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the head to the neck. As the head ought 

 to precede and determine the different atti- 

 tudes of the neck, it is indispensable that 

 the latter part be always in subjection to 

 the former, and respond to its impulsions. 

 That would be only partially the case, should 

 we obtain the flexibility of the neck alone, 

 which would then make the head obey it, 

 by drawing the latter along in its move- 

 ments. You see then why, at first, I expe- 

 rienced resistances, in spite of the pliability 

 of the neck, of which I could not imagine 

 the cause. The followers of my method, to 

 whom I have not yet had an opportunity 

 of making known the new means just ex- 

 plained, will learn with pleasure that this 

 process not only brings the flexibility of 

 the neck to a greater degree of perfection, 

 but saves much time in finishing the sup- 

 pling. The exercise of the jaw, while fash- 

 ioning the mouth and head, brings along 



