Man is possessed of sentiments (or those feelings which prompt him to believe in, look forward to, and hope for a higher state of existence, than that which he enjoys here) which none of the lower animals have, and of reason in place of instinct. There is certainly a vast difference between the two, although many would have us believe the one is the same as the other, but of a higher order; instinct causes its possessor to act from innate impulse without consciousness of the result, while reason points out "the why and the wherefore." Man is conscious of his own identity, this is also peculiar to him; moreover, all the performances of man can be improved by practice, none of the instincts can, but are as perfect at first as at last; the Bee makes the comb, and the Bird the nest, as well the first time as the last, and although the higher animals, as the Dog, Horse, Elephant, &c., can be taught to perform various clever and useful acts, yet it is by Man's instrumentality and not by their own powers; in fact there is not an animal which left to itself has the slightest power within itself of deviating one iota from those peculiar instincts which were given it by God. But Man at every effort rises higher than he was before, till he arrives at such a knowledge of the great works and designs of his Creator that he bows his head in awe and admiration of the wonders permitted to appear to his comprehension. With respect to his bodily structure, Man undoubtedly stands first in the race of beings, although, in some particulars, such as the acuteness of the senses, he may be inferior to some. [Illustration: _a._ Skull. _b. b._ Vertebral column or Spine. _c._ Ribs. _d._ Sternum or Chest bone. _e. e._ Scapulae or Blade bones. _f. f._ Clavicles or Collar bones. _g. g._ Pelvic or Hip bones. _h. h._ Humeri or Arm bones. _i._ Radius } } Bones of fore-arm. _j._ Ulna } _k._ Femur or Thigh bone. _l._ Tibia or Large bone of leg. _m._ Fibula or Small bone of leg. _n._ Calcaneum or Heel bone. _o._ Tarsal bones or Bones of the foot. _p._ Carpal bones or Bones of the wrists. FIG. 73.--THE HUMAN SKELETON.]