doubt that we are able to think, will, and re« member. On this account it would be equally unreasonable to refuse to believe in the presence within us of a soul endowed with reason.
2. Thus the power of thought is a proof of the existence within us of an independent and rational soul. But stop! We have reckoned without our host, that is, without the modern unbelieving scientists! They think scornfully of our old-fashioned ideas, and exclaim: "O you silly people! Thought is nothing more than an act of the brain! In order to do this there is no need of a soul; that is to say, no need of a spiritual and independent being."
But pause awhile, you wiseacres, and allow us to ask you a question. From a neighboring house the sound of a masterly performance on the piano reaches our ears. Do you mean to assert that the music is nothing more than an act of the piano, that the instrument plays of itself? Every child would say of you, "these people are too clever by half." Therefore, good gentlemen, we continue to believe that thought is the music of the soul; and that where thoughts exist, there must be a soul capable of thought, just as, where there is the sound of music from a piano, there must be also a performer.
3. What now is the case of animals, especially those which are most highly trained, as for instance the dog, the horse, or the monkey? Have not they likewise a soul? Certainly the animal possesses sensible impressions, feelings, impulses, a memory, and as far as this goes, one may speak of a soul. But the soul of the animal is essentially and immeasurably removed from the soul of man, because it is not possessed of reason. Even, to use a common phrase, the most intelli-
