2040. Crying
If we Inquire into the Cause which produces the crying of infants, we shall find that it seldom originates from pain, or uncomfortable sensations, for those who are apt to imagine that such causes must
always
operate on the body of an infant, are egregiously mistaken; inasmuch as they conceive that the physical condition, together with the method of expressing sensations, is the same in infants and adults.
2041. Difference
It requires, however, no demonstration to prove that the state of the former is essentially different from that of the latter.
2042. Power