Note 113 — PEPTIC PRECEPTS.
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Men are but rarely “framed so in the prodigality of Nature,” as to have all their Senses in perfection—very few have a single one, that approximates within many degrees of it—the Eye of Raphael, the Ear of Handel, the Palate of Apicius—or the sensitive touch of the blind Girl, who could feel Colours—are pancratic faculties which are seldom produced.
The following division of the Senses is so excellent, that I copy it from the scarce Book referred to below:—
“I distinguish the Six Senses by the character of noxious and innocent. The first three, Thinking—Seeing—and Hearing—are the innocent. The last three, Feeling—Tasting—and Smelling—the noxious.
“I pursue Happiness, or systematic pleasurable sensation, in the cultivation of the first class—and in the control of the latter.”—See the Life of John Stewart the Traveller, p. 12.