There is another thought which I will offer in this connection. I maintain that all _functional_ action of our bodily organism, _ab initio_, is conducted by _thinking mind_, through the medium of organic electricity or the electro-vital fluid. Every organ as a whole, and every life-cell in detail, is charged with this active principle. I believe that every one of then is controlled and guided incessantly in its propagating, organizing and entire functional force by _intelligent mind_, acting through this wonder-working agent--the electro-vital fluid. In respect to our _voluntary_ exercises, this organic electrical force is made subject to our own mental activities, and executes its office upon the bodily organism mainly through the medium of the nerves. But, as regards all the _involuntary_ functions, I believe that control is exercised _directly_ by the omniscient and all-pervading God, although in accordance with his own established laws. Once more of the _mind_ let me remark, that _consciousness, sensation, and will belong to it alone_. The _body_ never thinks nor feels; nor does the organic electricity within it. The popular idea, especially with the less educated masses, is that, if a man burn his finger, it is the finger that smarts. But this can not be true. Pain can exist only where consciousness is. And there is no consciousness in the finger, nor in any material part. Only the _mind_ is conscious of _existence_, even; and hence only the mind can be conscious of pleasure or pain. If a limb be paralyzed, by interrupting in any way the flow of the electro-vital fluid through its nerves, and thus depriving the _mind_ of its medium of communication with it, you may burn that limb to a crisp and the subject will feel no pain. When you burn your finger or break your arm, you disturb the action of the electro-vitality in the injured part, deranging its poles. This electric agent instantly communicates its disturbance along the nerves to the brain, where it reports to the mind and tells where the disturbance is. The conscious mind takes cognizance of the fact and feels distress. THE LOWER ANIMALS.