INDEX. 



645 



Liquor, sanguinis, 121 ; amnii, 530. 



LIVER, 209 ; structure of, 199, 200, 201 ; de- 

 velopment of, 191, 198 ; secretion, 203, 

 205 ; sugar, 123 ; production of sugar and 

 fat in, 207 ; destruction of blood-cells in, 

 209 ; absorbed material goes to, 107 ; effect 

 of, on complexion, 588. See Bile. 



Localization of functions in brain, 324^ of 

 plants and animals, 482. 



Longevity, 545. 



Loss of perception of time, 332. 



LUNGS, structure of, 157, 159, 160; capillaries 

 of, 160; capacity of, 162 ; organic fibres of, 

 163 ; chemical changes in, 163. See Res- 

 piration. 



Luther, Martin, vision of, 406. 



Luxury, effect of, on skull,. 588. 



Lymph, 95 ; salts of, 96 ; flow of, 99. 



Lymphatic glands, 94. 



LYMPHATICS, distribution of, 97 ; function of, 

 96, 98 ; origin of, 529. 



M. 



MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN, 620. 



Machines, speaking, 356. 



Madagascar, native of, 577. 



Madder in bone, 256. 



Magellan, voyage of, 624. 



Male and female, comparison of, 546. 



Malpighian bodies, 215 ; sac, removal of li- 

 quid from, 224. 



Mammary gland, 224 ; development of, 225 ; 

 action, 233. 



Man, physical aspect of, 24 ; soul of, 25 ; ma- 

 turity of, 542. 



Margarine, 246. 



Mariolatry, 631. 



Marmots, 172. 



Mastication, 40. 



Matters received, 16 ; dismissed, 17. 



Maturity of man, 542. 



Meconium, 202. 



Medulla oblongata, 304 ; functions of, 306. 



Melloni on light, 389. 



Membrana granulosa, 520 ; decidua, 525, 526. 



Membranes, selecting power of, 107. 



Memory of insects, 608. 



Menstruation, 519. 



Mental emotions, nature of, 290. 



Mental hallucination, 402. 



Mental qualities of different nations, 592. 



Mental strength, maximum of, 544. 



Mesencephalon, 292, 528. 



Mesenteric glands, structure of, 89 ; plexuses, 

 350. 



Metacetonic acid, 246. 



Metamorphosis, 490. 



Metamorphosis of batrachians, 509. 



Metaphysics, 259. 



Midnight sun, 476. 



MILK, 29, 31, 32 ; casein of, 29, 227, 231 ; 

 sugar of, 31, 227, 233 ; butter of, 31 ; salts 

 of, 31, 228 ; lactic acid of, 31 ; effect of 

 disease of, 33 ; composition of, 225, 226 ; 

 analysis of, 226 vicarious secretion of, 228. 



Mind, 24. 



Miracles, true, 624. 



Mitchell on diffusion, 152. 



Mohammedanism, influence of, 629 ; spread 

 of, in Africa, 597. 



Moisture, influence of, 475. 



Mongols, 574. 



Monogamy, 594. 



Monotheism, 601. 



Mortality, 545. 



Motion, ciliary, 431 ; muscular, 432. 



Motor oculi nerve, 391. 



Motor tract of brain, 319; of cord, 303. 



Mouth, functions of, 40. 



Mozambique, native of, 578, 



Mucous membrane, 196 ; layer, 527. 



Mucus, 43, 197; buccal, 43. 



Mulberry mass, 523. 



Miiller on bile, 203; on vision, 391 ; on voice, 

 354. 



Multipolar nerve-cell, 264, 268. 



Municipal system, 623. 



Muscse volitantes, 404. 



Muscle juice, 434, 437. 



MUSCULAR FIBRE, structure of, 433 ; non-stri- 

 ated, 435,; motion of, 432 ; movements, co- 

 ordination of, 323 ; contraction of, 436 ; 

 reparation of, 446 ; blood-vessels of, 440 ; 

 contraction of, after death, 444 ; develop- 

 ment of, 440 ; analysis of, 441 ; capillaries 

 of, 439 ; effects of electricity on, 443. 



Muza, his threat, 623. 



N. 



NAILS, 236. 



Narwhal, 177. 



Nations, origin of, 568 ; habits of, 569 ; prog- 

 ress of, 600. 



Natural history, classification of, 506. 



Negro, 579. 



Neill on villi, 60. 



NERVES, division of, 259 ; rate of conduction 

 in, 265 ; sheath of, 261 ; fibres of, 262 ; 

 function of fibres, 265 ; function of vesicles, 

 267 ; necessity of rest for, 272. 



Nervous agency, magazines of, 268 ; trans- 

 mission of, 265 ; retention of, 269 ; inter- 

 ference of, 269. 



Nervous arcs, 277 ; condition for action, 283 ; 

 centres, 290. 



Nervous system, 258 ; controls heat, 186 ; de- 

 velopment of, 292 ; metamorphosis of, 608 ; 

 structure and functions of, 293. 



Nervous vesicular matter, 260 ; ganglia, 263 ; 

 activity, 267; tissue, composition of, 273; 

 regeneration, 274. 



Newport on insects, 309. 



Newton, colored rings of, 105. 



Nicolai on apparitions, 406. 



Nightmare, 559. 



Night sleep, 554. 



Ninth pair of nerves, 338. 



Nitrogen, use of, 16 ; in respiration, 171 ; prot- 

 oxide of, 412. 



Nodal lines, 371. 



Non-striated fibre, 435. 



Nose, 424. 



