CONTENTS ix 



Relations the belly and tendon of a muscle bear to each other 84 



Fig. 28, rounding of muscles in action exercise unfolds 

 muscular system thighs, legs, and loins of a dancer . 85, 86 



New fashions of gymnastics for children; to throw limbs 

 over a bar, to hang by the arms, feet, and knees of doubt- 

 ful utility ; useful manual training much better boys and 

 teachers have been ruptured 87, 88 



Development of strength should be gradual, as in training 

 horses for the Derby 89 



Reflecting on these many proofs of design, it is surprising 

 anatomy is so little cultivated by men of science .... 90 



The human body a plan drawn in perfect wisdom ; its con- 

 tinuance is by a power no less admirable than that which 

 rules the heavenly bodies 91, 92 



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Clergymen may derive from animal mechanics a sure means 

 of enlightening the understanding, elevating the views, and 

 awakening the piety of their hearers. Lawyers may find 

 in these selections facts of use in jury-trials in cases of 

 damages for injuries received on railroads or defective 

 highways 94 



Lord Brougham's Estimate of " Animal Mechanics "... 94 



James Russell Lowell's sonnet to Jeffries Wyman .... 97 

 A Roman carpenter's shop in the Christian era 98 



