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INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



1017; in viability of, 1015; in constitution 

 of, 1017, 1018. 



Sexual Instinct, supposed location of, in Cere- 

 bellum, 735-739. 



Organs; see Generative Apparatus, Testes, 



Ovaria, and Uterus. 



Secretions, influence of nervous system 



on, 943. 



sense, situation of ganglionic centre of, 



739, 740. 



Sheep, new breeds of, 1037 note. 



Shock, influence of, on muscular irritability, 

 321, 322; on heart, 470. 



Sighing, act of, 518. 



Sign-language of deaf and dumb, 759 note. 



Signs of Death, 1058, 1059. 



of Pregnancy, 978, 979. 



Silica, its presence in the body, 105. 



Similarity, law of, 777-779. 



Single vision with two eyes, 884-887. 



Sinus pocularis, 1003. 



urogenitalis, 1002, 1003. 



Six-fingered races, 1038. 



Sixth Pair of Nerves, functions of, 685, 686. 



Size, visual appreciation of, 888, 889. 



Skeleton of Invertebrata, structure of, 266. 



Vertebrata, general structure of, 266; de- 

 velopment of, 1005; varieties in conforma- 

 tion of, 1032-1037. 



Skin, structure of, 241-250; Cutis vera, 241, 

 242 ; glandula? of, 243-245; papilla? of, 858, 

 859; nutrition of, 245, 246; Epidermis, 

 246-248; pigment-cells, 248-250; transpi- 

 ration from, 611-614. 



Skull of Man, distinctive peculiarities of, 42, 

 46; varieties in form of, 1032-1035; in- 

 duced modifications of, 1035, 1036. 



Sleep, definition of, 819 ; necessity for, 819, 

 820; periodicity of, 819; predisposing in- 

 fluences to, 820 ; intermediate stages be- 

 tween sleep and waking, 821, 822; influ- 

 ence of habit in inducing, 822,823; influ- 

 ence of impressions on the sleeper, 823, 824; 

 amount of, required by man, 824-825 ; cases 

 of absence and deficiency of, 825; undue 

 protraction of, 826. 



Smell, sense of, 871-873 ; peculiar objects of, 

 871; nervous apparatus of, 872; influence 

 of Fifth pair on, 872; uses of, 872; im- 

 provement of, 873; special exaltation of, 

 873 note; modification of, by habit, 873. 



Smoke, peculiar acid of, 539 note. 



Smooth Muscular fibre, 309, 310. 



Sneezing, act of, 519. 



Sobbing, act of, 518. 



Soda, carbonate and phosphate of, their pre- 

 sence and uses in the body, 107-109. 



Sodium, chloride of; see Chloride of Sodium. 



Solidity, perception of, 885-887. 



Somatic death, 1054-1056. 



Somnambulism, peculiarity of state of, 800- 

 802,811; exaltation of Muscular sense in, 

 724 ; exaltation of sense of smell in, 873 

 note. 



Sound, laws of propngation of, 896-899. 



Sounds, Articulate, 935-940. 



of heart, 476-47$ ; of placenta, 978. 



Specific distinction between Human races, no 

 adequate grounds for, 1038-1042. 



Spermatic cells, independent life of, 124. 



Spermatozoa, characters of, 954; evolution of, 

 954 ; the essential fertilizing agents, 955. 



Sperm-cell of Plants, 949, 950 ; of Man, 955. 

 Spherical aberration, 874. 

 Sphincters, action of, 410, 695. 

 Spinal Accessory Nerve, functions of, 690, 

 691 ; inosculation of its roots with Pneumo- 

 gastric, 688. 



Spinal Axis, functions of, 695-702, 842. 843; 

 its control over the orifices of the body, 695 ; 

 its relation to the Organic functions, 695, 

 696 ; its protective agency, 696, 697 ; mor- 

 bid excitability of, 701, 702; pathological 

 relations of, 842-848. 



Cord, general structure and relations of, 



645 ; comparative anatomy of, 663 ; parti- 

 cular account of, 659-676 ; anatomy of, 660- 

 667 ; external conformation, and connection 

 of with nerves, 660; internal structure of, 

 661-667; different views respecting, 664, 

 665; functions of, 667-676; conducting 

 power of, 667-671 ; reflex actions of, 671- 

 676 ; their independence of sensation, 671- 

 674 ; their adaptive character, 674, 676 ; 

 cases of injury of, 672-674 ; experimental re- 

 searches on, 671, 672, 676 (see Spinal Axis). 



Spinal Nerves, connections of, with Cord, 660- 

 662, 683 ; general endowments of, 650-656. 



Spleen, structure of, 456-458 ; development 

 of, 458; functions of, 461-464. 



Spiritualist doctrine, its truths and its errors, 

 770-772. 



Spitalfields Workhouse, fever, &c., at, 543. 



Spontaneous amputation, reproduction of limbs 

 after, 561. 



Splenic vein, blood of, 182, 183, 463. 



Stallions, Cerebellum of, 737, 738. 



Stammering, pathology and treatment of, 939- 

 940; influence of emotions on, 767, 768. 



Starvation, effects of, 393, 394; symptoms of, 

 394, 395; prolonged, 395, 396; death by, 

 393-397 ; consequent upon loss of heat, 

 623-624. 



Steam, application of, to wounds, 564. 



Stearic Acid, 70. 



Stearin, 69. 



Stereoscope, 886-887. 



Stomach, movements of, 404-408; secreting 

 apparatus of, 414, 415 ; villi of, 416, 417 ; 

 gastric secretion of, 417-424 (see Gastric 

 Juice) ; its operation in Digestion, 424-427; 

 effects of blows on, 321. 



Strabismus, pathology and treatment of, 916, 

 917. 



Strangury, convulsive action in, 846. 



Stratum Malpighii, 247. 



Strength, feats of, 918, 919. 



Striated Muscular fibre, 303 (see Muscular 

 Fibre). 



Strings, vibrating, action of, 929. 



Strumous constitution, 572. 



Strychnia, artificial tetanus of, 702, 844. 



Subcutaneous Wounds, reparation of, 228, 

 229. 



Subjective Sensations, 853-858. 



Substantia gelatinosa of Spinal Cord, 661, 662. 



spongiosa, 661. 



Succession of Mental states, 816, 817 (see 

 Trains of Thought). 



Succus entericus, 428, 429, 432, 433. 



Suction, act of, 398, 698. 



Sudoriparous excretion, composition of, 612; 

 amount of, 612, 613 ; vicarious with urinary, 

 613,614. 



