ABSTRACT
The objection stated. - Remoteness of its operation. - Conjectural ideas respecting the antidote. - Omnipotence of mind. - Illustrations. - Causes of decrepitude. - Youth is prolonged by chearfulness - By clearness of apprehension - And a benevolent character. - The powers we possess are essentially progressive. - Effects of attention. - The phenomenon of sleep explained. - Present utility of these reasonings. — Application to the future state of society.
