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... nature , and these elements can be understood by children . Said a reverend gentlemen when speaking of little ... natural tendencies of mind , natural propensities , natural predispositions ; yet they are not “ fated ” to act only as ...
... nature , and these elements can be understood by children . Said a reverend gentlemen when speaking of little ... natural tendencies of mind , natural propensities , natural predispositions ; yet they are not “ fated ” to act only as ...
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... nature operates . - William's stomach . - Five import- ant lessons to be remembered . - How the stomach should be ... nature and use.- Muscles of the hand . - Natural bracelet . - Muscles obedient to the will . - Muscles of the tongue ...
... nature operates . - William's stomach . - Five import- ant lessons to be remembered . - How the stomach should be ... nature and use.- Muscles of the hand . - Natural bracelet . - Muscles obedient to the will . - Muscles of the tongue ...
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... Nature does anything , she is governed by regular rules and fixed laws , and is systematic in all her arrangements . She does one thing at a time , and is only capable of doing a certain amount , and no more , with- out injuring some ...
... Nature does anything , she is governed by regular rules and fixed laws , and is systematic in all her arrangements . She does one thing at a time , and is only capable of doing a certain amount , and no more , with- out injuring some ...
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... nature has given to him to supply himself before he sets out on a journey . 52. In plants , nourishment is absorbed from the earth by the roots , or from the air by the leaves , which serve as lungs to them . But I must pass to another ...
... nature has given to him to supply himself before he sets out on a journey . 52. In plants , nourishment is absorbed from the earth by the roots , or from the air by the leaves , which serve as lungs to them . But I must pass to another ...
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... nature by giving us artificial teeth . 18. Indians and negroes have , almost universally , beautifully white teeth ; and they are made of the same materials ; the same bone , the same lime forms them that is found in ours . Why then is ...
... nature by giving us artificial teeth . 18. Indians and negroes have , almost universally , beautifully white teeth ; and they are made of the same materials ; the same bone , the same lime forms them that is found in ours . Why then is ...
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Page 61 - ... are branches of the artery going to the two sides of the lungs, which carry the blood there ; m, m, the veins which bring the blood back from the lungs to the left side of the heart ; n, is the right auricle ; o and p, are the ascending and...
Page 23 - ... mastication of their food. 48. Man has only one stomach, and this is all he needs in the digestion of his food, and in preparing it for blood ; but we see that different animals require and have different stomachs : some two, three, or four, as the occasion may require. 49. Lobsters and crabs have a very singular stomach. Near the lower end of it there are five little teeth placed on the opposite side ; and these being moved up and down by muscles belonging to them, grind the food passed between...
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Page 51 - ... cut of the arm, and also the manner in which they are joined to the arm. 68. Dr. Alcott relates a very interesting fact to illustrate the action of the muscles, as follows : " In front of St. Peter's church, at Rome, stands an obelisk, or pyramid, of red Egyptian granite, one hundred and twenty-four feet high. It was brought from Egypt to Rome, by order of the Roman emperor Caligula, where it...
Page 87 - A cat frequented a closet, the door of which was fastened by a common iron latch. A window was situated near the door. When the door was shut, the cat gave herself no uneasiness ; for...
Page 85 - The grocer's name was Gardner — the distance is certainly above a mile, and through the most crowded part of London. The case of bees is referable to Instinct clearly. Honey-finders in America trace their nests by catching two bees, carrying them to a distance, and letting them fly. Each takes the straight line towards the nest or hive, and by noting these two lines, and finding where they intersect each other, the hive is found. Now the bee is known to have a very confined sphere of vision, from...
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