146 PHYSIOLOGY AND TEMPERANCE. 



CHAPTEK X. 

 FIRST AIDS TO THE SICK AND INJURED." 



1. The Protection Of Life. We have endeavored to 

 show, in the preceding chapters, how our bodies are built up 

 and sustained. We have pointed out the various systems, 

 how they are constructed, the useful purposes for which they 

 are intended, and the close sympathy which exists between 

 them. We have shown that one member of the body cannot 

 suffer without all suffering, and that we cannot violate the 

 laws of nature, or do an injustice to one part, without being 

 called upon to pay the penalty. 



Life is uncertain, and our bodies are not intended at best 

 to last much beyond the "threescore years and ten." Yet, 

 when we look into the arrangement and construction of the 

 many parts of ourselves, we wonder what life is, and how the 

 spark is kept constantly aglow. 



We cannot wholly understand the secret of life; but we 

 can in part, when we notice the many wise provisions the 

 Creator has made for its protection and its continuance from 

 day to day. The God who created us and cares for us is a 

 Master Workman, and does nothing but what is perfect. He 

 has also placed within us the instinct and the desire to pro- 

 tect ourselves and to save ourselves, as far as possible, from 

 sickness, disease and injury. But accidents are likely to 

 happen and sickness may overtake us at any time, hence the 

 knowledge gleaned from the pages already studied, if prac- 

 tically applied, will become very useful in an emergency, 

 when skilled help is not at hand. 



2. Bandages, Splints, etc. In order that we may be of 



