Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903, December 14, 1899, Page 6, Image 6

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    THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 14, 1899.
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The Origin of the Ego.
Concluded from 1st page.
ronment, and their constant at-
tempts to hold their own against
it.
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special organ subsequently super- j uja^or
nlator of ajj
all th e other ganglia;
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added; here it had its modest ^ ¡ H regulative function is the be- J
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birth, developed little by little, and gjnjng of constant and sentient re­
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ended at the summit of the scale by acjion which, as it is constantly re-
becoming the mighty Ego of man. peated, is a central stream and
Virtual, diffused or centralized, 8^ress constantly going on, which
its role in all animals is to afford we recognize as the sense of self,
S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N
individuals the sentiment of their Eg% and meniory. Thus the Ego
PRODUCE TAKEN
conservation, of their needs, and to or soul is a constant flowing to­ S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E
force them to obey the injunctions gether of nerve changes and their j
C O LLEG E OF
of nature on penalty of annihila­ sensations. That is, it is a pro - j
tion. In its highest degree it com­ cess , and not an entity, a thing, a
prises memories of the past, acts, spirit or a spook 1
sensations and thoughts, the sum
If convenient, read with this ex-
total of its internal and ext< ’’ 1 , »bition the corresponding part of
O F C H IC A G O
impressions; it gives the individ­ Haeckel’s Evolution of Man, or
ual the sentiment of its present cor­ any other modern work of biology
poreal existence and the notion touching this subject, and observe
Fall T e rm w ill Begin S e p te m b e r 2 7
even of its faculties and intellect­ as far as you can the actions and
ual operations. Animals provided reactions of the lower forms of life.
D irecto rs of th e C orporation
with hemispheres alone think, man
In order to understand and ap­ A. E. G ammage , President.............................................................. 167 Dearborn St.
alone knows that he thinks; ‘cogito preciate the new things and idpas J. H. G reer , M. I)., Vice-President and Treasurer.......................52 Dearborn St.
F lorence E. D ressler , Secretary.................................................. 2203 Gladys Ave.
ergo sum’. The Ego is the con­ of a new science we must get famil­
sciousness of self — it is the Soul.— iar with them. Then their “mys­
FACULTY
[Science and Faith.
WM. F. TAIT, M. D., D ean ,
EDITH TEN LEY CLARKE, M. D.,
tery” will disappear, and a peculiar
Professor of Institutes of Medicine and Professor of General and Experimental
delight and even joy will take its
Surgery.
Physiology.
Whence Am I ? W h a t Am I ? place, which will pay a thousand­
WM. W. COOK, A. M., M. D.
W. E. WINSKEL. M. D.,
Professor
of General and Descriptive
Professor
of
Science
of
Medicine,
Thera­
peutics and Materia Medica.
Anatomy and Surgical Emergencies.
In answer to these old questions fold for the labor and thought
CHARLES E. BOWERS, M. D.,
R. V. WAGNER, M. D.,
we give our second extract from Dr. they h ve cost us. The highest
Professor
of
Practical
and
Clinical
Med-
Professor
of Electro-Therapeutics.
Topinard’s new book on “Science pleasure in the world is the pleas­
* icine. ’
EDWARD D. WAHL, M. D.,
t . b . w .
CHARLES J. LEWIS, M. D.,
Professor of Physics, Chemistry, Urin­
and Faith”. It is the last word of ure of learning?
D K E Y K R & C R A IG
Medicine “S urgery
CO - E D U C A T IO N A L
alysis and Toxicology.
I’rofesor of Physiology of the Nervous
science on the subject of self , and
System, and General Pathology and
HOWARD TAYLOR SMITH, D, D. S.,
must be thoroughly read.
Lecturer on nervous Diseases.
Professor of Dental Surgery.
HOMER
O.
BATES,
M.
D.,
In our first extract, in last Torch,
W. E. WINSKEL, M. D.,
Professor of Medical and Surgical Gyn­
Demonstrator
of Anatomy.
we had the question of the origin of
aecology.
JOHN J. BRADLEY, M. D.,
life explained; and now we add a
WILLIAM A. TAIT, M. D.,
Lecturer on Rectal and Anal Diseases.
Professor
of
Operative
and
Clinical
Sur­
hint or so to enable the reader to
ANLON FRANK,
gery and Surgical Diagnosis.
Demonstrator
of Surgical Instruments
reach over from that exposition to
JOSEPH H. GREER, M. D„
and
Orthopedical
Appliances.
IS A BOOK OF . . .
Professor of Medical and Surgical Gen-
the present one. Now catch on!
ito-Urinary Diseases and Dermatology.
OTTOMAR CARLICZEK,
We saw that in our first forms of
Demonstrator of Roentgen Ray Diagno­
A. E. GAMMAGE, A ttorney ,
sis and of Illuminating and Cautery
life, the protozoa, the plastids or
Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and
Apparatus.
Insanity.
cells were separate or loosely join­
H. W.SCAIFE, M. A., M. D.
FRANK S. LEWIS,
ed together. When they became
I Prof.of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
Instructor in Latin.
more closely attached, but not so
as to form a tissue, they were called
On the following and
Fees and Expenses.
kindred Subjects:
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mends (from tha Graek ‘meros’, a
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part), but when the celh co-operate S e lf C o n tro l
Anatomical Ticket, including material, first and second years, each year__ 5.00
Laboratory Ticket, first and second years, each year..................................... 5.00
they make a zoid or meta-zoic ani­
S e lf R e s p e c t
mal; and when the cells combine
their separate zoids, they become a W h a t is M o ra lity ?
tissue of cell centers, which is call-! W h a t is Ignorance
P R O G R E S S IV E M E D IC A L C O L L E G E
ed a deme, or people of cells (from Fraud a C rim e
In Keeping w ith the Advance of the times.
Greek demos —a people) that is an I H a b it, 2nd N a tu re
undifferentiated aggregate of cells. P o liten ess
The Directors have decided to make Special Liberal Inducements
When some of these cells, by d i-!
to readers of the TORCH OF REASON.
Address for Announcement
W
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and Terms,
vision of labor and function, be­
come specially adapted to receive E tc , e tc ., e tc .
One of these chapters is
andanswer to external impressions,
Worth more to
we have the beginning of a gang­
Young and old than the
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book.
lion. When there are a number of
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these ganglia in a metazoic anim al,! . . . IT SH O U LD BE IN . .
their action is felt more or less by
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each other along lines of cell-fibres
a n < ,re c e l»e a
which thus become nerves. Thus
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we have a lot of communicating
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ganglia in an ever-acting animal
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body. Now tjie professor’s story
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goes on from there to tell how the
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Ego results from their cell and
nerve interaction against the envi- SlLVERTON
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