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... speak of the machinery of digestion , of circulation , of respi- ration , the nervous machinery , & c . , each of them separately . CHAPTER II . THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES OF THE BODY . 1. BEFORE considering each subject particularly ...
... speak of the machinery of digestion , of circulation , of respi- ration , the nervous machinery , & c . , each of them separately . CHAPTER II . THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES OF THE BODY . 1. BEFORE considering each subject particularly ...
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... speak of in other parts of this book . 14. In all the different structures of the body of which I have spoken , there are blood - vessels , large and small , circulating the blood everywhere . Nerves too go everywhere , branching out ...
... speak of in other parts of this book . 14. In all the different structures of the body of which I have spoken , there are blood - vessels , large and small , circulating the blood everywhere . Nerves too go everywhere , branching out ...
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... speak of them as the two sides of the heart , the right and the left side , as is common- ly done . 23. That you may understand the course of the blood in the two circulations , I shall de- scribe it by Figure 22 . Let a represent the ...
... speak of them as the two sides of the heart , the right and the left side , as is common- ly done . 23. That you may understand the course of the blood in the two circulations , I shall de- scribe it by Figure 22 . Let a represent the ...
Page 71
... speak , then , of fishes living in water , it is not strictly true - they live in water that has air mixed with it . 35. The lungs of insects are mere air - vessels here and there in different parts of the body . You can see the holes ...
... speak , then , of fishes living in water , it is not strictly true - they live in water that has air mixed with it . 35. The lungs of insects are mere air - vessels here and there in different parts of the body . You can see the holes ...
Page 72
... speak of the different parts of this instrument . You feel in the upper part of your throat , in front , a firm body , the larynx , com- monly called Adam's - apple . This is the music - box of the instrument ; that is , it is the place ...
... speak of the different parts of this instrument . You feel in the upper part of your throat , in front , a firm body , the larynx , com- monly called Adam's - apple . This is the music - box of the instrument ; that is , it is the place ...
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Page 112 - BO many different bones, instead of being one solid, tight box. If a blow be received on the head, these bones give a little upon each other, as it is expressed, and so they are not often broken. They give more in the child than in the adult, because, besides being less brittle, they are less tightly put together. It is well that it is so ; for if it were not, the skull would often be fractured, in the frequent falls which the child has. 9. The bones on the top of the head are fastened together by...
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Page 169 - It is often produced by the vibration of the air. This is the case in whistling. In the flute it is the vibration of the air in the instrument that produces the sound. And so of other similar instruments. 3. When the vibrations are equal, the sound is a musical one. But when they are irregular, the sound is a noise, that is, a confused sound. 4. Sound passes through the air by vibrations. It may be said to pass by waves in all directions, just as waves go in all directions on the surface of water...
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Page 54 - ... supply of impure air afforded by the Yoga exercises, we should aim at a large supply of pure air. How is this to be secured ? The air we breathe goes down into the lungs, which are full of small air cells, somewhat like a sponge. As a sponge is much larger when its cells are filled with water than when dry, so the lungs swell out when their cells are filled with air. How many little air cells are there in the lungs ? About sixty lakhs ! The air after staying a little time in the air cells, goes...