By means of them the brain finds out all about what is happening in the body, and sends out its orders to the various organs, which may be called its servants.
~18.

An Experiment.~--A man once tried an experiment which seemed very cruel.

He took a dove and cut open its skull and took out its large brain.

What do you think the effect was?
The dove did not die at once, as you would expect.

It lived for some time, but it did not know anything.