Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           Themethodisthis:Youtakeahundredleadersofeachparty;youdisposethemintocouplesofsuchwhoseheadsarenearestofasize;thenlettwoniceoperatorssawofftheocciputofeachcoupleatthesametime,insuchamannerthatthebrainmaybeequallydivided.Lettheocciputs,thuscutoff,beinterchanged,applyingeachtotheheadofhisoppositeparty-man.Itseemsindeedtobeaworkthatrequiressomeexactness,buttheprofessorassuredus,"thatifitweredexterouslyperformed,thecurewouldbeinfallible."Forhearguedthus:"thatthetwohalfbrainsbeinglefttodebatethematterbetweenthemselveswithinthespaceofoneskull,wouldsooncometoagoodunderstanding,andproducethatmoderation,aswellasregularityofthinking,somuchtobewishedforintheheadsofthose,whoimaginetheycomeintotheworldonlytowatchandgovernitsmotion:andastothedifferenceofbrains,inquantityorquality,amongthosewhoaredirectorsinfaction,thedoctorassuredus,fromhisownknowledge,that"itwasaperfecttrifle."

           Iheardaverywarmdebatebetweentwoprofessors,aboutthemostcommodiousandeffectualwaysandmeansofraisingmoney,withoutgrievingthesubject.Thefirstaffirmed,"thejustestmethodwouldbe,tolayacertaintaxuponvicesandfolly;andthesumfixeduponeverymantoberated,afterthefairestmanner,byajuryofhisneighbours."

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