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_ The unctuous humor.—Secreted by the oily glands, and lubri- 
cating the fine cartilaginous rim of the eyelids. LO Bag 
IN THE CAVITY OF THE EARS. 
‘The waz of the ears.—The soft, bitter wax, secreted by the wax 
"glands of the ettéeigy Wiidhvory passage. Use, to lubricate the sensi- 
ble membrane of that canal, and to prevent insects from entering. — 
The water of the labyrinth.—An insipid water contained in the 
cavity ofthe drum. Use, to preserve the nervous fibrils of the ear 
nerve soft and moist, and to moderate the tremors of sounds. 
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The juice of the shield gland.—Of a yellowish, white color, espe- 
cially in infants. Use, not known. . ad 
The mucus of the gullet—Secreted by the mucus glands, situa- 
ted in the cellular membrane. Use, to lubricate the cavity of the 
gullet, and prevent the concretion of its sides. ies 
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IN THE CAVITY OF THE CHEST. _ 
"The mucus lining the internal surface of the windpipe, its branches, 
and the Jung vessels. Secreted by the mucus glands situated under — 
the internal membrane of those parts. Use, to prevent the surface _ 
of the windpipe, branches, and lung vessels from becoming 
the continual passing of the air. ae 
The vapor in the cavity of the chest.—A vapor which exhales from 
the exhaling vessels of the pleura, of the lungs and the ribs, into the 
chest. Use, to preserve the pleura soft, moist, and flexible; and to 
defen and prevent it from friction of, and concretion with, the _ 
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Vapor of the heart membrane.—Secreted by the arterious exhal- 
ing vessels which open upon _the external surface of the heart, and 
internal of the membrane. Use, to prevent the concretion of th 
heart with the pleura ; to diminish friction, and to preserve the 
soft. ey . 
The juice of the wart gland—A milky juice secreted by the — 
arteries opening into the cells of this gland. Use, not known. 
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IN THE BREASTS. 
The milk of the breasts.—A white, sweetish fluid, secreted by the ~ _ 
glandular fabric of the breasts of women. Use, to be aliment to 
new born children. = a et gaa: 
IN THE ABDOMEN. 
The gastric juice—A limpid colorless fluid, secreted by the 
41mg vessels of the very numerous arteries which bedew every 
