Sound mind, or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect / [John Haslam].

  • Haslam, John, 1764-1844.
Date:
1819
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Credit: Sound mind, or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect / [John Haslam]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    their individual protection, and for the continuance of their race* This definite V.. allotment of mental craft to animals has rendered them stationary, while man has tio barriers apposed to his improvement; but, under the fostering auxiliaries o( a free soil, wholesome instruction, and in- tellectual labour, continually advances. However vast his present treasure may appear, its accumulation may be safely predicted; and it is to be expected, or at least, it may be hoped, that his career in moral practice will be commensurate with his progress in science. The human intellect, or the capacity of man for the accumulation of know- ledge, has enabled him, in a great degree, to render himself the master of the ani- mal creation; and more especially over