2*34 ffuman Frame. 



CHAP. XII. 



Of the Human Frame. 



MAN is placed at the head of the 

 animal creation. Animated and enlight- 

 ened by a ray from the Divinity, he sur- 

 passes in dignity every material being- 

 He was made after all other creatures^ 

 not only as the most perfect, but as the 

 surperintendent and master of all things ; 

 created u to rule over the fish in the sea, 

 and over the fowl of the air, and over 

 cattle, and over the earth, and over every 

 creeping thing*" 



The body of a well-shaped man ought to 

 be square, the muscles ought to be strong- 

 ly marked, the contour of the mejnb 

 boldly delineated, and the features c 

 the face well defined. In women, all the 

 parts are more rounded and softer, the 

 features are more delicate, and the com- 

 plexion brighter. To man belong strength 

 and majesty ; gracefulness and beauty 



