HUMAN BODY, A COMPOUND STRUCTURE 27 



cells ; and of many organs, as the brain, heart, lungs, 

 etc., but each of its tissues and each of its organs and 

 parts has its own chemical composition and its own 

 mechanical arrangement, peculiar to itself. For 

 example, all the bones are composed of phosphate of 

 lime, carbonate of lime and other elements peculiar 

 to the bony tissue. Again, the atoms (cells) in each 

 bone are mechanically arranged in a manner peculiar 

 to that bone. Thus, the atoms in the bones of the 

 skull are so arranged as to make them flat and curved, 

 with an inner and outer plate; those in the other 

 bones are so arranged as to make them long and 

 cylindrical (arms and legs) ; others short (hands and 

 feet) ; others flat and curved (ribs) ; others with com- 

 plex forms (vertebra?), and so on. The muscular, 

 vascular and nervous tissues are each composed of 

 chemical elements peculiar to themselves; and their 

 atoms are so arranged, mechanically, as to form the 

 muscles, arteries, veins, nerves, etc. 



The human body is not only a compound physical 

 structure, with all these tissues, organs, cells, etc., but 

 life is added to all the other wonderful properties, 

 which it possesses. 



Now, the chemical elements, which compose the 

 bones, muscles, arteries, veins, nerves, etc., either as- 

 semble, automatically, and group themselves, chem- 

 ically, and at the same time, automatically, arrange 

 themselves, mechanically, in such a manner as to form 

 the bones, muscles, arteries, veins, nerves, brain, heart, 

 lungs, stomach, etc., without the aid of any extran- 

 eous psychic or creative force, or this wonderful work 



