PHYSIOLOGY AND TEMPERANCE. 



CHAPTEE I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



1. The Skeleton. Man is the noblest being God has 

 made to inhabit this earth. Let us examine the human body. 

 First, notice the framework. It is not comely nor attractive, 

 and even appears ill-adapted to form the framework of a 

 living being, with high and noble purposes, capable of great 

 attainments. Yet every bone is a model of wisdom and per- 

 fection, adapted to a specific object. The whole skeleton, so 

 irregular in outline and so unattractive to look at, is built 

 and fashioned with a degree of wisdom which taxes the mind 

 to comprehend. Every prominence, every depression, every 

 line, every curve, has a special purpose. 



2. The Joints. This framework is a movable structure, 

 and, to permit of motion, is supplied with a certain number 

 and variety of joints, by which the limbs may be moved in 

 various directions and the whole body from place to place. 

 The utility and the wise construction of these joints will be 

 pointed out in another place. 



3. The Muscles. The power by which the joints are 

 moved is provided by the muscles, which in a great measure 

 form the bulk of the limbs and body generally. The muscles,, 

 stretching from point to point, are attached to the bones by 

 tendons of a fine cord-like nature, and, by a power which 



