CONTENTS. xix 



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Ledger Account of the Body and its Organs. A Living Eddy. 



Fat. Glycogen. Nutrition. The Indestructibility of Matter. 



The Indestructibility of Force. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 THE BKAIN ... .253 



Directions for Preparing the Brain of the Cat or Rabbit. 

 Study of the Brain. The Cranial Nerves. The Functions of the 

 Cranial Nerves. The Cerebrum and its Functions. Location of 

 Brain Functions. Functions of the Cerebellum. The Spinal 

 Bulb. Blood Supply of the Brain. Brain Work and Brain Rest. 



Nerve Stimuli. The Nature of Sensation. The Relative Na- 

 ture of Sensations. Effects of Alcohol on the Nervous System. 

 Moral Deterioration Produced by Alcohol. Narcotics. Opium. 



Hashish. Habits. 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE SPECIAL SENSES 284 



General Sensations and the Special Senses. What We Learn 

 by Touching Objects. Nerve-endings in the Skin. The Sense of 

 Touch. The Pressure Sense. The Localization of Touch Sensa- 

 tions. Illusions of Touch. The Temperature Sense. The Mus- 

 cular Sense. Pain. Hunger and Thirst. The Sense of Taste. 



The Sense of Smell. The Sense of Sight. The Muscles of the 

 Eyeball. External Parts of the Eye. Dissection of the Eye. 

 The Retina. The Center of Distinct Vision. Protection of the 

 Eye. Adjustment of the Lens for Seeing at Different Distances. 



The Blind Spot. Regulation of the Amount of Light Admitted 

 into the Eye. Color Sensations. Color Blindness. Stereoscopic 

 Vision. Duration of Impressions of Light. The Care of the 

 Eyes. The Sense of Hearing. The Equilibrium Sense. The 

 Care of the Ear. 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE VOICE 320 



The Larynx of the Calf. Dissection of Larynx. Voice and 

 Speech. 



CHAPTER XI. 

 ACCIDENTS 328 



How to Stop Flow of Blood from Wounds. Bleeding from 

 the Nose. Burns. Fainting. Broken Bones. Sunstroke. 

 Treatment of the Drowned. Suffocation in Wells. Poisons and 



