An essay, or tract, on the vitality of the warm blood and air / by James Morison ; edited and republished by Elisha North.

  • Morison, James, 1770-1840.
Date:
1835
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Credit: An essay, or tract, on the vitality of the warm blood and air / by James Morison ; edited and republished by Elisha North. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONCLUSION. It is thought that there may be a set of persons, in some parts of these enlightened United States, who are what are commonly called priest-ridden. These I cannot suit by my useful publications, al- though I mean not to give them tenable cause of complaint, because in kindness, I wish their pros- perity. They often manifest good dispositions. Priests and their followers, ought to be succumb- ing to philosophy and truisms, in affairs pertaining to natural and important science; yet they are often unwilling. I think, like Spurzheim, that the organization of mankind is not elevated enough to sustain the purest religion, or best philosophy, in general society. Of course priests may be some- what excusable ; and yet those, who, in malice, often denounce their opponents, as infidels and heretics, make manifest a great want of pure self- religion, like Torquemada of old, who ruined one million, nearly, of wealthy persons, in Spain, by his Inquisitorial power. A great multitude of these were fanatically burnt alive. The animal cerebral organs prompts men to such un-holy con- duct, under the garb of holy religion. There is no danger, that pure charitable phrenology, will ever do such mischief. Hence I like it. It is pro- bably destined to do much good in society, as regards true religion. The above may not be en- tirely devoid of self-arrogance. A remedy, how- ever, is not easy, if the truth be told.