog-nize them by their smell. These cases tend to prove that in nervous matter, aswell as in those cases where the exercise of an organ is con-nected with mechanical force, size is the measure of laying down this principle with reference to the mentalorgans, however, we
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . the seal it covers onehundred and twenty square inches; and so great is thepower of smelling in the seal that hunters are obliged toapproach him directly against the wind, else he would recog-nize them by their smell. These cases tend to prove that in nervous matter, aswell as in those cases where the exercise of an organ is con-nected with mechanical force, size is the measure of laying down this principle with reference to the mentalorgans, however, we are always careful to put in the quali-fying clause, other things being equal. If we were to comparea pine stick with an oak stick, or an oak stick vvith*an ironbar, it is obvious that the law of size being the measure GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 35 of power would not hold good, because of the differentproperties of these different materials. In estimating thepower of a mental organ from its size, in like manner,there are influences which enter in as modifying conditions,and which it is of the highest importance to take CHAPTER II. OF THE TEMPERAMENTS. There are great differences among men in the sub-stance and quality of their organizations. Some, like thewood of the palmetto tree, are porous, spongy, and weak;while others, like the oak, are dense, firm, and are small horses which will outwork large ones;and a small man very frequently displays greater physicalstrength and endurance than one of a much larger differences are referable to what is termed thequality of the organization. It pervades the whole body,imparting its influence to the brain and nerves, as wellas to the muscles; and thus, through the material instru-ment of the mind, affecting mental manifestation. Thisquality is so intimately related to the physical organismthat a knowledge of the temperaments which enter into itsconstitution is most important in the study of mind. Tet»ipcf
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