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Absorbent vessels 133-135 



Absorption 133-135 



by blood vessels 133 



by the lacteals 134 



of the food 133-135 



Accommodation, Function of 289, 290 



Achilles, Tendon of 36 



Adam's apple 310 



Ague-cake 139 



Air, atmospheric 185, 186 



Changes in, in respiration 186-188 



Composition of 185, 186 



Dust in the 192, 193 



Effects of impure 194-196 



Impurities in 191, 192 



Provision for purifying 197-199 



Eenovation by ventilation 199, 200 



Air-cells of the lungs 1 78 



Air-passages 178-182 



Albinos 58 



Albumen 80 



of the blood 146 



Albuminoid substances 80 



Varieties of 80 



Properties of 80 



Alcohol, as a fat-producer 170 



as a food 107, 108 



a poison to the intellect 239 



Cold promoting properties of 108, 109 



Effects of, on digestion 139, 140 



Effects of, on the brain 238 



Effects of, on the heart 169-171 



Effects of, on the kidneys 141 



Effects of, on the liver 140, 141 



Effects of, on the mind 239 



for thirst 108 



History of 106 



Hostility of, tolife 110 



in the army 107 



impairs the will 239 



Kinds of 106, 107 



Properties of 107 



Proper use of 110 



Trembling due to 238 



Alimentary canal 116 



Animal functions 207, 208 



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Animal heat 201-203 



How produced 201 



regulated by perspiration 202, 203 



Animals, Relative strength of 38 



Apoplexy 231 



Aqueous humor 279 



Arachnoid membrane 211 



Arbor vitae 214 



Arterial blood 151, 189, 190 



differs from venou; 151, 189, 190 



Arteries 160, 161 



Arrangement of 160, 161 



Carotid 162 



Pulsation of 161, 162 



Radial 162 



Temporal 162 



Arytenoid cartilage 311 



Asphyxia 336 



Assimilation 168 



Audition 292 



Auditory canal 295 



nerve 299 



Auricles of the heart 154 



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Back-bone 25, 26 



Bathing 62 



Importance of 62, 63 



Time and manner of 65, 66 



Baths 64 



Different kinds of 64-67 



Belladonna 282 



Use of, as a cosmetic 282 



Bile 131, 132 



Secretion of, in the liver 131, 132 



Accumulation of, in the gall-blad- 

 der 131, 132 



Uses of 132 



Biliary duct 181 



Bladder 138 



Gall 131, 132 



Bleeding, how stopped 169, 330, 331 



Blind-spot 283, 284 



Blood 145, 146 



Arterial 151, 189. 190 



Change of color. 151 



Circulation of 152 



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