Travels in Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, and across the desert into Egypt ...

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TRAVELS IN ASIATIC TURKEY,
of discovering the various inclinations and capacities by the struc-
ture of the skull, and by its elevations and depressions. In doing
this, he dwelt on the important truths and conclusions which would
result from the establishment of such a doctrine, to the manifest
advantage of medicine, morals, education, legislation, &c. together
with the promotion of a more perfect knowledge of mankind
in general.
In laying down the principles which he was desirous
to apply to future observations, he advanced, first, that capacities
and inclinations are innate in man and brutes: secondly, that these
capacities and inclinations are seated in the brain: and lastly, that
both the capacities and inclinations being essentially different from
and independent of each othrer, they must consequently originate
in different parts of the brain, between which there is a like inde-
pendence.
On the 26th I visited the hospital of the insane, called la Toi^r
des Four, at Rossau. In this lofty and capacious building between
two and three hundred persons of both sexes are confined, in apartments
kept in the nicest order. An anecdote is recorded of the
Emperor Joseph the second, that having caused an apartment to be
fitted up for himself at the top of this tower, or
building,
to
enjoy
the advantage of a fine and extensive prospect, one of the inmates
attacked him in a sarcastic epigram, inscribed on the wall. It is well
known that this Emperor indulged in many extraordinary fancies
and wild speculations; and accordingly the attack was couched in
the following words, in the form of an epitaph :—" Uicjacet Jo-
" sephus Secundus, hie primus, ubiaue secundus. ,y
On the 2Tth I visited the imperial palace at Scombrun, a very
superb building, standing in a delightful situation, and embellished
by beautiful walks, gardens, fountains, statues, grottoes, and pleasure-grounds,
all open to the public. I was conducted to the menagerie,
and thence to the observatory, which affords a fine and
extensive view of Vienna and its environs. On my way to Scombrun
\ entered a church at the
village of Herrals, where I was
shewn the model of the sepulchre of our Saviour at Jerusalem,
with other curiosities of a similar kind. Having seen the original
sepulchre,
was destitute of all resemblance.
it was not difficult for me to ascertain that the model
Having dined at Schombrun, I made an excursion to Dornbach,
a very agreeable and rural seat, which had been the residence of the
late Field-marshal . Lacy It was open to the public,
as is indeed