Excerpt from Electro-Biology, or the Doctrine of Impressions: Considered Upon the True Principles of Reason, Nature and PhilosophyBiology has had to battle its way through the preja dices, the illiberality and the, combined Opposition of 'the' ignorant, the selfish, , and.all whose interests would be affected by any change, from the ancient order of things. At this dayof, its existence, however, it is beginning to engage the serious attention of the litera ry and scientific, wherever its, principles have been properly set forth by its advocates, and' we are not now called upon' to give new facts to illustrate its im portant truths. History, both, sacred and, profane, is replete with them. Every periodical having any pre tensions to scientific repute, is filled with them. They crowd around the social 'circle and the family fireside.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.