Lettsomian Lectures on Insanity (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Lettsomian Lectures on InsanityBacon, when referring to the researches Of the alchemists for the philosopher's stone, says, that they performed the Office Of the husbandman, who, in seeking for a hidden treasure, turned up the soil, and pulverized the earth, thereby rendering it better fitted for the purposes Of vegetation. Although the schoolmen were baf¿ed in their attempts to discover the essence Of the soul, and to ascertain, with any degree Of satisfaction to their own minds, the precise number Of angelic spirits who could pirouette at the same instant upon the point Of a needle, they nevertheless Opened a path for the philosopher, amidst the dreary forest which he had to traverse, and pointed out to him the dangerous portions Of his journey, in which they themselves had stumbled and fallen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.