Natural Philosophy, by Worthington Hooker

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Natural Philosophy, by Worthington Hooker

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Title: Science for the School and Family, Part I. Natural Philosophy

Author: Worthington Hooker

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CHAPTER I.

MATTER.

1. Matter and Spirit.—The distinction between matter and spirit is almost universally recognized even by those who have given little thought to such subjects. It is a distinction of which we are conscious in our own persons. We know instinctively that there is a something within us that causes the movements of our material bodies, and that something we call spirit.