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which gives an unequal exercise of direction to the 

 eyes ; and of always writing with the right hand, 

 and to the right ; ^ as well as to the effects of 

 every instrument being adapted to the right hand, 

 it should seem that some more fundamental means 

 were necessary. 



§ 5. If we may discover any movement, or series 

 of movements, by which a man can, as it were, 

 untwist his frame from its distortion, and then 

 hold it steadily for a time in proper working po- 

 sition, we shall give to every muscle the opportu- 

 nity for perfect action, and this, again and again 

 repeated, may restore the weaker one of every 

 pair of muscles to an equahty v/ith its fellow. 



We offer the following attempt to discover and 

 explain such movements for what it may be worth : 



The action of the Spine must in the first place he 

 dearly traced out, 



§ 6. The first step m pursuance of this design 

 must plainly be to trace out the working of the 

 skeleton in that animal which accomphshes loco- 

 motion by the simplest means. 



§ 7. The general figure of motion in man seems 

 obvious enough (although to describe it minutely 



♦Even did we write with the left hand, it is evident that only when 

 writing to the left the action would be properly changed. 



