ughout the Universe. The
Combinations of the Letter-Sounds would then constitute words exactly,
simply, and naturally expressive of any combination of the Elements of
Being, either, first, in the Universal domain, or, secondly, in any
subordinate domain, physical or psychical. In this way a grand and
wonderful system of technicals would be wrought out for all the
sciences--_provided by Nature herself, and discovered, only, by man_. It
is at least certain that if a grand Science of Analogy is ever to be
discovered, capable of Unifying all our knowledges, an anticipation
vaguely entertained by our most advanced scientific minds, it must be
sought for primarily among the simplest elements of every domain of
science, or, what is the same thing, every domain of Thought and Being.
It is alike certain that heretofore the first step even has never been
rightly taken among the men of science to investigate in that direction.
The failure of all those who have entertained the idea of a Universal
Analogy as a basis of Scientific Unity, has resulted from the fact that,
drawn rapidly along by the beauty of their conceptions, they have
attempted to rush forward into the details of their subject, and have
lost themselves in the infinity of these, without the wisdom and
patience to establish a basis for their immense fabric in the exact
discovery and knowledge of Elements. They have hastened forward to the
limbs and twigs and leaves and flowers and fruitage, without having
securely planted the roots of their scientific tree in the solid earth.
Such was the case with Oken, the great German Physio-Philosopher and
Transcendental Anatomist, the pupil of Hegel, who exerted a profound
influence over the scientific mind of Germany for thirty years, but has
now sunk into disrepute for want of just that elementary and
demonstrative discovery of first Elements, and the rigorous adhesion to
such perceptions of that kind as were partially entertained by him and
his school of powerful thinkers and scientists.

To repeat the leading idea above, which is so immensely pregnant with
importance, and, perhaps we may add, so essentially new: The
combinations of Speech-Elements--in a perfect and normal Language for
the Human Race, which we are here assuming that Nature should have
provided, and which may be only awaiting discovery--when they should be
rightly or scientifically arranged into words and sentences, would be
exactly concurrent and parallel with